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5 Run Homer

10:24

I love hearing Petriello on the broadcast because he embraces the Remembering Guys lifetsyle

Kevin Goldstein

10:24

The really frustrating thing about the three batter rule is that it's had almost no effect on game time.

Dan Szymborski

10:25

I do approve of pitcher roster limits

Jon Becker

10:25

Was supposed to be 13/13 but because of last season they didn't do a limit. Would hope it's a 13-pitcher limit even if rosters are 27 or whatever under the new CBA

Guest

10:26

Statcast broadcast should replace Eduardo *ducks*

Kevin Goldstein

10:26

Eduardo is a good dude.

Bill

10:26

We should play a game - ESPN purported nickname or neural network nickname. Mayor of Dingdong City would definitely have fooled me.

5 Run Homer

10:26

It feels like we're not talking enough about Kershaw, Scherzer, Verlander, and Greinke all hitting free agency this offseason. Four hall of famers, the four best of their generation, all hitting free agency in their mid-late 30s is cool as hell

Mike D.

10:26

Eduardo should replace sohn joltz

Dan Szymborski

10:26

I don't get Smoltz. Who is the audience for Smoltz?

Kevin Goldstein

10:27

One of Dan's stupid cats should replace John Smoltz.

Dan Szymborski

10:27

"People who don't like baseball but are channel surfing and want to see what's going on?"

mybloodyballantine

10:28

At least Arod seems to actually like baseball

Jon Becker

10:28

I'll give ARod this, the noises he makes as a gigantic homer leaves the park are unparalleled and awesome

Dan Szymborski

10:28

Woomph

Two Dads Playing Catch

10:28

Joe Buck is the audience for Smoltz

5 Run Homer

10:29

Travis Shaw?? God this Red Sox roster is so weird. 2013 vibes

Morbo

10:29

I'm a dad? Want to play catch?

Jsolid

10:29

Empty chair > Smoltz

Jon Becker

10:29

Is Clint Eastwood doing the games now?

Andy

10:29

Loaisiga done as a potential starter? His slider is pretty nasty at 87

Dan Szymborski

10:29

It's hard to move him back when he's been rocking like this

Camden

10:29

With how velocity is increasing on pitches across the board, do you think we will see more guys try to dial back their off-speeds more? (Dick Mound with his beautiful 69-mph CB)

Kevin Goldstein

10:29

Not really. The data is pretty clear that high-velo breakers are perform very very well. At times velo is as important as actual break.

mybloodyballantine

10:30

I kind of...don't mind Buck? He's got a pleasant voice, decent sense of humor, and seems content to let the game play out

Kevin Goldstein

10:30

Yeah, I also don't hate the guy. He's a 50.

LFC Mike

10:30

What does the neural network think of John Smoltz and what should he be doing instead of being a cranky baseball announcer?

Dan Szymborski

10:30

Hang on!

Kevin Goldstein

10:31

We're doing this tomorrow for the LAD/STL game. Will you be joining us?

Of course (76.4% | 133 votes)

Good lord no (6.9% | 12 votes)

I'm not really here NOW (16.7% | 29 votes)

Total Votes: 174

Jon Becker

10:32

Here comes Houck for the Red Sox, maybe have him finish the order and then go to Whitlock for Rizzo and so on?

53 pitches three days ago for Houck, so not sure how many pitches he's good for today

Dan Szymborski

10:33

I was a Buck hater but he's gotten much better at baseball in the last decade. And McCarver was always the real problem with that booth anyway.

Dan Szymborski

10:33

I'm not really a Buck hater.

I'm a Buck-meh'er

Matt

10:33

Just joined the chat, but can we step back to the Odor PH? Why? He should have hit for Higgy in the prior inning, if anything. You take away a good glove switch hitter with a similar AVG hoping that a high K guy makes contact with a guy that is mowing down the Yankees hitters? And then, on top of that, you don't put Wade in at SS, you move the injured guy over?? WTF?

Kevin Goldstein

10:34

I like the way you are thinking, Jon.

Jon Becker

10:34

I would try to avoid Wade stepping in the batter's box and you're burning his ability to PR if needed by putting him in the batting order now

Kevin Goldstein

10:34

I like the way you are thinking again, Jon.

Divcoman

10:35

Is there something wrong with the WE graph? I can't get it to move past the 5th inning.

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