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Dan Szymborski

8:42

Go by the Earl Weaver philosophy. Focus on what a player does well rather than what he can't.

Ryan

8:42

Carson, is Charlie Blackmon the best ever fringe five alum?

Craig Edwards

8:43

Another interesting development with Lester is that he is much more of a Fly ball pitcher than he used to be due to abandoning the sinker.

Carson Cistulli

8:43

Actually, he predates the Fringe Five. Mookie Betts and Jose Ramirez appeared among the top five in the first season, though. Obviously I didn't anticipate what they'd really become.

Morbo

8:43

Surely Kluber must still be the best Fringe Five alum.

Carson Cistulli

8:43

Kluber predates it, as well!

Andrew

8:43

Until future MVP Max Schrock debuts.

Carson Cistulli

8:43

Right. Naturally.

CamdenWarehouse

8:44

Kluber and Mookie were FF guys, right? they'd be above Blackmon

druidiful

8:44

Carson does not anticipate anything actually occuring.

Carson Cistulli

8:44

Also true. All is darkness.

Dan Szymborski

8:44

Carson's optioned Fringe Five to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Alex

8:44

Have to follow this game through MLB Gameday and this chat because my streaming service doesn't include ESPN. Jokes on you now MLB you are getting my eyeballs for ad revenue.

Ryan

8:44

Don't I remember you being obsessed with his minor league numbers though?

Carson Cistulli

8:46

Yes -- and, perhaps wrongly, an AFL season. But he seemed to have a great foundation of skills. Lot of ways he could be non-elite and still quite good.

igor

8:46

Listening to baseball on radio, the way it is meant to be experienced!

Nitro Nic

8:46

I am watching on my parents log in because they’re adults

Sadman

8:47

shellacked

Carson Cistulli

8:47

Over 100 mph for Almora.

Jason, Ben, Eddie

8:48

As a fellow left handed person named Kyle, I feel as though I'm living and dying with each pitch by Freeland. I'll let you know in a couple hours if this was healthy or not.

druidiful

8:48

Look at that first baseman move!

Carson Cistulli

8:48

Was that on Freeland for not getting to first?

Craig Edwards

8:48

Freeland needed to get over just a hair quicker, I think.

Carson Cistulli

8:49

Hm. Yeah. Was probably late. Should probably beat Murphy.

Gila Monster

8:49

Is everyone outside Chicago rooting for the Rockies. A Rockies-A's World Series would be insane.

Craig Edwards

8:49

MLB and tv executives would not be fans.

Joe

8:50

These postseason patches are disgustingly horrible looking.

Skyline

8:50

How many more over 3 WAR years will zobrist have, and is it at all related to the size and constitution of his beard?

Sadman

8:50

"I agree with k-zone all the time. It's a safe place to be." lol

Carson Cistulli

8:51

Charlie Blackmon!

Tyler

8:51

That ball just seemed to float at the end.

Shirtless George Brett

8:51

The seem to be hitting Freeland pretty damn hard

5 Run Homer

8:51

The hell happened to Willson this year?

Jason, Ben, Eddie

8:51

As a black man not named Charlie, I am elated by that defensive play. I may have run out of loose connections to Rockies players.

HB47

8:51

Why have Rockies outperformed projections so much yhe

Dan Szymborski

8:52

I dont' think they've outperformed *that* much. They've overperformed, but we're not taking A's overperformance

They could be ab etter team, but they also squander opportunities

Craig Edwards

8:52

He was still decent, but big dropoff in second half could be related to his first mostly full season a year ago, plus a full load this year. Catching takes a toll.

Jason, Ben, Eddie

8:53

Are those ump stats they keep citing available on the interweb somewhere

Dan Szymborski

8:53

Is Blister in the Sun the most commonly played musical riff from a song about masturbation heard in baseball parks?

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