Series GDT Red Sox @ Jays........August 7-9

[Boxcar]

WTF does that Segui play where the ball wasn't visible to anybody on the field have to do with a ball that bounced six inches in front of home plate?

 

Bad umpiring? Lmfao, wasn't that obvious?

 

Jesus, I imagine you never grasped connect the dots in kindergarten.

[tpurewal97]

Biagini is awful

[gruber92]

Bad umpiring? Lmfao, wasn't that obvious?

 

Jesus, I imagine you never grasped connect the dots in kindergarten.

 

My point was that you could give the umps the benefit of the doubt on the Segui play where the ball wasn't visible and no instant replay yet. The foul tip that bounced six inches in front of home plate is inexcusable. Still no comment on the confrontational aspect that's ruining the game?

[Boxcar]

My point was that you could give the umps the benefit of the doubt on the Segui play where the ball wasn't visible and no instant replay yet. The foul tip that bounced six inches in front of home plate is inexcusable. Still no comment on the confrontational aspect that's ruining the game?

 

Bad calls happen literally all the time and have been happening throughout the history of the sport. Just because you fell easily for recency bias doesn't mean umpiring is any worse than it's always been.

[gruber92]

Bad calls happen literally all the time and have been happening throughout the history of the sport. Just because you fell easily for recency bias doesn't mean umpiring is any worse than it's always been.

 

Lol, ok. Sounds like you graduated from the school of Trump. Avoid anything relevant and pile on the sauce. I guess you're right, old people are just plain dumb.

[Abomination]

My point was that you could give the umps the benefit of the doubt on the Segui play where the ball wasn't visible and no instant replay yet. The foul tip that bounced six inches in front of home plate is inexcusable. Still no comment on the confrontational aspect that's ruining the game?

 

I agree with you on the confrontational aspect, although it feels like that hasn't been nearly as bad this year as it was the past few (and is really limited to a handful of umps). The strike zone has gotten dramatically better since pitchfx, although there's obviously still room for improvement. Other types of calls are probably the same as they've always been.

[Jonn]

I didn't think it was possible for Biagini to raise his ERA. He continues to impress with me how bad he could possibly be.

[Brownie19]

I didn't think it was possible for Biagini to raise his ERA. He continues to impress with me how bad he could possibly be.

 

But I was told if he was put in the bullpen that he'd replicate his 2016 success! lies!

[Krylian]

But I was told if he was put in the bullpen that he'd replicate his 2016 success! lies!

 

I believed that his place was in the pen.

 

I was very wrong. His place is in the dumpster.

[Drumcliff]

Pillar has had one walk since May 28, covering more than 165 ABs. Unreal.

[Krylian]

Pillar has had one walk since May 28, covering more than 165 ABs. Unreal.

 

Unsurprising.

[Krylian]

Pillar has had one walk since May 28, covering more than 165 ABs. Unreal.

 

What's with the duplicate posts.

[DigitalRock]

Pillar has had one walk since May 28, covering more than 165 ABs. Unreal.

 

Pillar is not very good....but the casuals love him cause he dives for some catches. We need a new CF.

[Brownie19]

Pillar is not very good....but the casuals love him cause he dives for some catches. We need a new CF.

 

It would be awesome if Buck & Tabby could take a year off from telling the causals that Pillar is an improved, more mature hitter who's worked hard to take more walks and swing at better pitches (when he's on a hot streak).

[Spanky99]

2 WAR CF for 3.2 Million, I must be a casual?

[glory]

Damn GIbby take Borucki out of the game already. 105 pitches through 5 innings. A win for the starter when the games are meaningless isn't that important.

[vdubmvp]

Here comes Buck to complain about this aspect of replay.

[bones10]

we gonna use the penini guy?

[gruber92]

Your fastball is in the upper 90's but let's go with the breaking ball 3-2 that's been pure garbage lately.

 

Pure genius.

[Orgfiller]

Your fastball is in the upper 90's but let's go with the breaking ball 3-2 that's been pure garbage lately.

 

Pure genius.

 

He's literally gotten all of his strikeouts on sliders but okay.

[Captain Adama]

Betts is not human.

[gruber92]

He's literally gotten all of his strikeouts on sliders but okay.

 

It's also the pitch that's been crushed lately but ok.

 

Way to campaign the fact that a breaking ball is the pitch of choice over an upper 90's fastball.

[Orgfiller]

It's also the pitch that's been crushed lately but ok.

 

You're right, he should just throw fastballs every time. Works for Aaron Sanchez right?

[Jaysareus]

Wow giles is pretty bad

[gruber92]

You're right, he should just throw fastballs every time. Works for Aaron Sanchez right?

 

Where the f*** did i say he should throw a fastball everytime? Up by four runs with two out in the ninth with a 3-2 count, Giles throws a breaking ball that's been inconsistent to say the least since coming here. Giles should be working on locating his upper 90's fastball, which is the best pitch in baseball and always will be. That Betts AB was the perfect time to do that. I don't exactly know wtf you're talking about.

[Spanky99]

Coach is pissed.

[Abomination]

It's also the pitch that's been crushed lately but ok.

 

Way to campaign the fact that a breaking ball is the pitch of choice over an upper 90's fastball.

 

Batters this year vs Giles fastball: .393 average, 186 wRC+

Batters this year vs Giles slider: .179 average, 57 wRC+

 

He chose right, Betts is just insane.

[gruber92]

Batters this year vs Giles fastball: .393 average, 186 wRC+

Batters this year vs Giles slider: .179 average, 57 wRC+

 

He chose right, Betts is just insane.

 

All the more reason he should be working on locating his fastball and that was the perfect scenario to do so. So should he throw sliders everytime since the league only has a 57 wRC+ against it?

[Brownie19]

All the more reason he should be working on locating his fastball and that was the perfect scenario to do so. So should he throw sliders everytime since the league only has a 57 wRC+ against it?

 

Let it go gruber - you're wrong. Again.

[gruber92]

Let it go gruber - you're wrong. Again.

 

Lol