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Rick

9:51

Agreed on relievers, but counterpoint: Jason Vargas

Paul Swydan

9:51

That's a good one too.

9:52

I stand up for my mother-in-law and father-in-law. Both gone too soon.

Stove

9:53

Wait, Lexus is branding imaginary futuristic vehicles in a sci-fi flick? Is that what I'm seeing now? Man, I thought branding in video games was reaching a bit. New frontiers, folks

Will

9:53

Oh my god. Did someone in the booth think Adam Scott the actor was also Adam Scott one of the world's best golfers?

Paul Swydan

9:54

No, Joe Buck just sucks at making jokes.

Tor

9:54

More future All Star appearances: Judge or Trout?

Paul Swydan

9:54

Trout

I like that MLB thinks Rizzo is important enough to represent them in a national ad campaign, but not important enough to grease him into the ASG.

9:55

Good job, MLB.

Zane

9:55

I like the Chad Bettis signs from the Rockies though.

apples

9:56

more future all star appearances: Judge or Betts !

Paul Swydan

9:56

Betts

Mike

9:56

Lots of players with family members too. Connie Moustakas, Megan Lamb.

Paul Swydan

9:56

I'm sure. We really all do have someone to stand up for. Cancer sucks.

hscer

9:57

I've been thinking about telling 3 minutes worth of jokes in front of people for a couple years now. Maybe Joe Buck is why I haven't just taken the plunge yet. I think I have that much material--just not that much good material ; p

Paul Swydan

9:57

Only way you'll know is just to do it. I believe in you.

Travis

9:58

I miss watching Chipper Jones hit and Greg Maddux pitch and Andruw Jones defend. Those were fun times.

Paul Swydan

9:58

That they were. Maddux would be a great Statcast guy.

Stove

10:01

Oh hey look. 7pm PST and the ENTIRE DODGERS TEAM shows up on the field

Paul Swydan

10:01

I'm not even mad. That's fine.

Nelson Cruz with the phone really stringing out that watered down Big Papi analogy, eh?

Slider

10:02

Bradley zimmer didn't even get an honorable mention in the trade value rankings. Would he be close in your top 50?

Paul Swydan

10:02

Not yet. Let's see it for another few months.

I do love him though.

Zane

10:02

Yadi's catcher's gear tho--MLB catcher or third member of Daft Punk?

Paul Swydan

10:02

Yes.

10:03

Really nice moment- the stand up for cancer. As someone who lost their mother to cancer as a child, I encourage everyone to donate money to cancer research. It makes a difference.

hscer

10:03

do you? do you believe in me, Paul? the bad news I don't even have a day job to not quit

Paul Swydan

10:03

I believe that you will find a day job to quit too!

Mike

10:03

I hope cruz slides and breaks his phone

soppressata

10:04

is trout gonna be #1 in the t-v rankings? or is it time to pass it to CC?

Paul Swydan

10:04

You'll just have to keep reading.

Because I forgot and I'm too lazy to go look at what Dave said. Also, Dave might change his mind.

Morris Buttermaker

10:04

I think cowboy joe asked cruz why he didn't swing at that 1st pitch meatball

Chuck Knoblauch

10:05

Now we will never find out where the phone goes if he got on. Give it to the 1b coach?

Paul Swydan

10:05

He should have had to run the bases with it in his hand like it was a batting glove.

Still no McCullers or Severino. Did they pitch Sunday?

apples

10:06

Sev pitched saturday

Paul Swydan

10:06

Eh, probably close enough.

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