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Wireless Joe Jackson
8:43
Are we still talking about establishing the fastball?  That's the same patter from 25 years ago.  Nobody pitches that way any more, John.
Ben Clemens
8:44
One thing I love about John Smoltz is that he clearly comes into series cold
And just tries to learn the players as he goes
So he knows a TON about the Phillies now b/c he's done three straight series and probably watches Braves games
8:45
but then he says things like 'Lance McCullers really needs to establish his fastball'
Carson
8:45
So do we think he's tipping?
Kyle Kishimoto
8:45
i wouldn't jump to conclusions like that so quickly - he threw a curveball down the middle to harper and made one other mistake, that's a sample of two pitches that got hammered by good hitters
Ben Clemens
8:45
If you have listened to all of his games, as I have, you'll notice that as series go on he becomes on more of a first-name basis with each player
Makes sense, I'd probably do that too
Joe
8:46
Is there something to the idea that you can build a team to win in the playoffs but that may not be a great one in the regular season?
Ben Clemens
8:46
Dan Szymborski looked into it EXTENSIVELY
Kyle Kishimoto
8:46
Marsh!!
Ben Clemens
RTJ
8:47
that article was great!
Mike M
8:47
Brandon Marsh going deep now? Get someone up in the pen
Kwah
8:48
BrandGone MaHRsh
Joe
8:48
Red October yessssss
Guest
8:48
Are the Astros going to be next 1990s Braves of 2000s Colts?   Lots of great teams; only one ring to show for it?
Kyle Kishimoto
8:48
i think we're at least half a decade too early in making conclusions like that
Sharps
8:49
First WS homerun by a guy who looks more like the bassist of a southern rock jam band than an MLB player?
RTJ
8:49
Who's going to tell Marsh it's November?
Ben Clemens
8:50
"Neither team has lost twice in a row, so something's gotta give tonight"
That is not how that works....
Ya Gotta Believe
8:51
Smoltz: "Prediction: first team to win four games will win the series"
Dane Cook
8:52
There's only one October!
Ben Clemens
8:52
That was perhaps the worst postseason slogan they've had
like.... there's one every year
bosoxforlife
8:52
Tough man for McCullers to face right now.
Ben Clemens
8:53
everyone is tough for him right now
His command is really off, but even worse he's hanging a lot of pitches
the Phillies are doing a good job of taking advantage
Kyle Kishimoto
8:53
he's lucky schwarber didn't hammer that 2-2 sweeper down the middle 500 feet
i read fangraphs
8:53
Hey, past performance of Octobers occurring are not indicative of future results
Ben Clemens
8:54
I think it'd be interesting to look at what percent of mistake pitches get hit for homers
dibs!
Can you guys imagine dropping a home run ball?
Heartbreaking
RTJ
8:54
someone definitely needs to buy that kid an ice cream
Davy Andrews
8:55
Damn it. I was thinking of looking at how many times pitchers miss theirs spots in one game.
Ben Clemens
8:55
You do that one and I'll spend two days trying to define 'mistake pitch' and give up
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