Blue Jays GDT: (2016 v27) Next: @Sea| Wed, Sept 21| 3:30pmET/12:30pmPT | Sanchez vs Hernandez

[Longshot]

Wow, that was some baaaad baserunning by Bautista but who thought sending him was a good idea?

It was a hit and run put on by the manager. It wasn't a straight steal, it was an attempt to get one of the middle infielders to move over and cover the base opening a hole for Martin.

Bautista was dead in the water the minute Martin swung and missed.

 

[SDig14]

I missed the pitch that Martin swung through so will have to watch the highlights later, but I have a bad feeling that pitch was intentionally a bad pitch because Jose completely telegraphed a hit-and-run

and gibby never bothered to call it off

It was not. It was a fastball right down the middle that was a perfect hit and run pitch. If we could hit.

 

[Loosie]

Baltimore lost. Yankees have the bases loaded in the top of 9th with 2 out.

 

[Channelcat]

Russ got exactly the pitches he wanted. Thats all on him

 

[Kurtz]

Russel Martin has a 29% strikeout rate on the season.

Gibbons picked a hell of a time to start trying to manage.

 

[Eyedea]

Lol. A hit and jog with Bautista on first is not manufacturing runs, it's flailing out of desperation.

Bautista was never running to steal. You know the strikeout was the last thing they had on their mind there.

 

[Longshot]

I'm just curious why they weren't eyeing another starter.

And do what with him?

They've been carrying six starters all season (although Hutch was in the minors most of the time).

A 7th would have required a roster spot and wasn't necessary. Estrada was pitching through it just fine until recently.

 

[Kurtz]

Bautista was never running to steal. You know the strikeout was the last thing they had on their mind there.

Yep, but that's an issue when the batter strikes out in one third of his appearances.

 

[trellaine201]

Here we go. 2 men on and one out.

 

[Eyedea]

Yep, but that's an issue when the batter strikes out in one third of his appearances.

Not really when the pitcher pitches to contact

 

[Bad News Benning]

Here we go. 2 men on and one out.

sadly the game is probably over the moment the angels score a run.

sucks to be a pitcher and feel like you have to be perfect out there.

 

[GoonieFace]

Russel Martin has a 29% strikeout rate on the season.

Gibbons picked a hell of a time to start trying to manage.

Good call, get your resume ready and sent it in, youre a shoe in for manager of the year 2017

 

[Eyedea]

Well no i mean, yes they got Lirano, but if they knew they were going to put Sanchez in the Bullpen (or limit his starts, like they are doing now) - and Estrada hurt his back and they were managing him like this:



but if he's still feeling it (i'd imagine), I'm just curious why they weren't eyeing another starter. no Shame Shame Shame, but i guess they felt they could work with what they had and Estrada felt manageable i suppose.

I mean if we take the player's words into account, he said right now is the best he has felt all season and the back isn't the reason for his tough stretch.

 

[Loosie]

I've heard that before. No heroes allowed on the team!

 

[mcleex]

Has Saunders done anything the last 10 games?

 

[GoonieFace]

Has Saunders done anything the last 10 games?

Got out a whole bunch of times

 

[Bad News Benning]

Saunders is sure costing himself a lot of money. Might not even get 3 years at this rate.

 

[Loosie]

Has Saunders done anything the last 10 games?

http://m.mlb.com/player/459431/michael-saunders

3 for 21 in his last 7 games. 5 SOs.

Also Boston has 2 on 1 out bottom of the 9th.

 

[SDig14]

Yep, but that's an issue when the batter strikes out in one third of his appearances.

Has Saunders done anything the last 10 games?

Has he done anything since his All-Star half of a year?

At least we don't have to worry about a big contract I guess.

 

[Loosie]

drawing sideburns on Goins.

 

[OmniSens]

Lol Goins

 

[Loosie]

Has he done anything since his All-Star half of a year?

At least we don't have to worry about a big contract I guess.

Pre-All-Star .298. Post All-Star .187

 

[Daisy Jane]

I mean if we take the player's words into account, he said right now is the best he has felt all season and the back isn't the reason for his tough stretch.

right. (I heard what Barry said). but i wonder if it is still an issue even if he doesn't want to admit it.

i guess (to answer Longshot) - if it was a Herniated disk, you just DL him until it gets better, and then when the roster expanded, you could bring Estrada back (like we did with Stro last year), that's my best guess anyway. like I said it's not a big criticism (not even a one at all) just a musing.

 

[Loosie]

the hell Travis.

 

[Del Preston]

Goins looks terrific with the sideburns.