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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 10/13/17
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Jeff Sullivan
9:58
That is, when comparing BaseRuns record against actual record
We might see some increasing deviation over time, I don't know, but I'm waiting for evidence
ssf
9:58
If Texas is as locked in to competing next year as they claim, is there a realistic path to fielding an average-ish rotation this offseason in the event they don't acquire Ohtani?
Jeff Sullivan
9:59
Has to begin with figuring out what happened to Hamels. If Hamels is just some glorified No. 3 now, they're in a heap of trouble
Sadman
9:59
Hi Jeff! Did you get enough sleep?
Jeff Sullivan
9:59
The west coast is wonderful
I am so deeply thankful that I didn't have to write about the game last night. I would still be doing that right now
Anthony
10:00
Who is the worst team remaining? Yankees?
Jeff Sullivan
But all of them are great
No shame in any of these teams winning the World Series, from here
Oscar O'Bannon
10:00
Jeff, hello. Remember when some were questioning if the Cubs average first half meant last year was a fluke? They’ve won more games than anyone the last three years. The fluke was kind of absurd.
Jeff Sullivan
10:01
Anyone who thought last year was a fluke is stupid
There were fluky elements, sure, like the extremely low team BABIP, but the Cubs are legitimately terrific
Anthony
10:01
How many more strikeouts for Judge until the hot takes start coming in from NY media that Girardi needs to sit him down?
Jeff Sullivan
10:01
I couldn't possibly imagine caring
Robert Mulligan
10:02
If you have replay, why not use it?  Does it matter how long he is off the bag?  If a ball is only a little over the yellow line? Lobaton and Dusty seemed to accept it.
Jeff Sullivan
10:02
There's nothing wrong with challenging the play, and there's nothing wrong with the interpretation. I just wish these wouldn't be outs anymore
Jay
10:02
More brutal playoff ending: Cleveland or Nats?
Jeff Sullivan
10:02
The Indians were up 2-0 in the series. That's worse
stever20
10:02
Will last night with Scherzer change the calculus on starting pitchers working on really short rest like what he tried to do?
Jeff Sullivan
10:03
Scherzer didn't actually pitch that poorly
Marshall
10:03
Suppose a player only ever hit singles and never walked. What woukd his batting average need to be for him to be the best hitter in baseball?
Jeff Sullivan
10:03
This year's leading wOBA was .437
10:04
We can work through this pretty easily http://www.fangraphs.com/guts.aspx?type=cn
Let's set a target of a .438 wOBA
10:05
The player would need to bat .499
Chuncey Wiggins
10:06
It seems like there is a frenzy surrounding the Braves. Every new article increasingly implies that there were major, egregious practices going on...how much of this is just writers finding something salacious to write about, and how much of this is a brazen organization throwing rule of law out the window?
Jeff Sullivan
10:06
I'm pretty comfortable assuming that the Braves went above and beyond the industry standard for nefarious international behavioral practices
Matty P
10:07
I know some hardcore sabers say nerves dont play any factor in games. I dont think thats true at all. Indians had 7 errors in the last 2 games after leading the AL in defense. That impacted the outcome tremendously
Jeff Sullivan
10:07
Who's to say errors are nerves
10:08
I don't think anyone believes there's no such thing as human emotional influence. We just can't actually tell when it's there
Slider
10:08
With Santana bruce smith Shaw free agents and brantley chis Allen and miller potentially gone next year, did the Indians miss their chance?
Jeff Sullivan
10:08
No
Show Hey O'Tawny
10:08
Was there anything they could have done to shorten that game last night?
Jeff Sullivan
10:08
I mean, not really. So many runs, so many justifiable delays, so many pitching changes
10:09
But that was the longest 9-inning playoff game on record
Robert Mulligan
10:09
Lobaton's secondary lead was pretty big or Contreras doesn't even throw.
Jeff Sullivan
10:09
Doesn't change the fact that the replay review was obnoxious
Yes, Lobaton should've been closer to the bag. Yes, he should've ideally slid differently. Yes, Contreras made a good back pick. It was still stupid
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