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Craig Edwards

3:03

checks out.

Sick

3:05

Is there anyway to have a more disappointing 89 win season? Asking as a Mariners fan in the dumps.

Walter Benjamin

3:06

Hopefully Scioscia returns just so "Scioscialism" can become an established term

Craig Edwards

3:06

There's also the Rays. The Cardinals, too, if losing it all in the last week is worse than having a good season, but being way out of it for a month. I'd lean towards the Mariners being the worse because of the expectations midseason.

Jay Jaffe

3:06

so long as we're stuck with Twitter, we also need more Sciosciaface to get us through the long season

Meg Rowley

3:07

On the other hand, James Paxton could have needed TJ. That would have been worse.

CamdenWarehouse

3:07

yes, friend. A 47 win season is more disappointing.

Goat

3:07

I don't think Counsell deviates - Hader stays on the bench unless Brewers are ahead.

Craig Edwards

3:08

could be. I can't imagine he wouldn't pitch the bottom of the ninth if it is tied though.

stever20

3:09

one thing interesting- so far today no relief pitcher has thrown enough that they would be out for tomorrow....

Donaldson Ducks

3:09

Does Scioscia have a HOF chance? What managers currently have a HOF career in the making?

Craig Edwards

3:09

knebel's spot is coming up next inning as well.

Jay Jaffe

3:10

a chance? sure. I think he's rather borderline, lumped in with a lot of long-timers who won only one World Series including contemporaries like Piniella and Leyland. Bochy is a sure-fire HOFer, and I'd bet Maddon winds up there too. Oh, and Francona definitely.

Walter Benjamin

3:11

why do games never start at 1,4, or 7 sharp, but always five, seven, or nine minutes later?

Jay Jaffe

3:12

so the networks can sell ads

Meg Rowley

3:12

I think they do it that way to allow an intro to the game without having to reach back into the prior broadcast hour

Craig Edwards

3:12

you tune in at 1 and watch 10 minutes of commercials with 5 minutes of pregame.

Meg Rowley

3:13

Ruh roh.

3:14

No one should pitch, but like, why the hell does anyone catch?

stever20

3:15

so crystal Ball Jay.... how many HOF players are playing in this game right now?

Craig Edwards

3:16

Catching is really, really hard and I don't think we appreciate it as much as we should.

the royal we.

Jay Jaffe

3:16

re: HOFers in this game, that's tough. There's nobody who's particularly close right now. If I had to guess I'd say Bryant and Yelich are the ones who will wind up having good shots. If Lester were pitching, I'd include him just to bulk up the stats, but I'm not particularly keen on his case or his chances.

hof OVERALL

3:19

Okay. What about the postseason overall? You've covered Verlander and CC and Kershaw (or have you? But we know that). What else? What are we thinking on: Betts, Sale, Stanton, Altuve, Correa, JRam, Lindor... I can't think of anyone else who isn't just "give it a lot more time" like a Bregman.

Jay Jaffe

3:19

I'll save this idea for an article. Too much going on to do much research.

stever20

3:19

this game couldn't have been drawn up much better for Milwaukee, could it?

Meg Rowley

3:19

They could be ahead still.

Craig Edwards

3:20

Wilson has actually been pretty decent this year, but that isn't how he's likely to be remembered in Chicago.

Mattingly's Sideburns

3:20

If you include Maddon in this game is he a HOFer?

Jay Jaffe

3:20

yes, said so in a different question. I'd say he's got stronger odds than either Bryant or Yelich.

Meg Rowley

3:21

That induction speech is going to be unbearable

libre

3:22

It's physically impossible to root against Lorenzo Cain, right? It's not just me?

Craig Edwards

3:22

Is this a rivalry, though?

Meg Rowley

3:23

He is delightful

Jay Jaffe

3:23

aesthetically, he's one of my favorite players to watch, for sure.

Meg Rowley

3:23

He is just a delight

Stephen

3:23

I caught flu once attempting to root against Cain

Walking Stephen Piscotty

3:23

If Yelich homers, I'm running out of the house

Meg Rowley

3:23

Be sure to check for cars before you go into the road

Dystiopian Future

3:23

When did Yelich rip his pants?

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