GDT: Blue Jays @ Royals Game 1 of 3

[BigBulgeBlueBird]

Dwights gotta do mer with that pitch. I think the boys r set up well fer the next 2 innings tho. Id go Leone and then Tepara or Osuna

[Terminator]

.538 babip prior to tonight's game, so... yeah

 

He's pounding the ball in to the ground and they are finding their way through.

[Maahfaace]

.538 babip prior to tonight's game, so... yeah

 

Great speed will tend to inflate babip, just ask ichiro younger days

[Spanky99]

Dwights gotta do mer with that pitch. I think the boys r set up well fer the next 2 innings tho. Id go Leone and then Tepara or Osuna

lol

[Spanky99]

Great speed will tend to inflate babip, just ask ichiro younger days

 

He's been lucky as f***.

[Terminator]

He's been lucky as f***.

 

Exactly

[nextyear]

I wonder if in the past 100 years there has been a more inept team than the Blue Jays with runners on 3rd and less than 2 outs.

[Maahfaace]

He's been lucky as f***.

 

For sure, but he's already legged out 2 infield singles since his call up.

[JFD]

Pillar just needs to stand there and do nothing.. but he's too dumb to realize it.

[John_Havok]

He's pounding the ball in to the ground and they are finding their way through.

 

Yeah, his babip on grounders is like ... .580. Insane batted ball luck for him right now.

 

Case and point was that last one that went for a double, it only went for a hit because the 1b was holding Tulo on. Any other position by the 1b and its a double play

[BlueJays]

Dammi Jr

[Spanky99]

lol... our luck.

[John_Havok]

Great speed will tend to inflate babip, just ask ichiro younger days

 

Yeah, but it won't inflate it .200 points

[Maahfaace]

Lol that was ugly. Scared of the ball

[Terminator]

f***. He was there

[Brownie19]

ffs Jr. Has Zeke been working with him on D?

[Maahfaace]

Yeah, but it won't inflate it .200 points

 

Lol no s***

[John_Havok]

Lost it in the lights... dangit

[MunenoriKawasakiMVP]

Obviously he isn't going have that much success with the bat, but I think DSJ is going to be around a 90-95 WRC+ in the majors with good speed and defense. I think that's valuable.

[BigBulgeBlueBird]

Dwight has to make that grab. Merryfeld got a lucky lighting there for sure.

[John_Havok]

Lol no s***

 

Ok, so not sure why you said that great speed would inflate babip as a seeming rationale to my post that it's was.538, when it obviously can't be

[Spanky99]

For sure, but he's already legged out 2 infield singles since his call up.

 

That's fine and all, that ball was in the lights, not his fault.

[EdwinsParrot]

Playing the royals is still a nightmare i see

[Maahfaace]

Ok, so not sure why you said that great speed would inflate babip as a seeming rationale to my post that it's was.538, when it obviously can't be

 

I was just pointing out that kids with speed tend to have higher babip, not that this was in anyway sustainable

[Spanky99]

Lol no s***

 

Wat???

[Terminator]

There we go good pitch

[Terminator]

Dam I was hoping he's get Osuna here

[Omar]

Atta boy Danny, you done good!

[Spanky99]

C'mon Birds add on!!! After we get this out, lol.

[John_Havok]

I was just pointing out that kids with speed tend to have higher babip, not that this was in anyway sustainable

 

I wonder if it's actually the speed factor, or just the slap hitter approach that dinks singles over the infield that matters more. Would be an interesting case study.

 

Holy f*** just looked it up... Nori Aoki hit 79 infield hits one season? That can't be right

 

Edit... thank f*** it was over 2 seasons he had 79... I almost s*** my pants