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Ben Clemens
12:26
I think I lean Hader/Williams but I think most people would pick that side without thinking?
Kevin Goldstein
12:26
Paredes finds the zone, whiffs a pair, and it's HOU 3 OAK 1 after seven.
Ben Clemens
12:26
too many 'think's in that sentence, sorry
Kevin Goldstein
12:26
I think I lean towards the MIL pair as well.
Nate
12:27
Gausman got 41 strikes on 52 fastballs. His stuff was very good tonight
baseballenjoyer
12:27
Enoli with the holler. Man he's fun
Jake Mailhot
12:27
One of the concerns people had about Gausman was whether his velo bump in 2020 was an artifact of the short season. He averaged 93.6 tonight and ramped it up to 96. The Mariners lineup did him a bunch of favors, but still good to see from him.
Jared T
12:27
speaking of quality shortstop play... What's the answer in Cincy?>
Kevin Goldstein
12:27
Enoli is wonderful. Few humans love baseball more than Enoli.
Ben Clemens
12:27
I don't hate what they're doing, tbh
Kevin Goldstein
12:27
Cincy?
Ben Clemens
12:27
Contingent on screwing up the offseason so badly that you have no shortstop
yeah
Kevin Goldstein
12:27
I hate it.
Ben Clemens
12:27
Like given the predicament they've put themselves in
12:28
I'd play Suarez there too
Now, why'd they put themselves in that pickle? Sincerely no idea
buttsoup barnes
12:28
How many games into the season before LaRussa rants about the 3 batter minimum in a postgame chat
Kevin Goldstein
12:28
I mean, he'd be right. It's a dumb as hell rule.
Ben Clemens
12:28
But what else are they gonna do?
I guess have India play short?
Kevin Goldstein
12:28
It's a pickle.
Nate
12:29
With Eric leaving, I thought I'd mention: I just finished "Future Value" and it was one of the coolest, most informative, and educational book on baseball I've ever read. If you haven't read it, go get a copy.
Kevin Goldstein
12:29
Just wanted to promote it
Ben Clemens
12:29
I'd rather go Moose/Suarez/India than Suarez/Framer/Moose
Wonderful book, agreed
Jared T
12:30
Senzel played on the left side of the infield right?
Ben Clemens
12:31
Yeah, though I don't know if he's a passable shortstop
Kevin Goldstein
12:31
Michael Brantley, who has been hitting lasers all night, goes deep.
Ben Clemens
12:31
And he's also their best center fielder
Professional hitter, says every announcer in uniso
Kevin Goldstein
12:32
I would say it after every hit in a previous life.
108/19/376 on the Brantley HR
Ben Clemens
12:33
Ohtani is huge, every time he steps into the box I'm reminded of that
mike
12:33
lefty on lefty HR >>> righty on righty HR...I don't know why I feel that way but I do
Ben Clemens
12:33
I completely agree
It's something about the natural lefty motion
Kevin Goldstein
12:34
Alex Bregman follows up Brantley with a HR of his own. Absolute bomb. Stood and watched for a bit as well. specs should be impressive.
106/31/418 for Bregman
Ben Clemens
12:34
Remember when Bregman did the bat carry thing, and then Soto did it better immediately?
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