GDT(2/4): Atlanta Braves @ Toronto Blue Jays - Mahlom vs. Morrow - 12:37 PM ET

[cesarb182]

I Just got home, why morrow only pitched 2 innings? he got injured?

[o2cui2i]

Cecil Rocking the Ks!!!

[Angrioter]

Cecil is good

 

Bring back Chacin and Josh Towers and send both to the Delabar program

[o2cui2i]

I Just got home, why morrow only pitched 2 innings? he got injured?

 

forearm tightness and he was really shyte

[HERPDERP]

so uh..Cecil for rotation?

[Metallijay]

Give him a break. He doesn't have in depth knowledge of the rule book to know what a walk is.

 

Oh look a little internet stalker, how cute, the president of my fan club.

[Rajaifailedgrade1]

We really need to win this game..So important..

 

Series splits don't get you back to 500

[Rajaifailedgrade1]

Get on base Izturis, do something useful

[LGBJ29]

It looked like a base hit off the bat. JPA needs a big jump to score. It was deceiving. He got doubled off. It happens.

 

One of the first things you lean in base-running is "freeze line drive." Not sprint to the next base and expect it to fall. And that was hardly a line drive it was a weak pop up that didnt even escape the infield. Either JP forgot how many outs there were or has horrible judgment. Either way he has no excuse for that

[kcjaysfan]

Get on base Izturis, do something useful

 

Ask, and ye shall receive!

[LGBJ29]

so uh..Cecil for rotation?

 

if it aint broke dont fix it

 

(Cecil, not the rotation)

[Cello]

Izturis walks

 

a leadoff walk

[deadlee]

so uh..Cecil for rotation?

 

Cecil's DEALING in the bullpen. With Oliver out.. we need a solid arm in the bullpen for 8th inning et al. Cecil failed as a starter, and is throwing gas now.

Besides, he's not stretched out ..and that will probably take atleast a week.

 

I think he's a better bet in the BP.

[Cello]

BONI sac-bunts Izturis to 2nd

[LGBJ29]

weak AB Gose..its up to Melky

[Rajaifailedgrade1]

f***...This is a huge waited opportunity..

 

Come on Melky, Don't swing at garbage

[deadlee]

C'mon Jays lets get a lead in this inning, and get Jansen (sic) in to shut the door!

 

Btw, Jannsen not warming up... y'all notice that?? He hasn't pitched in a while either. Fishy??

[Angrioter]

Melky hit + Janssen

[Deadpool]

Nothing better than a sac bunt after a 4 pitch leadoff walk... Why wait to see if he gives you anything right?

[Cello]

Gose grounds out

 

Izturis still @ 2nd, 2 out

[fatcowxlive]

C'mon Melk....

[kcjaysfan]

Everyone has been in key situations. I'd rather him strike out do not roll over on a low pitch.

So what were the situations for the other two GDP?

 

Since you apparentely couldn't be bothered to answer, and I am quite interested, I looked it up.

 

Cabrera's first double play of the year was in the top of the third in New York, with no outs and runners on first and second. The game was a scoreless tie, so I would definitely agree that this was a fairly key situation. BR also lists this as a high leverage situation.

 

His second double play was in the bottom of eight inning in Toronto, against the Orioles. The Orioles were up by four, and there were no outs, with a runner on first. While BR lists this as a medium leverage situation, I wouldn't really call it a "key" situation.

 

While this is all very interesting, it's certainly not a meaningful sample size to say that he has a "habit" of grounding into double play in key situations. Only one of his 37 PAs in high-leverage situations has resulted in a GDP.

[LGBJ29]

Nothing better than a sac bunt after a 4 pitch leadoff walk... Why wait to see if he gives you anything right?

 

because if you take first pitch strike you only have 1 more shot to bunt. You can always pull back if its a ball

[fatcowxlive]

lol

[Rajaifailedgrade1]

Again wtf is he swinging at..

 

I don't trust Delabar here...

[DH12]

Delabar has sucked lately 0 confidence in him

[theblujay]

Delabar's got this.

[Cello]

Avilan strikes out Melky

 

inning over

[Metallijay]

WTF is melky swinging at again?

[Metallijay]

Defense in the first really hurts now.