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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 8/20/20

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Mike Hawk

1:00

Is it karma that Schilling is going to jail with Bannon for fraud...Trevor Bauer wants to know.

Dan Szymborski

1:00

Wait, did Schilling get wrapped up in that story? I saw the headline but haven't read anything yet.

Past Dan Szymborski

1:00

This is a chat.

Jorgensen2020

1:01

The chaos level on Nov. 4 will be: a) insane or b) yes, insane

Dan Szymborski

1:01

I'm going to take the opposite approach and say that November 4 turns out way more boring and orderly than anyone expected.

1:02

Everyone with a microphone hates each other now and considering their opponents in disaster porn levels. I think it'll be surprisingly mundane. Though I could be wrong.

Matt

1:02

Am I the only one who wholly disagrees with Woodward's opinion on Tatis, but particularly due to his inclusion of "I didn't like it, and that doesn't mean I'm correct" thought this was a major non-issue? (Aside from the beanballs...I don't like beanballs)

Dan Szymborski

1:02

I dunno

Kvn

1:03

Is Anthony Santander for real (and no snarky "yes I believe he exists" answers Dan)

Dan Szymborski

1:03

OK then, no, I don't believe he exists. He's a Potemkin hitter.

1:04

(You have to know trying to defuse my snark just makes me more determined)

More seriously, I think the power is possibly for real. He's the type of player the O's should have been looking at and it's good they did

The O's have done a lot of things well.

1:05

Though I still don't understand why Chris Davis ever plays again for the O's

Guest

1:05

So - on Altuve/zBABIP...should we take that to mean he's been somewhat unlucky thus far? I think that's how I should take that...

Dan Szymborski

1:05

Yes

Cakes&Kakes

1:05

Steve Trachsel and his bionic shoulder probably has a case for workplace negligence after the 30-3 Rangers game. I'd represent him, if I was a layer, which I am on the internet. Just saying...

1:05

What does ZIPS project you're having for lunch?

Dan Szymborski

1:05

Spaghetti, but I already knew that

Molina Mo Problems

1:05

Clevinger for Clint Frazier. Who says no? Yanks cause the need OF depth with all the current IL?

Dan Szymborski

1:05

The Indians say no.

1:06

Clevinger's not exiled off the planet or anything.

Sinbad

1:06

Can we just suspend Brennaman and maybe get him to do a good amount of community service?

Dan Szymborski

1:06

That's another option, though I'd personally just fire him.

This was beyond any explanation.

If he wants to prove he can redeem himself, that's great, but he can do that on his time and his dime.

Slapshot

1:06

End of chat cat update?

Dan Szymborski

1:06

Nobody asked me.

Sonny

1:07

Tatis answers my, "what would it take for me to root for a team with Eric Hosmer and Manny Machado?" question

Blue Morpho

1:07

Oh boy Bieber vs the Pirates tonight. Prediction on IP/H/ER/BB/SO?

Dan Szymborski

1:07

9/0/0/0/27!

Probably not, but I think I'll just get the prediction in the books just in case

1:08

Or maybe 9/9/0/0/27. He allows the first batter to get a hit every inning, just so he can make them watch him strike out his friends.

Guest

1:08

Nov 4: pundits will declare a seismic shift of one sort or another, social media will perform its requisite meltdown, politicians will make or reject claims of a mandate, and then everyone will go back to their daily lives (which in Portland may or may not involve burning tires in the streets)

Dan Szymborski

1:08

Yeah, but social media melts down every day.

Bob

1:08

Thom didn’t just casually say some stupid political opinion or some controversial “hot take” that got caught on a hot mic. He spoke with hate in his heart for an entire group of people. He has a right like we all do to make a living, but he has no right to the privilege of a public platform again. He needs to go. I don’t know how it’s up for debate.

Dan Szymborski

1:09

I think that's what I said!

OddBall Herrera

1:09

Conservative estimate on Bieber. You are discounting the possibility that at least one guy he strikes out makes it to first on a passed ball. Probably hedge and go 28 Ks

Dan Szymborski

1:10

On that note, I have to take off. I need to write a graf for my Alvarez piece referencing the Bregman injury!

Thanks for coming all. Sorry that I was able to not get to all of your questions, but take into consideration that unlike Quarantine Days, we're at our normal levels of readership.

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