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2017 AL Wild Card Live Blog
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Jeff Sullivan
5:00
Hello friends
Welcome to 2017 AL Wild Card Live Blog
Travis Sawchik
5:02
[Jeff's supporting actor enters]
Howdy, folks
Jeff Sullivan
5:02
One year ago in this game, the Orioles lost to the Blue Jays by using Ubaldo Jimenez
5:03
Welcome, Travis, to your first FanGraphs playoff blog! It's overwhelming!
At work
5:03
Go twins!
Unpopular Opinion
5:03
Go Yankees!
Travis Sawchik
5:03
My heart rate is up, Jeff
Jeff Sullivan
5:03
Who do you think is going to win?
Yankees (73.6% | 190 votes)
 
Twins (26.4% | 68 votes)
 
Total Votes: 258
5:04
Who do you want to win?
Yankees (29.3% | 76 votes)
 
Twins (70.7% | 183 votes)
 
Total Votes: 259
5:05
Running a few polls. Early indications: 75% of people think the Yankees will win, but 75% of people want the Twins to win
Travis Sawchik
5:05
Just a reminder, this wild card round could be better (right Yankees and Dbacks Nations?) https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-improve-the-wild-card-round/
Jeff Sullivan
5:06
In what inning will the Yankees go to their bullpen?
1 (4.2% | 10 votes)
 
2 (2.5% | 6 votes)
 
3 (2.1% | 5 votes)
 
4 (17.3% | 41 votes)
 
5 (38.4% | 91 votes)
 
6 (29.5% | 70 votes)
 
7 (4.6% | 11 votes)
 
8 (0% | 0 votes)
 
9 (0% | 0 votes)
 
10?! (1.3% | 3 votes)
 
Total Votes: 237
Brendon
5:07
Any thoughts on the winner of this game going on to face Trevor Bauer first instead of Kluber?
Jeff Sullivan
5:07
Travis, I'm putting you on the spot
Travis Sawchik
5:07
That was a bit of a surprise by the Indians ..saving Kluber for Game2
5:08
But I was there in person today to hear why they are doing this ...
5:09
The Indians and Kluber apparently prefer he be on regular rest for a potential Game 5 ... and potentially be ready for a Game 1 ALCS start if the series is completed in four games or less in the Indians' favor
BUT if you lose Game 1 in a best-of-five, you have a 32% chance to win the series (all other factors being equal)
5:10
Of course not all other factors are equal , and maybe the Indians like the way the matchups play out with Kluber starting Game 2 ... but still curious
Jeff?
5:11
Severino begins postseason with a 100 mph fastball for a strike
Jeff Sullivan
5:11
Just in time for the first pitch, I lose my connection!
Wild that the Yankees haven't won a playoff game in five years
Travis Sawchik
5:11
Where are chatting from, Jeff?
Jeff Sullivan
5:12
I'm chatting from my office in Portland, Oregon. Yourself?
Dinger! Leadoff dinger!
Travis Sawchik
5:12
My half-finished basement in Bay Village, Ohio #basementblogginglife
Jeff Sullivan
5:12
99.1 miles per hour. Dozier Dozier'd it
kevinthecomic
5:13
final score, Twins 1, Yankees 14
Travis Sawchik
5:13
I imagine the Indians (and Twins) are pretty happy with this start
Adam
5:13
My heart rate has been up for hours, Travis.
Travis Sawchik
5:13
Postseason baseball!
Jeff Sullivan
5:13
Mauer with a pop-out, if that counts as a pop-out. He's one of the least-pop-uppy players in all of baseball!
5:14
And there's our first pitch that Gary Sanchez doesn't catch cleanly
Chris G
5:14
man, i hate the stream delay, spoilers
Jeff Sullivan
5:14
I thought *I* was on a delay with my own stream
J
5:15
How do you feel about Hicks in CF, Ells at DH and Headley on the bench?
Travis Sawchik
5:15
Connecting…