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He was confused because he literally said that Price was starting game 6 like a minute before that question. Then the idiot reporter asks him who's starting game 6 LOL.

Still think this? Someone will give him a ~3 year $30 million deal minimum. You have to QO him at this point, which is good because that means we're at least getting a pick for him if we don't resign him ourselves.

This. Bring Hutchison back, seriously.

Its deception. The eyes play tricks on you when the ball comes out of his release point.

Every single LOOGY vs. LHB: Breaking ball, breaking ball, breaking ball. Price vs. LHB: Changeup, changeup, changeup. How stupid do you have to be?

Price blows dick. Cant get a f***ing LHB out. f*** out of here LOL.

Pitching a great game means nothing if you implode at the critical point. He imploded.

Yes, Price. One guy gets on and he implodes. Cant' finish a LHB to save his life. Still thinks he can just throw changeups to them (WTF?)

There's that sick Price vs. LHB matchup. Changeup, Changeup, Changeup....

I dont watch hockey, but nice try. Price is a two-pitch pitcher who isn't fooling anyone right now. Isn't putting batters away. Letting left-handed hitters smack him around. Spent his entire career with zero pressure playing in Tampa with 50 people in the stands, and his results have been well below his expectation with the lights turned up a thousand fold in the playoffs. Excuse me if I am worried about how he looks poor in the postseason, which is nothing new for him. You ever watch postseason baseball? I've seen St. Louis barely make the playoffs and then go on to look unstoppable in post-season play. It is a complete toss-up.

Playoff baseball is a completely different animal. What do you want, to wait for 1500 playoff IP before you can make a conclusive decision as to whether or not he can handle the spotlight? You can't do it.

Don't take Sanchez out now. They were squaring up Osuna last night. Sanchez has looked nasty these past ~4 batters.

3 hits to LHB for Price. His approach is inexcusable.

Another hit off a LHB for Price. Like I said, spin a f***ing breaking ball or two in there. It is absurd. Fastball/Changeup makes no sense against a LHB.

WTF happened to Price's breaking balls? Dude is straight fastball/cutter/changeup now. He struggles against LHB because he refuses to throw a breaking pitch. Should have thrown a slider to Odor.

Always cool seeing a solid writer get an opportunity like this. Sucks for the fans as McDaniel had become probably the top guy for info. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/instagraphs/saying-farewell/

He has?

I dont understand why infielders haven't started acting in correspondence. You think the base-runner wants to catch a flying knee to the dome? Forget trying to make the play, start sticking your knee/leg out and see how many guys want to break the play up then.

How is that "clear" at all? They also had confirmed serious discussions with Dombrowski who doesn't fit that "profile" at all. If the plan all along was to get some guy they know won't demand money, then why even waste time with Dombrowski? Kenny Williams is another guy they were after last season, and the White Sox have had among the highest year-to-year payrolls in baseball during the majority of his years there.

You're thinking of Pillar in June, but the two really aren't that comparable. None of Pillar's peripherals changed during that hot streak, in fact he actually posted his LOWEST walk-rate of the season during that month, and his third highest strikeout rate. The conclusion? He was doing the exact same thing he always does, which confirms that he was simply "hot" and/or benefiting from luck. This Goins thing is different because his BB% post All-Star break has been elite; going from 5.7% to 16.5%, which shows obvious improvement at the plate. What are the implications? The significantly higher walk rate means that he's seeing more pitches per at-bat (thus increasing the likelihood of seeing a hittable/poor pitch), and it also means that he's being more selective at the plate, which will naturally indicate that when he does swing, its at more hittable pitches because he's doing a better job dictating the course of the at-bat. All of these factors realistically contribute as a possible explanation for why he is hitting significantly better, apart from it simply being a fluke hot-streak. I'm not suggesting that this is something that will continue long-term, but plate discipline isn't exactly something that you can "luck". It also isn't a skill that is generally seen as teachable, which is why Goins is going to be a very interesting case to follow in the future. Mechanical changes to a swing can however "unlock" plate discipline. His 16.5% BB rate post All-Star break is 5th highest league wide, so he's not just been "good", he's been very good at drawing walks.

I know rite. He's even luckier this season in relief than he was last year! Wow! I wonder how he does it?

Hitters vs. Cecil: .224/.291/.365 -----> .284 wOBA Hitters vs. Sanchez: .117/.186/.164 --> .167 wOBA But I forgot, Sanchez just gets lucky with balls in play. Doh.

Cecil is better than Sanchez? Thats new to me.

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