GDT 1/3 Blue Jays @ Orioles 7:05 PM ET

[jaysfan2014]

Machado blast! 2-1 game..

[Dylan]

Tonight is a night I'm happy to be watching from home. Looks miserable out.

[Effit]

Yikes

[AledmysDiaz]

Holy crap Diaz

[Orgfiller]

Solarte had that all the way, didn't seem like Aledmys was comfortable with it at all.

[AledmysDiaz]

Machado blast! 2-1 game..

 

Somebody knows its a contract year

[bones10]

Happ 44% hr/fb rate so far this year lol, talk about horsse s*** luck.

[AledmysDiaz]

Ugh

[Effit]

Nice

[AledmysDiaz]

Man that Chris Davis contract was horrible

[Orgfiller]

Good stuff. Let's keep adding some runs.

[Jimcanuck]

Danny Jansen 2-2 with a tater and a walk so far tonight

[Orgfiller]

Danny Jansen 2-2 with a tater and a walk so far tonight

 

Nice

[justafan]

Maybe not the best time to ask...

 

Lots of experts out there.

 

At some point can someone do a learning course on pitching? I am confused with a few things.

 

What is a slider versus split versus cutter versus 2,3,4 finger fastball, versus curve? I get the fastball and changeup. Probably different for righties versus lefties as well.

 

Feel free to post private or general. I'm sure I am not alone.

 

Thx

 

BTW, good game.

[John_Havok]

Morales Grade 1 hamstring strain--looks like 10 day DL for him. Will Teoscar get a callup (with Grandy or Pearce playing more DH while Teoscar plays every day?)

 

Morales with a hamstring strain is just his body asking for mercy.

[bones10]

Does Travis need to step back from the plate like he did last year? seems like a lot of his contact is jammed just like that.

[John_Havok]

Maybe not the best time to ask...

 

Lots of experts out there.

 

At some point can someone do a learning course on pitching? I am confused with a few things.

 

What is a slider versus split versus cutter versus 2,3,4 finger fastball, versus curve? I get the fastball and changeup. Probably different for righties versus lefties as well.

 

Feel free to post private or general. I'm sure I am not alone.

 

Thx

 

BTW, good game.

 

A quick Google search for how to throw pitches is quite informative.

[AledmysDiaz]

Does Travis need to step back from the plate like he did last year? seems like a lot of his contact is jammed just like that.

 

I think you just let him play through it. When he gets hot he carries the team

[closetjaysfan]

Valencia is a perfect fit for this team

[fatcowxlive]

So if Morales is injured then call up Teoscar and play Pearce at DH/1B. Sounds like a plan.

 

Solarte???? Starting SS and Diaz on the bench?

[Dylan]

I don't normally follow the minors closely but that AA team is/will be fun to watch

 

Bo with another 3 hits tonight

[Jonn]

So if Morales is injured then call up Teoscar and play Pearce at DH/1B. Sounds like a plan.

 

They want him to get at-bats everyday at AAA they will probably opt for Dwight Smith Jr

[AledmysDiaz]

I don't normally follow the minors closely but that AA team is/will be fun to watch

 

Bo with another 3 hits tonight

 

Wowww that's 4 straight multi hit games

[Orgfiller]

Maybe not the best time to ask...

 

Lots of experts out there.

 

At some point can someone do a learning course on pitching? I am confused with a few things.

 

What is a slider versus split versus cutter versus 2,3,4 finger fastball, versus curve? I get the fastball and changeup. Probably different for righties versus lefties as well.

 

Feel free to post private or general. I'm sure I am not alone.

 

Thx

 

BTW, good game.

 

So a lot of it comes down to grip and arm action. The grip for a slider is very tight with the index and middle finger pressing down hard on the seams. The difference between a cutter and a slider comes down mostly to grip, which results in differences in velocity (cutters tend to have higher velocity) and movement (sliders tend to have much more lateral movement and depth).

 

For fastballs, the difference between a 2-seam and a 4-seam fastball is again the grip, to which their names allude to how many seams of the baseball are held. A 2-seam fastball is thrown with armside run, meaning it moves in the same direction as the pitcher's handedness (centre-right for RHP, centre-left for LHP). A 4-seam fastball is your prototypical "straight" pitch, generally it also tends to have some natural movement (either a slight cut or a slight run) depending on the pitcher, you usually don't watch your 4-seam to be too straight because major league hitters are really good and will lock in on it easily.

 

A split-finger (commonly called a splitter) fastball is a pitch that is held with the index and middle fingers held like a V through the seams, it acts much like a changeup in that it is thrown with the same arm action as a regular fastball and the velocity difference between it and the fastball is significant enough to keep hitters off balance. A good splitter will have substantial downward movement and sometimes will have lateral movement, in which it will look very similar to a circle-changeup (a pitch where two fingers form a circle around the side of the baseball).

 

I'd recommend looking up the different grips and more information on each pitch.

[Abomination]

I'm not so sure we'll see an OF called up. We'll still have plenty of guys covering that. With our SP not pitching overly deep yet, I think we could see a reliever like Mayza (especially with Loup looking off).

[AledmysDiaz]

What a pitch

[AledmysDiaz]

I'm not so sure we'll see an OF called up. We'll still have plenty of guys covering that. With our SP not pitching overly deep yet, I think we could see a reliever like Mayza (especially with Loup looking off).

 

Alford is rehabbing in Dunedin. You may see him activated

[Daniel Labude]

Donaldson and Travis both look awful last few games. Slow on the fastball and not recognizes the offspeed. Need to get the timing down

[Jonn]

I'm not so sure we'll see an OF called up. We'll still have plenty of guys covering that. With our SP not pitching overly deep yet, I think we could see a reliever like Mayza (especially with Loup looking off).

 

Mayza would be nice. Bullpen could definitely use some swing and miss.

[fatcowxlive]

Let's hope the pitching holds up