GDT: April 15th Jays vs Red Sox 1/4 - Dickey vs Porcello

[KinofChaos]

The sox make us our bitch, same as last year.

[Effit]

Every time I see Pete Walker, I can't keep a straight face. Always picture the way he looked at Donaldson during the fysmc incident. lol

[CJ-Freeway]

Ortiz is the real mvp lol

[Governator]

Biagini's pitch tracker kind of looks like a game of battleship

[dineke]

2 run game, why are they waving the white flag?

[KingKat]

Smoak is kind of mediocre but he's not as bad as he looks right now. Colabello might actually be this bad. Overall, it's not a great situation. At best it's serviceable and cheap. At worst, well if it comes to that there are other options like Pompey or trading for a full time bat by the deadline.

[West Texas Forever]

Will Gibby pinch hit Thole here or naw?

[burlingtonbandit]

He looks pretty fatigued out there.

[darkness_falls]

2 run game, why are they waving the white flag?

 

What do you mean?

[vdubmvp]

Will Gibby pinch hit Thole here or naw?

 

Definitely.

[burlingtonbandit]

Will Gibby pinch hit Thole here or naw?

 

No you need Martin to get the full day off before 3 day games.

[dineke]

What do you mean?

 

isn't biagini a scrub or have I mistaken?

[FrozenRopes]

Will Gibby pinch hit Thole here or naw?

 

No, thole will get hbp and then Gibby will run for him with Martin

[KingKat]

Oh, okay. I don't know anything about his defense at first. I just know he gets on base.

 

Oh I don't know either. I'm just saying that even if it's bad, pushing EE to 1B isn't the end of the world.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Lol 2 hits

[Belliss101]

Is Gibbons smart enough to pinch hit Thole?

[West Texas Forever]

Goins always doing the cross in the dirt, God can't make you stick Ryan.

[KingKat]

isn't biagini a scrub or have I mistaken?

 

Biagini is a prospect of sorts. Picked up in the rule 5 because the front office sees something in him. They talked him up in the spring.

[Patrick]

there's the answer. So much for resting Martin.

[burlingtonbandit]

name one... not trying to be snarky, genuinely curious

 

Justin Mourneau? I know no one makes trades now but I wish they got someone else this offseason. Jaso was there for the taking.

[Hal Johnson]

Oh I don't know either. I'm just saying that even if it's bad, pushing EE to 1B isn't the end of the world.

 

Yeah, I agree. I was just pointing out that it could have been nice to sign Jaso. He's making $4million, and Smoak is making $3.9million. Smoak has more control though, I guess...

[Governator]

Smoak is kind of mediocre but he's not as bad as he looks right now. Colabello might actually be this bad. Overall, it's not a great situation. At best it's serviceable and cheap. At worst, well if it comes to that there are other options like Pompey or trading for a full time bat by the deadline.

 

Seriously, I know I've said this enough times but putting EE at first, cycle Saunders/Bautista at DH, Pompey up as a starter and end the Smoak/Cola show. This improves us in a couple areas including a possible lead off man, added speed, upgrading some outfield defense. It just makes so much sense. Trade or DFA Cola and keep Smoak as a switch hitter on the bench with some pop.

[Patrick]

I wonder if someone coming in as a pinchhitter was ever batting .069 before

[West Texas Forever]

Seriously, I know I've said this enough times but putting EE at first, cycle Saunders/Bautista at DH, Pompey up as a starter and end the Smoak/Cola show. This improves us in a couple areas including a possible lead off man, added speed, upgrading some outfield defense. It just makes so much sense. Trade or DFA Cola and keep Smoak as a switch hitter on the bench with some pop.

 

Why does this organization hate Pompey so much?

[Hal Johnson]

Come on, Martin!

[JFD]

Take a seat Martin.

[Governator]

At least Gibby put Martin in.

[Patrick]

It's not his year (or two)

[Belliss101]

These strikeouts are actually discusting

[Jimcanuck]

#freepompey