JotCast | 2017 World Series Game 5 Live Blog

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Dave

11:10

There are two ways to be a good announcer, in my opinion. One is to actually provide incisive, pithy commentary. That's very hard to do. The other is to be well versed in the vernacular of the sport and steeped in its particular culture. It's performative, a way of signaling group membership/affinity. I find it much easier to appreciate announcers when I keep in mind you can be good the second way, too.

Paul Swydan

11:10

Yeah but Buck is good in neither of those ways.

Bert Campaneris

11:10

How many "The Ball is Juiced" articles are being published/posted tomorrow morning?

Paul Swydan

11:10

Zero, I hope. I don't know if you all have noticed, but I'm tired of hearing about it.

Meh? Jeets

11:10

Crazy prediction: Ken Giles is tonight's winning pitcher

Major Minor

11:11

Ever since the homer, McHugh hasn't been able to get a double play.

Paul Swydan

11:11

Damn rally killing homers.

Scuffy Mcgee

11:11

Kershaw is a phony. Im sad to admit. Ace kver 1

Paul Swydan

11:11

Kershaw and Meryl Streep - just a couple of phoney baloneys.

Long Live Jeff Frye

11:11

Everyone knows the best job in baseball is working the call center for the Colorado Rockies.

Third Seager

11:11

Would you rather have McCarver?

Paul Swydan

11:12

Depends on which McCarver.

The McCarver of the 80s was insightful and witty. The McCarver of the 2000s was old and cranky.

Tom J

11:12

Why do none of my messages ever get through to the chat?

Paul Swydan

11:12

I don't know, make better comments? :-)

Tommy

11:12

Agree that smoltz/buck have very little chemistry

Paul Swydan

11:13

No one has good chemistry with Joe Buck.

Evan

11:13

What's the dave joke?

Paul Swydan

11:13

Dave doesn't know anything about pop culture.

Hold on, need my laptop cord.

11:15

That's a fun game though. I'm gonna ask Dave how many Wu-Tang members he can name at the Winter Meetings.

InternetStranger

11:16

I'm a little behind but Mike Scott was a losing 1986 NLCS MVP

Anonymous

11:16

Bold strategy to inject a Game 5.5 into the WS this year. Lucky Maeda vs. McHugh agreed to it

Brandon M

11:16

Wasn't Richard Nixon part of Wu-Tang? Or was that's watergate? I can never remember

Paul Swydan

11:16

You're close.

11:16

You guys are making me feel OLD... I'm gonna start throwing out Pink Floyd references

Paul Swydan

11:17

I like Pink Floyd.

Mister Puppy

11:17

Hell I can't name a Wu-Tang song

Paul Swydan

11:17

Oy.

Tayne

11:17

Important WS Question: What are your thoughts on Anthony Senzatela and Kyle Freeland? Mid-rotation starters? Back end guys or to the pen they go?

Paul Swydan

11:17

Senz - pen, Freeland - back end/mid end

John Autin

11:18

This is the last night of my 2-week vacation. I need an extension!

Paul Swydan

11:18

Damn. Thanks for spending it with us!

Kip for President

11:18

Over/under Dave knowing two Wu Tang members?

Paul Swydan

11:18

I want to take the over.

Mike

11:18

Is Maeda a sleeper WS MVP pick?

Paul Swydan

11:18

Very sleeper.

Ryan

11:19

Wu Tang clan isn't pop culture anymore, it's old man music now

Paul Swydan

11:19

It is. But it's pop culture from Dave's and my youth.

Also, don't call me old, Ryan, you jerk.

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