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Jeff Sullivan FanGraphs Chat -- 10/13/17
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Jeff Sullivan
10:58
Maybe they could just flash a strike-zone graphic for five seconds by the scoreboard chyron in between pitches
Guest
10:58
is there a less classy franchise in all of baseball than the cubs
Jeff Sullivan
10:58
What does that even mean
The CL
10:58
I'm curious about the trade value of a good but injured closer? For example, if the Mariners wanted to flip David Phelps' final arb year ($6M) what might they get for him coming off of bone-spur surgery?
Jeff Sullivan
10:58
Very little
Flappy
10:58
Holographic bases now! No physical presence at all, but constant outlines available for all to see. Would people like that?
Jeff Sullivan
10:58
At the very least, make the bases softer again
Sharp
10:59
Since its a while til we get the real thing, who gets ALCS MVP: Altuve or Judge
Jeff Sullivan
10:59
Probably something weird like Starlin Castro
RSO
11:00
I'm pretty shocked Girardi opted for Tanaka in game 1 on the road given that his home-road splits are so drastic, and that the Astros have owned him lately. Thoughts on this?
Jeff Sullivan
11:00
Astros love to hit fastballs. Tanaka almost never throws fastballs. I like his chances well enough and I don't care at all about the home/road split
Braves Fan
11:00
Would you still go with Kershaw game 1 knowing that you have these odds?
Jeff Sullivan
11:00
Yes
Jake
11:01
Who's the worst pitcher that will start an ALCS game?
Jeff Sullivan
11:01
Sabathia
Bagel
11:01
What is your go to food when watching a baseball game?
Jeff Sullivan
11:01
If I'm at the game, popcorn, because it provides the most bites and lasts the longest
11:02
It's silly to spend $7 or whatever on popcorn to begin with but if you can move past that, it's a quality time investment compared to like a $8 hot dog
RSO
11:02
If Masahiro Tanaka has 2-3 more dominant postseason starts do you think that will change the Yankees reported stance of not resigning him if he opts out of his contract?
Jeff Sullivan
11:03
I imagine they'd still want to go another direction, finding someone without a partially torn elbow ligament
TJ
11:03
What would happen in a bench clearing brawl in the playoffs - would suspensions be immediate or would you get to appeal?
Jeff Sullivan
11:04
Everything would be sped up. Can't not have playoff suspensions, but you also can't have suspended playoff players playing
Mike Fontenot
11:04
Dogs or Cats?
Jeff Sullivan
11:05
I'd rather see a dog and have a cat
SignedEpsteinsMother
11:05
Jeff: Now, the fact that Baez was free to run in the first place is the dumbest rule in baseball, but it's at least a well understood rule.
Jeff Sullivan
11:05
Full agree
Vic Romano
11:05
"The only reason runners are supposed to maintain contact with the base is so that they don't make an attempt to advance to the next one"  --- I disagree.  The reason runners are supposed to maintain contact with a base is because that's where they are safe.  Otherwise they are out.
Jeff Sullivan
11:06
Jose Lobaton was called out for effectively doing nothing wrong. His cleat bent, and that sprung his leg off the base for a fraction of a second
Sure, he could've slid differently. No one is arguing that.
CL
11:06
Chances the Nationals can keep Harper?
Jeff Sullivan
11:06
0.5%
Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe
11:07
Remember that time Jack Zduriencik acquired Ryan Langerhans (http://tinyurl.com/ybdrakeg) just four days after a fan suggested it on an MLB fan chat (http://tinyurl.com/y7j4t767). Was Zduriencik really as bad as everyone thought?

Yes. Yes he was.
Jeff Sullivan
11:07
I imagine by that time Zduriencik already had the move dialed in
Fun memories!
Tyson in Oklahoma
11:07
Do you think implementing a pitch clock will significantly decrease playoff game times? Or do you think there is something else about playoff baseball that will make the games still take 4 hours?
Jeff Sullivan
11:08
There's something else. Playoff games always take longer, for a variety of reasons. But the pitch clock will still help somewhat
All right, I need to get rolling
That's six and a half hours of chatting since last night. OK!
11:09
Thank you everybody for hanging out, and I'm sorry for what I didn't or couldn't address. We'll do it again next week at the same time, and until then, be well and have great days
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