JotCast | FanGraphs 2022 Wild Card Series Chat

FanGraphs 2022 Wild Card Series Chat

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Dan Szymborski

3:55

Could it be Andres Gimenez? I'm not sure what his name draw is among the average fan.

Meg Rowley

3:55

Yeah, he's been excellent

Dan Szymborski

3:55

I apparently coined zombie runners and I *still* hate them

CG11

3:56

The Guardians used 9 batters, 1 starter, and 1 reliever to win. When's the last time we saw a postseason victory like that? No pinch hitters/runners, no defensive replacements, no excessive pitching changes. Just stuck to their best players.

Dan Szymborski

3:56

not sure, maybe a good thing for whoever's doing the gamer for it! lol

Meg Rowley

3:57

Can't believe the Mariners are about to play postseason baseball?

Dan Szymborski

3:59

It is four of the clock, so it is time for me to sign off this chat!

4:00

Enjoy the rest of the games, fair FanGraphs denizen!

Chad Young

4:00

Farewell, Dan!

Brian

4:01

The return to playoff baseball in Seattle should produce an amazing atmosphere for this game..

Chad Young

4:01

This one is in Toronto but I am really hoping to attend a game in Seattle next week - think it would be incredible

Zachary

4:04

What a great story Zach Wheeler is. I thought he was cooked at age 27 after all the years of injuries. Then he rattles off five straight borderline-ace seasons.

Chad Young

4:04

and the last two are the best so far. super impressive.

Sharps

4:05

only able to follow the game via the chat and Gameday, it has been looking like this is a case of both pitchers being super on rather than weak hitting. Does that track?

Chad Young

4:06

I think so. Both seem to be hitting spots and throwing well. Neither has been dominant the way we saw in the first game, but both have been very good

Christian

4:09

Any idea why they have the ball trail on this broadcast and not the others?

Chad Young

4:10

No idea, and I don't like it.

EonADS

4:11

Hey Chad, as a fellow Guardians fan, do you think that Gs-Ball will become more common once the shift gets banned? It seems to me like death by a thousand grounders would appeal to teams.

Chad Young

4:12

I do think we will see more teams prioritize putting the ball in play, but I also don't think it is that easy to just replicate this - this has been multiple years of targeting and developing players with a specific skill set for putting the ball in play.

Meg Rowley

4:11

(sorry folks, my landlord stopped by and is asking some landscaping questions, brb)

Tynan

4:13

The ball trail makes sense for replays, but what the heck is it doing on the live broadcast??

Christian

4:13

Same. I don't know if there's a more reasonable option that would be more transparent and not neon, but this definitely doesn't work

Guest

4:13

Wow I hate the ball trail

Chad Young

4:13

Yeah, we have a consensus, the trail is bad. kill the trail.

Tstats

4:13

Whuch broadcast has a ball trail in broadcast?

Chad Young

4:13

Jays-M's

Christian

4:14

Typical evil landlord stuff, keeping Meg from watching the M's in the playoffs

Chad Young

4:15

Someone earlier asked who would be the first to score without a HR - congratulations to the Seattle Mariners!

Guest

4:16

Is this 1968???

Chad Young

4:17

I am loving this. Well-pitched games, solid defense, just well-played baseball.

Chad Young

4:18

And here comes the offense

Wireless Joe Jackson

4:18

I know less about the Phillies than any other playoff team. What should I know about their bullpen?

Thom

4:19

Phillies bullpen in the playoffs, may God have mercy on us all

Chad Young

4:20

The Phillies pen isn't terrible, but it is not particularly good and they don't really have anyone I think of as a super reliable back-end arm that you can count on.

4:21

Alvarado, Dominguez, Bellati, and Nelson are the names to know, I think, but open to a Phillies fan correcting me

viceroy

4:21

If Seranthony were as healthy as he was earlier in the year, he and Alvarado would be a pretty menacing one-two punch. Sadly he and DRob have looked cooked

Chad Young

4:22

I think this is sorta my general feeling. They could have a great pen! but also Dominguez looks off, and Alvarado can lose the zone completely at times, and after that there isn't anyone that exciting.

Skeletraz the Destroyer

4:22

Nick Nelson is not on the roster

Chad Young

4:22

well, then I guess he is not a name to know.

EonADS

4:25

Zach Eflin was a starter for most of his career, so he might be able to give the Phills some length if they need it.

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