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Meg Rowley FanGraphs Chat - 8/13/19
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Meg Rowley
2:53
Bryant.
cavebird
2:53
Why not engage in anti-Mets trolling?  It is so fun!  And baseball is supposed to be fun.
Meg Rowley
2:54
I don't think anyone enjoys a thing they love being made fun of, except perhaps me with the Mariners, but I use the Mariners as a low stakes way to feel sad, so.
Morris Buttermaker
2:55
Is Alonso's season really that impressive. He does one thing. He hits home runs in the most homer friendly environment in history. I get it 38 is a big number. But... Take away the juiced ball and what does his HR total look like at the end of the year? 30? Is that ROY numbers? Both Tatis and Soroka have been far better. And you could make the case that Tatis is as good of a power hitter as Alonso.
Meg Rowley
2:57
I mean, I said I would vote for Tatis, but I think you're underselling Alonso's contributions here, and overlooking some similarly "hey, is this really an indication of true talent?" bits with Tatis.
Dave
2:57
Would you ever go appear on The Ringer MLB show?
Meg Rowley
2:57
I have, and had a very nice time.
They do a good show over there imo.
John
2:57
How much of outperforming your Pythagorean W-L record is based on RP strength?
Meg Rowley
2:58
Certainly helps. When the Mariners were over their skis last season, it was due in no small part of Díaz being so extraordinary in close games.
Jnitz
2:58
I see the offensive seasons that Alonso and Tatis are having, but Soroka might have the lowest ERA for a rookie in the modern era and a WHIP under 1. How is that not considered just as historic seasons as Tatis (injured part of it) and Alonso (rookie HR recorded with changed ball)?
Meg Rowley
3:00
He's very good, and I think worthy of down-ballot consideration, but in terms of total production, I think this case is gonna be fairly obvious.
J
3:01
Didn’t the mariners start like 13-2? What went wrong?
Meg Rowley
3:01
They aren't a very good baseball team.
J
3:02
Is this your first end of season award ballot?
Meg Rowley
3:02
Yup.
Chat Mapman
3:03
My friend sold me on wearing turf shoes for our slow pitch league. Just enough grip and sooo much better on the joints.
Meg Rowley
3:03
I'm happy for your knees.
Kervin
3:03
The Rays have the third best BaseRuns in MLB and would have a 6 game lead on the Yankees by BaseRuns record. The Rays are underperforming their BaseRuns by 5 games and the Yankees over performing by 10 games (!). Is the universe just against the Rays being successful?
Meg Rowley
3:04
That's still successful! They're in a playoff position.
Goldman Sachs is Evil
3:04
Do you have any shame in working for an investment bank that steals from the poor around the world?
Meg Rowley
3:05
Well I don't work there anymore, so, that might answer your question.
Voice
3:05
Random q, but I'm starting a podcast soon, and as a man with a fairly high pitched voice, have long been less than confident in my speaking voice (unless I'm teaching and thus visible). How do you feel comfortable with yours? (That could read as an insult! Please do not, asking because you are a kind person who might have a useful thing to say.)
Meg Rowley
3:07
Just know that absolutely no one likes their own voice. I mean, maybe like, Meryl Streep loves her voice or James Earl Jones. But hardly anyone likes their voice. I think the easiest way to numb yourself to it is to listen to your episodes. You'll be less actively bothered by it, and you'll see spots where you need improve.
Rusty
3:07
Could a team demote someone - like Freddy Galvis to triple A, then trade them after the deadline?
Meg Rowley
3:09
No -- he's been on a major league contract this year
this explainer is pretty useful
Them again
3:09
So now we're sensitive about making fun of teams, though some fan bases deserve to be anthropologically studied? Interesting. Also, bull[swear].
Meg Rowley
3:11
I think the particular behaviors of each fanbase are really interesting? Some Mets fans have disliked criticism of the team's decision, but are vocally critical themselves. I think that's interesting.
Mets fans happen to be the ones in the comments, but we Mariners fans are an interesting bunch, too.
3:13
Alright everyone, I need to get rolling. Thanks for the questions, and sorry for what I didn't get to. Have good days and weeks!
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