JotCast | Yankees vs. Twins Division Series Game 1 Chat

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Jay Jaffe

9:36

so far the results haven't been great but the Braves have another year of club control so yes, too early

Dodgers Nationals

9:38

Is this one continuous chat until all of the games are over?

Josh Herzenberg

9:38

Folks -- Jay is going to focus mostly on this Yankees-Twins game and I'm going to shift mostly to Dodgers-Nationals

Belli Flop

9:38

Thanks Josh!

lee

9:38

we all fall asleep on the couch until Meg comes back to wake us up and send us to bed

Josh Herzenberg

9:38

This is true

Muxosk

9:40

Bunting :(

Josh Herzenberg

9:40

Probably not the most ideal first inning strategy

Belli Flop

9:40

Lol bunt popouts are fun. I am biased though.

Josh Herzenberg

9:40

Nats fan?

Jay Jaffe

9:41

wow, homer by Sano that just made it into the first row. Twins have a 3-0 homer advantage but are still down 5-4

Josh Herzenberg

9:44

Kershaw walks Rendon, 2 on and 1 out in the 1st in LA. Soto up

Belli Flop

9:47

Bases loaded against Kershaw

Josh Herzenberg

9:48

Will Smith does a very nice job framing on the corners, for anyone interested in that sort of thing

Randy Marsh

9:50

Smith started a bit shaky early on in terms of framing, but this series so far he's been masterful at it

Josh Herzenberg

9:50

yeah, his minor league metrics were always strong

Jay Jaffe

9:50

Sorry, toddler detour. I'm back. I think she's reached her mound visits count

Josh Herzenberg

9:51

She is all of us

Go Barves!

9:52

How do they not check on that check swing??

Roman Numeral Three

9:53

Is there a consensus on Sanchez's defensive ability? Or is it too volatile over the last few years to have a legitimate opinion?

Jay Jaffe

9:54

I have to wonder how much the groin/lower body injuries have had an impact on his framing. When squatting is no fun I have to think everything is that much harder. I also think there's been so much complaining about his blocking that focusing on that may have compromised his framing.

Josh Herzenberg

9:58

Strasburg's curveball -- which is excellent -- is his most-used pitch. Everything in his arsenal has above average horizontal movement. The xwOBA against his changeup this year was .189 and the average launch angle was 0

Jay Jaffe

10:00

and now it's DJ LeMahieu with a big solo homer. 105.7 off the bat, 426 feet on a fastball down the middle. he didn't miss it, folks

Go Barves!

10:01

Dodger fans, how does Turner get pine tar on that particular part of his back?

Josh Herzenberg

10:01

Lots of pine tar, lots of practice swings

Rick

10:03

So what does Austin Barnes's future in LA look like?

Josh Herzenberg

10:03

He's still a plus defender who is under team control. I would imagine the answer has a lot to do with the answer to what Keibert Ruiz's future looks like

Jay Jaffe

10:04

you guys it's a home run

Howard

10:05

That’s 5 with many hours of baseball left

Jay Jaffe

10:05

Gardner, 103 off the bat, 375 to right field. Five solo homers tonight. This is what's made me weary of the flood of 'em, when it's just solo after solo after solo. Well-hit balls, but you don't get as much drama as the big 3-run homer that breaks the dam open in a pressure-packed situation.

Nico

10:10

Does Kershaw look physically well? Command has been especially poor tonight.

Josh Herzenberg

10:10

I certainly don't want to speculate from a TV feed, but he hasn't been great thus far

10:12

Adam Eaton with an RBI single, 2-0 Washington in the top of the 2nd in LA

10:13

Rendon with a double off the wall to score Eaton

Not a good start for Kershaw

Dystopian Future

10:14

I thought that ball was well gone off of Rendon's bat, kind of surprised that stayed in the park.

Josh Herzenberg

10:15

The broadcast keeps dwelling on Kershaw's curveball -- to be clear, it has been his third-most used pitch for a decade. He throws a fastball or slider almost 83% of the time. He isn't locating, but the mix isn't abnormal

Belli Flop

10:15

@Dystopian Future same here

Guest

10:18

So who pitches the 8th for the yankees ???

Mick

10:18

Does Soto usually struggle as much against lefty sliders as his last three at-bats would suggest?

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