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Dan Szymborski

1:03

Teams/agents that subscribe don't tell me directly, so it's mostly guesses

I think in a lot of cases, ZiPS is a proxy for what OTHER teams might think

1:04

Since teams have more proprietary information abotu their OWN players

pdunes

1:04

Get solar panels. Makes it much easier on your conscience when I run my air conditioning at a nice 69 degrees.

Dan Szymborski

1:04

My house is just too big and the ductwork too inefficient to really get it down to 69 easily during the hottest days

1:05

The a/c is *slightly* undersized because I much prefer longer run times

I can deal with the house being a little warmer than I like. I can NOT deal with it being humid

1:07

i'm a little sad toodamntall hasn't let us know the threshold of being too damn tall yet!

opifijikl

1:07

Are there any stats or traits that you feel should matter to projections but ZiPS hasn't found them rather effective yet?

Dan Szymborski

1:07

size stuff

war2d2

1:07

I’m a hair under 6’6” and I drive an Expedition because it’s the only thing I could fit in when I was car shopping. In most cars I could find a comfortable seat position, but then my eyes would be lined up with the sun visor.

Dan Szymborski

1:07

I'm glad I'm not tall (I'm 5''11, so very average) because I really do NOT like driving large cars

1:09

I like small sedans

My old Mazda 6 is as big a car as I ever want to own

I like the size of my mazda 3

and I prefer hatchbacks

fanoftheman

1:09

inspired by the “Nootbaar with an oboe” article, what are the best and worst wind instruments to use in place of a bat?

Dan Szymborski

1:09

Clarinet is arguably the best?

1:10

Brass ones are awkward to swing with

and ball would just shatter a violin or viola

Swings Low

1:10

Who's your MVP if Alvarez and PCA are hypothetically in the same league?

Dan Szymborski

1:10

PCA

mmddyyyy

1:11

Can an active player own a piece of a team?

Dan Szymborski

1:11

Oops, I think I deleted a question rather than answered it

oh wait, there it is

only with special approval of commissioenr

mmddyyyy

1:11

Which team do you live closest to?

Dan Szymborski

1:11

Reds

drplantwrench

1:11

also i think this is a new era of angels baseball. no pressure to try to win now (the troutani era is dead), so i think they'll be a bit less crazy calling guys up to fill huge holes in the major league roster caused by arte underspending

Bob Loblaw

1:11

Why do managers wear uniforms? Why not something a little more comfortable with the team's logo?

Dan Szymborski

1:12

I believe that it's from the era where player-managers were regular things

and tradition

and baseball is a BIG tradition sport

MorboTheAnnihilator

1:12

war2d2 I'm 6'3" and the short one in my family. My brother is 6'7" and my dad is 6'6". we've all had Genesis sedans at various points and they are extremely good for tall people. Its the only car I've ever driven where I can't put the seat all the way back and still comfortably reach the pedals. massive amounts of head room too/no issues with the sun visor

I know May always had upside. I thought he was a great signing in the off season and exactly what the Cardinals needed to be doing and what the previous front office consistently failed to do

Dan Szymborski

1:12

On that note, time for me to head out ofr another week

thanks for coming all!

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