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Dan Szymborski

12:23

The SNL Cologuard commercial parody still makes me laugh

Let's all watch it together!

Sully

12:27

Victor Mesa Jr: small sample size or is there something here to build on for next season?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

Something to build on, I think! The power is probably real

triplesandtea

12:28

Re: Questions coming out of your butt - have you considered seeking medical advice? I don't think that's supposed to come from there

Dan Szymborski

12:28

THEN WHAT HAPPENS TO WHAT YOUR BODY CANT USE AFTER YOU EAT QUESTIONS SMART GUY

Domingo Ayala

12:28

Sorry for the lack of questions, Dan. We'll step it up

Thoughts on ketamine therapy?

Dan Szymborski

12:28

Uh, I think there were some reviews showing it had some effects for anti-depression treatment, and less so for chronic pain?

But I might be making that up?

soddingjunkmail

12:29

Any plans to revive the elegy series? I was a big fan of your team recaps and (especially) thoughts on a best path forward to improve.

Dan Szymborski

12:29

We're supposed to talk after the season about various kinds of things, since news will likely be slow for at least a while during the lockout

But as a group thing, not as just something *I* write

I'm going to pitch that when we have our staff meeting on the topic

12:30

The Elegies are fun, but they also slowed down the ZiPS rollouts

and people *really* want the ZiPS rollouts

And since most of our revenue is subscriber based, the subscribers are kings and queens!

Or chancellors or something

br0wnpants

12:30

Which of the young/youngish stars having down hitting seasons (JRod, Cal, Gunnar, Vlad Jr., Acuña, arguably Witt Jr. and Carroll) are you most optimistic and most pessimistic about returning to form next year?

Dan Szymborski

12:31

most optimistic about JRod and Gunnar, less so on Acuña

Barbaro Garbey

12:31

Dan- as a follow-up/corollary: since the Tigers' real weakness this year (as in most years) is the lack of an effective bullpen, driving a horrific record in one run games - what do they have to do to cobble together a decent 'pen? Seems like going back to Jim Leyland days, this has always been the achilles heel for them. Is there a particular ceremony or sacrifice that you would recommend? Note that circa 2008 or so, I already tried burning a Jason Grilli baseball card, which did *not* work...

Dan Szymborski

12:31

You could sacrifice Rob Manfred!

I mean, not fatally, but symbolically?

12:33

Can it be a ceremony that gives me more Detroit pizza?

Detroit pizza needs more awareness generally

Baseball Learner

12:33

What does zips thinks are the odds that PCA ends up the leader in both offensive and defensive runs created

Dan Szymborski

12:33

Unfortunately, I don't have ZiPS that specific

Domingo Ayala

12:35

Max Clark has good bat speed! 😱

Dan Szymborski

12:35

Plus he's a maxwell, so maybe Silver Hammer could be a nickname where it never erally got to be for Scherzer

I'm not influential enough to force a nickname

12:36

and it's probably a good thing since my headspace canon nickname for the old pitcher Bob Milacki is Milacki boom boom down

triplesandtea

12:36

Are there any players you'd tab to break out next year not because of data but because it would be fun for you personally?

Dan Szymborski

12:36

Orioles!

let's get the goddamn jackson holliday breakout finally

Domingo Ayala

12:37

Have you heard of the music genre vapor soul?

Dan Szymborski

12:37

I have not

Assuming it's some blend of jazz and soul (not sure what the vapor is, vaping? Is there such a thing as stoner jazz soul?)

that's not really my preferred genre

12:38

I tend to mostly listen to classical music and nerdy indie rock/indie folk

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