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Post by godot on May 2, 2014 18:51:37 GMT -5
A.J. is a speed merchant
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Post by mgoetze on May 2, 2014 18:51:54 GMT -5
Pierzynski is pretty slow, good thing they can't throw.
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Post by wskeleton76 on May 2, 2014 18:52:23 GMT -5
Nice piece of hitting by JBJ.
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Post by Oregon Norm on May 2, 2014 18:52:27 GMT -5
Remy is an endless string of stale baseball cliches.
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Post by mgoetze on May 2, 2014 18:54:31 GMT -5
Remy is an endless string of stale baseball cliches. CSN seems quite watchable so far, better than they Rays' broadcast anyway.
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Post by terriblehondo on May 2, 2014 19:03:35 GMT -5
AJ is absolutely horrible behind the plate.
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Post by mattpicard on May 2, 2014 19:04:32 GMT -5
Remy is an endless string of stale baseball cliches. CSN seems quite watchable so far, better than they Rays' broadcast anyway. I'm a pretty big fan of the A's guys. At the game now, was that passed ball as much of a flub by AJP as it appeared to me? No replay was shown.
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Post by mgoetze on May 2, 2014 19:05:30 GMT -5
I'm confident Salty would have blocked it.
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Post by Guidas on May 2, 2014 19:05:52 GMT -5
Pierzynski makes Lavarnway look like a Molina.
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Post by Oregon Norm on May 2, 2014 19:10:13 GMT -5
AJ is absolutely horrible behind the plate. ...and bulky.
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Post by terriblehondo on May 2, 2014 19:18:19 GMT -5
I'm confident Salty would have blocked it. That is the one area of his defense that I thought Salty made some big improvement. You have got to have confidence that when you bury that pitch your catcher is going to block it and not go through the five hole like so many have this year. Come on Vasquez and Swihart
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Post by Guidas on May 2, 2014 19:21:13 GMT -5
Buchholz suddenly looks like this guy named Buchholz who pitched for Boston last year.
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Post by thelavarnwayguy on May 2, 2014 19:25:32 GMT -5
It would seem that one of the 2 or 3 most important attributes of a catcher is being able to control that ball in the dirt. I would think it is extremely important to pitchers, and a big reason why theuy might say they like working with one catcher over another.
Which to me is the one huge flaw in Lavarnway. Other than that I think he could catch for us but I still think he will be a decent back up catcher / depth 1st base guy for a 2nd division team.
So far, Pierzynsky isn't inspiring me with his ability to block balls in the dirt. But I see a lot of guys around the league where it may not be a strength either.
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Post by Guidas on May 2, 2014 19:29:14 GMT -5
Some very loud outs there More BBIP buzzard luck.
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Post by mgoetze on May 2, 2014 19:35:05 GMT -5
It would seem that one of the 2 or 3 most important attributes of a catcher is being able to control that ball in the dirt. It doesn't seem that way to me at all. AJP is on pace for about 15 PB this season. If a decent catcher has about 5, that's a difference of 10 bases, or about 2.5 runs, or about 0.25 wins. Even a catcher's contribution to throwing out baserunners is more than that, nevermind really important stuff like pitch framing.
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Post by Guidas on May 2, 2014 19:54:45 GMT -5
This looks awful RISPy to me.
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Post by jmei on May 2, 2014 19:59:33 GMT -5
So, so much RISPy.
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Post by mgoetze on May 2, 2014 20:00:58 GMT -5
Somehow Sizemore doesn't strike me as the type to appreciate getting IBBed to.
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Post by jmei on May 2, 2014 20:04:01 GMT -5
Just so, so frustrating.
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Post by mgoetze on May 2, 2014 20:04:03 GMT -5
Too proud to get an RBI with a HBP though.
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Post by wcp3 on May 2, 2014 20:04:06 GMT -5
I'm all set with Sizemore.
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Post by godot on May 2, 2014 20:06:06 GMT -5
Pathetic, runners on 2nd and 3rd with nobody out, and your "heart' of the order coming up , nada. Crappy hitting or real good pitching by the reliever? Sox scare nobody but their fans.
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Post by mattpicard on May 2, 2014 20:06:19 GMT -5
Fifth inning or not, give me Gomes over Grady there.
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Post by marrcus on May 2, 2014 20:06:33 GMT -5
Credit the P there. He had Sizemore over-matched, just blew him away.
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on May 2, 2014 20:07:20 GMT -5
Another gutless performance tonight. This team is way too frustrating to watch right now. Time to catch up catch up on the latest DVR recordings.
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