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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 8/5/21

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Dan Szymborski

12:26

I'm assuming that the parents and Puddy don't count

Confused uncle

12:26

My nephew named his newborn son after Lando Calrissian. That is all.

Dan Szymborski

12:27

If his family's last name is Lakes, I hope the kid sues for emancipation

Your Name

12:27

j walter weatherman!

Dan Szymborski

12:27

wrong show!@

mick donfort

12:27

On the team page the Rockies have the worst offense yet the best baserunning and defense per war by a long shot. could it be the park factors need adjusting?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

I don't think so

before 2020, the BSR numbers are quite mild

12:29

I think it's more likely that the Rockies are just really bad at evaluating offensive talent.

Remember, they *wanted* Desmond at first base

12:31

Imagine you buy this house and it has this in it

There's a difference between buying the house despite this room

and CONSCIOUSLY MAKING THIS ROOM

Rockies fans love going OMG TEH COORS HANGOVER

12:32

but the evidence strongly suggest we're talking a couple of point of wRC+

Dev Patel's Beard

12:32

Do you see the Yankees trades pushing them into the postseason?

Dan Szymborski

12:32

It's still uphill, but the moves gave them their best chance

onomatopoeia

12:33

Bob Sacamano!

Your Name

12:33

shit i meant J peterman

12:33

the bubble Boy, Jimmy, soup-nazi

Your Name

12:33

I meant J Peterson and goofed. Pulling myself from the chat, we'll see if I'm in the lineup tomorrow.

Alby

12:33

My grandson's name is Luke Skywalker Brown.

Dan Szymborski

12:34

My nephew is JJ Reddick. His initials turned out JJ (so he's not called that), but neither of his parents have any knowledge of basketball.

When we were in the waiting room, my mom came out and told me what the name was.

I instantly shouted JJ Reddick! and started laughing about that

12:35

And mom was like "don't you dare tell your sister!"

(I naturally told her like a few days later)

The Opener

12:35

Do you think the players association would ever demand that the Yankees allow their players to grow beards like the rest of the league?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

Probably not

Alby

12:35

I've had real Texas-recipe chili -- just meat, peppers and spices -- but with venison instead of beef. It was hard to tell the difference. Would you be up to try such a thing?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

Sure.

I like venison

Ichiro Peavy

12:35

I decided to settle for McDoubles from the nearby McDonald's instead of getting my Double Butterburger from Culver's just to make the chat -- did I receive fair value?

Dan Szymborski

12:35

You should not give up anything to come to my chat.

Bellinger

12:35

Has anyone ever done a piece on hitters the year after labrum/shoulder surgery? With Bellinger struggling mightily after he had it and Tatis probably heading toward that avenue this offseason, I'm curious to see if there is a history of players underperforming after having it.

Dan Szymborski

12:35

Not offhand.

12:36

I've done work in shoulder injuries for ZiPS purposes

BringBackDeSpanielHair

12:37

What the heck is going on with Giolito? He seems incredibly prone to implosions this season.

Dan Szymborski

12:38

I haven't deeply studied the issue, but just from off the cuff, I'd look at his changeup in those bad starts

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