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Ben Clemens
8:22
Couldn't agree more. Pat Hoberg threw the first perfect umpire game ever
RTJ
8:23
credit where credit is due- smoltz called sitting on a breaking ball
Ben Clemens
8:23
If I were Lance McCullers, I would simply not hang a middle-middle curveball to an aggressive hitter
Ya Gotta Believe
8:23
wow
Davy Andrews
8:23
The sound that just left my mouth. My goodness he hit that ball.
Joe
8:23
Bomb dot com
Ben Clemens
8:23
That was a juicy pitch
and he did not miss
Sharps
8:24
They're seeing something with McCullers, they're all talking a lot to each other as they pass.
Davy Andrews
8:24
This is something I started noticing in games 1 and 2. They definitely share notes.
Andrew
8:25
Did they play Harper's walkup music (good choice, btw) on the broadcast? Like, separate from just stadium audio?
Davy Andrews
8:25
It sounded that way, right? Extremely loud, and not much in the way of reverb.
Ben Clemens
8:25
That was a reallllly bad curveball btw. Seven inches less drop than McCullers's seasonal average, and center cut
bosoxforlife
8:26
Few players, like none, have ever changed my opinion of them more than Harper. His passion and commitment to the Phillies is really something.
Davy Andrews
8:26
I'm curious what gave you a bad impression of him in the first place.
Sharps
8:26
Also, the NOFX song for Brandon Marsh is Always Hate Hippies
Davy Andrews
8:26
This is an excellent choice. I hereby rescind my decision.
Henry
8:26
just woke up my baby with the noises I made at Harper's swing. a real no-doubter
Kwah
8:27
bHRyce HRarpeHR
DingalingLager
8:27
Bryce is the man
5 Run Homer
8:27
Bryce Harper has this incredible ability to hit homers when they would be the most narratively satisfying
Ben Clemens
8:27
It's baseball plot armor, kinda
Davy Andrews
8:28
Bryce Ex Machina
Kwah
8:28
I am a Yankees fan and I remember the entire NYY roster being clowned by 2 dozen consecutive McCullers curves 5 years ago.  I guess I'm a Bryce Harper fan now, by proxy, yay revenge... ish.
Davy Andrews
8:29
This is really interesting to me. I definitely hold grudges against the teams that knocked mine out, but I don't know that I necessarily hold them against players who just happened to play really well.
Sharps
8:29
Ellsbury, Jason Bartlett, Pagan, Cain, Lindor, Maybin, Betts x2, Turner, Albies and...Schwarber.  There's a NotGraphs article to be written about the Taco Hero's baserunning stats over the years.
Davy Andrews
8:30
I love this.
Ben Clemens
8:30
NotGraphs isn't dead... it's just napping
Ya Gotta Believe
8:31
realmutos framing right now is *chefs kiss*
Ben Clemens
8:31
He's like if Martin Maldonado could hit
Davy Andrews
8:31
Are you trying to reverse-jinx him, Ben?
Andrew
8:32
That's Silver Slugger Finalist Martin Maldonado
jae
8:32
and run
Wireless Joe Jackson
8:32
...and run.
Ben Clemens
8:32
Alec Bohm is kinda good at defense these days, I love it
Wireless Joe Jackson
8:33
Bohm smartly hangs onto that one.
Guest
8:33
Gurriel scoffs at Fangraphs handwringing about playoffs strikeout rates.
Ben Clemens
8:33
Yeah, he had no shot whatsoever at that one in my opinion
8:34
Haha no, he gets credit for being a low-strikeout hitter in my modeling of it
8:36
If they get behind to McCormick here, I'd consider walking him
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