JotCast | FanGraphs Dodgers/Giants NLDS Game 5 Chat

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Dan Szymborski

9:39

It's an old card!

Cocopuffs

9:39

Do you agree with bringing in Graterol instead of Urias in the 2nd?

Kevin Goldstein

9:39

I do, end of SFG lineup is RHH heavy.

Dan Szymborski

9:39

That was like a ballista from Bryant

Kris "Vega$' Bryant

9:39

I was doing the fly balls thing before it was cool.

Two Dads Playing Catch

9:40

Why doesn't Graterol throw his 4 seamer more often? Do the Dodgers just not believe in it? sinker/slider combo is obviously already effective, do they not want to mess him up?

Beau

9:40

Echoes of the Hunter Pence broken bat hit

Ttam Nomad

9:40

Bryant should still be a Cub, but I digress

Kevin Goldstein

9:40

He wanted to get to Free Agency, so nah.

Rob Manfred

9:40

every time Will Smith tosses his mask on a popup and then starts to drift back toward it i lose a year off my life

Kevin Goldstein

9:41

Will Smith still very much has college baseball catcher energy.

That's not a bad thing, per se.

Dan Szymborski

9:42

The vigor before time makes you into an Old Catcher

Chuck H

9:42

What do you think chances are Bryant re-signs with the Giants? He’s from out that way, that might help a little.

Kevin Goldstein

9:42

Also the team he grew up cheering for. He also wanted to get back on the west coast. It's far from a done deal, but SFG is certainly the favorite to have him on their roster in 2022.

Dan Szymborski

9:42

There's a point every catcher hits around 33-34 where every time they stand up, the knees of everyone watching start hurting too.

Lzfreak

9:42

I'm surprised to hear that Muncy has a dislocated elbow. I was able to locate it pretty easily from my couch.

Word Association

9:42

"Old Catcher" - Mickey Cochrane

Ace

9:43

The Dodger bullpen terrifies me. KG / Dan - where did you vote in the poll above on "runs needed to win"?

Dan Szymborski

9:43

I said 5

Cam

9:43

In terms of projection percentiles, this Giants season has to be right up there with the most extreme in recent history, right? Even as a Dodgers fan, I've gotta take my hat off to those guys

Kevin Goldstein

9:43

We got fun! First pressure point of the game with two on, one on. Not the best part of the lineup for the Giants here.....

Dan Szymborski

9:43

It is in ZiPS. We're talking above 99th percentile and it's ZiPS' biggest miss ever

9:44

Hey, as 8 hitters go, I'll take Longo

Kevin Goldstein

9:44

Longoria cheating on FB, still can't get to it.

9:44

If this doesn't work, Roberts gets excoriated

Roger

9:44

Bryant and Bellinger sort of remind me of each other in a way. A bit underrated athletically in their draft days, perhaps. Body type to an extent. How was Bellinger just a 1b in HS? I get LH, but no CF or RF? Was he less athletic then?

Kevin Goldstein

9:44

Undeserved.

9:45

Roberts made it clear this was a FO decision.

Huge out there with runners holding and now pitcher up.

Only 40% K rate for Webb this year at the plate.

Ttam Nomad

9:46

Is the percentage chance Correa signs with the Cubs higher than 0?

Kevin Goldstein

9:46

Not much.

Appa Yip Yip

9:46

The announcer just said Logan Webb was a good hitter

Dan Szymborski

9:46

Being a good hitting pitcher is usually like being a four-year-old described as a good cook

9:47

Carlos Zambrano could be trusted to not burn the house down making toast

But wasn't actually GOOD

Kevin Goldstein

9:47

Nice try Logan. Seven innings to go, and I'm gonna go make an iced coffee, back in 60.

Bobby Thomson

9:47

I did not realize that Longoria has not been an all star since 2010

Old Catchers

9:47

When I was a kid (in the 80s), Roy Campanella signed a card for me at a card show and I have been a huge fan my whole life. That is supposed to be the point of autographs.

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