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FanGraphs Red Sox/Astros ALCS Game 3 Chat

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James

9:17

So where in the world does Dusty find 15 innings from the bullpen for the next 2 days?

Dan Szymborski

9:18

it's in the toothpicks

ralph

9:18

Dan, how long are things fine in the fridge?

Dan Szymborski

9:18

till I see mold, they smell funny, or they taste weird

Phil

9:19

Does Tony Gonsolin have any actual connection to Ann Arbor? I don't remember ever seeing him on the Diag.

Are there any stats on the "long wait" theory (about pitching) that announcers seem to be attached to?

Jay Jaffe

9:19

I haven't seen any

Dan Szymborski

9:19

doubt it. AI is imperfect or it wouldn't be as amusing and thus less worthwhile

Dan

9:19

We also have a hockey game with a very similar score. Flyers are up on the Kraken 6-1

sadtrombone

9:19

@James, this bullpen usage in the playoffs has been bonkers. The Astros need someone to soak innings tonight or they're screwed tomorrow.

Dan Szymborski

9:19

I would have left Urquidy in

9:20

You can't have five pitchers covering a 6-0 lead

err deficit

The Stranger

9:20

Wait... is that not what everybody does? Serious question.

Dan Szymborski

9:20

Lots of people actually will throw things out much quicker!

My mom won't eat any leftovers after a couple days, which always drove us nuts growing up

Jay Jaffe

9:20

One week rule here, but i've been known to waive it because we keep our fridge REALLY cold, almost freezing

Steve Nebraska

9:20

Lol @ Phil bickford, I mean white chocolate

Phil

9:21

A whole lot of people have trouble with the idea that "use by" dates are fictitious.

Dan Szymborski

9:21

I used mustard that was seven years past best by date before I noticed

sadtrombone

9:21

They already used Odorizzi, I assume Framber isn't available, so that leaves...Greinke for long relief?

Dan Szymborski

9:21

I think they have to start Greinke at this point

9:22

I don't see how they survive without a Javier or Greinke start

Jay Jaffe

9:22

a couple years ago I cleaned out fridge items that were left from my first marriage, which ended in 2010.

The Stranger

9:22

Fun fact - cheese is perfectly edible after a week outside in the summer (learned that backpacking)

Jay Jaffe

9:22

but I hadn't been using them.

good Lord, Astros playing Little League defense here

Dan Szymborski

9:22

I don't refrigerate a stick of butter I'm using

Jeremy

9:23

Mustard keeps approximately forever.

sadtrombone

9:23

Bah, you don't even need to refrigerate mustard. It has anti-bacterial properties.

Dan Szymborski

9:23

Yeah, I kept using it

The Stranger

9:23

Room temperature butter is the best butter

Dan Szymborski

9:23

It spreads so nicely!

Brooklyn Heights

9:23

Maybe the way to tolerate Smoltz's griping about today's pitching is to see him as a romantic. He's attached to the notion of the starter as knight errant, or as Western town marshal.

Jeremy

9:23

My mother in law doesn't refrigerate sticks of butter. I tried it and it went rancid in a few days.

Dan Szymborski

9:23

No way, it lasts awhile

9:24

but I keep my house on the cold side

You stop using it when it tastes like gorgonzola

mybloodyballantine

9:24

i keep a stick of butter out all the time and I never had one go bad

kyle

9:24

they make butter dishes for a reason.

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