intentional wok
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General 2016 Blue Jays discussion thread
intentional wok replied to G-Snarls's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I don't even blame umps for doing a s*** job. It's a tough thing they have to do. I can even forgive them for being a bit egotistical since they can't exactly sit there and let players berate them, nor can they just flip a call they realize they blew and have the other team's players start chirping instead. It's pretty much an impossible position. The problem is putting them in the position in the first place, which is the league's fault when so much technology is staring them in the face, which they use on their websites for their cute highlight statcast reels but not in actual situations that affect their product. -
General 2016 Blue Jays discussion thread
intentional wok replied to G-Snarls's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Literally every pitch that is tracked on a broadcast or through statcast (or whatever) completely undermines the credibility of the umpire being able to most effectively call the game. Like, the ump will make a call and the TV will immediately and almost unequivocally prove him wrong to the millions of people watching. It will also prove him right much of the time, which only suggests that the technology is as good as the umps at their best but also still much better than them at their worst. -
General 2016 Blue Jays discussion thread
intentional wok replied to G-Snarls's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Managers will always use every tool possible to gain an advantage, but the players on the field aren't doing egregious slide tackles anymore. I think the rule has worked excellently in curbing a dangerous strategy. -
Only saw about half of this game. Had to turn it off in the bottom of the 6th and didn't see the collapse at all. Came back in the top of the 9th to see the rally (but then didn't see Osuna close it out). Seems like a good win. Should have had Game 1 too, so that one kind of still chaps for me. But I guess if you're going to lose a series it's better to lose to an opponent who will have no presence in the playoff race. Despite the sub-par weekend, only a single game has been lost in the standings. Anyway, is Happ okay? I read he took another liner to the face. Talk about s*** luck.
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Going on last year's record, 93-69. Most excellent teams will lose 65ish games, so that's a guarantee. A poor 1-run record just means many of those losses will be very close. If a team could swing half of those losses into wins, you'd have a 100+ win juggernaut, which is an absurd thing to expect. A bad 1-run record for a good offense and good pitching staff with a great team record just means that even their losses are hard fought.
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Other than Dickey's implosive 2nd inning, I don't recall anything being all that egregious (except Thole's baserunning derp). Lots of line drives went right into gloves, too, so.
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All you can do is get to JD.
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I'd blame it more on Stroman of the 1000 Sinkers.
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O's winning early. All 3 East contenders are playing bad teams, but only the Jays are losing to their opponent.
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It's fine. I have a humongous cock.
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I grow crappy facial hair myself despite coming from a family of men who can grow decent beards.
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And did you get it by shaving it while it was growing in?
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Sorry Do you know how beards work?
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Some real lasers ending up in gloves.
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Thole is an absolute clog on the bases. First that indefensible sprint to home plate, then ends up with half a double and thus can't score on Zeke's hit.
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Jesus, Smoak. Just go the other way and get on a base.
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What does that have to do with the offense?
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10 runs since last night...
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I'm glad Stroman and Dickey are being lined up as 1 and 2 in the rotation to face other teams' 1s and 2s.
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I was one who was calling for the short leash in the third. Thing is, I don't really think Gibby's decision to leave him in was poor. Stro futzed his way through his last three innings, but then gave up hits (and runs) as he was almost through them. He was wild the whole night but he was still surviving -- and fairly efficiently... until he wasn't. Five of his ten hits allowed (including five runs) came with two outs in their respective innings. If I'm Gibby and see him get through two batters quickly, there is no reason to seriously worry that he can't get one more before the sky falls in. Unfortunately that's what seemed to happen each time. Stro wasn't good, but he was getting good results until he wasn't. Tough to justify pulling the trigger on a guy who isn't demonstrably imploding until it's too late.
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I actually checked out some of his baserunners-allowed statistics and got some pretty interesting comps: http://i2.cdn.turner.com/dr/hln/www/release/sites/default/files/static/images/worldseriesdreaming.gif
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This is pretty damning. It's the pitch he uses to set up scenarios so that he can practice inducing double plays.
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I'm not saying there wasn't some circus in this game, but Stroman was clearly bad. A hard hit ground ball that bounces up on Travis and a line drive that Zeke doesn't bother making a play on don't mean he pitched "well enough to win" (which isn't a statement of quality anyway). It being a team game doesn't change the fact that Stro had 4 whiffs, one being Alonso's subjective checkswing K and another couple on the "prospect" making his MLB debut. He wasn't good but pitched okay? If the offense put up 3 runs, but Stro put up the same performance would you be soft praising him for being okay enough to win? A 4-day vacation doesn't change the fact that he was bad, or that he seemed to be doing the exact same thing that was getting him lit before he had two consecutive decent starts before the break.
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How is rust separate from being bad? Maybe if you're trying not to read too much into one start, but this is like saying I'm not slow because I just woke up. It's also that he had several two-strike counts and most of the real damage was done because he nothing he threw in the situations looked like it had any chance of legitimately getting by a major league hitter. It became pretty obvious early on during one sequence in which Martin framed the hell out of a second strike and Stroman immediately came back with a hit-me pitch. His secondary stuff wasn't working and even he knew it. He also benefited from getting two quick outs a few times, so his innings weren't long and stressful (just short and sloppy). Not to mention some very favourable K calls.
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Shite game. Great work, Marcus.
