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Paul Swydan

10:05

FranGraphs!

Who is the best Fran? Fran Drescher?

TengoPreguntas

10:05

Paul, you don't need to post this, I'm serious if you've ever tried to visit this site via mobile and had the ads just totally lock up your phone. You guys do a pretty good job of eliminating predatory ads, but they do happen, wich i imagine you don't see because of your fangrpahs position

Paul Swydan

10:06

Creating a better mobile site is on the top of our priority list. Unfortunately we only have a full time staff of 9 people, and most of those people are tasked with writing.

The predatory ads are just a fact of life. When they are reported we do our best to eliminate them. If you see them, please report them.

Vic Romano

10:07

I had to double check that it wasn't suddenly the 7th inning stretch. Why is this happening?

Paul Swydan

10:07

It's a nice gesture, but this was not the right way to go about it. As with most things MLB does, it was nice idea, horrible execution.

10:08

And yes, I have experienced the predatory ads. I know the frustration like all of you do. And I am in Appelman's ear every time I see them. FWIW, it's been awhile.

Ben

10:08

Carew won a bunch of batting titles. You don't want to name it after Cobb.

Paul Swydan

10:09

Fair enough.

Jeff Zimmerman

10:09

So did Boggs

Paul Swydan

10:10

Maybe someday it'll be the Miguel Cabrera award.

EccentricChemist

10:11

Why not name it after Cobb, he already has the Humanitarian Award named after him...and Gywnn gets the award over Hornsby? Was this just a thing for people that were still alive/should have been alive to enjoy it.

Paul Swydan

10:11

I'm sure that had something to do with it.

Jay B

10:14

How nice is Petco, and San Diego? Not rhetorical

Jeff Zimmerman

10:15

Great, If anyone said it is the best, I couldn't argue with them

Paul Swydan

10:15

I enjoyed it a great deal. When I went, which was .... 2005? 2006? Probably 2005, I was struck by how many ads the ballpark had, because at the time I was living in Denver and the Rockies were very slow to allow ads on the outfield walls. Now, I probably wouldn't notice them as much.

Coach

10:16

What new features will fangraphs be implementing in the near future? I would really like to advocate for being able to filter by beginning and end dates.

Paul Swydan

10:17

Filter where? You can do that in the player game logs...

Jeff Zimmerman

10:17

You can already by going to the game logs

Paul Swydan

10:17

If you mean the leaderboards, yes, I agree, that'd be fantastic.

But not that simple.

Eldridge Cleaver

10:17

How close is Mookie Betts to the Trout/Harper discussion? I know it might sound crazy, but outside of Goldschmidt and Altuve there aren't many guys with the potential to hit .300 and get 55-60 SB+HR.

Paul Swydan

10:18

I love Mookie, but he's a step down from those guys. There may come a time when he works his OBP to an elite level, but right now he's not there.

Jeff Zimmerman

10:18

The issue is that SB (in real life) aren't that valuable.

Jim

10:18

so, the MVP (al) is going to be the Mike Trout trophy?

Paul Swydan

10:18

Well played.

10:19

Max Scherzer, top 15 pitcher, just comes in, meanwhile the AL just threw Kelvin Herrera. Woof.

Chuck

10:19

With Clevelands starting rotation locked for the short term at a steep discount vs market rates, does it make sense for them to push all in and trade unproven guys like Zimmer and Frazier to upgrade with a guy like Wil Myers who is young and has multiple years of control? (Just using this as an example)

Paul Swydan

10:20

I mean, I think it does, but their moves over the offseason should tell you that they are never going to push in like that.

PITCH looks good.

With her ponytail behind her hat, she reminds me of Kima Griggs from "The Wire."

Jeff Zimmerman

10:20

I think they can bring in some 1-year stop gaps and hope the younger hitters can contribute once the pitching gets expensive.

Dave Stewart

10:21

You've run out of questions, just like I've run out of prospects to trade. I won.

Paul Swydan

10:21

We didn't run out!

10:21

SD is a military town i.e. terrible

Paul Swydan

10:21

I dunno, I was there for less than 24 hours, but I had a great time. And I hear good things on all fronts except cost of living.

10:22

The ballpark and surrounding neighborhood were great, and it has the beach and warm weather. And tacos. So many tacos.

Rick

10:22

Dave said new FG shirts were given out at Staten Island. What do they look like?

Jeff Zimmerman

10:22

Not sure, I had to leave early

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