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AvatarJay Jaffe
1:40
look, we all enjoy watching grown men whack horsehide spheres with wooden clubs and there's a whole lot of other weird stuff that goes with it.
Zachary
1:41
I was looking at Aaron Judge prime comps (age 25-30) yesterday and the results were all HOFers, PED guys, and then Dick Allen. Any chance Allen gets in eventually? Or too short of a career?
AvatarDan Szymborski
1:41
He should be in
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:42
He should be in and the arrow points to him getting in eventually... just not quickly enough to satisfy anyone
as i always say when it comes to Hall of Fame voting, never and forever are too long a time.
Wireless Joe Jackson
1:42
What happens if the challenge is successful?  What's the remedy here?
AvatarDan Szymborski
1:42
Out
Cleveland Guardians
1:43
Bob Feller is rolling over in his grave
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:43
Why, because autograph sales aren't brisk in the afterlife?
AvatarDavid Laurila
1:43
Dan is right that I have an AL RoY vote. I spent a lot of time on how to order 1-2, and a fair amount of time on who would be #3. There were a lot of good rookies this season.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:45
I have a vague recollection of my dad planning to take us to a Salt Lake Gulls game that Feller was doing a signing at, sometime in the 1980s, but when he heard they were charging $ we skipped it. Not that we couldn't have afforded it but it just seemed anathema to the spirit of things. Willie Mays autographed my 1973 Topps card of him for free.
awards voting
1:45
On which date did voting open and how long did you have to submit your vote?
5 Run Homer
1:46
If Rosario were called out, what happens to Ramirez’ homer? Does it just become a solo shot?
AvatarDavid Laurila
1:46
Yes. As for what happens if it had been the third out, I'm less certain. Any rules expects out there?
AvatarDan Szymborski
1:46
They give us a link in late August to a form
And they're due before the first wild card game
Zach
1:47
You let Bieber go out for the 8th?
AvatarDavid Laurila
1:47
Without question.
AvatarDan Szymborski
1:48
My favorite part of ballot casting
Salt Lake Gulls
1:49
Vague recollections and fathers go hand in hand
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:50
Newspapers.com tells me Feller made appearances at Gulls games in 1978 and '82, and that's just the first few results. I don't see the part about charging for autographs there, however
Christian
1:50
Really mad at this Merrill guy for looking at some dumb app instead of cool ancient Roman coins
AvatarDavid Laurila
1:50
Bieber is at 88 pitches. He's gone 100-plus eight times this year with a high of 109.
Guest
1:50
I'd like to say my money was not on Jose Siri for first playoff nuke
Guest
1:51
I have plenty of Feller autographs. He was always generous, talking with the kids and autographing anything they wanted.
Tstats
1:52
When was the last time guys of the same name started a playoff game as adversaries? Shane Beiber and Shane McClanahan?
AvatarDan Szymborski
1:52
hmm
Chris
1:53
General baeball question - I recently saw someone mention baseball has a talent problem (not enough player talent and name recognition compared to other North American sports), and a step to fix that would be to consolidate teams (30 to lets say 24). I am curious your quick thoughts on if baseball has a talent problem.
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:53
Not really. The player pool is larger than ever and players now are both more physically gifted than ever and have greater access to information to give them feedback towards improvement than ever. The game may be losing out on some great athletes because of the high cost of equipment for urban youth but that's not something that points towards a need to consolidate.
AvatarDavid Laurila
1:54
Austin Hedges, addressing Bieber in the interview that went up here at FG this morning: “The breaking stuff is “Wow!” type stuff. You don’t strike out as many guys as he does without having “Wow!” type stuff.
AvatarDan Szymborski
1:54
Yeah, I don't think there's a talent problem.
Dang, I don't have an easy game log of starter vs. starter to check that last one
Mateo
1:54
I think the home runs are labeled backwards on the live score tracker display.
Ben Clemens
1:55
Hey guys, I'm showing up a bit early for the next game because I'll be disappearing early to get a booster
Just in time for the most inevitable outcome in baseball, McClanahan v Hedges K
Jeremy
1:57
Is there any research on whether the times through the order penalty is lower for pitchers who've been dominant that day?
AvatarJay Jaffe
1:58
it's generally just lower for better pitchers. You might be able to withstand the deterioration of your top starter from (and i'm pulling numbers out of the air) a .230 wOBA to .250 to .280 as he goes through a third time but a guy who adds 50 points while starting at .285 is a different matter
Carson
1:58
Would you say there's more of a marketing problem than a talent problem? The average person has no idea who Zack Wheeler or Aaron Nola is, and I feel like they should. (Disclaimer: I don't know how much of the marketing is up to the team vs the league)
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:00
it's partly a marketing problem and partly an access-and-distribution problem and partly just the result of a proliferation of entertainment options that include streaming, e-sports, and so on.
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