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Kevin Goldstein
9:00
Hi everyone! I'm here. Dan is here. The most hyped game of the season is here. Let's hope it lives up to expectations. We'll be here all night talking about the game, making dumb and not so dumb polls, and answering any other fun questions that end up in the queue. Thanks so much for joining us!
9:01
You are on the Dodgers conference call, you are asked to vote...
Go traditional, start Urias (39.7% | 50 votes)
 
Use Knebler as an opener to flip the lineup (60.3% | 76 votes)
 
Total Votes: 126
9:02
So far, the results of the poll show there might not be a right/wrong answer.
Mike Y
9:02
What's the optimum lineup strategy for the Giants, with Knebel starting?
Kevin Goldstein
9:02
Personally, I'd go with my vs. Urias lineup.
Joseph
9:03
The Giants have obviously been the biggest surprise as in outperforming team this year. What part is luck and what part is good management/strategy by their FO?
Kevin Goldstein
9:03
They won 107 games and have the Dodgers on the brink. I think it's silly to be assigning any of this to luck at this point.
Alf
9:04
Dave Roberts reportedly texted Gabe Kapler last night to tell him that Knebel would start today's game. Can you explain that? Is giving the opposing manager that type of notice common?
Kevin Goldstein
9:04
It's a courtesy. It's nice of him. It's not done all of the time, but it's certainly not uncommon.
Joseph
9:04
Without using Dan's supercomputer, what is the win probability distribution for this game according to you?
Kevin Goldstein
9:04
50/50 on the nose.
JT the nervous Giants Fan
9:05
What needs to go the Giants' way for them to win this game?
Kevin Goldstein
9:05
It's really just going to be about Webb being second half/g1 Webb.
Cheap answer but really the top factor.
9:06
Who are you rooting for? (NOT A PREDICTION QUESTION)
Giants (50.7% | 72 votes)
 
Dodgers (28.2% | 40 votes)
 
Neutral, just want a good game (21.1% | 30 votes)
 
Neutral and want a crappy game (0% | 0 votes)
 
Total Votes: 142
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:06
Good evening!
Just had to reboot my PC real quick.
But apparently there was a Windows update waiting.
Shodai
9:06
I think it was you (among others) that said SF is doing some groundbreaking work on matchups. What exactly does that mean beyond the usual analytics or are their dark magicks still beyond us mere mortals?
Matthew
9:06
If you’re going to use Knebel as an opener, would there be a way to hide it until the line-up cards are exchanged? It seems like some of the value is lost by allowing the Giants to revise their lineup.
Kevin Goldstein
9:07
No, latest it could be would be when lineups are revealed which has an early afternoon deadline.
Whoops, walked on Shodai there, which if you watch sumo, happens at times.
Shodai: They are definitely doing some stuff beyond platoons based on pitch type/location strengths and weaknesses.
Greg
9:08
Bigger hype: today's game or Hakuho-Terunofuji showdown back in July...
Kevin Goldstein
9:08
This is the game of the year, the was the biggest sumo match of the last . . . ten years? Sumo all the way. I stayed up until nearly 4am to watch that match.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:08
There's so much to examine there; digging into matchup mysteries is such a fun, complex problem.
Italian beef w/ giardiniera
9:09
Who would each team start in Game 1 of the NLCS?
Kevin Goldstein
9:09
I would guess Max/Gausman
Belli Flop
9:09
Cat update Mr. Dan?
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:09
I've got Justinian down here, don't know what the others are up to at the moment.
Jesse Catherine
9:09
Would there be any incentive to use a second reliever before Urias just to keep the Giants on their toes?
Kevin Goldstein
9:09
Jesse has his thinking cap on. . . .
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:09
I was actually taking a Devil's nap; got little sleep last night as I was finishing my piece and had a headache.
Lzfreak
9:10
How do all these people have each other's phone numbers?
Kevin Goldstein
9:10
There's something called the MLB Confidential Directory that has all key front office and field personnel's numbers. I'm sure they already had each other's numbers. Managers have a lot of comerarderie among them.
Scotty
9:11
Is Frangraphs correspondent Ben Clemens at the game today?
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:11
I think he is!
Kevin Goldstein
9:11
He definitely is.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:11
As a spectator rather than working
Rob Manfred
9:11
Doesn't look like Webb is getting the extra 6 inches tonight
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