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Tony Wolfe
10:08
on the other hand, there's a whole other round this year!
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:09
there's a whole other round but those 2-3 games kind of come out in the wash since you could easily be comparing 4 game series vs. 7 game series in the same number of rounds
Tony Wolfe
10:09
that's very true
Mike
10:09
The Dodgers have the same number of games as a team that played a 5 round lds and 7 round lcs since they went 5-0 in the first 2 rounds
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:09
The Mookie Betts show is back in town. 2 singles, 2 steals
weezy
10:11
Every time Mookie does Mookie things, I remember the Red Sox said they couldn't afford him
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:11
it's like saying "we can't afford firewood, we'll just have to burn this paper money instead"
Mad Joe-Don
10:12
You can't buy that kind of financial flexibility.
Mike
10:14
I made a comment on Jays article about Betts last night about how a player like Betts is able to capitalize on so many low probability, high-leverage situations that can swing a single game but don't make that much impact over a long season due to rarity.    Similar to the leverage of stolen bases, those plays can have enormous win probability swings
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:16
Buehler at 74 pitches to start the inning.
Mike
10:16
Playing in a park that seems engineered for stealable home runs has certainly helped
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:17
I've really enjoyed that aspect of this postseason. I see the argument for raising the wall heights as a way to curb homers and increase balls in play, but the robberies are pretty f'ing exciting
Old Friend Mike Petriello had a good piece on them today https://www.mlb.com/news/globe-life-field-home-run-robberies
Guest
10:19
Buehler's last inning, right?
Tony Wolfe
10:19
In all likelihood yes, but if he finishes up quickly Roberts could still give him a baserunner in the seventh
Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes
10:19
Players with a sac bunt and homer in the same WS game?
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:20
it's been done 15 times before tonight. Adam Eaton did it twice just last year and it's totally lost from the collective consciousness https://stathead.com/sharing/TFSlO
CJ
10:21
2019 is so long time ago
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:21
A world of difference, to be sure
Tony Wolfe
10:21
Yeah honestly what from 2019 is still in our collective consciousness at this point
CJ
10:23
Sorry. One more Korea plug - when 'parasite' won, I thought that was going to be how I remember 2020 by. How wrong I was.
Tony Wolfe
10:23
still the highlight of my year, tbh
oh wait no I got engaged
Parasite number two
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:23
LOL. Congrats, Tony!
JT<3
10:23
i have no issues with this era of baseball.  but i wouldn't mind moving the walls back if HRs are "boring".  i just don't want them to ban the shift.  let the players play defense!
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:24
Moving the walls back is a VERY expensive solution, so that's not going to happen. Banning the shift costs $0 so of course Rob Manfred goes to sleep dreaming of the day.
Tony Wolfe
10:24
got it in two weeks before covid reached the states. had no idea I was sinking that buzzer beater when I took the shot
weezy
10:24
Buehler has looked incredible
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:24
As I am fond of saying on Twitter, Walker Buehler is the real f'nig deal.
10:25
The arc of the Dodgers' postseason would be very different if he were still hampered by those blisters
Lzfreak
10:26
I'd put Buehler in for the 7th. Keep the bullpen rested for games 4 and 5 as much as possible. Can always pull him after a batter or 2
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:26
He's at 93 pitches. With this lead, I send him out there and pull him if/when a batter gets on
10:27
There's a new Sherriff in town
Mike
10:27
Reminded of the Joe Davis/Hershiser podcast where they and Dave Roberts each wrote down an answer to "the Dodgers will win the world series if..", and all 3 said "Walker Buehlers blister remains controlled"
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:28
wow, Mike
Re Sherriff, Joc Pederson is due up 5th in this inning so the Members of the Tribe matchup may have to wait.
weezy
10:29
so are the rays (and their revenue) punished by peaking in their success in this pandemic-shortened season? I imagine between gate sales and postseason revenue, they are losing out on a huge chunk of their operating budget
AvatarJay Jaffe
10:30
Well, championship teams typically get the attendance bounce the following year, but right now I don't think anything is guaranteed about paid attendance in 2021.
Dave Roberts
10:30
any chance the Dodgers let Joc bat against a lefty here?
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