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Roman
9:56
Will Venable to SD makes sense given his time there, but hard to see the Padres going with another rookie manager. Someone like Beltran would bring more cred as an ex-player to balance out a lack of experience
Kevin Goldstein
9:56
Is Odor really that much better offensively?
Guest
9:57
Traveling somewhere remote and can only watch the play by play on gamecast, really appreciate you all for making that much more enjoyable
Kevin Goldstein
9:57
Where you going?
CLOSE GAME ARE MORE FUN.
AvatarJon Becker
9:57
Finished his season 2-for-28 or thereabouts in September, so I might've just gone for defense, yeah
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:57
Well, at least it won't be a shutout!
Jackson
9:57
Close games are more fun but also bad for my sleep when I have to be up at 5:30
Jason
9:58
What is the WAR of a good front office person?
Kevin Goldstein
9:58
I think the WAR of a good FRONT OFFICE is considerable, but I also think a good front office is very much a team effort and not just one person.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:58
There's definitely some Baseball Writer Privilege here. Staying up to watch the game is the job, so it fits better with life, even if it makes sleep schedule odd at times
I'm the chronic 4:30 AM filer of the FG staff.
Alf
9:58
Are there a ton of Yankees fans at Fenway??
Kevin Goldstein
9:59
Sure sounds like it.
Andy
9:59
Why do they call it a “front office” and not a “back office”?
Kevin Goldstein
9:59
I'm the chronic went to bed at 4:30am person at FG.
AvatarJon Becker
9:59
Not sure I agree with pulling Eovaldi here...
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:59
Trying not to make a dirty joke, Andy.
Kevin Goldstein
9:59
I agree. The Judge single is a BS single.
Luke
10:00
I was just thinking I was kind of hoping for a blowout either way because I can't start October sleep deprived if I want to make it through still employed.
The 6ix
10:00
Top five front offices?
Kevin Goldstein
10:00
Things have really changed in the past 20 years; I think most FOs are good.
How Bobby Grich Stole Christmas
10:01
Ned Yost to the Padres!
Kevin Goldstein
10:01
I'm not convinced he wants that job.
AvatarDan Szymborski
10:01
I'm hard on the Royals, but 25 years ago, they'd be a top 10 FO
Kevin Goldstein
10:01
Should Boston have pulled Eovaldi here?
Yes (17.4% | 29 votes)
 
No (74.3% | 124 votes)
 
Pulled what? (8.4% | 14 votes)
 
Total Votes: 167
How Bobby Grich Stole Christmas
10:01
Are MLB teams so cheap they don’t subscribe to Fangtaphs?
AvatarDan Szymborski
10:02
Teams do!
Kevin Goldstein
10:02
VERY MUCH SO
AvatarDan Szymborski
10:02
I can't say the name of the team, but during the height of the pandemic, one team got a subscription for each of their employees
10:03
We usually come in handy. Because if nothing else, we still provide a "second opinion" on a lot of things.
Kevin Goldstein
10:03
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Brian CashGod
10:03
Living in Japan and watching MLB with breakfast took some adjustments, but not having to worry about games running late is pretty great
Kevin Goldstein
10:03
But at least you get to watch Sumo at a decent hour, unlike me?
How Bobby Grich Stole Christmas
10:04
Ooof
Conner from AZ
10:04
Omg
AvatarDan Szymborski
10:04
I like the contrast
Kevin Goldstein
10:04
Holy crap what a horrible send.
SammySosasCork
10:04
very unnecessary send, ESPECIALLY with 1 out
josh
10:05
It flew under the radar because of the playoff races, but what do yall make of Bill Schmidt being named the Rockies GM? From afar, it seems...not great
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