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Eric A Longenhagen

8:33

I think the grips are easy to learn but the finer details of pitch manipulation are tougher (pronation, finger pressure) and a big part of creating movement separation between the two pitches.

BTW two first-pitch hacks at fastballs from the Dodgers so far.

Brian

8:34

I forgot Markakis was still playing...

David Laurila

8:34

Brian Snitker said before the game that you have to manage Nick Markakis to truly appreciate him. Called him a presence.

Brian

8:35

What could be done to get May a better spin axis?

Eric A Longenhagen

8:35

I think you just leave it the way it is. He's really good, I wouldn't risk messing him up.

David Laurila

8:36

Asked about Game 7s, Snitker said today that it's a baseball game, but it's a different baseball game.

John

8:36

How do projection systems tend to approach RBI? I would think that it could be tricky as they are so heavily dependent on who hits in front of the player in question

Ariel Cohen

8:36

Typically based on a distribution of batting order, expected production by teammates surrounding. For those projection systems simulating - R and RBI are simply an output of the simulated season model.

Eric A Longenhagen

8:36

But let's say you *wanted* to. I've seen guys' axis altered by either arm slot change, change in stride direction, or change in hand position. I'm not sure which one would theoretically suit May best, like I said I'd leave well enough alone..

Ariel Cohen

8:37

As for the ATC projection system, ATC blends the approaches used by its underlying systems, regressing on how accurate the systems performed historically.

A quick explanation on ATC: https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/the-2020-atc-projections/.

Nate

8:39

This is easily Anderson’s biggest game ever pitched, right?

Eric A Longenhagen

8:39

oh yes

David Laurila

8:40

Looks like Gonsolin time.

Ariel Cohen

8:40

Typically, Game 7 on an LCS would be a rookie's biggest game ever pitched.

Eric A Longenhagen

8:40

So just one from May.

Ian Anderson's Sleepy Eyes

8:40

I guess the most obvious question right now is whether the Dustin May decision pays off. What do you think the Dodgers plan to get out of him today?

Ariel Cohen

8:40

Looks like not much.

David Laurila

8:42

Just saw that Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Sid Hartman has died at the age of 100. A legend at Target Field and the ballparks that preceded it.

Eric A Longenhagen

8:42

How many innings does Tony Gonsolin go?

< 3 (56.7% | 34 votes)

3-4.2 (18.3% | 11 votes)

twice through the order independent of all else (21.7% | 13 votes)

5 (3.3% | 2 votes)

6+ (0% | 0 votes)

Total Votes: 60

Ariel Cohen

8:42

Here is the WE after 1 inning.

8:44

Two batters, two fly-balls from Gonsolin. One left the yard.

Zon

8:45

the WE just dipped a little more south

Ariel Cohen

8:45

29.4% now.

Lzfreak

8:46

Braves starters always seem to run high first inning pitch counts

Nate

8:47

Do you think a healthy Cole Hamels would of helped Braves or more so prevented progression and chances of a new pitcher such as Anderson?

Eric A Longenhagen

8:47

Good question. I think at the very least he'd have helped stabilize things during the middle of the year when the team was feeling around in the dark for a whole rotation.

David Laurila

8:47

No idea what tonight's final score will be, but the Cardinals won 1934 Game 7 by a count of 11-0. Dizzy Dean got the win.

Eric A Longenhagen

8:48

Okay well Rosenthal just gave us the anser

Ariel Cohen

8:48

This season, we have two Game 7s in the LCS. Can anyone tell me the last time that we two game 7s in the championship series in a single year?

Dodger Fan

8:49

'04

Ariel Cohen

8:49

'04 is correct.

Danny Baseball

8:49

If it's Tampa vs. Atl they could have played the WS at home with fans.

Eric A Longenhagen

8:49

pass

Guest

8:49

2003, 2004 only times

Ariel Cohen

8:49

'03 was Marlins and Yankees.

Eric A Longenhagen

8:49

Hittable fastball for Pache, that.

Ariel Cohen

8:50

Yankees went to two consecutive ALCS game 7s in the 2000s ...

Eric A Longenhagen

8:51

Tough to walk the 9 hitter...

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