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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 9/17/20

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Dan Szymborski

12:57

And she described her problem for 5 minutes. After that description, because she uses the words router, modem, and ethernet interchangeably, I still had no idea what she was talking about and I was incredibly frustrated that I almost blew my top.

12:58

"I need to hardwire the ethernet into the wireless so that I can dial into the office using my router, but I'm not sure how to connect the modem to the wireless or if I need a telephone line."

That is almost an exact quote.

Elliot

12:58

Do you think Dansby Swanson’s breakout season is real? I’ve been defending him for years that if he was healthy he would rake.

Dan Szymborski

12:59

Cautiously optimistic.

But I'm biased because he was on my breakout list!

I think

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/szymborskis-breakout-candidates-for-2020/

1:01

Jimenez, Lamet, Swanson, Bundy working out

Buxton, Anderson on the fence.

Keller an incomplete.

Robles, Houser, Urias not at all

DAN’s MUDDA

1:01

DAN, IT’S YOUR MUDDA! I HATE BEATS! AND I HATE YOUR DAMN GRANDFATHER’S BORSCHT! HELP MY COMPUTER BLEW UP! I’M FURIOUS!

CeddyBReady

1:02

Dan, was I on your breakout list? I THINK NOT! Traitor!

Can you really over-cream your borscht, though? That's like saying you can over-stuff your cabbage rolls!

Why am I aroused?

Marty

1:02

What team do you think is hurt the most by the no off days during the playoffs?

Dan Szymborski

1:02

Probably a top-heavy pitching staff team.

1:03

Liek a slightly lower percentage of starts from Max Fried and the non-Friedans have been awful.

Elliot

1:03

I think the Braves having two starters, one of them having only made 4 major league starts, may be in trouble

Dan Szymborski

1:03

I did answer Braves before I saw this comment.

But you also made the comment before I gave my answer!

Guest

1:03

If the season was shortened to say 81 games, would there be 81 games over 6 months or would there be 81 games over 3 months? The former would be kind of wacky because it would make teams only need like 2 or 3 starters, unless I’m missing something.

Dan Szymborski

1:04

I would imagine it would be 81 over 4 months if they went that route.

LFC Mike

1:04

If I ever get a dog can I name him Zips? Easier name than wOBA or xFip when you call him...

Dan Szymborski

1:04

Sure

Inaccessible Rail

1:04

I had no idea there were discussion sites for Wikipedia editors like that. Weird. Does BBRef's "bullpen" have something similar?

Dan Szymborski

1:04

The big wikipedia discussion sight is probably wikipediocracy

laughing

1

sight?

Grrr

1:05

OK, let's end on a question I answer without using the wrong word.

Guest

1:05

On a scale of 1-10, how worried should I be about the Dodgers' LH bats who've been slumping all season (Bellinger, Muncy, Pederson)?

Dan Szymborski

1:05

Three. You shouldn't be worry-free, but it's been a very odd year.

And on that note, it is time for me to depart.

Thanks for coming everyone and I'll see you next week!

bosoxforlife

1:12

Ian Anderson has not been awful. Much closer to sensational.

Dan Szymborski

1:12

I mean as a group

Guest

1:12

Wait. You don't put beans in your chili? Like, for real you don't? I don't get it...

Dan Szymborski

1:12

No.

That's beef-and-bean stew. Which is fine. Just not chili.

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