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AvatarDan Szymborski
8:01
G'evening!
AvatarAlex Sonty
8:02
Happy World Series Day, y'alls!
AvatarDavid Laurila
8:02
Greetings, all. About to move a load of laundry, then back to chat.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:03
And to you Alex! Though sadly, it signals the end of baseball!
Dreamin
8:03
The two NL West heavyweights we all expected all along
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:03
I guaranteed I did NOT project two NL West teams in the World Series!
Uncle Spike
8:04
I don’t think enough people are talking about the fact that the Braves are in the World Series DESPITE the fact that they are without arguably the best player in baseball.  Would they be an overwhelming favorite if Acuna was healthy?
AvatarAlex Sonty
8:05
With a healthy Acuna, are they so aggressive at the deadline?
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:05
They would be! I admit I thought they were dead in the water.
GoBarves
8:06
Is there a Statcast broadcast? I really don't want to listen to Smoltz and Buck for 4 hours
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:06
Unless I'm mistaken -- which is a regular occurrence -- they don't do any on the Fox games.
AvatarDavid Laurila
8:06
Statcast broadcast is definitely better.
AvatarAlex Sonty
8:06
Could be worse. Could be Costas and Showalter complaining about how the game sucks.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:07
Smoltz does his best to complain!
AvatarAlex Sonty
8:07
He does work hard for the money, you're right
AvatarDavid Laurila
8:07
Showalter is far from perfect, but he's actually pretty good IMO. Far better insight than many analysts.
pabravesfan
8:08
A-Rod and Papi picked the Astros, so it's a lock for the Bravos, right?
Mrs. Phanatic
8:09
Reminder for all of us nerds: the announcers aren’t for us, they’re for the general public that loves pronouncing RBIs as ribbies.
AvatarDavid Laurila
8:09
This is true.
AvatarAlex Sonty
8:09
True, Phanatic
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:09
One downside of the Statcast broadcast is you miss whatever wackiness A-Rod said that Twitter is going on about!
AvatarAlex Sonty
8:09
I don't know what you're talking about, Dan.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:09
I'm just here to watch the world burn! lol
Lzfreak
8:10
Is A Rod still calling this Astros team an upstart underdog?
AvatarAlex Sonty
8:10
(like i literally don't know, as i've only watched a-rod call a game once or twice)
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:10
Did you ever encounter his odd leads vs. even leads thing? I still obnoxiously snark about that.
AvatarDavid Laurila
8:10
It stood out during the ALCS how Chaim Bloom strove put together “team versatility,” with numerous players who could, and did, play multiple positions. They mixed-and-matched a lot. Conversely, the Astros and Braves have more standard lineups, without a lot of multi-position going on. Chas McCormick at all three OF positions is really the only one for Houston, while Atlanta had a few outfielders moving around, but that was more from necessity than intent.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:11
I totally forgot that Kyle Wright was still around when they added him to the roster.
Blue Morpho
8:11
O/U 10 innings combined from starters tonight?
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:12
I'm gonna say over!
egm
8:12
Arod says the word “hitterish” a lot and it’s like nails on a chalkboard to me
AvatarAlex Sonty
8:12
Cringe word
I got the under on 10 IP
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:13
Oh.
Mrs. Phanatic
8:13
Hard under. World Series games in 2021? First sign of danger they’re getting pulled.
Hugh Duffy
8:13
The Braves needed someone to replace Huascar Ynoa. Potential Game 4 starter in Wright. Or long right-handed reliever.
AvatarAlex Sonty
8:13
Jorge Soler has the most power in the WS
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:13
I'm sure, I just forgot he was there. Like the place near me that has good buffalo wings but you have to physically go get them yourself like it's 1993.
AvatarAlex Sonty
8:14
I think his barrel rate is the highest since 2020
AvatarDavid Laurila
8:15
My "let's talk about teams' roster construction" idea  shall play second-fiddle to early-inning action.
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