JotCast | FanGraphs 2023 Opening Day Chat

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Ben Clemens

4:50

Good call, that makes a lot of sense

Patrick

4:50

Malfunctioning pitchcom it looks like for DeGrom/Heim

Leo Morgenstern

4:51

This pitcher catcher combination feels so strange

5 Run Homer

4:51

The movement Manoah gets in his two seamer never gets old

RTJ

4:51

I love that every discussion of these auto strikes immediately goes to "what if this happens in the bottom of the 9th of the world series" and not "this guy is an idiot"

Leo Morgenstern

4:51

And some of the very best ballgames have been decided by idiocy! It's time honored tradition

Ben Clemens

4:51

Chip Caray just described the new defensive strategy as a '2023 shift', I like tht

Kyle Kishimoto

4:52

Is he referring to the 5 man infield or just defensive positioning that is almost a shift but not really

Ben Clemens

4:52

shift but not really

Ben Clemens

4:51

that*

Anon21

4:52

The thing that was freakish about deGrom is that when he was at the height of his powers, he *never* had games like this. Most great pitchers will have a bad start here and there, but he cut those games out.

B'ryce Szymbobski

4:52

Re. idiocy, anyone remember, and actually understand, that Cardinals/Rangers playoff game that ended in a tripping runner and third baseman?

Ben Clemens

4:53

It was Cards Red Sox in the WS, and I remember it b/c I was at a wedding with no tv and had to get updates via gameday. That was a VERY confusing Gameday entry

Ben Clemens

4:54

Understand? I do not

5 Run Homer

4:54

That Cards/Sox WS game was one of the first ballgames I ever sat down and watched. Pretty good advertisement for the game

B'ryce Szymbobski

4:55

This is the one I was thinking of...

Vin

4:56

Manoah reminds me a bit of Roy Halladay in that he seemingly gets out of jams by getting MAD

Ben Clemens

4:56

Yeah it seems to work for him

Yeah Well Hiura Towel

4:56

Oneil Cruz 111.1 EV home run off of a Hunter Greene 101.3 fastball

Ben Clemens

4:57

Statcast darling showdown

Joe

4:57

I know I’m getting old when the the modal example of “pitcher getting good by getting mad” isn’t Randy johnson

Kyle Kishimoto

4:58

There's scherzer too

Anon21

4:58

Just to expand on the peak deGrom thing, his worst start of 2018 was 6 IP, 4 ER, 1 HR, 6/1 K/BB.

Ben Clemens

4:59

Jordan Walker just nutmegged himself, oof

Vin

5:00

I'm not sure there's a worse hitter for Mikolas to face than Bo Bichette.

Ben Clemens

5:00

It's truly a nightmare matchup. The things that Bichette does that are bad make him better against Mikolas.

Ben Clemens

5:00

Boy, gotta be frustrating to get a big contract extension and then get worked in your next start

Mcgraw45

5:01

I'm stuck in class not watching but the way you guys talk about deGrom sounds like his career is over on his first day as a Ranger... does it really look that bad?

Ben Clemens

5:01

No it does not, haha. We just like being hyperbolic

5:02

I feel like it’s gotta actually ease the pain of a bad start knowing you already cashed in

Appa Yip Yip

5:02

High socks or no?

Leo Morgenstern

5:02

High for outfielders, low for infielders

Mcgraw45

5:02

@J but then the guilt sets in

Derek

5:03

According to baseball savant, Hunter Greene threw a 105.2 mph pitch today!??

Ben Clemens

5:03

I know velocity is very in these days but jeeeeez

Derek

5:04

That Greene pitch is now off the little leaderboard thing so I guess it was just an error lol

Ben Clemens

5:04

ok phew. 105 is too fast

bosoxforlife

5:04

Chris Martin, who never walks anybody, walks his first hitter, another sign of what 2023 gas in store for us Red Sox fans.

Leo Morgenstern

5:04

Very funny that Nola pitched a super quick inning when Rob Manfred was in the Phillies booth

Kyle Kishimoto

5:06

He knew

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