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AvatarDan Szymborski
9:11
12-year-old me is trying not to respond to this a certain way.
asinwreck
9:11
Can we have a scouting report on President Pierce?
Kevin Goldstein
9:11
He's a little SOB. 80 energy.
Datt Mamon
9:11
Kevin, are you an IDLES fan?
Kevin Goldstein
9:11
I am!
Bobby Thomson
9:12
What does the Giants off-season look like?
Kevin Goldstein
9:12
The most fascinating in baseball? I think Bryant stays, I think Gausman probably stays. They have cash....
Wow, big Giants crowd in the chat, almost 2-to-1 over Dodgers.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:13
Oh man, I don't have my Pierce Tale of the Tape any more.
9:14
I saved over it with the Tale of the Tape for the Adams vs. Adams match.
Guest
9:14
Was the league able to change the start time of this if they wanted? This is such a marquee matchup that will end around 1 AM eastern.
Kevin Goldstein
9:14
I don't think they could change it from night to day, thus the start time.
Bobby Thomson
9:14
After the Dodgers lose tonight, are they the modern version of the 90's Braves?
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:14
Winning the Series is hard! It's not like they're the Twins
Rich
9:15
Do teams have any metrics on umpires that translate to anything in game?
Kevin Goldstein
9:15
Absolutely. Advance reports include umpire sheets so the battery knows the zone tendencies. Really strong ones can influence location strategies.
Rob Manfred
9:15
Little known fact: if these teams are tied after 18 innings they both advance and have to combine teams for the next series
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:15
18 innings? I intend to be in bed by 3 AM.
Kevin Goldstein
9:16
That Webb inning was a bit concerning. Hard hit balls all over the place.
Rob Manfred
9:17
Trea Turner .158/.158/.211 this series, not what you want
Kevin Goldstein
9:17
I'm sure there were several four-game streaks during the season for Turner that were worse. It's FOUR GAMES.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:17
I like the lineup the Giants are using. Mostly a mix of their best overall players and not obsessing about any 12th-dimensional chess the Dodgers are doing with pitcher usage.
Appa Yip Yip
9:17
I am cheering Giants because the Dodgers won last year so it's boring to cheer for them again.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:18
Honestly, if you're rooting for variety, you basically want the Braves to win it all.
Lzfreak
9:18
So how many innings do we see from Urias today?
Kevin Goldstein
9:18
I guess they'll treat it like a normal start, no?
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:18
7 of the last 11 World Series are teams remaining
Kevin Goldstein
9:19
Ruf with a blast to the wrong part of the ballpark
Hugh Duffy
9:19
I am sad there was no way to like that comment, Dan.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:19
You can like it in your heart.
Eel Ffilc
9:19
Shildt the most surprising firing in recent memory?
Kevin Goldstein
9:19
Shocking
9:20
104/36 for Ruf; 101/30 for Posey.
Brusader Graterol warming. This is not a drill.
Lzfreak
9:20
Oh man Betts is lucky that Posey isn't fast
Hugh Duffy
9:21
What could the "philosophical differences" between Shildt and the front office be?
Kevin Goldstein
9:21
There's a ton to unpack here. Probably not for the chat. I'll be on the radio in STL tomorrow to discuss....
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:21
Heideggerian vs. Hegelian
Chuck H
9:21
Knebel getting hit pretty hard, too. If it was just about anyone but Posey hitting that last one, it would have been three bases.
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