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Their prep sheets, reports and whatever else they bring really shouldn't differ that much from what Fangraphs says anyhow. It doesn't take a former big leaguer to realize that pitching to Simmons last night was most likely the worst possible match up the Jays could have put out there. Sorry to beat a dead horse, but I don't mind ripping on the guy when he's in the wrong. He shouldn't be immune to the criticism he's receiving. I don't blame the loss on Gibby, because there were a lot of other things that went wrong. What I blame is the process- one that clearly wasn't thought out, or they were unprepared for.
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Unprepared in the sense that someone on the staff should know "Andrelton Simmons makes a ton of contact. When he does, over half the time it's on the ground. Sanchez gets a ton of ground balls. Maybe Sanchez pitching to Simmons with the infield on the grass and the winning run on third isn't a good idea", not that they didn't have someone warming.
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I'm not advocating for each at-bat the bullpen faces to be match up based. That is impossible. But when the numbers are that extreme, someone should be aware of it. Who knows, maybe it was brought to Gibby's attention and he ignored it. If that is the case, that's inexcusable. No matter how you look at it, Sanchez vs Simmons with first base open and the infield in was probably the worst match up the Jays could've possibly put on the field. It just screams unprepared to me.
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My issue is all the information they need to make a decision like that is literally at their finger tips. Not only that, it's something the coaching staff should be aware of anyway. I don't even find myself that critical of Gibbons. But that at bat is 100% a product of a coaching staff that was unprepared.
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lol havok the castoff
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Not only does Sanchez not K very many hitters, but Simmons is one of the best in the league at making contact. Sanchez is an extreme GB pitcher, and Simmons hits the ball on the ground 55% of the time. Infield has no choice but to be brought in. How on earth is there not someone on the coaching staff who says "Hey John, this might not be a good idea".
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Haha yup, just because he didn't refer to Fangraphs while being bombarded with questions by people who know less than him. GTFO. Gibby on the other hand should be able to come up better with something than Pierzynski has made a living out of getting clutch hits or whatever he said.
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What's Sanchez supposed to say? "Ya I wish Gibby had gone to Roberto earlier" and then get blasted by everyone for being a pussy. Give me a break.
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Who was bullying in the GDT tonight?
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Bump
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What I'm reading in this thread is that Paul Molitor should be MOY.
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Ya pretty bizarre. Doesn't really strike me as a great athlete either. Good for him though. -
Ace worth the money - Price or perhaps Greinke?
L54 replied to art_vandelay275's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Mike Trout steals by year: 2012- 49 2013-33 2014-16 2015-10 BSR: 2012- 14.1 2013- 7.8 2014- 6.5 2015- 2.2 Now obviously I don't know if Mike Trout's 60 yd dash time has decreased since 2012, and these two stats don't really give that much of an insight into pure speed. But if presented with the numbers above, I would be able to make a well educated guess that he has indeed gotten slower. To question whether or not it has decreased at all is a little extreme. I don't know for sure, but speed likely peaks around 22-24 for most athletes. Sad to think that we have probably already seen the best years of Mike Trout's career -
I agree, ban all the bullies!
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lol wut? Lonnie Chisenhall has a DRS of 11.
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Stro Fap
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Joey Bats and myofascial release! Something I've incorporated into the hockey players I'm responsible for. The importance of functional movement is beginning to gain a lot of traction in the sports world. I doubt JB gets traded. In fact, out of him and EE I expect Bautista to be brought back in 2017.
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Good stuff. Still a long way to go, but holy f*** is this exciting.
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I would hope nobody gets taken lightly come the playoffs. I do think that the Rangers are the worst of the three teams listed, so understandably lots of people are saying they are the best match up. Price could run through their LHH lineup the first game while the Jays (should) tee off on Gallardo. I'd be surprised if he was able to shut down this offense three times this year.
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Rangers are the worst team out of those 3, so I'll go ahead and say them.
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No.
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What's going to happen to Hutch?
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Forgive me for not reading every post on the BJMB
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Forgive me for not being able to read your mind
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And the only thing separating Goins from Tulowitzki status is the bat. Do you see why you can't make statements like that?
