JotCast | FanGraphs 2023 Opening Day Chat

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Ken

3:32

I had a friend convinced that Josh Johnson and Jack Johnson were the same guy in the NFC Championship game this past January. He was very concerned that the quality of the music would drop after the concussion until he looked it up on his phone.

Flip

3:33

Piscotty was never making the roster. He replaced Sean Hjelle I think? And then they swapped Bryce Johnson for Brett Wisely. But its the principle of it. Zaidi is a sicko

Alex Remington

3:34

I am completely serious about this: why don't the Oakland A's sign Rickey Henderson as a Terrance Gore (or Herb Washington)-style pinch runner? I can pretty much guarantee two things: 1) Rickey would steal 30 bases this year, and 2) he would absolutely do it.

Piscotty is almost an All-Star on the delicious names team, along with Mike Trout, Tim Salmon, T-Bone Burnett, and Chief Justice Warren Burger.

Orioles2024

3:34

My wife's crab cakes were so Maryland delicious. And the Busch Light is cold. Now the middle inning sweats are here.

Yeah Well Hiura Towel

3:34

The action in these games really does go faster. The increased pace of games makes it harder to follow several games at once.

Nate

3:35

I once nominated Ryan Braun the reliever in a fantasy auction, and he went for $35 before people realized it was the wrong Ryan Braun

Dan Szymborski

3:35

So you're chaotic evil then?

Dan

3:35

Just noticed MLB At Bat classified a pitch as a sweeper and was both shocked and excited. I understand how sad that statement is

Alex Eisert

3:35

I was in a fantasy bkb league in which someone drafted Marcus Cousins instead of DeMarcus Cousins

Davy Andrews

3:38

Interesting. I enjoy raw sometimes, but I do think pistachios in particular are really elevated when roasted.

Davy Andrews

3:35

Just got a handful of almonds to power me through the end of the chat.

Alex Eisert

3:36

Just had my handful of pistachios!

Davy Andrews

3:37

I wanted pistachios, but I only have raw ones and I wasn't feeling it.

Alex Eisert

3:37

I'm actually not a big roasted guy!

Anonymous

3:36

There are two Max Muncy's!

Nate

3:36

Jake Cousins is DeMarcus Cousins' cousin

Davy Andrews

3:37

There's also a Zach Britton on the way.

Orioles2024

3:37

I'm a fan of the pitch clock, not gonna lie.

Alex Remington

3:37

I just bid on the wrong Zach Veen, so... I empathize with the owners who bid on the wrong Ryan Braun.

Kwah

3:38

Goldwalzo Somcabrero? (4 Ks)

Prototypical TBS Kid

3:38

I keep hoping the MLB.tv interface will allow you to stack two games on top of each other (instead of needing 3-4 streaming to do so). That would optimize the synergy of work + baseball

Davy Andrews

3:38

That would be amazing.

Dan Szymborski

3:38

It was really obnoxious when there were simultaneous Jeffs d'Amico

Alex Remington

3:38

Madison Bumgarner's high school girlfriend was Madison Bumgarner!

Yeah Well Hiura Towel

3:38

There were two Boog Powells!

Alex Eisert

3:39

Multiple guys with the same name always messes up my inner_joins

Davy Andrews

3:39

Yeah, the Luis Garcias have really given me problems during heavy data work.

Alex Eisert

3:39

And the Luis (and Diego) Castillos

Alex Eisert

3:39

Gotta join by = c("Tm", "Name") instead

Whodad

3:40

Not to mention the Rougned Odor (s)

Shakespeare meets Baseball

3:40

Dodgers have a Hamlet Marte in the minors

Davy Andrews

3:40

As a major Shakespeare nerd I am irrationally excited for this.

Nate

3:40

Didn't the Guardians have two LHP named Logan Allen at one point?

Dan Szymborski

3:40

Yeah, they've had both Logans Allen

Nate

3:40

Wilmer Flores is gonna be a problem soon, as well

Davy Andrews

3:40

The first Wilmer Flores could never be a problem.

Dan Szymborski

3:40

Everyone should just change their name to their MLBAM ID

Orioles2024

3:41

BLASPHEMY! There's only ONE Boog Powell. lol

Alex Eisert

3:41

Yeah, 543037 was so good today

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