GDT(1/3): Toronto Blue Jays @ New York Yankees - Stroman vs. Tanaka - 7:05 PM ET

[RIPEXPOS]

Poor AB's right there.

 

Gose's terrible at bat might've been a game changer. Get another 4-5 pitches out of him... All of a sudden he's over 80 pitches... Maybe lasts one more inning.

 

Now he's almost guaranteed to throw two more.

 

He was hoping to catch a first pitch fastball, and he did, but broke his bat.

[saskjayfan]

Is Reyes f***ing serious?

 

you act like the entire league isn't striking out on that pitch...that splitter is ridiculous. You just need to trust your brain and not your eyes...you almost have to commit to taking the pitch in that situation.

[Chappy]

Gose is a terrible base stealer. Horrible instincts.

 

He built his reputation in the low minors. He's a garbage base stealers against legit pitchers/catchers.

 

He really does have bad instincts.

[Daniel Labude]

Dont swing if it is low....its not hard, just take every pitch thats looks like its at the knees. Tanaka will eventually adjust but he would be out of the game due to pitch count

[Angrioter]

lol Seitzer is great, he destroyed the umpire in that interview

[Atothe]

Wicked splitter with a wicked ump calling low strikes. Just not fair...Reyes cant lay off. hard for anyone.

 

he swung at a ball in the dirt, if the ump calls that then pack it in for the night. Nothing you can do

[RIPEXPOS]

Gose is a terrible base stealer. Horrible instincts.

 

He built his reputation in the low minors. He's a garbage base stealers against legit pitchers/catchers.

 

Maybe he's trying to gauge guy's moves?

[Trouba95]

f*** off Yankees and fouling balls off.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Maybe he's trying to gauge guy's moves?

 

He's not doing a very good job.

[Governator]

he swung at a ball in the dirt, if the ump calls that then pack it in for the night. Nothing you can do

 

The pitch is designed to do that so you can't hit it...

[Inklink]

Hit him.

[Anemic0ffense]

This happens every series against the Yankees. Just can't put guys away.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Classic Yankees right here.

 

Fouling off pitches, working the counts. Love this s***. It's so effective.

[vdubmvp]

Dont swing if it is low....its not hard, just take every pitch thats looks like its at the knees.

 

Except the ump has been calling pitches well below the knees as strikes...

[John_Havok]

Oh Buck, I'm sure Jeter and Gardner were talking about something short and hard, but it wasn't a cutter.

[gruber92]

Tanaka's splitter is so good and he'll throw it probably twice in any given at bat. You got to just guess sometimes and start your swing lower than the ball and hope you square it up. You will look foolish on a fastball though,but sometimes you got to roll the dice. Reyes looked looked like he saw fastball on every splitter, completely unacceptable at this level.

[RIPEXPOS]

He's not doing a very good job.

 

He would have had a SB if Reyes didn't swing at that breaking ball.

[orpheus]

The pitch is designed to do that so you can't hit it...

 

Yeah but you almost have to say you won't swing, he is almost always going to it when guys have 2 strikes, take your chances it's not a strike, usually is not. tough though when the ump is a moron.

[Chappy]

The fix.

[BigCecil]

Dont swing if it is low....its not hard, just take every pitch thats looks like its at the knees. Tanaka will eventually adjust but he would be out of the game due to pitch count

 

Seriously? "its not hard"....?

[Atothe]

Stroman needs to get through 5 innings

[Dylan]

yankee feed time

[eastcoastjaysfan]

YES feed!

 

Rejoice!

[John_Havok]

This happens every series against the Yankees. Just can't put guys away.

 

Stroman's slider isn't really hitting and his change up has been suspect.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Dammit back to Sportsnet

 

WTF

[John_Havok]

YES feed!

 

Rejoice!

 

That wasn't YES, that was something called my9 ... Wtf was that?

[Daniel Labude]

Just between two batters Stroman has thrown 23 pitches....thats 1/4 of his total pitches....I consider that just being unlucky

[Inklink]

Redmond/Jenkins?

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Jenkins will probably need to start the 5th.

 

Fantastic ABs from the Yankees. Wow.

[Governator]

C'mon Stromanator (Damn, I'm trademarking that).