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Dave Cameron
12:02
Happy Game 7 Day everyone!
Should be a fun night.
I'm on live blog duty tonight, so come back and join me as we watch two great teams fight it out for the title tonight.
12:03
We'll start this chat in a few minutes.
Charlie Morton
12:05
When am I pitching tonight?
Dave Cameron
12:07
Let's say McCullers goes 4-5. Keuchel is probably first guy out of the pen, and he's probably good for 2. That leaves 2-3 innings for some combo of Morton, Peacock, and Verlander, my guess. Peacock is probably the "closer", so maybe Morton gets the 7th?
Bleh
12:07
How long can/will Jansen go tonight?  Two innings last night seems to knock him down to maybe only 1 tonight.  I don't envy Dave Roberts
Dave Cameron
12:07
I think he's counting on adrenaline overcoming exhaustion. I doubt he'll ask Jansen to get 6 outs, but I could see him coming in in the 8th to put out a fire if need be.
Grimace
12:08
Odds of seeing Rich Hill for a bit tonight? Threw less than 50 pitches last night obviously
Dave Cameron
12:08
Don't think they'll need him. With both Kershaw and Wood available as LHP starters out of the pen, plus Watson and Cingrani, they have no shortage of lefty arms.
12:10
My guess is Roberts hopes for something like Darvish for 5ish, then Watson/Wood for some of the bottom of the order outs, then Kershaw/Jansen when the line-up turns over.
Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe
12:10
Over/under 3.5 dingers tonight?
Dave Cameron
12:11
Under
Jeremy B.
12:11
Without being biased by the results, can we say that Dave Roberts bringing his second-best reliever into a high-leverage situation in the fifth inning (with his team TRAILING) was an excellent decision?
Dave Cameron
12:12
In the context of winning Game 6, yes, it was a bold call that showed the courage of his convictions. I've never seen a manager get booed by his home crowd for a pitching change at this point in the year. Given how bad Morrow was on Sunday, it took some serious stones to take Hill out at 58 pitches and put Morrow in at that point.
But, there is an argument that the decision might have been a won-the-battle-lost-the-war decision. By pulling Hill there, he left himself with a potentially weakened pen tonight.
Patagent
12:13
Is this the best World Series in recent memory?
Dave Cameron
12:13
Last year was amazing.
This is up there.
I'll leave it to others to part whether this is better than last year.
stever20
12:13
In some ways, with having Wood and Kershaw a day fresher, isn't this a better insurance policy for the Dodgers in case Darvish wasn't good?  Especially given the actualities of how the game 6 actually went?
Dave Cameron
12:14
They were going to have Kershaw today either way. Having Wood fresh tonight isn't all that helpful, given that the guys they need to get out crush lefties.
Josh
12:15
Where is Morrow in the Dodger's pitching hierarchy tonight?
Dave Cameron
12:15
I would bet we see him, but maybe just for a few batters.
Bobert
12:15
Dave, do you think using Wood tonight is a smart move for Roberts?
Dave Cameron
12:16
If he pitches much, Darvish probably struggled again.
Hannah Hochevar
12:16
Was it just me thinking they should have hit for Verlander with 2 on?
Dave Cameron
12:17
Wasn't two on; the bases were loaded. But no, mathematically, taking the offensive upgrade there is a better play than getting more outs from Verlander. But no manager would have even considered it.
discord
12:17
What has more trade value: five years of Boston outfielder Andrew Benintendi or five years of Houston infielder Alex Bregman?
Dave Cameron
12:17
Bregman
Guest
12:18
Did you agree with Roberts bullpen strategy last night? Riding the big 3 again and pulling Hill early?
Dave Cameron
12:18
I wouldn't have gone to Kenley in the 8th up two.
And tried to steal an inning from one of the lesser guys there.
Guest
12:18
Any unexpected gut feelings on tonight?
Dave Cameron
12:19
I don't know why, but I think the Dodgers jump on McCullers and get a big early lead.
Robbie
12:19
When would you have taken out Verlander last night?
Dave Cameron
12:20
Pretty much when Hinch did.
Patage nt
12:20
Which team has been making better in game decisions?
Dave Cameron
12:20
Dodgers
Randy
12:20
McCullers, Morton and Harris with Keuchel as the lone lefty in the pen. That should be it for the Astros right?
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