GDT Oct. 8: A's @ Tigers (5:00 ET), Red Sox @ Rays (8:30 ET)

[GD]

I am fully aware that's not all it was about

 

This season's A's are clearly a bunch of cheap undervalued no names who fit the moneyball mold for the most part

 

But they do have too many guys who swing too freely

 

I think I read a nice study that showed higher strikeout rates don't actually correlate with poor performance, or something to that effect.

[Angrioter]

Brett Anderson In. Blue Jays future top-rotation guy.

[GD]

Brett Anderson In. Blue Jays future top-rotation guy.

 

He'll fit right in with the other broken down injury prone blue jays.

[G-Snarls]

I think I read a nice study that showed higher strikeout rates don't actually correlate with poor performance, or something to that effect.

 

Strikeouts can certainly be compensated for in other areas such as as getting lots of extra base hits. There's an acceptable trade off at some level.

[BlueJayWay]

Well, this one's over.

[GD]

Strikeouts can certainly be compensated for in other areas such as as getting lots of extra base hits. There's an acceptable trade off at some level.

 

Yeah there are definitely guys that can succeed even with the K's and even if they fail it's not always because of the K's they just may be bad hitters period.

[G-Snarls]

8-4 Tigers

 

Booooo

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Pull Benoit

 

This is a terrible effort from him.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Guy is all over the road here. Zero control

[Angrioter]

Smith dinger here

[eastcoastjaysfan]

And Smith swings at ball 3

[Angrioter]

And Smith swings at ball 3

 

MoneyBall my balls. The A's hitters are very undisciplined

[G-Snarls]

Games like this the Rays probably kinda sorta wish they still had James Shields

[Jays]

Sweet play by Loney.

[Convo]

Wow that DP was sweet.... I miss Escobar

[Convo]

Great call by Maddon pulling Hellickson, you need to act with urgency in the postseason. Just win the freaking game.

 

That's how the Braves lost. Fredi acted as if in a mid-May weekend series vs. the Marlins.

 

Yup, Maddon is really something special.

[Jays]

Good play by Zobrist. He is awesome.

[Angrioter]

Great call by Maddon pulling Hellickson, you need to act with urgency in the postseason. Just win the freaking game.

 

That's how the Braves lost. Fredi acted as if in a mid-May weekend series vs. the Marlins.

 

Leyland managed as an abnormal and idiot.

[G-Snarls]

These games are so slow. Gotta go to bed. Long day tomorrow.

[theblujay]

I hate the Red Sox

[Angrioter]

Peavy 5 scoreless, 56 pitches

[Candy Maldonado]

Escobar should write Farrell is gay in his black eye

[Convo]

I miss Yunel

 

Yunel has almost as much WAR value as Reyes with two perks - Yunel doesn't get injured like Reyes, and Yunel will cost 1/4 as much.

[Angrioter]

I miss Yunel

 

So do I

[Convo]

Interesting, I think this is Yunel's first post-season

[Convo]

Who knew TB crowd knew how to make noise

[Convo]

Yep, it is! I bet he's very happy to be out of Toronto.

 

No doubt / can't say I blame him

[Candy Maldonado]

Noooooooooo!!!!

[Convo]

O M G

 

cap filler

[Angrioter]

O M G

 

cap filler

 

f*** YOU PERALTA

 

btw ERA suck. Peralta 0.0000000 ERA