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Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat - 5/7/21
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stever20
3:16
when will the Tigers do the same thing with Miggy?
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:19
Man, if he doesn't get the milestones this year — still needs 128 hits and 11 homers — I don't see how they can keep him around.
WinTwins0410
3:19
Jay, it feels like Pete Rose really has left the scene in terms of fans/HoF discussion. I can't think of the last time I heard his name/case really discussed robustly.  Is it fair to say that at this point, there’s just nothing much more to say about Charlie Hustle?
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:20
it's as dead a horse as there is but it will continue to be beaten past the point of Rose's death because every scandal creates a false-equivalence opening for idiots to come out of the woodwork ( "Steroids? Sign-stealing? How can you not ban those guys but ban Pete Rose?") as if the penalty for gambling hadn't been EXPLICITLY spelled out a century ago.
Guest
3:21
Pujols talked about hitting against Dotel in a podcast.
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:21
will have to look into this more closely outside the chat but I'm still skeptical there's a gotcha moment ehre
Dalton Wilcox
3:22
Is Lamet not the perfect example of people overrating the crap out of 2020 results? I feel like something happened that has been slightly downplayed
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:24
The stuff was certainly there before 2020. 30.6% strikeout rate in 2017 and '19. then he stopped allowing homers at a time that a whole lot were flying out. So no, I don't think this is a perfect example.
Tigers Fan
3:24
Using your crystal ball...do you think Cody Bellinger will make it to the HOF?
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:24
I'd guess not. Already we've see wide variances in his year-to-year performances.
Guest
3:25
Any idea why Bill Dahlen never made it into the HOF?
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:27
He's been considered a bunch of times and gotten some support (10/16 in 2013, 8/16 in 2016) but those committees include a whole lot of ex-ballplayers, none of whom is especially well-versed in 19th century baseball, and too few historians.
3:29
OK folks, it's time for me to roll! Thanks so much for stopping by this week. Stay safe — if you haven't gotten vaccinated yet, please go get that shot as soon as you can, and work on getting those 12-15 year olds their shots ASAP too— and we'll see you next week.
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