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Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat - 9/5/2019

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Dan Szymborski

12:56

I think what's implied is that he's underrated by the *average fan*

But at least 2019's most underrated player is actually underrated. Remember when half the writers thought Garret Anderson was the most underrated?

Sterv

12:56

Let's settle this, Dan. Who will be crowned the home run king this year?

Dan Szymborski

12:57

According to the early 90s arcade game, Ninja Baseball Batman, an electrified Babe Ruth zombie is still the home run king.

12:58

Guest

12:58

Bauer blamed Skyline Chili for his drop in performance since going to the Reds.

Dan Szymborski

12:58

Seems reasonable

Fangraph's lurker

12:58

Jaffe has hit this point already and I have too, but overall, at what point does all these "most homers for ____" just seem like a joke? Pillar, soler, we have a lot of players at or passed 40 HRs already

Dan Szymborski

12:59

It's already a joke! We do the HR records in almost parody now.

Sean

12:59

I don't understand the "Quality of life" in retail - it makes it SO BORING! You lose almost every RPG element, it's so easy to get gear and consumables, classes are uniform, choices are eliminated, etc. Retail feels more like an action game than an RPG at this point whereas Classic goes back to being a true RPG.

Dan Szymborski

12:59

I don't have fond memories of needing half a dozen mules to be able to craft in FFXI or wait four hours for a party

Trent

12:59

So, Aaron Sanchez is out for the year now. Maybe we should pump the brakes a little bit the next time we want to anoint the Astros front office and their pitching coach as the Gods of Baseball.

Dan Szymborski

1:00

Nobody said they were magic!

ben

1:00

Classical-musical question: There's so many versions of each symphony. How do I know which one to pick when listening to a piece for the first time?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

You can usually find recommendations!

If you're not familiar with a piece, an intepretation that isn't too far out there is usually a good first choice.

Unless there's something specific you're looking for.

(You can always hit me up)

Kretin

1:00

Are you a fan of r/imsorryjon?

Dan Szymborski

1:00

I don't know what this is.

Dale

1:00

Can you ask Transformer where my dad went?

Dan Szymborski

1:01

Completion
Where did Dale's dad go?

I think he went to work. Dale's dad is a retired engineer.

Why is Marty so sure of the car's history?

Because he was born in this Corvette. He's got a Corvette's heart.

What's in the trunk when Marty's in the shed?

He forgot who the trunk belonged to — the kid who gave him his mother's underwear.

Why wasn't Marty seen in the shed when he and Skunk One were escaping from the police station?

He was driving away on his own, and his headlights got cut.

Doesn't it make Dale look like an idiot if he thinks the same thing Marty does?

Dale and I are on good terms. He knows I'm good, and he likes to tell me how much better I am than he is — or as close as possible.

Is it true that people think the family owns the Corvette?

Sometimes. I don't tell people that stuff. The good people in the industry want to share.

Matt

1:01

So, the other day I got yelled at at work. And I was all like "the bathroom is 50 yards away, but my trash can is *right here*".

Nick

1:01

Do you intentionally use relatively obscure words in your articles and headlines? I knew without looking at the author that you had penned this morning's take on the Tigers' "nadir."

Dan Szymborski

1:02

Not intentional, but I do have a word fetish. Every words has its own little shape, its own little town and timbre.

tone, not town

each word does not have a town

Matt

1:02

I feel like is Scherzer where to get hit by a car, it wouldn't actually happen. He would stare the vehicle down until it melted into oblivion.

Guest

1:03

I want to start on OOTP season with the worst team. Which team has the worst combined farm system and payroll situation, as well as a pretty bad team currently?

Dan Szymborski

1:03

Royals?

1:04

Rockies might be fun to start with. They have an oddly constructed roster and a couple HUGE highlights, which gives you some interesting big decisions to make.

Do you build around Arenado/Marquez? Or do you trade them?

Oddball Herrera

1:04

Am I the only one who gets annoyed when announcers say a pitcher struck out the side even though they gave up hits or walks?

Dan Szymborski

1:04

YOU ARE NOT SIRE

SIR

Surprise Eclipse

1:04

I watch a lot of "Forged in Fire" and I believe the time spent in the fire is more crucial than temperature of the fire. So, "The hottest fire can potentially make the strongest steel if you don't leave it in for too long". I'll admit, it doesn't roll off the tongue.

Dan Szymborski

1:05

Isnt' that also thet name of a Dragonforce album?