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Ben Clemens

9:52

I really have no idea what that was there.

Was there an insect out there or something?

Dystopian Future

9:52

Does Anthony Rendon ever not look totally relaxed?

Ben Clemens

9:52

He does have a very demonstrative take, but that little hand wave was something else.

Craig Edwards

9:53

I just did a google image search and can confirm that he always looks relaxed.

5 Run Homer

9:53

Soto has a weird stance

Craig Edwards

9:53

Is he a flat-earther?

Wire Fan

9:54

Buehler's gotten away with some bad pitches

Ben Clemens

9:54

You know, batting average is a bad stat. It's dumb. But Howie Kendrick is hitting .440 since July 28th, apparently, and that's pretty amazing.

9:55

Oh no, "professional hitter" is back.

Craig Edwards

9:55

That one to Soto for sure

5 Run Homer

9:56

Howie Kendrick is the professionalest hitter

Craig Edwards

9:56

very adeqautic

9:57

professional hitter is basically just a way to say has a high batting average without actually saying that.

Fire Ken Tremendous

9:57

The Life Adeqautic?

Craig Edwards

9:57

brimming with adequatulence.

Dystopian Future

9:57

I always wonder when they call guys professional hitters, who isn't a professional hitter? Are they sneaking in random people from the street every once in a while to hit?

Ben Clemens

9:57

Look, only the Marlins and Orioles are doing that, it's not everybody.

Guest

9:58

I always interpreted professional hitter as patient/ high OBP

Ben Clemens

9:58

For whatever reason I associate it with a low chase rate.

Connor

9:58

The Yankees have an extremely effective training video so the random guys they bring in turn into professional hitters

Ben Clemens

9:59

"Hello, and welcome to Yankee Industries."

5 Run Homer

9:59

going the other way is vital in being a professional hitter

Dystopian Future

9:59

Professional hitter is the go-to term whenever a hitter works the count to 2-2 or 3-2 and broadcasters run out of other things to say.

Ben Clemens

9:59

The real key is that professional hitter is a way to compliment someone when you don't really have any concrete things to go with.

cO.COa

10:00

Generally older too, no?

Ben Clemens

10:00

Yeah probably.

Thom

10:00

What's worse: "professional hitter", or "good piece of hitting"?

Ben Clemens

10:01

Oh for me it's professional hitter by far. Good piece of hitting makes me laugh.

Ryan

10:01

So, what's the record for most walks *combined* in a post-season game?

Craig Edwards

10:02

Not sure, but in Game 3 of 2005 World Series, both teams had at least 9 walks and combined for 21 walks in the 14 inning game.

Ben Clemens

10:03

It's not fair to the White Sox, but that might be the most forgettable World Series in my memory.

Craig Edwards

10:03

Graphics people when mentioning Chicago championships repeatedly forgot it over the last few years.

Ben Clemens

10:04

I just remember the Albert Pujols/Brad Lidge confrontation from that year.

Craig Edwards

10:04

Seager does nearly the same thing as last time, but this time, he gets a hit.

Mo money, Molina

10:04

kendrick is a liability out there

Ben Clemens

10:04

It seems quite likely to me that Kendrick is hurt.

Craig Edwards

10:04

The White Sox employed the reverse opener that year where all their starters finished the game.

Dystopian Future

10:05

Imagine if those sorts of commentaries happened in any other industry; if all the FanGraphs comments on your articles just talked about how you were a real "professional writer". Or how LeBron James is a real "professional passer".

Craig Edwards

10:05

I wouldn't mind it, to be honest, which is maybe part of why it happens.

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