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Craig Edwards

2:23

Who are you going to bench? especially when Hicks comes back. I think they live with the defense for a while and hope it gets better.

Anonymous

2:24

What are GMs feeling today? Relief? Excitement? Just another day at the office?

Craig Edwards

2:24

I would imagine they are excited.

mph

2:24

I'm not watching because I'm at work but does anybody know what Miles Mikolas' facial hair situation is

Craig Edwards

2:24

It's exactly what you think it is.

Ray Liotta as Sholess Joe

2:24

I know this question gets asked often, but what do we do about the out-of-market viewing for cord cutters? There is no incentive for me not to steal streams from the darker corners of the internets.

Jay Jaffe

2:25

Have you read my pamphlet, "So You've Decided to Steal Streaming Baseball?"Because that should set your mind at ease. Steal all you want.

Rob Manfred's heavies aren't coming to your house

Paul Sporer

2:25

If you're out of market, isn't MLB.tv an option?

Jay Jaffe

2:25

*this advice does not constitute legal information.

Craig Edwards

2:26

out of market or in market? because out of market has MLB.tv. In-market, there are a few cheaper, streaming options like sling, youtube, directv, hulu that might be decent options.

Paul Sporer

2:26

I typed and re-typed a msg about blackouts as I don't think wants me dropping 527243 f-bombs in one msg. But I truly hate blackouts. Not entirely related to the out of market question, but just wanted to rant

another bad dynasty manager

2:26

Hey: does anybody know when mlb.tv will change its policy about blackouts? IIRC, a couple of yrs. ago, the commissioner was on TV and saying they'd relax the rules. But because I live btw Baltimore and D.C., I still can't watch their games unless I want to pay for a bunch of useless cable stations I can't afford.

Jay Jaffe

2:26

Nobody knows anything. It's a situation that MLB really needs to rectify, though, because it's costing the sport a percentage of its fans.

Paul Sporer

2:27

Whoa, I basically anticipated dynasty mgr's Q lol

Craig Edwards

2:27

baseball's real problem isn't existing fans finding baseball, it's getting newer fans to the sport.

Paul Sporer

2:27

Exactly

Jay Jaffe

2:27

and that's part of it, too

Paul Sporer

2:27

And this horsepoopoo doesn't help that

Orioles

2:27

Orioles would be a very good college team this year.

Craig Edwards

2:27

but could the troops beat them?

Paul Sporer

2:28

Are you sure? My Longhorns are pretty stout

Guest

2:28

The Orioles have scored a run, so it could be worse

Jay Jaffe

2:28

This is what you say when you're on a raft surrounded by sharks, without food, and only one of your two legs having become chum

Craig Edwards

2:28

Your 2019 Baltimore Orioles: It could be worse

Matt

2:29

Did Scherzer strike out the side in the first (K-K-HR-K)?

Craig Edwards

2:29

I say no.

Adam

2:29

That andujar "error" was really on Birdy.

Matt

2:29

That E Andujar got was a great attempt at a really tough play.

Anonymous

2:30

I know we're all ironically talking up Luke Voit today, but is it sneaky possible he's actually a bit better than his 115-120 wRC+ projections?

Jay Jaffe

2:30

I'm not trying to be ironic. I certainly think he can do the job for the Yankees, and yes, I think the range of possibilities includes him outhitting his projections.

2:31

Long Wong Bomb

Craig Edwards

2:31

The Dexter Fowler Rehabilitation tour gets off to a good start when he doesn't realize he got a walk and goes to first after a 30 second delay. Aguilar makes fun of him at first and then Kolten Wong knocks it.

Now Bader

2:32

Cardinals have some questions offensively at the bottom of the order with Fowler and glove first guys in Wong and Bader, but that's a really good start.

Andrew

2:32

Geez deGrom and Scherzer are both dealing. That's like the 5th time the side has been struck out

Craig Edwards

2:33

they are already midway through the sixth. Scherzer and deGrom can solve pace of play by pitching every game.

Dan

2:37

What’s the difference between the green and grey line on the win probability graphs? Neutral verse team adjusted?

Craig Edwards

2:37

Correct

EonADS

2:38

Chris Davis looks totally lost. That last AB was really bad, he swung through Tanaka's sinker twice.

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