GDT.. Minnesota Twins (20-12) @ Toronto Blue Jays (15-19).. 7:07pm EST (1/1)

[Daniel Labude]

Vlad is really struggling. Chasing pitches out of the zone.

 

Change ups at the bottom of the zone that has already been called a strike....isnt exactly chasing

[EdwinsParrot]

Hasn’t been a pretty start for vlad. Needs to get into one eventually..

[baubau]

Man, Vladdy is scuffling

 

And Jansen. I get you want your catcher to be focused on the defence but he went from having more BB's to K's (or a small variance between the two) to 7.8% BB and 26.7% K. I have no idea how that vanished overnight.

[Deadpool]

Vlad is really struggling. Chasing pitches out of the zone.

 

With this ump, as long as it doesn't bounce 6' in front of the plate it could be called a strike. Even then, like... 50/50.

[gruber92]

Probably, he said he "heard it", so that could mean literally anything.

 

Atkins needs to learn to keep his hand close to his chest. Law got this from somewhere.

[Stoneyen]

How can Vlad go 10 games basically and not 1 mistake pitch to him...yet every other hitter gets 1 a game basically

 

This is a dumb take. The guy is clearly struggling, he's chasing s*** pitches and pounding everything he does make contact too into the ground.

[Daniel Labude]

This is a dumb take. The guy is clearly struggling, he's chasing s*** pitches and pounding everything he does make contact too into the ground.

 

12 pitches this game...1 in the strike zone. He only chased the pitches that were called a strike...you cant let the pitch go if the ump already called it a strike...thanks for playing though with the dumb take lmao

[Carlos Danger]

Atkins needs to learn to keep his hand close to his chest. Law got this from somewhere.

 

Ken Rosenthal was reporting it also.. If Ken is, must be solid source... Don't think it was Law who broke it...

[gruber92]

Stroman has nowhere near the intensity he pitched with prior to his last start. The news about him being traded looks like it may have rattled him. He needs to start thinking of himself and his next contract, but with him being such a home town boy, he may find it hard.

[Olerud363]

And Jansen. I get you want your catcher to be focused on the defence but he went from having more BB's to K's (or a small variance between the two) to 7.8% BB and 26.7% K. I have no idea how that vanished overnight.

 

Every young player has a horrible k/bb ratio. Every young player has been horrible other then Tellez. Last year Jansen, McKinney, Gurriel, and Hernandez were ordinarily mediocre to OK (Jansen). This year in a few hundred combined at bats they are a disaster.

[Orgfiller]

Stroman has nowhere near the intensity he pitched with prior to his last start. The news about him being traded looks like it may have rattled him. He needs to start thinking of himself and his next contract, but with him being such a home town boy, he may find it hard.

 

Man you are firing some horrendous takes in this thread.

[Orgfiller]

Lol ump, that was a foot below the bottom of the zone.

[Olerud363]

This is a dumb take. The guy is clearly struggling, he's chasing s*** pitches and pounding everything he does make contact too into the ground.

 

I think the truth is about half way in between. He hasn't been given much to hit and he's chased. He should be talking more walks and waiting for his pitch. The few good pitches he's gotten he seems to have fouled off or swung through. His ground ball rate would be a historic record and if he had a good on base guy in front him he'd have about 80 double plays if that continued.

 

He hasn't hit a popup. He's hit maybe 3 fly balls a couple of line drives, 10 or so ks, and what... 15-20 chopping grounders?? Even 4/5 hits I believe have been chopping grounders that snuck though or the infielder bobbled.

[Orgfiller]

Lol f*** this piece of s***.

[Jimcanuck]

holy f*** this ump

[Captain Adama]

f***, time to break out the goddamn golf clubs.

[Orgfiller]

Holy f***, what can you even do at that point? Expand the zone by two inches in each direction?

[gruber92]

Man you are firing some horrendous takes in this thread.

 

WTF are you talking about? He doesn't even get involved like he used to on the bench after a run scored or a HR. The life had been sucked out of him.

[Superdood]

While I agree the umpire has been especially bad tonight this team is still an offensive black hole and a couple of calls here and there don't mean much when you regularly have no hits through 4 or 5 innings.

[P2F]

Guillermo Martinez suxxxxxxxx

[Orgfiller]

WTF are you talking about? He doesn't even get involved like he used to on the bench after a run scored or a HR. The life had been sucked out of him.

 

What runs or homeruns? The offense has been dead cold since the last Oakland series, not exactly much for him to celebrate. He's probably pissed that he's not pitching well, the fact that you think this has anything to do with some ******** rumour that didn't get any traction from the media is hilariously misinformed.

[saskjayfan]

man it's almost impossible to stay logged into this site

[Jaysareus]

I think the trade talk articles re Stroman Sanchez and Smoak are hurting this team. I wish Sportsnet would stop putting out those trade rumour articles on a daily basis

[saskjayfan]

I think the trade talk articles re Stroman Sanchez and Smoak are hurting this team. I wish Sportsnet would stop putting out those trade rumour articles on a daily basis

 

Players who have an inability to get hits, make plays in the field and pitchers who are having trouble making quality pitches are hurting the team far more than those articles.

[King]

Players who have an inability to get hits, make plays in the field and pitchers who are having trouble making quality pitches are hurting the team far more than those articles.

Please find your way to the Travis Bergen thread, and own your mistakes.

 

Thanks.

[Effit]

Good times.. good times

[Angrioter]

Polanco and Ketel Marte are the new Jose Ramirez (Juiced)

[Horses Fart]

Buck praising the s*** out of Hudson and then 3 pitches she’s over the wall. Bahahahaha

[glory]

Gaviglio again? Damn how often is he being used?

[Angrioter]

Gaviglio again? Damn how often is he being used?

 

Burning s***. He's nothing