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FanGraphs Opening Day 2020 Chat - Part I
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Chet Manley
12:47
Speaking of off topic, but I figure since it's 6-1... any update on the OOTP trade front @ben? Or do you want to save the updates for next week.
Ben Clemens
12:47
Just really quickly: Uh, everyone in the league is a baseball writer so activity has been light
Fangraph’s Lurker
12:48
I don’t buy that kershaw is okay. If it was a minor thing, then why the IL and not day to day or skip a start or even push to 5th spot?
Ben Clemens
12:48
Yeah I am terrified
Eric A Longenhagen
12:48
I agree. 'Minor' is subjective and he has a history of back issues.
Ben Clemens
12:49
It's literally his biggest weakness
Topper Bottoms
12:50
I still find it unbelievable that Dave Roberts trusted Kolarek so much last year... until the biggest stage. Then he went with a tired Clayton Kershaw. For no reason.
Ben Clemens
12:50
Yeah :(
Dodger Fan
12:51
His biggest weakness is Brandon Woodruff hitting
Ben Clemens
12:51
Harsh
12:52
A true story for you that will undoubtedly make you, the Dodgers fan, sad
I was on vacation in 2013, the year I started dating my now-wife
Cards-Dodgers
Eric A Longenhagen
12:52
lol
Ben Clemens
12:52
The Dodgers hang 5 or whatever on the Cardinals
And I was just like, nah, I need to stop watching
It's 5 runs and Kershaw
Let's go look at nature or something
12:53
It's unhealthy for me to keep watching this
Got back, saw the score, could not understand
Oh no, haha, this was 2014!
Brian CashGod
12:53
also seriously, how did that balloon get there? There are no fans...
Eric A Longenhagen
12:53
Pennywise
Lance Biggerstaff
12:53
Ghost balloons. Pitchers catching popups. It's officially weird baseball o'clock
Ben Clemens
12:53
Pitchers catching pop ups, always a crowd pleaser
Matt
12:54
The IL for Kershaw was necessary if they wanted May to start, because he was optioned the day before Kershaw hurt himself.  With back-dating, Kershaw can be back next weekend.  Made sense to use IL to get May onto the roster as a replacement.
Ben Clemens
12:54
I didn't realize they'd optioned May but this makes sense
You need to IL someone to get an early recall
Pennywise
12:55
There’s a 162 game covid free season down here
Ben Clemens
12:56
Dubon has looked pretty smooth out there
Aside from, you know, the time Solano hung him out to dry
Dodger Fan
12:56
Seager hit that HARD. BABIP!
Smiling Politely
12:58
Hey, ESPN reading FG on the air!
Guest
12:58
ESPN gets some street cred for checking FG
Ben Clemens
12:58
That is sweet
That's two FG references on the night
Following up on "Gabe Kapler is going to do some analytics things.... baserunning!"
12:59
Tied for the NL HR lead now!
Taste it, Bellinger and Mookie
Dodger Fan
1:00
Not a fan of his facial hair
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