JotCast | 2017 World Series Game 5 Live Blog

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The Hamburglar

8:14

What will John Smoltz preach to us about tonight? Cant wait to be lectured for 4-5 innings

Paul Swydan

8:15

LOL

Did anyone listen to the Bill Simmons-Jack-O pod where Jack-O claimed Smoltz was outright rooting for the Astros? I found that amusing.

This is lude-icris

8:15

I just realized this isn't Sporer

Paul Swydan

8:15

Go take a lap.

Grimace

8:15

did Smoltz master the art of talking while his mouth is delayed?

Paul Swydan

8:15

I'm....not sure. Did he?

Mike

8:16

No one's going to boo Beyonce but I think she had a better chance of singing it in LA than she does in Houston

Paul Swydan

8:16

Beyonce's a Houston native. I'd be surprised if that was the case.

Simon

8:16

MLB.TV stream is exactly 25 seconds behind cable TV feed

Paul Swydan

8:17

Good to know. And, I love you all that are watching on MLB.tv, but I'm not going to wait 25 seconds to react to stuff. Sorry. :-)

Canyonero Driver

8:17

Someone somewhere is stupid enough to boo Beyonce. Someone somewhere would boo Mother Teresa.

Paul Swydan

8:17

Maybe individually. Not in a giant crowd where people are going to yell at them.

LJS

8:17

GHW Bush is no Texan

Paul Swydan

8:17

Right, right. Sorry.

Canyonero Driver

8:17

Astros fans are applauding the Bushes for not buying their team.

Jstodola

8:17

So cool to see both Bush’s

Safety Stegosaurus

8:17

W with the heel turn on the Rangers

Paul Swydan

8:18

I mean, sort of, yeah. But I liked seeing him out there anyway.

Pie

8:18

No I meant you don't typically see the mega mega stars do the national anthem (ie it's not worth their time)

Paul Swydan

8:18

That's because MLB doesn't pay enough. Generally speaking, MLB can't get out of their own way.

Jstodola

8:18

Who closes for Houston?

Paul Swydan

8:18

Whoa, a baseball question? I'll say Devenski.

Sterling Mallory Chris Archer

8:19

How are you watching the game, Paul?

Paul Swydan

8:19

In my living room on my large television that is connected to Verizon FIOS.

CamdenWarehouse

8:19

Who was the last person to submit their article for the annual this year?

Paul Swydan

8:20

Almost no one has submitted. But the answer will almost certainly be Cameron or Cistulli.

Anonymous

8:20

Giancarlo for Beyonce, straight up

Paul Swydan

8:20

I'll take Beyonce.

Mike

8:20

I would guess it's especially hard to get mega stars for games 5 through 7 since they aren't guaranteed to happen

Paul Swydan

8:21

Right. The night to have her sing was last night.

Guest

8:21

What time does this game end? I say 12:08 est

Paul Swydan

8:21

Bold. I'll say it goes later than that.

alpha309

8:21

Paul, are you by yourself tonight for the whole game?

Paul Swydan

8:21

I mean, my family is home, but I don't think they're going to be doing any live blogging.

Yes, I'm flying solo.

8:22

And we're off!

Mike

8:22

I'm not going to miss the train sounds when we go back to LA let me tell you that

Paul Swydan

8:22

Agreed. The train was a stupid gimmick. The only thing cool about this ballpark was Tal's Hill, and they got rid of it because somehow they weren't grinding enough money out of these fans.

Joe

8:23

I thought the annual wasn't a thing this year?

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