GDT(2/3): Toronto Blue Jays @ Pittsburgh Pirates - Dickey vs. Liriano - 7:05 PM ET

[gruber92]

Jays need to run a lot on Tony Sanchez tonight,he's hurting after taking those shots to the ribs.

[jays4life19]

Is he?.....that is getting harder to believe this season.

 

In 443 PA in AAA last year he had a 85 wRC+.

 

Yes he is.

[wardhenke1]

Dickey at 36 pitches after 2. Amazing. Bring on the BP!

Let's go hapless! Let's go hapless!

[Daniel Labude]

Dickey at 36 pitches after 2. Amazing. Bring on the BP!

 

Not bad for him, considering 11 was vs 1 batter

[jays4life19]

lol. nice

[wardhenke1]

Hahaha. Tolly!!!!!

[gruber92]

I told you guys, he's hurting big time.

[Orgfiller]

Baseball coaches everywhere: "And that kids, is why you run on a dropped third strike"

[Orgfiller]

Thole's BABIP will not subside. Terrible call to send him wtf?

[jays4life19]

Why the f*** did we send him?

[gruber92]

Why was he sent with no out?

[wardhenke1]

Holy crap. Not even close.

[jays4life19]

Also...i thought you can't block the plate?

[JFD]

only this s***** team would send the runner there... wow

[wardhenke1]

I love Marte. I really, really do.

[Deadpool]

Are we not going to argue that he was blocking the plate? He was clearly blocking the plate?

[Orgfiller]

Pretty sure you're not allowed to do that.

 

I don't really know a lot about it but aren't you allowed to somewhat block the plate once the catcher has the baseball?

[John_Havok]

only this s***** team would send the runner there... wow

 

Rivera has been absolutely awful with sending runners this year.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Do people actually enjoy seeing pitchers hit?

 

Just adapt the DH already National League..

[guylaroche5]

luis rivera, -2 WAR third base coach

[Stangstag]

Seriously WTF. Why didn't gibbons argue? Catcher was COMPLETELY blocking the plate.

[John_Havok]

Do people actually enjoy seeing pitchers hit?

 

Just adapt the DH already National League..

 

I don't. It's like watching retards try to hump a doorknob

[TheHurl]

Why the f*** did we send him?

 

 

As much as it f***s momentum when you get gunned down...I like an aggressive 3rd base coach. Send everyone!

 

And you only have to give a lane...you can cut that lane after that.

[ElNik2013]

I really didn't think Marte had a shot there, that ball was down the line. On the other hand, I don't have a view of where Marte was positioned on that pitch.

 

Sometimes you have to give the other team credit. Gose threw out a runner the other day. On the other hand, there were no outs so the coach should have to explain that.

[Orgfiller]

Do people actually enjoy seeing pitchers hit?

 

Just adapt the DH already National League..

 

But it keeps the tradishun hur durr!! In reel basebol picturez hit!!

[John_Havok]

I don't really know a lot about it but aren't you allowed to somewhat block the plate once the catcher has the baseball?

 

Yes.

[Daniel Labude]

Should have been 2-0

[wardhenke1]

Are we not going to argue that he was blocking the plate? He was clearly blocking the plate?

 

Look the rule is that the catcher is not allowed to block the plate if there's a three-quarter moon and Venus is in secondary alignment, unless Saturn has moved into the third quadrant and the umpire is holding the ring finger of his left hand roughly parallel to his right nostril and as long as the fan in seat 125, row 15 has drunk no more than half a beer. It's perfectly simple!

[John_Havok]

But it keeps the tradishun hur durr!! In reel basebol picturez hit!!

 

Yup, and screw these new small stadiums. Should go back to the days where the fences were 500 feet away.

[Orgfiller]

Yes.

 

So completely blocking the plate is the issue? Can someone tweet this out and see if anyone knows whether that was legal or not?