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Kevin Goldstein
8:00
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for joining us for another Wild Card chat. We hope you had fun yesterday and we can't believe you came back tonight.
8:01
I'm here with Nickalus Gaut, and Eric Longenhagen will be here soon as he's stuck in traffic.
8:02
Who are you rooting for?
Cardinals (34.9% | 73 votes)
 
Dodgers (29.7% | 62 votes)
 
Good Baseball (28.2% | 59 votes)
 
I'm just here to see Steven Souza play (7.2% | 15 votes)
 
Total Votes: 209
Farhandrew Zaidman
8:03
With the benefit of hindsight, Pollock seems like a good contract, yeah? Dodger fans were decidedly split on him pre-2020.
Kevin Goldstein
8:03
Hard to say no.
Nicklaus Gaut
8:04
Thanks for coming by everyone! I'm coming live to you from the epicenter of Cardinals devil magic...David Eckstein has sacrificed a rooster and I've sacrificed my body by eating Imo's Pizza and White Castle all day, so the CDM is cooking. Here's to a great game!
Belowreplacementaccountname
8:04
Happy Juan Yepez Day!
Nicklaus Gaut
8:04
And to you!
Mr. 954
8:05
Oh wow, big fan. Just wandering in here. I'm virtually watching bears play in the Katami Brooks while "structures from silence" plays over it. What's your favorite music to put on over a ball game while the announcers are muted for their very speakable crimes?
Kevin Goldstein
8:05
I've always found Kraftwerk to be excellent music for watching a game to.
Yo-Yo
8:06
What do you know about the young guys that STL has traveling with the team? I'm namely curious about Yepez, who was added to the roster, and Donovan, who had an amazing season but doesn't have a writeup anywhere on the site. Thanks!
Nicklaus Gaut
8:07
I'm sure Eric will be able to speak more on him later but Yepez was one of the brightest spots in the Cardinals system this season. 29 HR in 227 PA, mostly Triple-A. Big power and improved his contact rate.
Dave
8:07
So the Cards calling up Juan Yepez for this game, the player they got in return for Matt Adams, is a direct attempt at whipping up some Cardinal devil magic, right?
Nicklaus Gaut
8:07
This is 100% an attempt at whipping up some CDM.
MM`
8:08
Is it a mistake starting Bellinger in CF tonight?
Kevin Goldstein
8:08
I think it's tough to figure that out or even measure it over just one damn game. Anything could happen.
I get it. I don't love it, but I get it.
Derek
8:08
Are we in for a closer game than last night's?
Nicklaus Gaut
8:08
If we do, it'll be because Wainwright pitched a gem.
Kevin Goldstein
8:09
Will this game be closer than last night?
Yes (58% | 87 votes)
 
No (10.7% | 16 votes)
 
The concept is 'close' is real just a abstract creation by humanity relative to their perceived experience (31.3% | 47 votes)
 
Total Votes: 150
Nicklaus Gaut
8:09
I have a hard time believing the Cardinals can win a high-scoring game unless Scherzer goes full gas can like he did in his last two games.
How Bobby Grich Stole Christmas
8:09
If Scherzer is off, will the Dodgers pull him quicker than the Yankees with Cole?
Kevin Goldstein
8:10
I don't know man, two innings felt pretty quick.
Nicklaus Gaut
8:10
Really quick
I don't see it happening with Scherzer.
Wallace
8:10
No Twitch tonight? or is the likely lag just irritating
Kevin Goldstein
8:10
We still might do a live watch on Twitch at some point.
L. Rod Hendricks
8:10
Love Scherzer, but over/under on dingers allowed: 3?
Nicklaus Gaut
8:10
I'll take the under.
Benjy M
8:10
Chances that this will be known in baseball history as the "Nootbaar Game"?
Nicklaus Gaut
8:11
If the Cardinals somehow win the World Series, Lars Nootbaar will absolutely be the MVP.
Kevin Goldstein
8:11
How Many Innings Will Wainright and Scherzer combine for
Less than 10 (14.9% | 23 votes)
 
10-12 (60.4% | 93 votes)
 
12-14 (20.1% | 31 votes)
 
14-18 (0.6% | 1 vote)
 
18+ (0.6% | 1 vote)
 
More than 1000 (3.2% | 5 votes)
 
Total Votes: 154
Wallace
8:12
glad Ron Darling is doing the tbs feed
Kevin Goldstein
8:12
He's just wonderful. The Mets crew is the best part of that franchise.
raanan
8:12
i have midterms this week its like professors dont realize its wildcard week
Nicklaus Gaut
8:12
More than 1000. Easy.
Kevin Goldstein
8:12
Drop out.
Nicklaus Gaut
8:12
I bet either one could throw a ball over that mountain.
Jay
8:13
If the Dodgers lose tonight, do you believe MLB will feel any pressure to change the Wild Card rules? Not that they should, but given the Dodgers are a big market/money franchise, I wonder if MLB would take a look at it.
Kevin Goldstein
8:13
No.
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