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  1. Laika
    Blake Snell was off limits for Scherzer, lolol
  2. Laika
    But this table in this article (http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-actual-versus-perceived-velocity-statcast-pitcher-data-carter-capps/) disagrees and has Young's extension as essentially normal, adding nothing to his fastball. I dunno
  3. Laika
    Perceived velocity adds something like 6mph to his fastball. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9561
  4. Laika
    #69
  5. Laika
    First 10 people to share this on twitter with the hashtag #breakingblue and the mention @breakingblueMLB get a free signed glossy 8x10 of superstar blogger Chris Carruthers wearing a turtleneck
  6. Laika
    http://www.breakingblue.ca/2015/10/20/chris-young-better-than-you-think/ read me
  7. Laika
    Agree that Pillar is infinitely likeable. I was ranking Blue Jays "stars". If we were ranking current Blue Jays, Pillar would be top 3. Stroman-Pillar-Osuna? In some order. I also really like Martin and Revere. And Edwin. And Hendriks. And Dickey.
  8. Laika
    then I have succeeded
  9. Laika
    oh I know you can't write an article about Chris Young and miss an opportunity to display a picture of the wrong guy
  10. Laika
    Pretty sure he did a similar misplay against Texas too. They shouldn't make decisions based on such tiny samples and recent memory, but who knows if Smoak is even better than Colabello. He has better hands but it wouldn't surprise me if Colabello has better range. Meh. It's also annoying when they swap Smoak in and then he has to hit once before the end of the game. Because he isn't very good at hitting baseballs.
  11. Laika
    Chris Young is better than you think (article)
  12. Laika
    Chris Young is better than you think (article)
  13. Laika
    I'm not sure why the eye test would have much relevance when we have so much data. Slider is decent though: http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/94814812/v520580583/houkc-gm1-young-strikes-out-seven-in-relief-outing/?query=Chris+Young The Blue Jays should still eat his babies, of course. It's a shame if they don't.
  14. Laika
    Chris Young does similar things to Estrada. He throws slow fastballs up in the zone, with a high spin rate. Look at his career numbers, they are crazy: 3.69 ERA; 4.39 FIP; 4.87 xFIP .247 BABIP 8.1% HR/FB Two things happen when Chris Young pitches. 1) The high fastballs with a high spin rate create a higher launch angle than batters want when they make contact. 2) The low velocity of his fastballs makes it more difficult for hitters to achieve a high exit velocity (getting under the ball due to the high spin rate and location also contributes here). Now observe the donut hole: Chris Young lives in that donut hole. Young has a contact ability that goes somewhat ignored and under-appreciated by FIP theory. Some of his career ERA-FIP differential is his spacious home parks, but some of it is skill. Don't be completely shocked if Young is frustratingly effective today, and gets a lot of flyouts that just don't carry.
  15. Laika
    If the knuckleball is working and the defense doesn't f*** up, the swing happy Royals could look silly. 90 pitch CG for Dickey?
  16. Laika
    I agree. Should have gone to Hendriks first out of the pen and asked him for two innings. Big lead, two more games before a day off, would have been nice to give Sanchez and Osuna a breather.
  17. Laika
    Lies
  18. Laika
    In other roster shuffling news, Dom Brown was outrighted by the Phillies so he'll probably elect free agency. Bad player but big name.
  19. Laika
    Venditte's minor league numbers are decent but his stuff looked terrible in the big leagues. Sad fact: he pronounces his name "Ven-diddy" as opposed to the correct "Ven-deet".
  20. Laika
    still pretty young, UZR/150 of like +15 in his career at 2B
  21. Laika
    What a time to be a Jays fan!
  22. Laika
    I think lots probably do. Halladay had zero personality. Stroman is a future hall of famer anyway.
  23. Laika
    Stroman>Halladay>Edwin>Wells>Donaldson>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Bautista
  24. Laika
    Most of the time in professional sports, teammates stick up for each other. Jose Bautista was given multiple opportunities throw Goins a bone or stick up for him a little bit, and he stubbornly refused.
  25. Laika
    There are very few other star players and team leaders in baseball that would handle that post-game interview in that way. It was extremely odd. Yes, he was getting asked stupid questions and he didn't really want to talk about it. Still weird for him to just say, "there's video... I think there's video... there was no confusion...I had a chance to make the play but someone called me off." Most players would say something like, "I thought I had a chance, but Goins called me off. I'm not sure if the crowd distracted him or what exactly happened. It was an uncharacteristic mistake by Ryan, who has been such a good defensive player for us. With the way David was pitching we still weren't concerned, but unfortunately that seemed like the spark they needed to get going. But we've been in this situation before, down 2 games to none, and we're still confident heading back to Toronto." Blah blah Ride the high on Wednesday and bat flip like nobody else. Ride the bad vibes on Saturday and handle a post-game interview like few others. The Best and Worst of Jose Bautista.
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