Around Baseball 2014

[havok24]

Garret Richards is dominating a putrid Mariners offense so far..

 

Richards has been dominating everyone lately.

[jaysfan2014]

M's won 3-2.. Jays better get a W today vs. the Rangers.

[sh3156]

O's win 8-4. (sigh.)

 

Still a chance to pick up ground vs. Seattle.. 1-1 in the 11th.

 

They look better than us

[jaysfan2014]

Here's the Jays lineup for today since no one put a GDT up yet:

 

Reyes-SS

Kawasaki-2B

Cabrera-LF

Bautista-DH

Navarro-C

Rasmus-CF

Johnson-1B

Tolleson-3B

Gose-RF

 

Cisco benched even with a right-hander.. wonder if he'll be on his way out soon if the Jays add another bat via trade.

[sh3156]

Here's the Jays lineup for today since no one put a GDT up yet:

 

Reyes-SS

Kawasaki-2B

Cabrera-LF

Bautista-DH

Navarro-C

Rasmus-CF

Johnson-1B

Tolleson-3B

Gose-RF

 

Cisco benched even with a right-hander.. wonder if he'll be on his way out soon if the Jays add another bat via trade.

 

Time for the Dominican 4 to overrun gibby

 

1 on 4 gang fight coming up here guyzzzzzzzzzzzz

[jaysfan2014]

What a joke.. Dodgers fans can't watch their team or listen to Vin Scully because of this cable "bubble" in the US driving up costs of deals and causing fight with cable and satellite companies. Are we gonna see another bankruptcy of an RSN like we saw in Houston last year at this rate?

 

http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/dodgers-time-warner-directv-still-lobbing-grenades-at-each-other.html

[jaysfan2014]

Upcoming matchups for the Red Sox series:

 

Lackey (3.42 SIERA) vs. Hutchison (3.91 SIERA)

Peavy(4.29 SIERA) vs. Happ (4.32 SIERA)

Buchholz(4.13 SIERA) vs. Dickey (4.14 SIERA)

TBA (likely De La Rosa)(3.67 SIERA) vs. Stroman (3.39 SIERA)

 

Very evenly matched series.. but Toronto could have the advantage due to Boston's struggles with offense, even despite the recent win streak (14th in runs scored, 12th in average, last in SLG). Of course, their offense only benefits from recent games vs. Chicago and Houston, and their series against the offensively punchless Kansas City Royals.

[sh3156]

STRUGGLES WITH OFFENSE

 

July Runs Scored:

BoSox: 63 in 14 Games (11th in MLB)

Jays: 44 in 14 Games (28th in MLB)

 

July OBP:

BoSox: .352 (1st in MLB)

Jays: .306 (19th in MLB)

 

July OPS:

BoSox: .756 (7th in MLB)

Jays: .666 (24th in MLB)

 

 

PITCHING in July:

 

xFIP:

BoSox: 3.16 (3rd in MLB)

Jays: 4.34 (29th in MLB)

 

SIERA:

BoSox: 3.12 (3rd in MLB)

Jays: 4.05 (23rd in MLB)

 

I appologize for disagreeing with you in the past, its clear you have been right all along. Just stupid hope keeping me from reality. This team is garbage, and needs to be blown up. All you get is pain

[jaysfan2014]

And BTW, I know Boston is hitting better. But it doesn't mean anything as much of it was inflated from a 16-9 rout by the Cubs on July 2, along with the Astros series. Quality of opponents also affects numbers as well (CHC, BAL, CHW, HOU, KCR).

[jaysfan2014]

I appologize for disagreeing with you in the past, its clear you have been right all along. Just stupid hope keeping me from reality. This team is garbage, and needs to be blown up. All you get is pain

 

A number of those stats, especially the hitting, were inflated from the 16-9 game earlier this month, and playing the joke of a team named the Houston Astros. And despite those stats you show, the team is .500 on the month.. and hasn't had a winning month this season. Boston's been winning a lot of 1-run games.. especially against offensively challenged teams.

[Nox]

And BTW, I know Boston is hitting better. But it doesn't mean anything as much of it was inflated from a 16-9 rout by the Cubs on July 2, along with the Astros series. Quality of opponents also affects numbers as well (CHC, BAL, CHW, HOU, KCR).

 

The Red Sox are pretty clearly a top 10 team going forward. They're good.

[jaysfan2014]

The Red Sox are pretty clearly a top 10 team going forward. They're good.

 

No, they're not. Not even close.

 

Oh and BTW, the line on Yordano Ventura:

 

4.1 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 4 BB, 0 Ks.

 

Looks like Ventura wasn't fooling any of the Sox hitters. The Royals are 5-9 (soon to be 5-10) on the month, and sliding out of contention.

If they're a top 10 team, let's see them do that against contending teams like Toronto, Tampa, Baltimore (who they last 2 of 3 to recently) and the Yankees, who the Sox all have losing records against.

Edited July 20, 2014 by jaysfan2014

[Nox]

No, they're not. Not even close.

 

Oh?

 

There's a 538 article from a couple days ago explaining the basic statistical argument. I don't feel like doing you the courtesy of linking it because you're annoying.

 

Then there's the whole bevy of common sense based arguments any of which would lead a reasonable individual to conclude Boston is still a good team.

[ElNik2013]

LOL @ arguing with raysjays.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Oakland 2-0 over Baltimore.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Chris Davis is having a horrendous year. Wow.

[jaysfan2014]

Angels just tied the game at 3 vs. Seattle.

[jaysfan2014]

Chris Davis is having a horrendous year. Wow.

 

He's turned back into the Adam Dunn clone he basically was that got dumped by the Rangers in that Koji Uehara trade.

[HERPDERP]

Brady Anderson 2.0

[jaysfan2014]

Brady Anderson 2.0

 

Brady Anderson actually hit .288 the following year after his 50 HR season, and he didn't strike out at a 30%+ clip like Davis.

[jaysfan2014]

Yanks won earlier due to Aroldis Chapman's wildness in the 10th and a McCann walkoff single. So we'lll stay tied regardless of what happens here.. but let's hope LA and Oakland win tonight.

[sh3156]

Wait. So part of your argument against the Sox being a good team now is that they were able to destroy a guy with a 3.69 xFIP on the year? That's an ... uh ... interesting tactic.

 

The Royals are 1 loss behind the Jays. The Jays are all of 6-9 during the month of July. Basically, the Jays and Royals are interchangeable, in terms of quality of competition right now.

 

Ok now your just talking crap. You have good point but then you just sound like you have hatred in your heart

 

Can I ask. Do you have a gf.

[Atothe]

Adam Jones made a goofy mistake lol

[sh3156]

When the orioles lose today, both the rays and the redsox will be 7.5 GB

 

We can put those price and zobrist rumors to rest

[CJ-Freeway]

Chris Davis is having a horrendous year. Wow.

 

Seriously, what could have caused his downfall this year?

[jaysfan2014]

Seriously, what could have caused his downfall this year?

 

Injury and regression, which began late last year.

[jaysfan2014]

Gausman fails to go 5, as the A's hitters have hit him around to the tune of 9 hits and 5 runs.. despite the small sample size of less than 80IP, those FIP/xFIP/SIERA numbers don't lie.. (3.55/4.33/4.45).

[Atothe]

Machado struggling and we might see Kenny Wilson called up if this Gentry injury is serious

[Atothe]

Scratch that he's okay

[jaysfan2014]

Odrisamer Despaigne has a no hitter through 7. Is this a joke?