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Post by soxfansince67 on May 3, 2023 18:59:00 GMT -5
Realistic view - Pivetta needs to be better.
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Post by cdj on May 3, 2023 19:03:11 GMT -5
Our SP is addicted to homers
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Post by scottysmalls on May 3, 2023 19:04:54 GMT -5
Wind must be blowing in hard from center, Yoshida hit that 100 MPH and the xBA was .450, but it just hung up there. He even looked kind of confused about it. Bichette's the inning before was even more extreme, hit at 107 and with a .950 xBA, but a pretty easy play for Duran.
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Post by scottysmalls on May 3, 2023 19:06:52 GMT -5
Some inconsistency in baseball savant's logic - they have Varsho's homer as an .860 xBA but also a homer in 30/30 ball parks
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Post by thegoodthebadthesox on May 3, 2023 19:12:42 GMT -5
Some inconsistency in baseball savant's logic - they have Varsho's homer as an .860 xBA but also a homer in 30/30 ball parks Isn’t one based on the batted ball metrics and the other on where it actually lands? Genuinely asking
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Post by radiohix on May 3, 2023 19:13:55 GMT -5
If we end up winning this game, it's because of that top of inning.
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Post by kevfc89 on May 3, 2023 19:16:53 GMT -5
Can someone please crush one of these mediocre 91mph cheese Manoah's throwing?
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Post by taiwansox on May 3, 2023 19:17:58 GMT -5
113 off the bat there
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Post by cdj on May 3, 2023 19:19:26 GMT -5
Very satisfying
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Post by scottysmalls on May 3, 2023 19:21:03 GMT -5
Some inconsistency in baseball savant's logic - they have Varsho's homer as an .860 xBA but also a homer in 30/30 ball parks Isn’t one based on the batted ball metrics and the other on where it actually lands? Genuinely asking Generally I think you're right and the homer one also takes into account wall height. Logic is definitely different for each which explains it, but both of those things cannot be true.
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Post by wildsox on May 3, 2023 19:23:00 GMT -5
Just continue to love what I’m seeing from Duran!
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Post by ixnayexxus on May 3, 2023 19:23:04 GMT -5
If Duran was able to come around, then I still have hope for Casas
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Post by taiwansox on May 3, 2023 19:24:51 GMT -5
Casas is the opposite of Arroyo, way too passive and can’t hit anything in the middle of the plate other than fouling it off
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Post by taiwansox on May 3, 2023 19:25:14 GMT -5
Casas is the opposite of Arroyo, way too passive and can’t hit anything in the middle of the plate other than fouling it off Reverse jinx!
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Post by julyanmorley on May 3, 2023 19:25:15 GMT -5
thank you ump
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Post by shagworthy on May 3, 2023 19:32:38 GMT -5
Maybe that jump starts Casas.
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Post by incandenza on May 3, 2023 19:34:50 GMT -5
Kiermaier is fantastically annoying.
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Post by shagworthy on May 3, 2023 19:34:53 GMT -5
Well that sucked.
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Post by wildsox on May 3, 2023 19:35:58 GMT -5
Valdez’s bat belongs in the Majors. Let the coaches work with him everyday on his D
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Post by cdj on May 3, 2023 19:40:28 GMT -5
Bogus
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Post by reasonabledoubt on May 3, 2023 19:42:25 GMT -5
Can we get rid of the balk rule? Most ridiculous rule in the game. Even Wake, a former pitcher, can't follow. The runner was not deceived. He was gifted for something stupid.
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Post by scottysmalls on May 3, 2023 19:42:32 GMT -5
Can anyone explain what happened on the balk I am not following
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Post by cdj on May 3, 2023 19:43:28 GMT -5
Literally gifted the jays a run, thanks ump show!
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Post by cdj on May 3, 2023 19:43:58 GMT -5
Can anyone explain what happened on the balk I am not following Couldn’t tell you, he did the same thing the prior couple of pitches. Total joke.
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Post by notstarboard on May 3, 2023 19:45:06 GMT -5
Can anyone explain what happened on the balk I am not following Short answer: He didn't balk and the umps suck at their job.
Long answer: From what the Jays' booth was saying, it sounds like he went from the wind-up with the runner at 3B. He didn't, but typically you give the umps a heads up when you do that. The ump saw him make a motion that wasn't part of his stretch delivery (because it was his normal wind-up) and quick triggered a balk call. Then the umps investigated themselves and found nothing was wrong.
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