jays vs orioles 3/4

[Jonn]

Yea he was clearly out on those replays. Caught plenty of jersey before his foot touched home. Really bad slide. Bo can learn from that one

[Daniel Labude]

Wow. Sanchez was taken out after only 92 pitches while throwing a no hitter

[Abomination]

Wow. Sanchez was taken out after only 92 pitches while throwing a no hitter

 

Apparently there might have been a blister.

[M.E.]

Probably the first time he has been in a call with replay. Hope he learned the lesson that he has to get his foot down.

[Jaysareus]

That bad slide wasn't as bad as Guerreros bonehead play at third

[Stangstag]

Mods should be banning Boxcar. Making a joke thread about a forum regular dying?? Seriously what the f*** mods.

[BillyTheKid]

Fisher lmfao

 

Lmfao Fisher

 

What a f***ing nerd

 

WTF Fisher?

 

Holy s*** that was brutal.

 

Wtf Fish

 

It's bad enough Biggio isn't playing to make room for trash, Drury gets the nod to come in for Fisher.

 

Fisher is getting it out of his system, LOL

 

I am not sure who to laugh at more here: Fisher or that shmuck Atkins (what a loser)

 

Fisher leaves game after fly ball lands on his face.

 

Not a good start to this trade.

 

I guess it was the same scouts that gave the thumbs up to Hanson/Brito and now Fisher...

[Deadpool]

That should have been a head first slide.

[Superdood]

Bad send by Rivera, worse slide by Bichette. At least the game is tied though.

[BigCecil]

Sanchez goes 6 hitless innings with 6 K and 2 BB. And fisher tries to catch a ball with his face. Atkins can’t catch a break.

[Omar]

Apparently there might have been a blister.

 

In the 5th he kept glancing at his hand:confused:

[gruber92]

That should have been a head first slide.

 

Yeah, although you don't want to be sliding head first into home.

[Abomination]

Yeah, although you don't want to be sliding head first into home.

 

Probably not so bad now that catchers can't block it, but I still don't want to see it.

[gruber92]

Probably not so bad now that catchers can't block it, but I still don't want to see it.

 

They can still block the plate once they catch the ball.

[Deadpool]

Probably not so bad now that catchers can't block it, but I still don't want to see it.

 

Yeah, the "can't block the plate" rule was part of my reason for wanting a head first slide there. Honestly, he's probably safe if he just ran through the plate and didn't slide at all.

[Orgfiller]

Yeah, the "can't block the plate" rule was part of my reason for wanting a head first slide there. Honestly, he's probably safe if he just ran through the plate and didn't slide at all.

 

A lot can still go wrong with a head first slide. I'd rather him be out there in this game that means nothing over risking an injury there.

[Abomination]

They can still block the plate once they catch the ball.

 

Well, yeah, but not easily if they have to get all the way across. I'm just as happy to see our guys going in there feet first anyway, even if it means the odd out.

[gruber92]

Yeah, the "can't block the plate" rule was part of my reason for wanting a head first slide there. Honestly, he's probably safe if he just ran through the plate and didn't slide at all.

 

It's definitely not as bad now that the catcher has to provide a lane, but once he catches the ball, he can jump back in leading with his shin guards. Fingers can break real easy doing that.

[Omar]

The O's are allowed to win one out of every three games...this may be one of them.

[Jonn]

Buddy Boshers who I didn’t know existed before tonight really sucks.

[Abomination]

Buddy Boshers who I didn’t know existed before tonight really sucks.

 

Fortunately, so does the O's pen.

[Grant77]

Did Buck just call our catcher Mark McGwire? Lol

[Orgfiller]

Gurriel does it again!

[Jonn]

Ho Man! Lourdes Have Mercy

[Abomination]

I know Fangraphs is meh on Gurriel's defense (probably because of how deep he's playing), but it certainly passes the eye test.

[Grant77]

I know Fangraphs is meh on Gurriel's defense (probably because of how deep he's playing), but it certainly passes the eye test.

 

I'm not really buying their fielding metrics with such a small sample. I agree that hr looks really solid out there.

[BigCecil]

Holy f*** Vlad. He crushes balls at 110 and we yawn. Making it normal. Nice!

[bones10]

115.5 mph single from vlad

[Daniel Labude]

Vlad still crushing balls!!!

[Orgfiller]

I know Fangraphs is meh on Gurriel's defense (probably because of how deep he's playing), but it certainly passes the eye test.

 

He rates about average or slightly above by both UZR and DRS, and like you said definitely passes the eye test. That's an awesome outcome for his first season there with limited reps.

 

By next season when he's comfortable and starts off at normal positions we could really see his defensive numbers stand out, assuming he doesn't regress.