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Chat Live With BtB On Tuesday At 2pm EST

Update II: It's go-time!  Click through to the full article to view the chat window.  We're early!

Update: Yes, that means either today or tomorrow, depending on when you read this.  We're like the Butterball hotline except for baseball instead of turkeys, so get your questions ready!

We're going to give this a try.  And even if the only success is fulfilling my life goal of hosting a live chat, well, that's still a success!  So mark it on your calendars and tell all your friends:

BtB Live Chat: Tuesday, February 3rd at 2pm EST

(That's right after a Joe Sheehan chat at BPro and right before a Tim Dierkes chat at MLBTradeRumors, if you're into those guys.)

I'll host the chat and let any of the other authors contribute their two cents if they're available.  When the time comes, click below to read the full post, and you'll see the chat window.  Get your questions ready!

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great opp. to make fun of Sheehan and start a blog war

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by devil_fingers on Jan 30, 2009 2:59 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

“Joe, since you recently analyzed the Orlando Hudson using EqA and plus/minus, and didn’t even mention VORP or FRAA/R, is there any reason the latter pair shoud exist in their present form?”

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by devil_fingers on Jan 30, 2009 3:09 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Ho ho ho.

Webmaster of Driveline Mechanics
http://www.drivelinemechanics.com - An Unconventional Look at Scouting

by Kyle Boddy on Feb 3, 2009 5:51 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Asking for what?

You wanna start something, big guy?

"I don't set the rosters, I just make fun of the guy who does" - Rob Neyer

by Marc Normandin on Jan 30, 2009 3:15 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

It's on!

Sorry, someone had to do it

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by devil_fingers on Jan 30, 2009 3:17 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, yes they did.

Because that’s what I was thinking of. You’re going to get served, R.J. I’m going to spam this chat into next week.

"I don't set the rosters, I just make fun of the guy who does" - Rob Neyer

by Marc Normandin on Jan 30, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You know what would be better?

Institute the disemvoweling feature that Kotaku uses. Trying to read sentences like this:

“Th Rys r wsom nd thy wll wn ths yr”

would be pretty funny.

by Marc Normandin on Jan 30, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, why am I commenting...

I’m supposed to be a serial lurker on this site. Nothing to see here, folks.

by Marc Normandin on Jan 30, 2009 3:30 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Who ARE you?

Actually, any tips from a professional live chatter?

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Jan 30, 2009 3:33 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You will have a ban button

and be ready to get cussed out for not choosing certain people’s comments (if people show up to chat at least).

I just got back from your mom's basement.

by Warden11 on Jan 30, 2009 9:45 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You know

I never understood how tough it was to answer everyone’s question until I started hosting those myself. Yesterday was a great example of that, especially with the season (and fantasy season) coming up on us.

by Marc Normandin on Jan 30, 2009 11:41 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Very true,

they just keep coming. And of course, it’s all personal because it’s the internets.

I just got back from your mom's basement.

by Warden11 on Jan 31, 2009 1:09 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

heh

I had never heard of one until I read someone use the phrase “blog war” in another context.

I can’t possibly think of a more nerdy thing than a “blog war.”

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by devil_fingers on Jan 30, 2009 3:14 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

— Publicly quoting from any Monty Python movie

— Mocking someone for using Excel rather than Access/MySQL

— Refreshing a blog post more than 20 times an hour to see if someone commented on it

— Participating in a sub-thread discussing things nerdier than a blog war

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by devil_fingers on Jan 30, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I’ve been mocked on MCC for using SPSS instead of R.

I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.

by oldjacket on Jan 30, 2009 6:06 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

- Writing oppressively about baseball?

(Don’t hurt me guys)

by xanthan on Jan 30, 2009 3:31 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that’s better. Also I have no idea why I wrote ‘oppressively’.

by xanthan on Jan 30, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Obviously...

Because what we do is oppress the game. We hate it, and refuse to watch it outside of the means of a spreadsheet. Duh.

by Marc Normandin on Jan 30, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Very true, my basement doesn’t even have a TV.

Also, I hate RBIs and batting average!

by xanthan on Jan 30, 2009 3:43 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

*RsBI

Where does making questionable spelling corrections on baseball abbreviations rank on the list?

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by iamawesomer on Jan 30, 2009 3:49 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know...

But it took a lot for me to not say “Also, I hate RBI and batting average!”

Fixed.

But I guess I just did it anyways.

by Marc Normandin on Jan 30, 2009 3:51 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

We had the RsBI or RBIs debate on McCovey Chronicles a couple of days ago.

by xanthan on Jan 30, 2009 3:52 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

There was a serious one on Baseball Fever a while ago.

I actually think Sky was a part of it. Dude wanted to convince the world that RBIs were actually an extremely useful stat, and it eventually just devolved in to him angrily telling him he couldn’t respect the opinion of anyone who didn’t write RBI.

by philkid3 on Feb 4, 2009 2:37 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Rush

I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.

by oldjacket on Jan 30, 2009 6:05 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

My blog had a mini war last year with Three Guys and a Sports Page.

I would be lying if I didn’t say part of me wishes we weren’t bigger for no other reason than making it a real war.

by philkid3 on Feb 4, 2009 2:31 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I really wanted to vote Maybe

But then I realized I’ll be in the office then, so I just went with Yes :(

btw I wonder how many “yes, author” votes we’re gonna get, we’re up to 4 already!

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by iamawesomer on Jan 30, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I’ll be at work too. I can sneak in and out of the chat most likely.

by xanthan on Jan 30, 2009 3:20 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

wish I could make it...

but I have to make a paycheck, too.

by BraveBronco0121 on Jan 30, 2009 4:06 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I will be here

Chats are fun.

Cover it live is always a great format to use.

by dougdirt on Jan 30, 2009 5:01 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Good to hear.

I like the potential for posting polls, pictures, etc. And it seems pretty easy to use.

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Jan 30, 2009 5:17 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Very easy to use.

Great tool.

I just got back from your mom's basement.

by Warden11 on Jan 30, 2009 9:46 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Although,

aside from the moderating, I’m not sure it’s any better than threaded comments like SB Nation uses.

I just got back from your mom's basement.

by Warden11 on Jan 30, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Wish I could be there

But not only am I at work, I’m going to be heads down getting ready for a software release.

Maybe next time.

by Dan Turkenkopf on Jan 30, 2009 9:03 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

There's a thing called school.

For those children who claimed they’ve been a fan of their favorite team all their life, or even since they were about four or five years old: bullshit. There’s always that certain event or certain player that draws to the sport and draws you to a team. For me, Nomar Garciaparra was that reason. - Nick Coviello: I Try To See Rocco, But All I Think Is Nomar; 1/9/09

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 30, 2009 10:54 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Looks like I'm not going to math tomorrow.

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by Jack Moore on Feb 3, 2009 1:31 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Math is important!

And you must have really high (or low, I suppose) expectations for this chat.

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Feb 3, 2009 10:36 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I never go to that class

I’m a dirty rotten class ditcher

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Juuuust a bit outside!!
http://www.rightfieldbleachers.com

by Jack Moore on Feb 3, 2009 1:25 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

OMG OMG OMG 15 minutes away!!!!eleventy!11!

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by iamawesomer on Feb 3, 2009 1:44 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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