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  1. wk680
    As Buck said (once in a while he makes an intelligent point) this guy is showing the command with his fastball (which by the way that Sanchez lacks) and that allows him to move it around the strike zone and keep those batters off balance. Seems to be mostly 4SFB, cutter, and curveball although they mentioned he will throw a 2SFB.
  2. wk680
    It's not his fault they aren't hitting him hard, just finding ho.es in the defense for s*** singles and a hustle double that was made possible by how slowly it rolled out to the outfield. And then when your defense starts throwing the balll away that just makes it so much more of a clusterf***. Tough way to debut in the MLB.
  3. wk680
    Good summary but it's not all bad. At least it is indoors/temperature controlled (it gets so hot and humid there in the summer). Also, the visiting team has the bonus that they will often have more fans in the stands than the Rays.
  4. wk680
    Yeah looked like he might actually get out of it after getting the ground out for the 2nd out. Watching this guy pitch is f***ing infuriating.
  5. wk680
    Over the long haul of a 162 teams that's obviously almost always true, but in a shorter timeframe and the spotlight of the postseason things like intangibles and momentum start to play a bigger factor. Not all managers and coaches are going to get along. Gibby wasn't universally liked either. I can't really comment on the later part of Gaston's managing career post 2004, I lost interest in baseball during that period. But didn't the teams in his second managing stint (along with the end of his original tenure) mostly lack the player personnel to be competitive (even the best manager can only do so much with a bad team). Anyway I wouldn't put the guy up there as an all-time great manager, but winning championships does count for something. My question was and remains, what is so great about Bobby Cox with his postseason record of 67W - 69L
  6. wk680
    I have been searching for Borucki updates and have not found much. The info in this link does not sound too encouraging (don't hold your breath) : https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/05/latest-on-clay-buchholz-devon-travis.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MlbTradeRumors+%28MLB+Trade+Rumors%29
  7. wk680
    nice info
  8. wk680
    I don't see too much scapegoating of Montoyo going on here. The main issue that he has been roasted over is the excessive sac-bunting. Other than that maybe some instances of being too quick on the trigger pinch running, and other minor issues.
  9. wk680
    hard to argue with this - thanks for the input
  10. wk680
    You also need to consider that Pearson missed most of last season with the arm injury BUT pitched in the Arizona Fall League, for which you have not accounted. If he can pitch 100+ innings this season and another 150 inning next season in AA/AAA, then he can be ready to go in 2021.
  11. wk680
    yeah nice summary.... but 2 WS championships still speak volumes. It's almost like trying to poke holes in Bruce Bochy because he hasn't won since 2014
  12. wk680
    I would like to give this post many, many, many likes.
  13. wk680
    that 61 mph called 3rd strike to end the inning is the most interesting yet saddest highlight of the game you could imagine
  14. wk680
    that called 3rd strike made me laugh - one of the few things to be happy about today
  15. wk680
    Sure you can say that (I stand corrected), but what EXACTLY is your rationale for that and are you saying essentially that it really doesn't matter who is the manager?
  16. wk680
    that's the 'conventional wisdom' around here BUT the same could be said for a lot of teams that instead underperformed expectations. for example, just how was it the A's juggernaut of late '80s-early '90s only won 1 WS? I would never s*** on a manager who has a record of winning championships, because it is so hard to win just 1. was Gaston just lucky - I don't think so, but sure helped to have Gillick behind the scenes at the top of his game
  17. wk680
    Yeah that more than anything else tells you just how bad this team is right now.
  18. wk680
    feel sorry for Montoyo having to deal with this mess right now:(
  19. wk680
    there is hardly enough people there to give a proper standing O anyway
  20. wk680
    2 hits in 5 innings - just another day in 2019 Jays world:(
  21. wk680
    remember this is the same guy who pitched an immaculate inning earlier this season, so not complete trash. but he is just fitting in with the rest of the team at this point. time to break out the brown paper bags at Skydome ?
  22. wk680
    Yeah I know you guys on here have a hate on for Gaston, but you can't just say the Jays won those 2 championships in spite of him, or whatever the argument is. Winning is not just about having a good team on paper. I repeat my question, what did Bobby Cox do that made him so superior to Gaston as a manager? ETA: it was over 25 years ago, SO you can not judge how he managed the team then by the way the game is played today
  23. wk680
    Cito Gaston: 2 World Series wins Bobby Cox: 1 World Series win (in a bajillion opportunities with perennial great teams) so remind me why Bobby is so great !?
  24. wk680
    I should too, but I seem to stay up later the older I get
  25. wk680
    I can't think of anything. Never thought I would actually miss Gibby ..........
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