GDT(2/3): Boston Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays - Buchholz vs. Morrow - 1:07 PM ET

[Orgfiller]

wut... No lol you can still be smart on the bases.

 

If you can barely make it around the bases that makes you a bad baserunner, not being a guarantee to score from second on a double or go 1st to 3rd on a single the other way makes you a bad baserunner, you're not helping the team score runs.

[Convo]

Morrow not looking good at all.

[closetjaysfan]

whew...

[Convo]

Now Morrow, you've been handed 2 gifts... don't f*** it up.

[Orgfiller]

Another DP bails Morrow out, needs to start striking out people.

[jaysfan2014]

How is Morrow getting through this with all the BBs? 4 walks already.

[Daniel Labude]

Defense picking morrow up early on.

[Doc]

Man it's so depressing what Morrow could be and watching him do this crap start after start.

[GoldBull]

Bailed out once again.

[havok24]

If you can barely make it around the bases that makes you a bad baserunner, not being a guarantee to score from second on a double or go 1st to 3rd on a single the other way makes you a bad baserunner, you're not helping the team score runs.

 

That should be obvious.

[IBTrini]

Why? You don't take a strike that you can drive.

Well the bottom line was he couldn't drive it effectively. The pitcher was out there for a long time and was struggling. You already have two outs but you still have a runner on base so there is really no pressure looking at some pitches especially as the ump is keeping a tight strike zone. Anyway, that's just my opinion.

[theblujay]

But Morrow is fine guys! Saber says so!!!

[Candy Maldonado]

The good news is that Morrow is efficiently walking people. No prolonged ABs, or lots of full counts and battles with foul balls (only 4 strikes thrown in those BB PAs) ... 31 pitches while walking 4 through 2 innings. That's impressive.

 

Did you have a finger in your ass when you typed this? Because that would be impressive.

[Doc]

Send Sierra down get him some regular AB's I still think he can be a good player.

[Convo]

The good news is that Morrow is efficiently walking people. No prolonged ABs, or lots of full counts and battles with foul balls (only 4 strikes thrown in those BB PAs) ... 31 pitches while walking 4 through 2 innings. That's impressive.

 

LOL, 2 DPs will do that.

[John_Havok]

Lol what. 4 walks is not good.

 

Don't you just love it when complete retards take shots at saber, when it really just further reinforces they have absolutely no idea what they are talking about?

[Orgfiller]

He makes great choices from what I've seen. He runs fine for his size and the position he plays. Calling him a bad base runner is actually retarded.

 

What is this I don't even...

 

He makes "great choices" because he literally can't move up without being out by a mile, how do you not see this?

[closetjaysfan]

If you can barely make it around the bases that makes you a bad baserunner, not being a guarantee to score from second on a double or go 1st to 3rd on a single the other way makes you a bad baserunner, you're not helping the team score runs.

 

Bonifacio was the worst baserunner on the team last year... the fastest but so bad at reading the situation that he usually got himself out. Navaro may have only made it to first but he was SAFE at first and that's all I care about.

[8D]

f*** farrell

[theblujay]

Excited to see Morrow. Saber stats love his season so far.

 

Lol what. 4 walks is not good.

 

Before today

[Convo]

Out... buck getting all excited for nothing.

[Orgfiller]

LOL go here and look at the BSR column. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=3179&position=C

 

Look at Paul Konerko http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=242&position=1B

 

Jesus Christ that man lost a s*** ton of value on baserunning and defense!

[Doc]

Man has Reyes ever lost some pile of speed he's always been a guy to hustle, he must be taking it easy with that hammy.

[Orgfiller]

Before today

 

Prior to today he was striking people out and not walking many, all while getting a lot of groundballs.

 

In this game he's walked 4 and struck out none, do you perhaps see the difference?

[theblujay]

Don't you just love it when complete retards take shots at saber, when it really just further reinforces they have absolutely no idea what they are talking about?

 

Don't you love it when complete *******s try to boost their egos, but really just expose themselves as dumb?

[theblujay]

Prior to today he was striking people out and not walking many, all while getting a lot of groundballs.

 

In this game he's walked 4 and struck out none, do you perhaps see the difference?

 

I'm saying that I think he hasn't pitched well so far this season, when saber stats disagree. Today would agree with me

[John_Havok]

The irony.

 

Indeed.

[jaysfan2014]

Morrow finally gets a K.

[Orgfiller]

Bonifacio was the worst baserunner on the team last year... the fastest but so bad at reading the situation that he usually got himself out. Navaro may have only made it to first but he was SAFE at first and that's all I care about.

 

http://www.houseofthebluebird.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/EmilioBonifacioRoundingFirst.gif

 

Navarro couldn't pull this off if the ball had been sent to the backstop.

[IBTrini]

If the pitcher is on the ropes and struggling with fastball command, he'll likely try to throw one right down the pipe, that's the pitch he looked for, and the pitch he got, unfortunately it wasn't effective, but nothing wrong with that approach.

I understand where you are coming from however if he does throw one down the pipe on the first what do you think will happen next? Another one down the pipe or throw more outside the strike zone? In the mean time the pitch counts keeps climbing and you saw more of his repertoire. Anyway, I am just arm-chairing here.