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FanGraphs Red Sox/Astros ALCS Game 3 Chat

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Dan Szymborski

8:13

But I like having lots of alternates and I wish more teams would do interesting alternates

The A's shouldn't get to participate in revenue sharing if they don't play at least 10 home games a year in the gold.

Jeremy

8:13

+1 for Red Sox regular home jerseys over tonight's.

kyle

8:13

I like the colorful home jerseys - Astros orange tops are also very nice.

Dan Szymborski

8:14

Yeah, regular is better. But I don't hate these

kyle

8:14

Astros old red tops were bad though

Jay Jaffe

8:14

Yikes I had forgotten those

Dan Szymborski

8:16

I like the Diamondbacks rust ones, but they just don't work for the Astros

*chef's kiss*

Jake Cave

8:16

I don't miss the red jerseys but I miss the CF hill

Dan Szymborski

8:16

It was a real logistics nightmare

8:17

everyone on the field pretty much hated it

Ben Schneider

8:17

It would have been fun if the Astros wore 2005 throwbacks against the White Sox

Dan Szymborski

8:17

ESPECIALLY if...

Jay Jaffe

8:17

throwbacks for a rematch series should have been mandatory

Dan Szymborski

8:17

Solid stab by Devers there

Jay Jaffe

8:17

but then who knows how apeshit Chris Sale would have gone with scissors

8:18

yeah, nice play by Devers, whose fielding numbers were... not good

Jay Jaffe

8:18

-13 DRS, -5.5 UZR, -13 OAA. YIKES

Jeremy

8:18

How unusual is E Rod pitching off the right side of the rubber as a lefty?

Dan Szymborski

8:18

It's certainly not the norm

the orthodox one is to try to dominate the platoon matchups with the placement

sadman

8:19

Jay, you tweeted, so now i'm here.

Jay Jaffe

8:19

welcome to the party!

kyle

8:19

It's impossible to find an officially licensed JR Richard jersey which has always bothered me

Jay Jaffe

8:19

I believe retailers can only sell officially licensed mersh with the names of current players

8:20

had the same problem coming up with a Fernando Valenzuela jersey but I found a dodgy enough place to do it

mind you this was about 18 years ago

Dan Szymborski

8:20

I wonder if in Rodriguez's case, he picked up the habit as a kid? He used to be right-handed growing up

Johnny J

8:20

If BOS wins the WS this year, are they the luckiest American sports team of the millennium?

Dan Szymborski

8:21

The luckiest team is whoever faces the Twins

Greg

8:21

Jay: your Pilots jersey is gorgeous.

Jay Jaffe

8:21

thank you!

Jay Jaffe

8:22

I've only got that, the Fernando, and an El Paso Chihuahuas one from the time I got to throw out a first pitch in connection with The Cooperstown Casebook (I've had a recurring spot on ESPN El Paso for over a decade now). Oh and a David Cone navy batting practice Yankees jersey .That's my entire collection, and none of it gets worn very often.

Jeremy

8:21

That Devers play was a reminder that even mediocre major league defenders are incredible.

Dan Szymborski

8:21

That's part of the reason fans tend to overrate their home team defensively

Crappy defensive players still make some awesome plays from time to time

8:22

Especially when you have no frame of reference.

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