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Two Dads Playing Catch

9:30

Does this feel like the world series to anyone else?

Dan Szymborski

9:30

I demand seven games!

Chuck H

9:30

Not as tired as Logan Webb is, I betcha.

Dan Szymborski

9:31

Unfortunately, my demands are rarely met!

Kevin Goldstein

9:31

Graterol throwing in pen, so feels like he'll have the second....

Justin

9:31

Which of this year's playoff teams do you think is least likely to reappear in the playoffs next year? Notwithstanding that they had the best record this year, I'd have to think the Giants are at or near the top of that list.

Kevin Goldstein

9:31

Fun question. Red Sox up there for me.

Dan Szymborski

9:31

I hate to say it because it will inevitably sound like sour grapes, but I gotta say Giants. They gotta essentially rebuild the rotation again and it's still an old team.

9:32

And Boston does have some issues.

Two Dads Playing Catch

9:32

NEVER. FIGHT. A MAN. WITH A PERM.

Sharps

9:32

They should rename themselves the Barvez. Hebrew for duck.

Dan Szymborski

9:32

Yum!

Ace

9:32

Webb doesn't feel "as" on as he was in Game 1, which of course makes sense - the Giants offense will need to show up here. Kevin / dan - if Predicting, how many runs does the winning team score tonight? My guess - 5

Kevin Goldstein

9:32

How many runs will it take to win tonight's game?

1 (1.5% | 2 votes)

2 (7.6% | 10 votes)

3 (27.5% | 36 votes)

4 (44.3% | 58 votes)

5 (13.7% | 18 votes)

6 (4.6% | 6 votes)

7+ (0.8% | 1 vote)

Total Votes: 131

Chuck H

9:33

Ron Wotus, retiring Giants coach, said on the Network today that Brandon Crawford is the greatest shortstop in Giants history. That’s a something like 140-year history. Are you buying that?

Dan Szymborski

9:33

No way. It's gotta be Travis Jackson IMO

Much better inning that time!

9:34

Yeah, Jackson is part of the Everyone Frankie Frisch Ever Played With crew, but he really was damn good

MFG1975

9:34

Bottom of the 9th of WS game 7, you are up one run, opponent has bases loaded with 0 outs. Of contemporary players, who do you want at each infield position while playing infield in?

Kevin Goldstein

9:34

Arenado, Correa, Turner, Gurriel

Finnegan's SSW

9:34

Is Lux actually better in CF than Taylor?

Kevin Goldstein

9:34

No.

Alf

9:35

Better inning for Webb in terms of hard-hit balls, but his command is still not where it was his last start.

Kevin Goldstein

9:35

I mean, last start was his 98th percentile....

Dan Szymborski

9:35

If his knees hadn't gone, Jackson would have stuck around longer and made a better Hall case.

Hmm, worse in JAWS t han I thought though. 33rd

Andy

9:36

Whenever I see Crawford field I think of that video of him when he was in AA in Richmond. An early work type thing where he was doing almost trick fielding like a baseball Harlem Globetrotter. Smooth guy

WestCoastMiller

9:36

Not Chris Speier?

Rob Manfred

9:36

Kind of ok with Knebel going but Graterol coming in feels like things are going to get really weird

Ttam Nomad

9:37

What is Kirilloff’s ceiling?

Dan Szymborski

9:37

Most likely sheetrock attached to joists.

I'm sorry

Ttam Nomad

9:38

I knew something like that was coming

Kevin Goldstein

9:38

Yellow card, Dan.

STL Dramarama

9:38

Whatever it was with Schildt, they did it immediately despite the soft MLB prohibition on breaking news over the top of a playoff game. This isn't going away quietly.

Kevin Goldstein

9:38

They asked for permission to announce and got it.

Kris Bryant can run a bit still.

Dan Szymborski

9:38

Chuck H

9:38

Bryant can really fly for a big guy.

Kevin Goldstein

9:39

C'mon Dan. I don't wear the hat anymore, I've lost 40 pounds and I have a beard. I've evolved!

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