GDT(3/3): Boston Red Sux @ Your Toronto Blue Jays - Dickey vs. Buchholz - 1:07 PM ET

[Frenchsoup]

don't put words in my mouth plz

[gruber92]

I don't understand the mentality with most players nowadays. Smoak has to know that his job in that AB was to get the tying run to the plate. What f***ing pisses me off even more is that the defence is in a shift, so they're basically giving Smoak the opportunity to get on by just putting the ball in play towards third base.

 

Of course he swings away like he's the tying run and grounds out weakly into the shift.

 

Players are dumb and selfish.

[Orgfiller]

I don't understand the mentality with most players nowadays. Smoak has to know that his job in that AB was to get the tying run to the plate. What f***ing pisses me off even more is that the defence is in a shift, so they're basically giving Smoak the opportunity to get on by just putting the ball in play towards third base.

 

Of course he swings away like he's the tying run and grounds out weakly into the shift.

 

Players are dumb and selfish.

 

If Smoak had the ability to consistently hit to the opposite field then the shift wouldn't be in place. It's not like he wants to groundout to second.

[CJ-Freeway]

Let's get em tomorrow.

 

Ps: f*** you Dickey

[Daniel Labude]

Happy Mothers Day!!!!

 

We will get back on track tomorrow...Lets Go Blue Jays!

[ElNik2013]

If Smoak had the ability to consistently hit to the opposite field then the shift wouldn't be in place. It's not like he wants to groundout to second.

 

 

Of course he wants to G/O to second, he's "swinging for the fences".

[gruber92]

If Smoak had the ability to consistently hit to the opposite field then the shift wouldn't be in place. It's not like he wants to groundout to second.

 

I'm sure if pressed, he could probably stay back and massage a ball the other way. As a professional, when this type of situation presents itself (which isn't that often), a player has to be smart. These types of qualities are diminishing as players like Smoak are playing for future contracts.

[BTS]

Man, does Dickey ever suck now.

[Orgfiller]

I'm sure if pressed, he could probably stay back and massage a ball the other way. As a professional, when this type of situation presents itself (which isn't that often), a player has to be smart. These types of qualities are diminishing as players like Smoak are playing for future contracts.

 

Bryce Harper recently started pulling more baseballs. That's going well for him. Smoak has pulled nearly 50% of all baseballs in his career. I would never advocate for a pull-first approach, but for some guys it just works out that way. Not everyone can be Miguel Cabrera.

[ElNik2013]

I'm sure if pressed, he could probably stay back and massage a ball the other way. As a professional, when this type of situation presents itself (which isn't that often), a player has to be smart. These types of qualities are diminishing as players like Smoak are playing for future contracts.

 

 

So Smoak can't stick is what you're saying? Got it now.

[ElNik2013]

Bryce Harper recently started pulling more baseballs. That's going well for him. Smoak has pulled nearly 50% of all baseballs in his career. I would never advocate for a pull-first approach, but for some guys it just works out that way. Not everyone can be Miguel Cabrera.

 

 

Plus Uehara throws a nasty splitter that throws off hitters' timing.

 

 

Anyway...

[baubau]

I wish Pompey gets on tear so he comes back

 

At this rate he's more likely to break into tears than go on a tear. *Bodum pist *

[43211234]

 

 

 

 

Wilner needs to be stopped.

[HERPDERP]

Just came back from the game

 

1.) About four drunkards came into our section in the 3rd inning already wasted but didn't last it until the 6th. They ordered a dozen more beers before security had to kick them out. They were awesome though, they gave away all their beers to people nearby including me lol.

 

2.) It was kind of odd seeing 70 year old grand mothers using the oxygen bars in center field. Baby steps to recreational drug use lol

 

3.) Man that caller to Wilner's show talking about wins and losses was an idiot.

[BlueJayWay]

3.) Man that caller to Wilner's show talking about wins and losses was an idiot.

And it just went on and on, too. I think pitchers win-loss record is the dumbest thing invented. I think most people see that now but then occasionally you see this kind of thing still pop up.

[HERPDERP]

And it just went on and on, too. I think pitchers win-loss record is the dumbest thing invented. I think most people see that now but then occasionally you see this kind of thing still pop up.

 

I really wanted Wilner to drop a line about Felix Hernandez, like:

 

Wilner: "How do you feel about Felix Hernandez?"

idiot caller: "He's an ace, best pitcher in baseball"

Wilner: So if you're calling Dickey a bust over a .500 record, how can you explain Hernandez winning the Cy Young with a 13-12 record?

idiot caller: haherpaderp

[HERPDERP]

btw, how did Tepera look? Seemed to throw a lot of strikes touching 94 and had a wierd herky jerkys delivery.

