JotCast | 2017 NLDS Game 5 Live Blog

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Jeff Sullivan

5:56

Maybe you can't blow 85 miles per hour past a big-league bat after all

Andrew

5:57

Maybe less need to pinch hit for Gio now.

Jeff Sullivan

5:57

Can confirm

Should still have a short leash

fastballs

5:57

why do they keep throwing them to Michael Taylor? That's all he hunts

Michelle

5:57

So this Michael Taylor hero narrative... not what I expected.

Jeff Sullivan

5:57

THERE'S ONLY ONE OCTOBER

ChatzMcGee

5:58

I bet that’s the highest pitch Taylor has hit a for a dinger.

Jeff Sullivan

5:58

Now I wonder if that's actually true. He's just aggressive enough to try to do that a bunch. Mark Trumbo-esque

stever20

5:58

why don't the Cubs have anyone up in the pen?

Jeff Sullivan

5:58

They don't trust their pen

Jesse

5:58

Is Taylor a legitimate starting outfielder at this point?

Jeff Sullivan

5:58

His defense is good enough that you can accept the offensive decline coming next season

Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe

5:59

Nats Radio just said that was Weiters’ first career bunt hit. Since you looked it up, when was the other?

Jeff Sullivan

5:59

Last year against Boston

Wait, no!

6:00

Upon further examination, that was a sacrifice that turned into a busted fielder's choice

So to correct the record: first bunt hit of Matt Wieters' entire career. Wow

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

6:00

Not knowing that Nats, why is Michael A Taylor doing well so surprising? I see 3+ WAR, 105 wRC+, and 19 homers. He's good but not great, no?

Jeff Sullivan

6:01

He's fine. Strikes out a bunch but runs into dingers. Sort of Keon Broxton-y

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

6:01

I retract my question, having now looked at Michael A Taylor's previous seasons.

Seth Moko

6:01

Related to Michael Taylor: unsolicited plug for Joe Sheehan's newsletter and article today on Dusty's handling of Taylor vs. earlier Dusty handling of a young Corey Patterson. Really good article

Major Minor

6:02

Who gets more ABs for the Nats next year - Taylor or Robles?

Jeff Sullivan

6:02

Taylor

Pie

6:02

Jeff, what are your thoughts leading into the ALCS?

Jeff Sullivan

6:02

It will be very good

Lance McCullers will be very important

6:03

Ah, the good ol second-inning intentional walk

hscer

6:03

well now we know Ernie Johnson's definition of batting around

Show Hey O'Tawny

6:03

Harper just needs to spend another two months in the woods without a razor and he’ll look just like Jayson Werth

Louis

6:04

Jeff, did the Nats bat around in the second?

Jeff Sullivan

6:04

I've become a believer in the 10-batter theory

Andrew

6:04

Do you see McCullers filling the old fireman (or new Andrew Miller) role? Devenski was definitely the go-to for that during the season

Jeff Sullivan

6:04

Both important, but Devenski might be wearing down. And Peacock/Morton can't go deep

6:05

Zimmerman strikes out. That was anticlimactic, but nevertheless, it's 4-1 Nationals after two

ChatzMcGee

6:05

Not sure this one was higher, but it’s the highest pitch I could find on StatCast: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/videos?video_id=1533930183

Andrew

6:05

"Nats bat around in the 2nd"....Ernie is on team 9 apparently

Wally

6:05

Does Hendricks always pitch up this much, or just missing?

Jeff Sullivan

6:05

I think it's been more of a recent thing for him, if memory serves

Shrewd Cat

6:06

What was Joe Maddon drinking? Looked like dirty creek water.

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