Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 9, 2016 14:23:03 GMT -5
Unlike Kelly's slider yesterday, Porcello's slider was excellent all day.
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The offense looks great. Porcello didn't have it but he's still around in the 6th. Better than the last two starters. The bullpen will need lots of ice this year.
Porcello got progressively better as the game went on. He couldn't locate in the first and was lucky to only give up two, then really only was hurt by his horrific pitch to Bautista on Joey Bats's second HR. By the end, he was getting groundballs. I was encouraged.
Did I miss Tommy Layne getting hurt? Where is he?
I think he's the plate umpire tonight.
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Those two home runs were less predictive of future performance than the seven strikeouts and one walk. Do you disagree?
I'd agree with that but tell me, if the home runs were to Goins instead of Bautista which wouldn't have affected the calculation, would that be more troublesome to you or the same ?
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Post by Oregon Norm on Apr 9, 2016 14:34:51 GMT -5
Might want to remember that he hadn't pitched for, what, 10 days? That has to make a difference. From what I can see he settled down after the second HR to Bautista.
Those two home runs were less predictive of future performance than the seven strikeouts and one walk. Do you disagree?
I'd agree with that but tell me, if the home runs were to Goins instead of Bautista which wouldn't have affected the calculation, would that be more troublesome to you or the same ?
Eh, not really. Even fringy major league hitters will punish bad pitches, and no doubt Porcello made some bad pitches today. But so does every pitcher in every start, and Porcello ended up also making a bunch of good pitches.
I'd agree with that but tell me, if the home runs were to Goins instead of Bautista which wouldn't have affected the calculation, would that be more troublesome to you or the same ?
Eh, not really. Even fringy major league hitters will punish bad pitches, and no doubt Porcello made some bad pitches today. But so does every pitcher in every start, and Porcello ended up also making a bunch of good pitches.
A lot of people fail to understand this, that in a way, even if its a terrible pitch and the guy hits it 500 ft, its bad luck in a way, since a lot of times hitters wont connect with that same pitch. They think bad luck is only bloopers...
For my money, Koji 2013 was the greatest pitching performance I've ever seen. IIRC, he went something like 2.5 months, with **1** baserunner even reaching 2nd base.
Assuming he's done for the day, Porcello ends up with a 3.49 xFIP.
With a trillion line drives... Add: Look at who he struck out: 2Ks to Pillar, 2 Ks to Thole, 2 Ks to Carrera and 1 K to Goins! Take off your rosed glasses man
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I'd agree with that but tell me, if the home runs were to Goins instead of Bautista which wouldn't have affected the calculation, would that be more troublesome to you or the same ?
Eh, not really. Even fringy major league hitters will punish bad pitches, and no doubt Porcello made some bad pitches today. But so does every pitcher in every start, and Porcello ended up also making a bunch of good pitches.
I'd also agree with that but only in this specific case (although the probabilities are different) because both HR pitches were absolute meatballs. Bautista can also punish good pitches though, something Goins is unlikely to do.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Apr 9, 2016 14:48:05 GMT -5
And for our amusement, we're going to get to see Pablo again.
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I'd agree with that but tell me, if the home runs were to Goins instead of Bautista which wouldn't have affected the calculation, would that be more troublesome to you or the same ?
Eh, not really. Even fringy major league hitters will punish bad pitches, and no doubt Porcello made some bad pitches today. But so does every pitcher in every start, and Porcello ended up also making a bunch of good pitches.
He hung in there. You are always fair, but his stuff wasn't very good today. He also got some breaks on hard hit balls. Yes, that's baseball, and better than what we saw so far ,other than Price.
I like the idea of bringing in Koji here to face the heart of the order in the seventh.
Gosh, that's exciting. Robbie Ross takes care of the middle, now the 7-8-9 hitters come up with the Jays down 4 runs in the 9th. That's the way to use a deep bullpen, and hopefully a sign of things to come. When Carson Smith comes back and if Matt Barnes becomes a stud we will be COOKING even with some rougher starters.
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