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Travis Sawchik

5:24

There is something to be said for a radio call ...and it's more difficult to paint a picture without an actual picture

Jeff Sullivan

5:24

Luis Severino is out!

Travis Sawchik

5:25

But most people would prefer the visual

Wow

Jeff Sullivan

5:25

Kepler knocks him out with a double. Chad Green coming in. Severino threw 29 pitches

Travis Sawchik

5:25

The best pitcher not named Kluber or Sale in the AL cannot make it out of the first

Jeff Sullivan

5:25

Baseball is amazing

AdamZ

5:26

Why is there an off center camera angle? Wasn't espn the first network to have the dead center cam?

Travis Sawchik

5:26

My guess is no one thought about elevating the CF camera high enough many years ago .. but i have no real idea

Conor

5:26

Dan schulman just called chad green the Yankees "secret weapon." Chances he read your article Jeff?

Jeff Sullivan

5:26

I don't think it's been published yet

Seff Jullivan

5:27

The HR probabilities on the two dingers, respectively: 68%, 37%

John

5:27

Twins-Rockies. Book it.

Travis Sawchik

5:27

Bryce Harper is gonna love Yankee Stadium II

Home-field advantage not working for Yankees thus far

Jeff Sullivan

5:27

Severino, incidentally: zero swinging strikes

Ryan

5:28

Bullpen game after all!

Show Hey O'Tawny

5:28

CHAD GREEEEEEEEN

Jeff Sullivan

5:29

Current Twins win expectancy, from our scoreboard: 82%

Sam

5:29

Thoughts on Pulling Severino in the first??

Jeff Sullivan

5:29

Right thing to do, with this much bullpen depth. Ask Travis!

Travis Sawchik

5:30

[clears throat]

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-yankees-are-built-to-bullpen-the-w...

Jeff Sullivan

5:30

Severino missed zero bats. Green has gotten whiffs with three pitches in a row

Travis Sawchik

5:30

FanGraphs, collectively, loves the Yankees' bullpen

Seff Jullivan

5:30

Do playoff stats count towards the stats on your esteemed website?

Jeff Sullivan

5:30

No, but they are available on player pages if you click the little postseason button

Nick

5:31

Jeff, do performances like this make you give any credence to the idea of rookie nerves?

Jeff Sullivan

5:32

I believe some guys need a few minutes to settle in. Severino probably would've eventually, but the Yankees didn't have to be patient

Chad Green proving that it's never too early to record two huge outs. Top of the first over, still 3-0 Twins. Could've been worse

Travis Sawchik

5:32

Chad freaking Green

Jeff Sullivan

5:33

All right, it's 3-0 Twins in the first. *NOW* who do you think will win?

Twins (70.9% | 151 votes)

Yankees (29.1% | 62 votes)

Total Votes: 213

Travis Sawchik

5:33

Yankees have five relievers with k% of 30% or better ... that's insane even in this strikeout environment

Jeff Sullivan

5:34

Polling the audience on who it thinks will win, now that the Twins are up 3-0. Currently 68% of voters saying Minnesota

Travis Sawchik

5:34

Ervin Santana called Yankee Stadium a joke a couple years ago? (Per ESPN telecast).... Well, it is

Jeff Sullivan

5:34

Twins win expectancy right now: 73%. Green bumped it down nine points with his two whiffs

AdamZ

5:35

What world do we live in where the Red Sox are a low power/low k team and the twins hit dingers and K a lot?

Ugh Sterling

5:35

Listening to the Yankees radio call. John Sterling and Susan Waldman are positively cackling that you commentator types didn't predict two homeruns with only one out in the first.

Travis Sawchik

5:35

I think Dave did

AdamZ

5:35

You should do a poll as to whether or not people like the one game wildcard playoff

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