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Ben Clemens
11:34
If you're still interested in my rapidly-spiraling xwOBA discussion, here's a good thread by xwOBA creator Tom Tango on why it isn't the best predictive metric:
Phil White
11:34
Cameras in Seattle have best concessions cam, prove me wrong
dag.nah.bit
11:34
How do you guys think Kiner-Falefa fared today? How do you see him working out at SS? Same with Suarez? Why aren't more teams, other than the Dodgers/A's/Rays, doing similar things with superb athletes of moving them around and developing them into playing as many positions as possible?
Ben Clemens
11:34
He didn't deserve the error he was charged
11:35
Lowe should have had it
On the other hand, I'm not a huge fan of having him lead off
Eric A Longenhagen
11:35
Couple of balls have been just out of the reach of Sun Devil defenders (including a triple past a diving CF) and all of a sudden U of A has opened this one up, big. 9-to-5
Kevin Goldstein
11:36
As Max Stassi takes Giolito deep to cut the White Sox lead to 3-2, I just want to say that he's among the nicest dudes I ever dealt with.
Dodger Fan
11:36
Mathematically, it's probably someone in this chat's birthday.  Happy birthday, fellow baseball fan!
Barrels
11:37
Barrels are great but BBs and Ks are such a large part of the game (and an increasing part of the game). Flares/burners get overrated predictively, so I can understand if you're looking at xwoba in a small sample, but over a large enough sample you should be able to differentiate the guys who get lucky with them vs the guys who actually have flare-hitting as a skill
Ben Clemens
11:37
Yeah over a sufficeintly large sample, just gimme wOBA
at that point, why do you want the x?
Kevin Goldstein
11:37
Greinke at 5 2 0 0 0 4 on 75 pitches. He's been quite something.
Ben Clemens
11:38
I'd like to see a Greinke start this year where he sells out to hit every number on the gun
Phil White
11:38
Giants broadcasters arguing maple bats are better than corked bats, quintessential SF broadcast banter that I love
Ben Clemens
11:38
That whole maple bat thing during peak Bonds was quite funny
As a kid I wanted a maple bat
And I wasn't even playing baseball anymore
dag.nah.bit
11:41
Speaking about Chin Music... What if the White Sox players let TLR choose their Walk-Up songs for a day? What shall we expect?
Dodger Fan
11:41
Nice catch by Elvis Andrus, who is depressingly no longer a Ranger.
Jake Mailhot
11:42
It's really weird. And even more weird that he's in an A's uniform
Dodger Fan
11:42
David Fletcher has struck out again.  What the f*** is happening.
Ben Clemens
11:42
It's wild
With the contract signed, maybe he's a power hitter now
Kevin Goldstein
11:42
Money has gone to his head.
CWess
11:42
Well Fletcher refused to swing at 3-1 down the middle so...
Ben Clemens
11:43
Well that's just classic Fletcher
Take take take softball swing
11:44
Fletcher is up to 3 swinging strikes tonight, tied for the second-highest of his career
I don't think he's topping 5, though
Kevin Goldstein
11:45
two on, one out and Bassit is done in OAK. Petit coming in.
Dodger Fan
11:45
Correa booing time
depressed orioles fan
11:45
Love to see Gausman dominating and Bundy holding his own on opening day. Love to see it. Love it. Love it. I'm loving it. I
Guest
11:45
Bumgarner got touched up again but his velocity was reportedly back up. Interested?
Kevin Goldstein
11:45
Not especially, no.
Ben Clemens
11:46
I have to say this for the White Sox: they have a lot of very talented players
Leury Garcia doesn't even start in left in my OOTP team of all 59/100 or lower players
Guys, depth matters
buttsoup barnes
11:47
Watching Bumgarner complain about the umpire after nearly every pitch today = 😃
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