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Eric A Longenhagen
8:28
not trying to flex
LLW
8:28
I think my takeaway from the third year of the statcast booth experiment is that it's proven itself conceptually and now they need to explore how the project evolves over a full season
Randy Arozarena
8:29
Any news on Matthew Liberators?
Meg Rowley
8:29
Yeah, I'd really like to see what they could do if they didn't have to do so much education on what it all means every time they broadcast.
Derek
8:29
Unfortunately I think the existence of ESPN+ means that the Statcast booth has found its forever home
Meg Rowley
8:30
Which they do a good job of tbc. But I think they could really grow it into something even cooler if they didn't have to also do that part.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:31
Yeah, it's extremely helpful that in 2020, we no longer have to spend time explaining that OBP and SLG are useful and things like that.
Until things break through to the public generally, you have to do a lot of education.
Derek
8:33
Do we know what happens if a covid outbreak occurs on a playoff team? The Titans situation should have reminded everyone that pro sports teams aren't somehow magically protected from that happening again
Eric A Longenhagen
8:33
MLB has bubbled for the playoffs, which worked without incident for NBA and NHL. I think they'll be okay. If someone breaks the bubble and gets COVID their team should just forefeit, imo.
Meg Rowley
8:35
Josh Naylor sure sent that.
Solo shot.
Eric A Longenhagen
8:35
Josh Naylor, huh?
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:35
Nayled it
Derek
8:38
Did Robero Perez just show bunt there?? 0-0 with no one on?
Cole Carter
8:38
I agree, Eric, but does Bauer's reveal of how the "bubble" actually operates worry you?
Eric A Longenhagen
8:38
I haven't seen that.
Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes
8:39
How much education do they need to do on an ESPN+-only broadcast? You don't accidentally end up on the nerdcast. (Though many of us would love to be there but can't!)
Kwah
8:39
Josh NayloHr
Meg Rowley
8:40
I think they appropriately view it as an entry point for folks who are curious about advanced stats as well as those who are already in the know
8:42
tomorrow is .... there's gonna be... it's too much baseball maybe
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:43
Yeah, it's gonna be tough following everything.
I can have a lot of baseball on simultaneously but I can't play close attention to more than a few games at a time
Guest
8:45
hitterish
Sam
8:46
I was just thinking about that. Part of it will be fun but it's a bummer that it'll be hard to be completely invested in a single game
Hugh Duffy
8:46
Was looking at the ZiPS Postseason Game-By-Game Odds (looks good!), but I noticed that it has Sixto Sánchez lined up for Game 3 and Pablo López lined up for Game 2, when the Marlins announced Sánchez for Game 2 and López for Game 3.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:46
Thanks!
8:47
hadn't seen the announcement
lmb2020
8:49
The zips robot's weakness will always be Dan (this is a good thing)
Meg Rowley
8:49
Wow. Two run shot for Torres.
Eric A Longenhagen
8:50
Do today's game change the way you view the Twins/Astros series?
Yes, I'm on HOU now (26.5% | 9 votes)
 
No, I'm still on MIN (50% | 17 votes)
 
No, I was always on HOU (23.5% | 8 votes)
 
Total Votes: 34
Derek
8:50
I was so excited for postseason Bieber and instead we're getting this :(
Eric A Longenhagen
8:50
same, huge bummer.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:50
Updated!
Kwah
8:51
GleybeHR Torres
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:51
Now we're reaching!
segiddins
8:51
Is it just me, or is Stanton just too passive on balls in the zone?
Meg Rowley
8:52
His zone swing% is actually up this year relative to last year, thought down from his first Yankees season/his Marlins years.
Guest
8:53
Do you and the other Fangraphs writers have a side chat going among yourselves, or is everyone not on this chat just watching the games by themselves?
Eric A Longenhagen
8:53
probably the latter, unless there's a cool kid table i don't know about.
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