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Grant77 Toronto Blue Jays

Grant77

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Your post defies math and logic. Let's look at the last 3 games Toronto lost...

 

5 hits, 2 hits, 4 hits.

 

You cannot win games with less then 4 hits a game, by aiming the ball, and always scoring each of your hits. For your sac fly's and ground balls to the right side to make a difference in these games, the Jays would of had to score every hit... it doesn't happen that way.

 

This team would also have a winning record if Gurriel, Jansen, Kirk, Rowdy and Biggio were hitting at their career averages. That would be far more significant then hitting grounders and sac flies. In fact if it was possible to avoid strike outs and double play grounders to the short stop, all these guys would be hitting above .250 because they'd just aim the ball against the shift, to get a few hits and get out of their slumps.

 

Boston has scored 103 runs with 7 sacrifice flies. Toronto has scored 74 runs with 6 sacrifice flies, an above average number.

 

If Toronto added 1 more sacrifice fly they would would be tied for the league lead, go from 74 to 75 runs and still be 28 runs behind Boston. Toronto is already above average in sac flies. More sac flies won't make a difference.

 

It's almost as if the season has lasted more than 3 games.

Spanky99 GOAT

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Former SP and Canadian, Ryan Dempster is sporting a T- Shirt that says... "It doesn't get eddy vedder than this!" on Intentional Talk, Yas!
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Check this s*** out. Collision course in the middle. 3 ways to get there LOL

 

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JPAZPD3.jpg

 

Right now it's possible 3 teams from a division can get in, particularly both West Divisions, imagine! :P

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Right now it's possible 3 teams from a division can get in, particularly both West Divisions, imagine! :P

 

If that’s what it takes to get Trout in the playoffs, i’ll allow it.

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If that’s what it takes to get Trout in the playoffs, i’ll allow it.

 

Seriously though, imagine 6 teams of 10 are from the West, lol.

z3r0s FCL Blue Jays

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welp...

 

Dinelson Lamet Leaves Start With Right Forearm Tightness

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/04/dinelson-lamet-leaves-start-with-right-forearm-tightness.html

 

APRIL 22: The Padres do not plan to send Lamet for an MRI, Acee tweets. He’s likely to go on the injured list, though.

 

APRIL 21, 10:50 pm: Lamet is presently considered day-to-day but he’ll head for an MRI to determine the extent of the injury, manager Jayce Tingler told reporters (including Craig Elsten of 619 Sports and Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune).

 

What is going on in SD?

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It's almost as if the season has lasted more than 3 games.

 

Sure... just pointing out that there is no way to magically "right side ground ball" and sac fly your way to extra wins.

 

You might cherry pick some games you think the Jays would of won if they hit a ground ball or sac fly at the right time, but if they took that approach they'd lose runs in the long run because it would cost big innings....

 

it's just like sac bunting, they wouldn't always get the grounder, or hit the fly ball deep enough, it wouldn't always work out, and sometimes when it did, it would cost them anyway, play for 1 run means missing out on big innings.

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What is going on in SD?

 

Doesn't make sense unless it has nothing to do with the UCL is my best guess? They've already napped on TJS 8 months ago, lol. He'd be halfway through surgery/rehab by now.

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The woman beater is getting slapped around again, nice

 

I love watching the Yankees suffer all sorts of indignation

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AL slugging percentage is down from .439 in 2019, to .414 in 2020 to .390 this year.

 

I know announcers say the sluggers don't get going until warmer weather... but still something to watch.

 

AL hitters are at .234 .309 .392, NL .232 .316 .390

 

Is it because of the deader ball?

 

If this trend continues there might be adjustments later this year or next year. Maybe guys hitting to all fields more, trying to k less, and hitting for a better average. That is assuming the strategy for everyone to hit .250 with 200 ks and 30 homers no longer works with a deader ball...

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AL slugging percentage is down from .439 in 2019, to .414 in 2020 to .390 this year.

 

I know announcers say the sluggers don't get going until warmer weather... but still something to watch.

 

AL hitters are at .234 .309 .392, NL .232 .316 .390

 

Is it because of the deader ball?

 

If this trend continues there might be adjustments later this year or next year. Maybe guys hitting to all fields more, trying to k less, and hitting for a better average. That is assuming the strategy for everyone to hit .250 with 200 ks and 30 homers no longer works with a deader ball...

 

Remember that pitchers are (unfortunately) hitting this year. The actual league SLG excluding pitchers is .398.

 

The league slugging in July of last season was...also .398, smaller sample + long layoff from baseball. In August it rose to .424.

 

League slugging in April of 2019 was .431.

 

2018 April was .408.

 

Although the ball has been deadened, the weather affects things a lot. I don't think I can recall this many snow days in 2019, and obviously it wasn't a factor at all in 2020.

P2F Toronto Blue Jays

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He was great a fantastic career, but he died on the 22nd of January?

 

Happy 3-month anniversary?

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Fangraphs shows his average fastball is at 90.9 mph. Lowest of his career.

 

Wow... UCL gone? Would he even bother with TJs surgery at this point?

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