GDT (2/4) | Seattle Mariners (17-18) @ Toronto Blue Jays (14-21) | 7:07 PM

[TwistedLogic]

 

[bones10]

Dare they win 3 in a row?

[G-Snarls]

Yes yes yes

 

Bring the noise

[JuniorFelix]

How many innings would they let Joe go? 6? 100 pitches?

[Orgfiller]

How many innings would they let Joe go? 6? 100 pitches?

 

They'll probably cap him at 75-80 pitches, or 5 innings, whichever comes first.

[Candy Maldonado]

[Gary]

 

Sexy

[jaysguy44]

Wow. High praise for Vlad jr

[Orgfiller]

Does no one get that Ryan Goins still isn't hitting? If a 77 wRC+ is an offensive outburst from him then maybe the Jays media should realize he's not very good? Hell, he has a .211 average and .651 OPS, by the casual standards that's not very good! The defensive stats don't even believe he's an above average defender lol (this part is arguable because defensive stats are pretty unreliable, but he's clearly not as good as everyone believes him to be).

[justafan]

211 as a back up is a lot better than joey! I like Goins. The question is how long does Travis get to keep 2nd base?

 

Does no one get that Ryan Goins still isn't hitting? If a 77 wRC+ is an offensive outburst from him then maybe the Jays media should realize he's not very good? Hell, he has a .211 average and .651 OPS, by the casual standards that's not very good! The defensive stats don't even believe he's an above average defender lol (this part is arguable because defensive stats are pretty unreliable, but he's clearly not as good as everyone believes him to be).

[justafan]

He makes $500k and is a backup. Team mates like him. Gimme a break.

Does no one get that Ryan Goins still isn't hitting? If a 77 wRC+ is an offensive outburst from him then maybe the Jays media should realize he's not very good? Hell, he has a .211 average and .651 OPS, by the casual standards that's not very good! The defensive stats don't even believe he's an above average defender lol (this part is arguable because defensive stats are pretty unreliable, but he's clearly not as good as everyone believes him to be).

[rolliesmustache]

Goins as a backup is fine. Problem is, he's been pushed into an every day role.

[Omar]

Lets go Blue Birds!!!!!

[Pendleton]

Does no one get that Ryan Goins still isn't hitting? If a 77 wRC+ is an offensive outburst from him then maybe the Jays media should realize he's not very good? Hell, he has a .211 average and .651 OPS, by the casual standards that's not very good! The defensive stats don't even believe he's an above average defender lol (this part is arguable because defensive stats are pretty unreliable, but he's clearly not as good as everyone believes him to be).

 

But he had four RBI's and a walk off hit, breakout season.

[Orgfiller]

Nasty changeup there, which some might argue was at 87 MPH, others will say it was 82. Semantics aside, another great start for Biagini.

[Pendleton]

That was an impressive K over Cruz. Got him to look at a first pitch breaking ball and then had him swing well over top of a spiking two seamer and a changeup.

[guylaroche5]

biagini is the man, love watching him pitch

[Orgfiller]

Pillar obviously knows all about this pitcher. He played against him in highschool, some 10 or so years ago!

[Orgfiller]

This guy is seriously junkballing right now.

[Pendleton]

Pillar obviously knows all about this pitcher. He played against him in highschool, some 10 or so years ago!

 

Wonders of the Facebook generation

[bones10]

really nice start here

[Orgfiller]

Wow this pitcher is really really bad.

[Orgfiller]

Wtf are you waiting for Jose?

[justafan]

I agree with you. He is backup and not a starter. I would expect more from a starter. I think he is very capable of backing up Tulo. As backup, I am quite happy.

 

Goins as a backup is fine. Problem is, he's been pushed into an every day role.

[Orgfiller]

What a horrendous AB, wow.

[Ray]

That was a painful AB. Two pitches served up on a platter and he just watches them

[Daniel Labude]

Bautista still looks lost

[Pendleton]

Can't make a habit of letting those opportunities go by, don't let this shitballer get comfortable.

[rolliesmustache]

So how much longer does Gibbons stay with Bautista in the 3 hole before bumping him down the lineup? I imagine Jose has a pretty long leash but this is getting ridiculous.

[Orgfiller]

I agree with you. He is backup and not a starter. I would expect more from a starter. I think he is very capable of backing up Tulo. As backup, I am quite happy.

 

For the record, he's not a particularly good SS defender, so no he's not a capable backup for Tulo. He's substantially worse than Barney, which makes Goins on a healthy Blue Jays team quite expendable. I don't mind his presence on the team at this moment, someone's gotta cover for the injured guys and Goins is apparently well liked in the clubhouse, but there are people that are acting as if he's anywhere better than a replacement level player, and some are acting as if he should be starting over Devon Travis.