JotCast | FanGraphs Opening Day 2020 Chat - Part I

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Dan Szymborski

9:01

Cheetoh Bandito

Guest

9:01

All mascots should be set on fire once a year. For a new mascot to arise from the ashes like a Phoenix. Except the Phillie Phantic whom will remain unburned much like Daenerys from Game of Thrones

Tony Wolfe

9:01

Speaking very charitably about randomness of a shortened season, I'd say the Astros are more likely to finish third in their division than the Yankees and Dodgers?

Guest

9:01

Not the bees!

Tony Wolfe

9:01

but yeah, they're in

JaAm

9:01

Vasgersian just said "exotic stats" and I think the should catch on

Dan Szymborski

9:01

Makes my job sound sexier

Oil me up, here come the EXOTIC stats.

Dodger Fan

9:01

Yeah I'm in LA, as the username would suggest. Beautiful day here

Dan Szymborski

9:01

The username suggests your fandom, your location is only partially correlated!

Guest

9:02

Did Vasgersian just use the word “union” to arod??? Beef???

Tom

9:02

While others might think exotic stats such as 10+ K's in consecutive opening games is what makes baseball interesting, to me, it sounds more like cherrypicking numbers without full understanding of the changes in baseball throughout era.

Dan Szymborski

9:03

gravity-adjusted vertical movement <rubs oil into chest hair>

Ryan

9:03

Seattle is going with the Kraken for the name of its NHL franchise. Is this easily the best sports news of 2020?

This is lude-i-cris

9:03

Its likely the Phillie Phanatic will accidentally set himself on fire at some point

Guest

9:03

A-Rod is an owner calling him a union member is hate speech

Thanks, Mo Bamba

9:03

Dustin May's leg kick is great to play during your favorite Bronson Arroyo guitar solo

dave k

9:04

Stats are just social constructs humans created to keep track of stuff

Dan Szymborski

9:04

Just try to forgot Bronson Arroyo's corn rows phase

Tony Wolfe

9:04

poor buster's just hiding by himself somewhere

Dodger Fan

9:04

Dustin May used to do a squat before each pitch from the stretch

He stopped it during intrasquads, sadly

Dan Szymborski

9:05

"Hey, Dustin, we'd kinda like you to not wear out your knees by the second year of your career."

Dodger Fan

9:05

Tony, don't say poor Buster! He texted Mike Trout earlier...

Dan Szymborski

9:05

I have buster's number but not trout's. Maybe I should keep texting buster and hope I get included on a Trout group text

JaAm

9:05

I know Mustin Day is not a real day yet

chumpy

9:05

What is your favorite non-swear word/phrase for surprise/exasperation?

Dan Szymborski

9:06

"Crap on a bicycle!"

Dodger Fan

9:06

May Day! May Day!

YardGoat

9:06

Buster is texting Mike Trout for weather updates

ClippardHOF

9:06

Well he is a weatherman

Dan Szymborski

9:07

It's in a "weather" delay. They can't call it a rain delay?

Wire Fan

9:07

The drainage in the stands in the park does not seem all that great...

Hells Bells

9:07

The Padres' manager explicitly said he plan to Not be creative with his management/roster construction this year. Why isn't it the priority of every club to be mentioned amongst the Rays, A's, Astros, and Dodgers as the most creative/efficient at maximizing results?

dave k

9:08

truly the PC police have won if we can't say rain delay

Tony Wolfe

9:08

the sicko libs have "cancelled" rain

Dan Szymborski

9:08

lol

9:09

Someone really shoudl tell A-Rod that Yoenis Cespedes isn't a superstar

Nor does Robinson Cano texting you to tell you they have great chemistry isn't actually evidence of anything.

Tom

9:09

so much terrible takes in such a short time... Cespedes is the superstar Mets need.... Astros are a sleeper...

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