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AvatarDan Szymborski
2:46
Yup
I voted in 2016, 2018, 2019
You got one this time, didn't you?
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:46
nope, and i probably won't anytime soon
2:47
NY chapter is deep
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:47
Doh, I thought you had mentioned it.
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:47
and it's tough for me to get to the ballpark given parenting
i get my HOF ballot this November
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:47
Yeah, I knew you were rightly (and fairly) annoyed by it.
I might be thinking of Laurila?
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:47
yes he has AL ROY
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:48
I'd like to get a *tough* vote. I haven't had one with a real #1 conundrum yet.
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:48
it would be nice to get an awards ballot, but I'm not lying awake at night complaining about not getting one
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:48
I wasn't *that* far from taking Soroka over Alonso, but it was still relatively easy.
Bravos
2:48
Is it more deflating to get beat soundly in game 1 such as the Indians or in a thriller such as the loser of Reds/Braves?
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:49
Players will tell you that losing a close game hurts much more. Blowouts they just flush from memory pretty quickly
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:48
Gives us a vote to keep us off the streets while we wait for Hall votes!
Guest
2:48
I believe they call it the "skyline chapter"
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:48
Then I'm moving to Cleveland chapter!
Guest
2:49
Jay as someone who has invested a lot into the HOF, is getting your first ballot pretty meaningful for you? Or does it just seem like part of the job?
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:49
I'm very excited. This is a milestone that goes beyond what it means for little old me
Will write about it when the time comes
bb
2:49
What criteria would you use if you got the Manager of the Year vote?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:50
Not sure! Certainly a manger getting the most out of their roster.
v2micca
2:50
Yeah, I'm a die hard homer of Braves a fan, and even I think Alonzo over Soroka last year was an easy call.
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:50
It wasn't a slaughter or anything, but I think it was easy.
Give Tatis 20-30 more games and I would have taken him.
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:50
I'd look at preseason projections, bullpen usage, pythagorean, and stuff that can't be captured stat-wise
Tony Wolfe
2:51
The manager award is hard because I would think the "got the most out of your roster" part would certainly go to Mattingly, but Mattingly also allowed his team to take the field knowing they were COVID-compromised this year
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:51
(and probably other stuff too)
yes, tony
Tony Wolfe
2:51
Which is arguably the most important part of the job in 2020
Grant
2:51
Bauer shutting down ATL has erased the doubts I had about his relatively weak opponents schedule this year
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:51
it's entirely possible that he was helped by the easy slate AND that he's a damn good pitcher
who had a VERY good day
DD
2:52
Is gavin lux a bust? What could the dodgers realistically get for him
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:53
A bit early to call somebody a bust under the circumstances of this year, which for him included COVID-19
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:53
3-13 when not hitting a HR is interesting, but *everyone* is HR dependent. Teams went 180-386 when they didn't hit a homer.
2:54
It's mean to be *too* hard to Vasgersian when he just had to record my last name for MLB the Show.
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:54
Is this threaded response feature new? it's invaluable for these group chats where questions and answers often get separated
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