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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 7/15/2019

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Dan Szymborski

12:51

Even if he *finishes* at 3.6 WAR after playign replacement level for 2 1/2 months, that's still not a mediocre season.

My name is Judge...

12:51

will you be storming area 51 in September?

Dan Szymborski

12:51

I think it woudl be funny if they were successful and they find out Area 51 is just where the government stashes old couches that they find on curbs.

12:52

And let's be honest, the first dumbass getting shot will just send them all running the other way

12:53

Unarmed weirdos is not a highly efficient army.

Nate

12:53

To piggyback on the Astros starter questions...if you assume Kyle Tucker is necessary to land someone like Boyd/Stroman/Bauer/Syndergaard...better to do that? Or target a rental like Wheeler and keep Tucker?

Dan Szymborski

12:53

If you can get a Syndergaard, then you can talk about the better prospects.

Defenestrater

12:53

With the adhesive “sandwich” I think I was visualizing it differently than an earlier comment about bread and adhesive. I was visualizing it as adhesive on the broad sides of the bread, where as I now think the earlier commenter was visualizing it as adhesive connecting two pieces of bread to make a longer piece of bread (not thicker)

Dan Szymborski

12:53

I'm gong to need a practical video or something.

12:54

You can't just launch bread-based adhesive questions at me going in cold.

Ron

12:54

Ryan Yarbrough or John Means. Trying to compare the two. Any thoughts, Dan?

Dan Szymborski

12:54

Still prefer Yarbrough, but Means's changeup is good enough that he's interesting

John Montague

12:54

Dan. If you held A Loser Leave Town match or a Texas Death Match or A Royal Cat Rumble. Galileo would win?

Dan Szymborski

12:54

Like me fighting him? I can take him.

12:55

No cat can defeat laundry basket jail

Gub Gub

12:55

If a team had four pitchers combine for a perfect game, should the rest of the team expect four spectacular gifts from each pitcher, like a divorced Christmas situation, or four mediocre gifts, like a shared birthday party?

Dan Szymborski

12:55

I think the pitchers have to combine and buy a single spectacular gift together.

Jay Bruce Is Not Afraid

12:56

It's mediocre for a supposed superstar -- ok I'm done, thanks for doing these chats

Dan Szymborski

12:56

What does mediocre for a superstar mean?

Teams don't win games relative to expectations.

Betts is having a normal star-level season. He's not Mike Trout

12:57

Usain Bolt isn't mediocre if he runs a 9.90 100.

Laxtonto

12:57

Is it time for a beer? Or maybe a snack?

Dan Szymborski

12:57

No, I have Oakland radio in a few minutes.

David

12:57

If a grilled cheese is not a sandwich, then you can’t consider a PB&J a sandwich, which is silly.

CamdenWarehouse

12:58

I think they meant the cats in a match

Larry Borehole D.D.S.

12:58

Do you think there’s any chance of a Mackenzie Gore September callup?

Dan Szymborski

12:58

That might be a little aggressive.

Gub Gub

12:58

If hitters are allowed to bat-flip and admire homers (which I believe they should), then pitchers should be allowed to bang a giant gong when they strike a guy out

Dan Szymborski

12:58

I'd be in favor.

On that note, I have to go a couple minutes early today as I have a 1 PM appointment.

Thanks for coming everyone! Hope to see you all next week.

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