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Everything posted by intentional wok

  1. intentional wok
    Fox is the f***ing worst.
  2. intentional wok
    So basically two straight Royals base hits in the World Series have been near- or actual inside-the-park home runs - the last hit from last year and the first hit from this year.
  3. intentional wok
    Didn't think Ken Rosenthal could ever be this stupid, but here it is: Nice job making sure every knows how thoughtful FOX is though. Social media continues to be the stupidest thing I've seen that day, every day.
  4. intentional wok
    Yeah, AA strikes me as a type who just needs a plan and to be pointed in whatever direction will make it happen, rather than a guy who's set to do things by a certain methodology.
  5. intentional wok
    AA isn't going to give a single answer that alienates anyone. Not after a very emotional and successful season like this one, which only ended three days ago. He wants everyone back, as per smart PR. This is all just a formality.
  6. intentional wok
    Moderating.
  7. intentional wok
    My god, why do managerial openings just end up with different clubs cycling through the same guys like this? What is even the methodology these clubs use?
  8. intentional wok
    Shark's track record before 2015 is quite strong (vs. Hutch's two full seasons in the bigs). His sub-par 2015 is the reason he's not being blabbed about in the media for a huge contract. There's a good reason to think Shark can bounce back, though, of course, a pitcher looking to bounce back to the big money stature may not want to pitch in a division that involves making 20-ish starts in bandboxes.
  9. intentional wok
    I knew he had a down year. Didn't realize it was this down. All right, he's off my list. I like Chen too. I should have included him. Lots of decent talent on the market this year.
  10. intentional wok
    Of the non-Zimmermann, Price, Greinke, Cuetos, I'd be satisfied with some combo of Shark, Fister, Iwakuma, Kazmir, and Lackey. Obviously varying contract lengths, but I think two of any of those guys could make for a more than reasonable Blue Jay rotation. I also haven't given up on Hutch by any means. He really needs to work back some of my confidence though.
  11. intentional wok
    Unpaid internship.
  12. intentional wok
    What's the worst criticism he'll receive as a first base coach anyway? The reaction he's gotten by his work as GM is nothing short of frothing.
  13. intentional wok
    I applaud him, but different strokes.
  14. intentional wok
    Dude, they stole three bases in the ninth inning last night. They small-balled like crazy. They just couldn't bat the ball in play with under two outs. And, by the way, the Royals won with two home runs and some long singles. So while you want the Blue Jays to Royal, the Royals actually Blue Jayed to victory.
  15. intentional wok
    I think RA is confirmed to be returning.
  16. intentional wok
    Travis: 239 PAs Donaldson: 711 PAs That's a one-third sample size of Travis vs. Donaldson. Not to mention Donaldson's previous body of work in 2013 and 14. You can't call a kid who played, even played well, for one third of a season a ROY candidate. That's ridiculous. But even if you could... MVP Candidate >> ROY Candidate
  17. intentional wok
    Why does that "balance" equal more runs? Moving Donaldson down in the order doesn't necessarily mean he gets to bat in more runs. That just means that Travis and Jose will get the opportunities first (and, if successful, will mean there is no one for Donaldson to drive in). Also, more PAs for Donaldson over a season means more chances for a home run. Take 50 PAs from him by dropping him a few spots in the order and how many home runs do you lose? Donaldson had like a .370 OBP this year, to boot. He is a reason for all the baserunners the Jays have had this year. You're taking baserunner frequency for granted when shifting your highest on-base guys down in the order. But most importantly, answer this: Would you have wanted Devon Travis, assuming good health, to be our last batter of the season last night instead of Josh Donaldson?
  18. intentional wok
    I wish I could Thank this post forever. Even my girlfriend is tired of the one-run argument, because she knows when I see it I'll start to discredit it and keep going and going and going and going and going and going and going and oh my god shut the f*** up can I just watch the food network in peace
  19. intentional wok
    This hinges on Bautista agreeing to move positions, but holy s***.
  20. intentional wok
    I could also make the counter argument that, yes, you'd win a few more close games with a small ball strategy, but how many close games will you be creating by removing the power ball strategy for your game and reducing your total number of runs obtained through the season? As long as we're talking about the abstract here, if you're looking to buy wins by reducing your efficiency and shuffling your runs around, how many losses will you leave yourself open to? One-run games are really fickle, so play for the beat down if your team is built for it. And this only works with the criticism that the Jays refuse the small ball strategy. They don't. They do use it when they need to. They stole three bases in the ninth last night. They totally risked everything to score that run; it just didn't work out for the various reasons being discussed around the forum.
  21. intentional wok
    Thank you. The notion that a team can be good enough to get halfway through an ALCS but not all the way through is ridiculous. Were the Broncos not good enough to win a Super Bowl two years ago? What about the Seahawks last year? The nature of the game doesn't change because of the stakes. Yes, thank you. There were three stolen bases in that inning. The runs the Jays did not score were as manufactured as runs can get without an error being involved. They small balled the s*** out of Davis, but then got robbed of competitive ABs for both the 0-out and 1-out hitters.
  22. intentional wok
    How many more runs above the ~900 the Blue Jays scored this year can be manufactured? Would the strategies required to manufacture runs (steals, sacrifices, whatever) not also impact the ability to keep the line moving and score at a higher rate? Can we just remember that the Blue Jays were eliminated by two games? Was their game plan sound enough up to that point, but not sound enough to make up two more wins? Also don't forget how badly Nav and Revere got jobbed on their respective strike 2 calls. It changed everything for both of them, and you can't strategize around the ump's grasp.
  23. intentional wok
    You'd take Shark and Estrada off the FA? Shark I understand, since his value won't have peaked since he had a rocky season. But why not just go for a guy like Zimmermann over Estrada? Estrada excelled but I'm still not convinced he'll be able to replicate even 75% of his 2015 results. Who knows what they'll do now that they've seen how much cheese they can pull in when the Jays are in a race? I wouldn't count on the wallet opening, but I think a good business argument could be made to convince them (if indeed there is one).
  24. intentional wok
    ^ Exactly. Now I'm just reading a bunch of s*** about how they should have played small ball and I want to die. And to fend off any hypocrisy accusations, I also think the ball four to Bautista in Game 5 was ********. I even said so right after it happened. The Royals got jobbed there and it shouldn't have happened.
  25. intentional wok
    Agree. Jose did the textbook play on the fly. Only in hindsight did he throw to the wrong base. Cain's speed and the suicide run for home were factors that Jose really couldn't have fairly been expected to account for. If he threw to first, Cain would have held, and here's how the conversation would go: "Cain would have stopped anyway, but now you just gave Hosmer the extra base! Terrible baseball fundamentals!"
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