JotCast | Game 163s Live Chat Jubilee Event

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Craig Edwards

2:45

Has to be Rockies. Dodgers have a bullpen game, but without Freeland, Gray or Marquez, the matchup still favors wanting the Rockies.

Matt

2:46

As a Yankees fan, is it wrong that I'm legitimately more concerned about the A's in the WC game than I am the Sox in the (potential) ALDS?

Craig Edwards

2:47

An elimination game is always going to be more concerning than a series when you can lose 2 (or 3) and still advance.

Jay Jaffe

2:47

In a short series, just about anything can happen, and in a one-game series, the odds of weirdness go up exponentially.

Meg Rowley

2:47

And these A's aren't last year's Twins.

Dominik

2:49

No hader yet?

Craig Edwards

2:49

I think they wait for Rizzo.

Jay Jaffe

2:49

In the end, nice outings from both starters in this game. Exactly 2 times through the order for Chacin, 5.2 innings, 1 hit, the Rizzo HR, and for Quintana 5 innings, 1 run. I think if you'd asked either manager whether they'd be happy with that this morning, they'd have said hell yes.

Dystiopian Future

2:50

I mean if the Dodgers get bumped in the WC game we'll forget Manny Machado being with them if he signs with, say, the Phillies

Jay Jaffe

2:51

I think the caveat for all of these is if one of the prospects dealt turns into the next John Smoltz or Jeff Bagwell. We remember Doyle Alexander as a Tiger and Larry Andersen as a Red Sock because of those guys.

stever20

2:51

are the Brewers hoping with Hader that Cedeno gets out of 6th, then Hader comes in to start the 7th where he could go 2 innings possibly?

Craig Edwards

2:51

yes, but things are not going to plan, right now.

Clifton Randolph Pennington

2:54

I would like to see position players pitching in Games 163. What is the likelihood of this happy circumstance to occur?

Craig Edwards

2:55

That would actually be bad because it means it would be a massive blowout. No team is going with a position player in extra innings.

Meg Rowley

2:56

So this is exciting.

Craig Edwards

2:56

Yes it is. I forgot to keep answering questions.

Erik

2:56

If we get 30+ innings we'll get to position players, right?

Meg Rowley

2:57

Yes, if the game lasts 30 innings, probably then

Craig Edwards

2:57

joe buck tweet.

Sleeping Beauty

2:57

According to baseball-reference, Dodgers are unluckiest and Rockies second luckiest team this year. How does this play out during today's game?

Craig Edwards

2:57

there will be luck.

5 Run Homer

2:57

Soria looks like Seth McFarlane

Dystiopian Future

2:57

Soria's still got it

Chevy Avalanche

2:58

My dream is that this game ends with Yelich hitting a walk-off home run to claim the triple crown.

Jay Jaffe

2:58

keep dreaming, as the Brewers are the road team today

Meg Rowley

2:58

And Hosmer looks like Dane Cook, in case you were looking for other reasons to be iffy on him.

Craig Edwards

2:58

Hopefully everyone is caught up, but that was a big strikeout of Baez.

Who will win this game (1-1, T7, now)

Cubs (32.5% | 90 votes)

Brewers (67.5% | 187 votes)

Total Votes: 277

stever20

2:59

Hader in to start the 7th, right?

$11 Worth of Taco Bell

2:59

I expected more discussion about Ned Yost returning to the Royals for another year.

Meg Rowley

2:59

Someone has to manage bad teams.

Jay Jaffe

3:00

wow it's surprisingly gratifying to watch the poll numbers come in and the bars going up and down real time

Craig Edwards

3:00

I would assume so, though they could try to push things with Soria given Rizzo is leadoff and Schwarber is now out.

pgburant

3:01

Who would you take for the next 5 years -- Yelich or Baez

Craig Edwards

3:01

That's a really good question. I think Yelich though it is close. Let's do a poll.

Next five years?

Yelich (85.9% | 293 votes)

Baez (14.1% | 48 votes)

Total Votes: 341

3:02

early polling indicates it is not actually a good question.

Omega Red

3:02

Off topic but do you think Scioscia will manage again?

Jay Jaffe

3:02

On the one hand it doesn't seem that far-fetched given his accomplishments, but on the other, the trend towards younger, less experienced managers who are chosen in part for how well they work with the front office and how well they relate to players says otherwise.

NathanLazarus

3:03

My hot take: Christian Yelich's ground ball rate declined and Eric Hosmer's rose this year, which is part of why Yelich got better and Hosmer got worse.

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