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Division Series Live Chat - 10/5/18
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AvatarJay Jaffe
4:01
a day in the majors is a day in the majors as far as service time goes. More games doesn't change anything.
Anonymous
4:01
'Adam Cimber': Baseball human or Mortal Kombat character?
AvatarDan Szymborski
4:01
Cimber, his eyes open
Blob Saget
4:02
Sorry for jinxing it in advance, but what would a postseason NH do for JV's HOF chances? Cement it?
AvatarJay Jaffe
4:02
like it did for Don Larsen?
AvatarDan Szymborski
4:02
Garrett Mock and Pete Ladd, at Tanagra
GOMS
4:03
Does Bud Black often go by Buddy Black or was that just A-Rod being A-Rod. It was grating my ears to hear it, but maybe I'm misinformed.
AvatarJay Jaffe
4:03
I know people want to pinpoint the moment when a guy reaches HOFworthiness but it's really not that simple. Bulk stats matter more than you think, although they shouldn't. A Cy Young-caliber season or a World Series ring do more to get JV to Cooperstown than a single game
AvatarDan Szymborski
4:03
I don't know how he feels about it, but I've seen media people call him Buddy
Baseball has a strong gravity towards name-y nicknames.
Howdy
4:03
I believe Anon was asking if Cimber was a baseball player or MK character
AvatarDan Szymborski
4:04
Neither. Cimber was an Optimate.
Strelok
4:04
isn't JV a lock? 250 wins, easily going to clear 3000Ks, a CY/MVP season, a ring, how much more hardware could you get
Anonymous
4:04
The star trek reference is more than suitable as an answer
bawitdaba
4:04
How would you react if everyone started calling you "Danny Szym"?
AvatarDan Szymborski
4:04
It'd be weird, but if it's in an affectionate tone, who cares?
Rockie Dangerfield
4:05
Cimber was a Killer Instinct character, duh!
AvatarJay Jaffe
4:05
JV just passed 200 wins. not 250. He's 2 years away from 3,000 K. Those milestones will probably cement his case but it's not an automatic he gets there cleanly.
AvatarDan Szymborski
4:05
That was Cinder.
zurzles
4:05
this is a question for danny: are the pipes the pipes calling?
AvatarDan Szymborski
4:05
Mom used to sing that to me when I was an infant, apparently.
Off the Handle
4:07
Jay - In your considered opinion, if Josh Gibson or Satchel Paige or Oscar Charleston had played full careers in MLB, would they be no-doubt HOFers?  Or is it just too hard to say?
AvatarJay Jaffe
4:08
If what the observers and the translated stats (see https://homemlb.wordpress.com/tag/oscar-charleston/, for example) say is true, then yes. The tragedy is that we'll never know.
Guest
4:14
What would you say are Cano's chances of HOF with his PED suspension?
AvatarJay Jaffe
4:14
Until we see anybody else with a positive test and suspension get elected, I'd say 0%. He's not going to be the first.
Jeff Sullivan
4:16
What is happening in this chat
AvatarJay Jaffe
4:16
I'd put greater(but not actually good) odds on Manny Ramirez, whom many voters will tell you is the best right-handed hitter they've ever seen, or A-Rod, whose career numbers are just too big to ignore.
Hey Jeff!
Jeff Sullivan
4:16
Hello Jay!
Rockie Dangerfield
4:17
Are Negro League players figured into replacement level for MLB WAR calculations in pre-integration seasons?
AvatarJay Jaffe
4:17
no
jkim
4:18
Verlander at 91 pitches to the 6th. Is this part of the Indians strategy?
stever20
4:18
amazing with Kluber....  1st 6 postseason starts:
30.1 IP, 22 H, 3 ER, 35 K, 1 HR, 0.89 ERA

Last 4 postseason starts (counting today):
15 IP, 22 H, 17 ER, 9 HR, 10.20 ERA!
Jeff Sullivan
4:18
The Astros' bullpen is very good
So good they didn't even roster Joe Smith, Brad Peacock, Hector Rondon, or Chris Devenski
AvatarJay Jaffe
4:18
The contrast is certainly stark. These aren't the 2016 Indians, for reasons that go beyond just Kluber though.
E
4:19
Jeff – if you had to climb a mountain with 1 active player in this game, who would it be?
Jeff Sullivan
4:19
Trevor Williams?
AvatarJay Jaffe
4:19
Bartolo?
Willams Astudillo!
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