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Ben Clemens
8:12
I'd love to see Randy Arozarena on third base against Darvish
I think he'd try to steal home on that leg hang
Guest
8:12
The AL teams are the worst and second worst.  I'm an NL well wisher (in that I don't wish them any specific harm)
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:13
Of course, if the Padres win the World Series, you'll have a lot of people on the bandwagon that called them chokers who would never win this time last year
Ben Clemens
8:14
Yeah, like Guest. Guest has all kinds of opinions in our chats!
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:13
Cronenworthahelluvalot apparently
Ben Clemens
8:13
WOWOW
RTJ
8:14
well that was a decent play
Davy Andrews
8:14
Everyone here is at last 15 seconds ahead of me.
Erik
8:15
It's fun when teams put defenders in places where guys are likely to hit it and then those defenders make cool plays. Hope nobody stops teams from doing that.
Ben Clemens
8:16
Don't worry, the "shift ban" will still result in some pretty fun plays by defenders
Perhaps even better ones
I happen to love the 2b ranging over past second and Jetering it over to first play
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:16
They'll just be in slightly different places
LIke when people act like 90 feet is best distance because a lot of close plays
There will be a lot of close plays at any distance!
8:17
It's just they're not close right now
Ben Clemens
8:17
Dan, it's going to be three inches shorter next year. Baseball will be ruined forever
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:17
You have 120 feet between bases and you'll have bang bang plays that are ground balls to right
Electric guest
8:18
Tell me why I should like the Phillies.  I have no opinion about them.
triumph
8:18
and it’s not actually 90 feet, anyway
Ben Clemens
8:18
Bryce Harper wears this amazing Philly Phanatic eyes headband. J.T. Realmuto is a catcher who hit an inside the park home run. Rhys Hoskins is underqualified to play first base which makes for some hilarious baseball. The pitching is really fun. David Robertson is a joy
8:19
Oh wow Harper isn't wearing the Phanatic band today. Is it a home only thing?
Sean
8:19
I wonder if it takes Darvish longer to settle in than most guys. Harder to tell what's working and what isn't when you throw 40 different pitches
Davy Andrews
8:19
His ERA and FIP are indeed higher the first time through the order.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:20
Darvish doesn't really have individual pitches. They're all improvisations
That Guy
8:20
Is the argument of whether to use your best pitcher on three days rest one of those things that will be around forever?
Davy Andrews
8:21
Will starters be around forever?
MikeC
8:21
Nah always use Civale
Ben Clemens
8:21
The real travesty is that no one is yelling at them about the option to bullpen it
triumph
8:22
yes, because the dinosaurs will find their way into national booths
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:22
Someday we'll be the dinosaurs
Tstats
8:22
The three sliders is the best part of Darvish
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:22
I wanna be 80 and going on about how the players of MY day weren't disrespectful cyborgs
Ben Clemens
8:22
Three? I'm a buyer at three
8:23
I think my favorite Darvish anecdote was the time he saw Craig Kimbrel throwing a knuckle curve and just learned it
Like, oh you have a good curveball, I'm gonna take that
Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes
8:23
The eight sliders is the best part of going to White Castle.
Kyle Kishimoto
8:23
Hello! I have arrived, excited to chat with everyone!
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:24
Hey KK
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