JotCast | 2017 World Series Game 2 Live Blog

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Travis Sawchik

8:36

What's in it for me?

powder

8:36

Everybody give Travis all the phone #'s of people they don't like (or do, I guess)

Travis Sawchik

8:36

Yes, give me their phone numbers. I will educate them about flyballs and various related matters.

Sharp

8:37

They joy of edifying someone with a little bit of knowledge and turning them into a Fangraphs evangelist.

Cowdisciple

8:37

These 4PM start times suck. Won't someone please think of Alaska?

Sharp

8:37

The moRE24 you know!

Show Hey O’Tawny

8:37

“Have you heard the good news? The depth on Clayton Kershaw’s slider has changed”

Joe

8:37

You have TV in Alaska?

This is lude-icris

8:38

And wifi apparently

Bruce

8:39

I am a high school senior, and my father and I are both big baseball fans. The problem is that whenever we have a discussion about a pitcher, he will say " well he only won x games, so he isnt giving his team a chance to win, and therefore is not good". How do I convince him that wins do not repersent how often a pitcher gave his team a chance to win or not, and that there are much better ways to evaluate pitchers performance than wins?I have tried many times and each time we end up at an impasse. (For context, my father grew up watching and rooting for the Orioles of the late 60's and early 70's where they had 4 20 game winners on the staff)

Todd Derrikson

8:39

Vin got paid for those 67 years right? Like he wasn't a prisoner?

Eric Weinstein

8:39

very likable move of Joe Buck

Daniel

8:39

Joe doth protest too much

Travis Sawchik

8:39

Kidnap your father and take him to saber seminar (or) simply buy an Ad-Free membership as a holiday gift

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

8:40

Solution: new father.

Todd Derrikson

8:40

Dad's like baseball, but have no idea what they're talking about

Joe

8:40

If he liked Vin Scully so much, he would stop his lame moralizing that Vin never does.

kevinthecomic

8:40

"gave 67 years of his life to the Dodgers" -- ummm, i'm pretty sure he was compensated in some manner

Travis Sawchik

8:40

John Smoltz talking rpms?

CamdenWarehouse

8:41

Would Appelman hire me to cold call people to try Fangraphs?

Dave Cameron

8:41

That was a pretty good curve.

2nd inning Hill looked better than 1st inning Hill

Travis Sawchik

8:41

The worst he could do is say 'no'

Daniel

8:42

The team that never strikes out seems to have picked an interesting time to shed that label

Conner from AZ

8:42

Save for the Bregman swing, Astros hitters have looked like they have no idea what they should be looking for in 11 innings

Mattingly's Sideburns

8:42

DadGraphs

Travis Sawchik

8:42

Remember when the A's signed Rich Hill for $6M in 2016?

Todd Derrikson

8:42

Why so much U2? Did we do something wrong?

Travis Sawchik

8:42

Love Rich Hill

JTT

8:42

I cant tell if John Smoltz is into advanced stats or he is crotchety. He is aware of them at least....

Kuma

8:42

What effect does spin rate have?

Travis Sawchik

8:42

I think he wants to resist them but is gradually giving in

Dave Cameron

8:42

High spin = more whiffs, low spin = grounders

Dan Szymborski

8:43

Ernie Johnson trying to understand Statcast was halfway between funny and sad.

Canyonero Driver

8:43

So is Dan like still part of this chat or what?

He Hate Me

8:43

No spin = knuckleball

Dan Szymborski

8:43

I'm in an out! There was a cat-related issue to deal with.

Joe

8:43

Where are Dave's friends?

Dave Cameron

8:44

Right next to me.

Eric, Jacob, and Kip, for the record.

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