GDT: 2/3 Baltimore Orioles @ Toronto Blue Jays (3:07 ET)

[Stangstag]

Feels like Varsho starts every at bat 0-2 these days

[Pinkfloid]

Well, just brutal

[Kordesi]

Brutal

[G-Snarls]

Omfg where are the bats

[Daniel Labude]

Feels like Varsho starts every at bat 0-2 these days

 

Can't hit fastballs or pitches up. Big hole right now like Biggio

[Daniel Labude]

3-40...has there ever been a stretch that bad w/RISP

[gruber92]

This is f***ing pathetic

 

Do all the stat nerds still think hitting with RISP is just a meaningless random thing and RBIs are meaningless?

[Stangstag]

You just knew they would manage to screw that up somehow… just a really rough stretch right now. All that execution on the little things earlier in the season has just gone away completely

[Steeljays]

Geez, if we need a lefty bat in there let's give Lukes a start

[Stangstag]

This is f***ing pathetic

 

Do all the stat nerds still think hitting with RISP is just a meaningless random thing and RBIs are meaningless?

 

It is generally just random luck outside of a few really good guys

[Omar]

Alek Manoah ®

 

1. George Springer ® RF

2. Bo Bichette ® SS

3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ® 1B

4. Brandon Belt (L) DH

5. Matt Chapman ® 3B

6. Danny Jansen ® C

7. Daulton Varsho (L) LF

8. Santiago Espinal ® 2B

9. Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

 

[John_Havok]

This is f***ing pathetic

 

Do all the stat nerds still think hitting with RISP is just a meaningless random thing and RBIs are meaningless?

 

Hardly. What I can tell you though is I’d rather them struggle with RISP that struggle to get runners there to begin with. Only getting 3-5 runners eben in scoring position a game is a far bigger problem to solve.

[Masterbather]

This is f***ing pathetic

 

Do all the stat nerds still think hitting with RISP is just a meaningless random thing and RBIs are meaningless?

 

No they think batting average is meaningless. Because they're f***ing idiots.

[gruber92]

It is generally just random luck outside of a few really good guys

 

Yeah, you'd think. I truly believe that hitting with RISP is a skill / mindset.

[Jimcanuck]

This is f***ing pathetic

 

Do all the stat nerds still think hitting with RISP is just a meaningless random thing and RBIs are meaningless?

 

Generally luck but when a team or player is struggling there can be more pressure

 

But professionals are supposed to handle the pressure without issue, compared to us amateurs

[John_Havok]

Geez, if we need a lefty bat in there let's give Lukes a start

 

Gotta wonder what Lukes thinks the Jays really think of him when he still can’t get a start with all these guys hitting like trash.

[John_Havok]

Yeah, you'd think. I truly believe that hitting with RISP is a skill / mindset.

 

You’re free to believe it, whether it’s true or not.

[gruber92]

Hardly. What I can tell you though is I’d rather them struggle with RISP that struggle to get runners there to begin with. Only getting 3-5 runners eben in scoring position a game is a far bigger problem to solve.

 

Agreed

[max silver]

This is f***ing pathetic

 

Do all the stat nerds still think hitting with RISP is just a meaningless random thing and RBIs are meaningless?

 

Wow great knucklehead post. Why in the world you felt the need to take a shot at "stat nerds" is beyond me. All of us are obviously frustrated with the team's inability to deliver with RISP so no need to take potshots.

[jaysblue]

This is f***ing pathetic

 

Do all the stat nerds still think hitting with RISP is just a meaningless random thing and RBIs are meaningless?

 

This scout below doesn't think so:

 

[jaysblue]

Wow great knucklehead post. Why in the world you felt the need to take a shot at "stat nerds" is beyond me. All of us are obviously frustrated with the team's inability to deliver with RISP so no need to take potshots.

 

Gruber92 owes Jonah Hill an apology.

 

[gruber92]

Generally luck but when a team or player is struggling there can be more pressure

 

But professionals are supposed to handle the pressure without issue, compared to us amateurs

 

"Generally" should be replaced with "should be". Everybody's mindset is different with RISP and the good hitters know how to keep it simple and not get ahead of themselves.

[Omar]

[gruber92]

Wow great knucklehead post. Why in the world you felt the need to take a shot at "stat nerds" is beyond me. All of us are obviously frustrated with the team's inability to deliver with RISP so no need to take potshots.

 

Holy f*** stat nerds is a pot shot, but you get to use the term "knucklehead" without realizing that it may be offensive? Personally idgaf but check yourself.

[John_Havok]

"Generally" should be replaced with "should be". Everybody's mindset is different with RISP and the good hitters know how to keep it simple and not get ahead of themselves.

 

Sure, but those are already good hitters. They don’t hit any better with RISP (generally) than they do without except for the average gain seen by nearly every hitter. Even the average mlb hitter hits better with RISP than they do without.

 

Hitting with RISP is also a massive series of tiny sample sizes with huge variances on the outcomes based on a shitload of variables.

[jaysblue]

When I used to play house league baseball and was at-bat with RISP, I couldn't handle the pressure. I think I had 12 RBI in my first season.

[John_Havok]

I’m out, gonna go back down to the Canada college World Series for a bit

[harvey16]

Sportsnet really needs to stop using that stupid offset behind the catcher camera, it's horrible.

[harvey16]

Springer Dinger!!!

[John_Havok]

Sportsnet really needs to stop using that stupid offset behind the catcher camera, it's horrible.

 

1000% agree