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Everything posted by starfield
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yes! Baltimore now tied
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Dickey better give this team a chance to win
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Props to Reyes for getting that huge hit in the 9th. He made up for that blunder against the Royals at least for me
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Delabar should only be allowed in blowouts
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Shouldve let McGowan pitch another inning
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I really don't feel comfortable with Delabar
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Wowww what a clutch inning
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this Detroit lineup is pretty scary
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Defensive Shifting paying off for the Blue Jays
starfield replied to Spoonovic's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
This concept of shifting defence is what I have thought of for a long time. This concept I believe relates to the value of walks. Having runners on base has a big impact on the defence not being able to shift the way they want to. I believe that it is no coincidence that hitters playing on the A's have career years. They always have runners on base. For example, we have seen that having a runner on second takes away the third basement from exaggerated shifting towards the right side of the field as in the case of a lefty power bat at the plate. This creates more room for the lefty power hitter to pull the ball and get a hit. (As a reference, I would love to know David Ortiz's BABIP with respect to the OBP of hitters before him. I believe that he would have significantly high BABIP in the years when the hitters before him have high OBP) Again, taking Base on balls is a skillset and is more controllable regardless of the ball park factors. Hence, there's an extreme value in the ability to take walks. -
yes Redsox lose. I hope the Tribe sweeps them
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Huge loss for the Os if he misses some games
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Morrow would be excellent as a reliever
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If we had a game tomorrow then MB would be pitching here
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Huge runs. What a beast
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We should really consider shifting Reyes to second base
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Reyes making up for his mistake three days ago
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Guthrie is pitching quite well. Im impressed
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MB is our ace
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Sorry for the confusion. Gose just tried going to third on a pickoff throw that got away
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He has to know that with his speed being on second is like being on third when there's a single
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He has to steal
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Must cash in at least one
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At least move the runner Lawrie
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I can't fully blame the ump on the pitch that was called a ball. Navarro didn't catch it well
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I hope they don't send Stroman down.