JotCast | FanGraphs Opening Day 2020 Chat - Part I

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Jay Jaffe

10:12

(not beer-wise, typing-wise)

Guest

10:12

Arod: "to me, and this may be controversial, but the second batter of the game is the next best batter to start the game with!"

Ben Clemens

10:12

It's way better to start the game with an even batter than with an odd batter

Jay Jaffe

10:13

i have a n overtired 3 1/2 year old doing play by play for a completely different game in the background

Ben Clemens

10:13

There isn't much I'd like to see A-Rod announce

Eric A Longenhagen

10:14

He's in the uncanny valley

Ben Clemens

10:13

But given tonight's obsession with small ball, I'd love to hear what he said there

10:14

A-Rod coming out against framing

Because in the playoffs small ball matters

was just like

bro what

Jay Jaffe

10:14

Alex Rodriguez waxing philosophical about smallball is far too high a price to pay for playing baseball during a pandemic

Brian

10:14

Does May really sit 98?

Ben Clemens

10:14

Would you accept 97?

Dodger Fan

10:14

May sits 96-97

Ben Clemens

10:14

Yeah

Eric A Longenhagen

10:14

This is more than last year, even across the whole minor league season. https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2020-in-season-prospect-...

Ben Clemens

10:15

Dang Eric, all over it

Jay Jaffe

10:15

I am curious given the introduction of Hawk-Eye how seriously we should be taking velo readings right now

Ben Clemens

10:15

He looked a lot like this in his major league time last year; Statcast had him 96 mph average

Guest

10:16

Marlins man should buy as many cutouts as possible in all stadiums just to troll the hell out of us

Ben Clemens

10:16

Counterpoint: no

Guest

10:17

Holy shit pence is back on the giants?

Ben Clemens

10:17

Haha yeah they are running it back, I love it

10:18

It's interesting, I'd expect a team with playoff aspirations to bring Pence in and see if last year was real

10:19

But he probably projected to sell a lot of tickets for the Giants

I can tell you that excitement in the bay area was HIGH for him coming back

And not just from various Magic the Gathering players I know who hoped he would pop into their stores

Eric A Longenhagen

10:20

in-store play is a distant memory now

Dodger Fan

10:19

They better pump in an enormous ovation for Betts

Ben Clemens

10:19

I mean they have fans in the stands before the second inning

10:20

So they're clearly not playing this like it's real-life Dodgers Stadium

Dodger Fan

10:20

Ouch

Ben Clemens

10:20

I kid

10:21

I'm mainly interested in the dog section

Jay Jaffe

10:21

that was nasty from Cueto

JaAm

10:21

By what year of his deal does Mookie commit to being bald

Ben Clemens

10:21

He does have a bit of Lebron-before-giving-up to his hairline

Kai John

10:22

I'll be happy if the aging curve is the same.

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