Blue Jays GDT: (2015 v13) Next: @ CWS | Wed, July 8 | 8pm ET/5pm PT | Hutchison vs Danks

[TootooTrain]

Garcia lol

Hawk "....can't get it..."

 

[Canada4Gold]

he left on a cart. I would think that's ankle or knee.

 

[LaCarriere]

Lol, he wasn't even looking at the ball. Jumps up with his head down and glove up hoping for a miracle.

That was kind of sad.

 

[Bad News Benning]

would you switch Travis and Reyes in the order?

.340 OBP vs .300 OBP. want more RBI opportunities for JD and JB.

 

[Eyedea]

Great baserunning there.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Garcia lol

Hawk "....can't get it..."

you cannnn put it off the wallll...yes

 

[Longshot]

Because if you bunt him over to 3rd you're ahead of where you are right now.

1 out runner on 3rd > 1 out runner on 2nd.

I don't see the argument.

He's already in scoring position.

Reyes is a good hitter. Why waste his bat (which they didn't end up doing)?

And I could make the reverse argument that if Reyes fly ball had of dropped in they would have the lead, another runner on and the big boys coming up instead of a runner at third, one out and no runs.

It's all moot anyway with Donaldson and Bautista's hits...

I just don't agree with wasting your lead off hitters bat with none out and a fast runner at second.

 

[Summer Rose]

I'm glad I didn't go to bed on this game.

Apparently me taking a bubble bath is good luck for the Jays since they scored 6 runs before I got out.

 

[mikebel111*]

good job Jose

but I thought it was mistake sending Josh there, but looked like he would be safe anyways if it wasn't cut off

 

[Swervin81]

Lol, he wasn't even looking at the ball. Jumps up with his head down and glove up hoping for a miracle.

That was kind of sad.

Garcia sucks. I've never been that high on him.

 

[Orca Smash]

Safe to say white sox pitchers are throwing alot of off speed pitches, our hitters especially bautista have been way out front on alot of those.

 

[mikebel111*]

would you switch Travis and Reyes in the order?

.340 OBP vs .300 OBP. want more RBI opportunities for JD and JB.

no
Travis isn't good as a leadoff hitter

 

[p.l.f.]

Dank u very much !

 

[Canada4Gold]

would you switch Travis and Reyes in the order?

.340 OBP vs .300 OBP. want more RBI opportunities for JD and JB.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/32938/devon-travis

This tells me all I need to know

Travis in the leadoff spot is slashing .179/.256/.308, 9th he's .338/.368/.521

Lave him where's he's too, not as much pressure. Eventually you might move him up but not yet.

 

[canucksfan]

Travis was a higher WAR than Kinsler. He's played about 40 less games too.

 

[Bad News Benning]

no
Travis isn't good as a leadoff hitter

based off? the stint where he was injured?

 

[Canada4Gold]

I don't see the argument.

He's already in scoring position.

Reyes is a good hitter. Why waste his bat (which they didn't end up doing)?

And I could make the reverse argument that if Reyes fly ball had of dropped in they would have the lead, another runner on and the big boys coming up instead of a runner at third, one out and no runs.

It's all moot anyway with Donaldson and Bautista's hits...

I just don't agree with wasting your lead off hitters bat with none out and a fast runner at second.

you don't need a hit to score him if you move him to 3rd with 1 out. That's the logic. Whether you agree with wasting an at bat to do that is another story. I'm sure Reyes wouldn't sac bunt by himself, so if he's sac bunting blame Gibby if you don't like it.

 

[Bad News Benning]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/32938/devon-travis

This tells me all I need to know

Travis in the leadoff spot is slashing .179/.256/.308, 9th he's .338/.368/.521

Lave him where's he's too, not as much pressure. Eventually you might move him up but not yet.

wasn't he injured for most of that slash line?

 

[mikebel111*]

based off? the stint where he was injured?

Reyes is still a good hitter as a leadoff man

and Travis struggles when he was the leadoff hitter, yes he might not have been 100% healthy, but I still prefer Reyes as leadoff

 

[Kurtz]

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/32938/devon-travis

This tells me all I need to know

Travis in the leadoff spot is slashing .179/.256/.308, 9th he's .338/.368/.521

Lave him where's he's too, not as much pressure. Eventually you might move him up but not yet.

Our telecast earlier pointed out that when Travis was leading off this year he was playing injured.


I think Reyes should still lead off, but I'd consider Travis 2nd, Donaldson 3rd and Bautista 4th, Edwin 5th.

 

[LaCarriere]

I don't see the argument.

He's already in scoring position.

Reyes is a good hitter. Why waste his bat (which they didn't end up doing)?

And I could make the reverse argument that if Reyes fly ball had of dropped in they would have the lead, another runner on and the big boys coming up instead of a runner at third, one out and no runs.

It's all moot anyway with Donaldson and Bautista's hits...

I just don't agree with wasting your lead off hitters bat with none out and a fast runner at second.

He's not going to score from 2nd on a sac-fly.

They did waste Reyes' bat. He came up with Travis at 2nd and 0 outs, and he left with Travis and 2nd and 1 out.

If he bunts Travis over they have the same number of outs except a runner at 3rd who can score on a sac-fly, instead of 2nd.

It's all hypothetical, but there's an example of where giving up an out to move a runner over would have put them in a better position. Reyes' out gave them nothing. If he bunted Travis over at least they are 90' closer to a run.

I'm not saying it's always the play to make, but there's a case of where doing so would have put them ahead.

 

[Eyedea]

Travis was a higher WAR than Kinsler. He's played about 40 less games too.

Kinsler's power has disappeared this season. Currently has the lowest HR/FB among players with at least one homerun (Bourn, Markakis, Pagan, Infante are at 0).

 

[mikebel111*]

Hutchison a clean inning would be nice

 

[mikebel111*]

and than he hits him

 

[Discoverer]

I don't see the argument.

He's already in scoring position.

Reyes is a good hitter. Why waste his bat (which they didn't end up doing)?

And I could make the reverse argument that if Reyes fly ball had of dropped in they would have the lead, another runner on and the big boys coming up instead of a runner at third, one out and no runs.

It's all moot anyway with Donaldson and Bautista's hits...

I just don't agree with wasting your lead off hitters bat with none out and a fast runner at second.

I assumed he was bunting for a hit the first time he showed, but I wondered about that when he did on the next few pitches. It doesn't seem to be a very Gibby-like move to play for one run in that spot.