How sweet will it be if Bo can make it back for the postseason? An indicator of the type of year he was having. He's missed the last two weeks and still leads the majors in both hits and dboules.
I kind of wondered how things would have gone for him with Kirk behind the dish stealing some extra strikes for him, especially on the low strikes being called balls.
It appears polls have been broken on the site since they were introduced. I'm seeing one vote on these ones despite there being many more than that the day it was posted.
I at first though I wouldn't want to see this as I find Cleveland is the kind of team that could give the Jays trouble and a second round matchup with boston would have Crochet not able to make two starts. But unfortunately, the way the playoff schedule is laid out for the AL the wild card teams will be able to use their Wild card game 1 starter in both games 2 and 5 of the ALDS on normal rest. It will all be moot if the jays stay at 1 with the winner of these two at 6 as it would be an ALCS opponent then.
No, major business deals involving three major organizations, two of which are publicly traded, come together on a whim /s
You can bet the price would go up for an agreement that was contingent on the standings the day of.
"Well clearly the air in Colorado made for less movement on the balls and hence easier calls to make" - Some doofus looking for an excuse probably to fit their women are bad narrative
They do, but they will also benefit more from the challenge system than other teams based on how successful Kirk was at challenges in spring training. That's assuming Vlad doesn't blow all their challenges in his first at bat.
The irony that the guy who everyone was pissed was pulled after two innings two long years ago is now no longer going to make the post season roster is something else.
I always laugh when the fans boo it on the second throw over. They should be cheering that as it sets up an advantage for the team. I suspect that was the situation the Baltimore announcer was making his comments on.
Even as a prospect Vlad was expected to be a hit over power guy. The 48 is very likely a number he doesn’t hit again but he will have plenty of great years despite that I hope.
I'm a firm believer that mindset and confidence plays a huge role in success in sports. I've seen it with kids I coach and you can definitely see it at all levels. We've seen how hard this fanbase can be on closers who aren't perfect. I don't think that would be the best way to introduce a guy who has struggled his first time out at nearly every level. Now, I would say bring him up and if he dominates be quick to give him more leverage.
Are you seriously suggesting they bring up Trey and shove him into the closer role in the heat of a pennant race as a rookie? That's one way to mess up a prospect.
So admittedly this is something I read from another poster on the board or heard during the broadcast. I'm not sure how to get the stats from just 95+ pitches, but here is his line against 4 seamers only. It's the batting average itself that was said to be amongst the top 5.
Some others
Judge .323
Ohtani .265
Bichette .271
Turner .336
Jacob Wilson .320
Vlad .341
Pena .349
Springer .294
Hoerner .326
Frelick .291
Witt .280