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Carson Cistulli

8:53

Hey, Dan and Craig and everyone, I have to make dinner for my wife, who's working late. Because I'm a #hero. Will return, though.

Craig Edwards

8:53

Not sure, but I was looking at this piece today on ump zones. https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/mlb-umpires-2016-review-world-series-pre...

Meg Rowley

8:54

We also published a piece on how different umps' zones differ at THT earlier this year that is interesting. https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/an-exploration-of-mlb-umpires-strike-zon...

Craig Edwards

8:55

thanks Meg!

Meg Rowley

8:55

Also hi all, I'm going to tag in for a little bit while Carson attends to his responsibilities!

Lunar verLander

8:55

A wild Meg appears!

Meg Rowley

8:55

It me, a wild Meg.

8:56

This Nerdcast has been very good so far imo.

CamdenWarehouse

8:57

"The heart rate is real" uh, I sure hope so

Meg Rowley

8:57

Would explain some of the command issues if he were actually a ghost, though.

Poor Mans Rick Reed

8:58

Do we have anybody watching the ARod/Jess broadcast? I like them, but can't pass on the nerdcast

Craig Edwards

8:58

I listen to Jason Benetti on White Sox boradcasts regularly so this doesn't feel like some weird nerdcast to me, which is probably a really good way to do this.

Clay (2000 lbs.) Kershaw

8:59

Jason Benetti is great

Meg Rowley

9:01

Think they are striking a really nice balance of personalities and styles here. Good, good stuff.

Ryan

9:01

I'm not the world's best lip reader, but it seemed real clear what Lester said just there.

Craig Edwards

9:02

As the world's best lip-reader, I can say with certainty that he said, let's go get some flapjacks after the game.

That was a really good pitch from Lester.

francis_soyer

9:03

Too many people picked the Cubs based on reputation. They aren't that good this year.

Craig Edwards

9:03

They won a lot of games, like almost more than anybody in the NL. They are a good team.

Meg Rowley

9:04

They won 95; their BaseRuns record is 94. Rickety bits for sure but they're a good team.

Jason, Ben, Eddie

9:06

I feel like most folks have gotten used to the strike zone box. Is there anyone else who still wants to fire it directly into the sun?

Craig Edwards

9:06

I like it, though there are a lot of people who don't like it.

Sadman

9:07

why don't people like it?

Craig Edwards

9:07

It can be sometimes not accurate and it also takes up a lot of the screen.

Meg Rowley

9:07

It not being perfectly precise also inspires a lot of complaining.

He Hate Me

9:07

I prefer when it's down in the bottom corner of the screen

igor

9:08

I am surprised the Cubs have fallen this far. A few years ago they looked like a dynasty and here they are in a Wild Card game. That's not what anyone expected hence the "not a good team" feelings.

Meg Rowley

9:08

This is what they do on a lot of broadcasts, and It is better imo, though it means not having tracking for every pitch sometimes.

Craig Edwards

9:08

I think expectations are a bit out of whack. Look at the Nationals. They have had teams as talented as the Cubs in multiple recent seasons and not even made the playoffs.

Meg Rowley

9:10

I think when your favorite team has disappointed you and your parents and your grandparents, it is hard to overcome the muscle memory of cynicism, too.

Hank

9:10

What does the Cubs pitching look like in a year or two? Especially if/when Lester declines.

Craig Edwards

9:11

They have Quintana and Hendricks through 2020. I don't think anybody reasonably thought Lester was going to keep things going at the same level too much longer. If Darvish doesn't get things back, they are going to have to go out and buy another pitcher.

Stephen

9:13

How much will the Darvish signing haunt the Cubs?

Meg Rowley

9:14

unrelated: I get what they are going for, but nothing looks dorkier than the MLB Network dudes doing baseball stuff in slacks and a dress shirt.

Craig Edwards

9:14

It won't. They will be fine. He will tie up a good bit of money, but Cubs revenues are huge and will continue to grow. They could increase payroll by like 50% and be fine.

HB47

9:15

how much better would freeand have had to do to be considered for the cy young?

kevinthecomic

9:15

Isn't Corbin a FA this year? - could be a good pick up 4 Cubs

Craig Edwards

9:15

Corbin, Keuchel, and Kershaw.

9:16

Matt Holliday muscles one. Still has that same swing.

Dan Szymborski

9:16

Why I'm not a broadcaster #58: If I'm interviewing Black on national TV, I demand to know if he actually thinks Ian Desmond is good at baseball.

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