JotCast | 2017 World Series Game 5 Live Blog

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Paul G.

9:31

Portland would make baseball stadium road trips more convenient, putting a nice stop between Seattle and the Bay.

Paul Swydan

9:32

Convenience winning the day would be incredibly short-sighted.

CamdenWarehouse

9:32

How was Carson in wiffleball? Something tells me he is either great or awful with no chance for a middle ground

Paul Swydan

9:32

I don't recall.

Mike

9:32

I think there's a pretty good argument that the home park has held the Rockies back from developing as competitive a team and I think that that is not a good thing to create an even more extreme version of the same problem

Paul Swydan

9:33

I think there's a better argument that the Rockies didn't have a cohesive player development strategy for their entire first decade of existence, and that that held them back. When they finally developed one in 2004-05, they got quickly on the right track.

Canyonero Driver

9:33

I think another problem with Mexico City is that anti-Americanism, according to Pew, is reaching record highs in Mexico and it is seems unlikely Mexico would currently have much interest in integrating with the US in just about any way (I tried to make this as apolitical as possible).

Paul Swydan

9:34

Yeah, that's a decent point. But people there still love baseball. Giancarlo could be baseball's version of Rocky.

David S.

9:34

Little League World Series strikezone is now in effect.

someone

9:34

Huge strike zone tonight

Mike

9:34

I had a dark chocolate Twix last week and it was amazing

Paul Swydan

9:34

I can't find dark choc or peanut butter Twix right now. Maddening. Vexing even!

Puig had no idea on that pitch. Nasty.

Tyler

9:35

Mlbpa would have an issue with Mexico I would imagine

Paul Swydan

9:35

So I'm told. But MLBPA doesn't have the power it once did.

kevinthecomic

9:35

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/examining-potential-mlb-expansion-cities...

Paul Swydan

9:35

Yeah, Chris is on this for the Annual again this year. Can't wait to see what he comes up with.

Jota P

9:35

The issue with Mexico City should be that it's veeeery faaaar awaaaay. It's twice as far from Mexico Ciy to Houston as it is from Seattle to Oakland.

Paul Swydan

9:36

And yet, still closer than just about every other non-Canadian international city.

kevinthecomic

9:36

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/examining-potential-mlb-expansion-cities...

Chuckb

9:36

Ump's zone is getting bigger

Paul Swydan

9:36

Must have a steak dinner with his name on it.

Joe Doe

9:36

Do you follow any other proffesional sporting activities?

Paul Swydan

9:36

The list is down to just about just the NBA. I still follow the Patriots, but not much other NFL stuff.

9:37

I like the World Cup. I still love college hockey.

Meep

9:37

Why would any free agent pitcher ever want to pitch in Mexico city, ever?

Paul Swydan

9:37

Because there's only so many teams, and you gotta sign somewhere?

Why did Greg Holland sign with the Rockies?

9:38

Gonzalez didn't exactly go hard after that fly ball, did he?

E-Money

9:38

I broke that news an hour ago

Paul Swydan

9:38

Sorry, didn't see it!

hscer

9:38

do you think Wade Boggs legitimiately broke the Martinez hiring story?

Paul Swydan

9:38

Yes?

Show Hey O’Tawny

9:38

Tell me something about Kapler

Paul Swydan

9:38

Oh, I have the funniest Gabe Kapler story.

I'll save for commercial.

Jstodola

9:39

Who gets Girardi?

Paul Swydan

9:39

No one?

weezy

9:39

I was shocked to see that the Bellinger strike 3 call hasn't been blown up on here

Paul Swydan

9:39

It did, I just didn't pick a lot of those comments, sorry.

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