[BlueJayWay]

I really wanted Wilner to drop a line about Felix Hernandez, like:

 

Wilner: "How do you feel about Felix Hernandez?"

idiot caller: "He's an ace, best pitcher in baseball"

Wilner: So if you're calling Dickey a bust over a .500 record, how can you explain Hernandez winning the Cy Young with a 13-12 record?

idiot caller: haherpaderp

That's certainly one way to go. If it was up to me I'd just say that pitchers don't really win and lose games, teams do, and as such they're a team stat, and just leave it at that.

[BlueJayWay]

btw, how did Tepera look? Seemed to throw a lot of strikes touching 94 and had a wierd herky jerkys delivery.

Seemed to have a pretty good slider.

[ElNik2013]

You've gotta love even the way Travis struggles. Over his lat 10 games, he's hitting .158 yet he has 6BB and 7K.

 

 

It's even better when Buck keeps pointing to his "struggles" being caused by hitting leadoff. I mean the little guy's OBP is .358, what the f***?

 

Ok, I know Buck is drunk and dumb...

[ElNik2013]

Seemed to have a pretty good slider.

 

 

Apparently, he developed a cutter recently to go with the FB and slider. You could see he struck out Napoli with a FB 'round 94MP, then a cutter around 89MPH and a slider with more break at 85MPH.

 

 

SSS of course.

[ElNik2013]

To all the robots: What do stats tell us about Travis's D so far?

 

I'd read up on it, but why when robots don't and won't ever get laid and have kids...

[Atothe]

You've gotta love even the way Travis struggles. Over his lat 10 games, he's hitting .158 yet he has 6BB and 7K.

 

 

It's even better when Buck keeps pointing to his "struggles" being caused by hitting leadoff. I mean the little guy's OBP is .358, what the f***?

 

Ok, I know Buck is drunk and dumb...

 

He's an *******

[GD]

Sportsnet headline: Red Sox Jump on Dickey Early

 

lol

[BTS]

Dickey's O-Swing%:

 

2012 - 33.4

2013 - 28.1

2014 - 27.3

2015 - 24.1

 

Fastball Velo:

2012 - 83.0

2013 - 81.6

2014 - 81.5

2015 - 80.7

[RealAccountant]

Dickey's O-Swing%:

 

2012 - 33.4

2013 - 28.1

2014 - 27.3

2015 - 24.1

 

Fastball Velo:

2012 - 83.0

2013 - 81.6

2014 - 81.5

2015 - 80.7

 

Sign, why do you have to make such depressing posts. We all know its bad, dont need stats we can see him pitch.

 

Dickey has fallen off big time, Even if the Jays lose he has no trade value. What a bad trade.

[LTR]

Dickey's O-Swing%:

 

2012 - 33.4

2013 - 28.1

2014 - 27.3

2015 - 24.1

 

Fastball Velo:

2012 - 83.0

2013 - 81.6

2014 - 81.5

2015 - 80.7

 

More importantly, his KB top velocity... he's lost 3 mph on it since his days with the Mets. Things aren't going to get any better, likely they'll get worse.

[RealAccountant]

You guys want to hear something even more depressing

 

Count the number of baseball players on the current roster actually developed by This Franchise

 

I count Pillar and Goins in the lineup. Hutchison, Sanchez, and Cecil on the pitching side.

 

Isn`t that pretty sad.

 

Even the good players we have were developed by other Franchises. All of the middle order, just about every impact roster player. Out of the list above only Hutchison and Cecil are worthy of the majors right now really.

[BTS]

More importantly, his KB top velocity... he's lost 3 mph on it since his days with the Mets. Things aren't going to get any better, likely they'll get worse.

 

Probably a big part of the reason for the low O-swing%. The fast knuckler generated a ton of swinging strikes. Right now he really only has that mid-high 70s knuckler, and his fastball velo keeps moving closer and closer to it.

 

He might be finished.

[LTR]

Probably a big part of the reason for the low O-swing%. The fast knuckler generated a ton of swinging strikes. Right now he really only has that mid-high 70s knuckler, and his fastball velo keeps moving closer and closer to it.

 

He might be finished.

 

I heard some gibberish about him deciding to throw a "slower" KB at the start of the season... and that he was going to walk less guys and throw more strikes... as a result he now has the highest BB rate of his career as a knuckleballer. It seems he should be doing the opposite (not that it's possible anymore) but his lower BB rates correlate with his faster KB.