Blue Jays GDT: (2015 v18) Next: vs Min | Wed, Aug 5 | 7pm ET/4pm PT | Duffey vs Hutchison

[Loosie]

relax negative nancy

edit - ok i'm wrong you can be negative

at least I'm not asking for him to be sent to Buffalo.

 

[tp71]

Don't blame Colabello, blame the guy who was given the error.

If we had a real GM we'd have a better 3rd baseman than Donaldson.

 

[PG Canuck]

not really, though some fans will blame one player as per Toronto typical. Drew struggles in 1st, okay in 2nd, and than got going, and than Colabello cant make a routine play and everything went down hill. Cant blame Drew here

sure you can

 

[mikebel111*]

Donaldson has more errors than any other 3rd baseman except 2....Tex has less errors than any other 1st baseman.
Texeira is one of the best defensive players over the last 10 years.
What don't you get.

3B will have more errors, Donaldson is still elite on D, and plays a much more demanding position

what don't you get

 

[tml19]

not really, though some fans will blame one player as per Toronto typical. Drew struggles in 1st, okay in 2nd, and than got going, and than Colabello cant make a routine play and everything went down hill. Cant blame Drew here

I am a Hutch fan but he had a terrible outing. No other way to put it.

 

[mikebel111*]

sure you can

sure you cant

 

[Longshot]

Great job by Revere. Turn the lineup over for Tulo.

 

[HarrisonFord]

2 hits!?

 

[Loosie]

Two hits in the night for Revere!

 

[PG Canuck]

Revere again

monkey is off the back

 

[Daisy Jane]

come on Tulo! you can doo eiit

 

[Teeder9]

Donaldson has more errors than any other 3rd baseman except 2....Tex has less errors than any other 1st baseman.
Texeira is one of the best defensive players over the last 10 years.
What don't you get.

Don't they send the guys who can't play 3rd or outfield to 1st?

 

[tml19]

Wonder if they let Revere take off here to get into scoring position for Tulo

 

[RiceCooker]

Revere heating up

 

[Tony Romo]

Donaldson has more errors than any other 3rd baseman except 2....Tex has less errors than any other 1st baseman.
Texeira is one of the best defensive players over the last 10 years.
What don't you get.

Manny Machado is in the top 4 for most errors at 3B. IS he awful defensively also?

 

[Puckstuff]

Would you be surprised if I told you Chris Carpenter won 10 games with the Jays carrying a 6.26 ERA?

yes I would be.

I wonder what the best winning percentage would be for an era over 6. Hutch is going to be 10-2 if we hold on

 

[Paris in Flames]

I know it's Tulo batting...but eh. I let Revere try and steal second.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Donaldson has more errors than any other 3rd baseman except 2....Tex has less errors than any other 1st baseman.
Texeira is one of the best defensive players over the last 10 years.
What don't you get.

Donaldson has the 3rd best defensive WAR in the majors for 3rd basemen. What don't you get?

Errors are a terrible way to judge defense. An amazing defensive player with amazing range is going to have more chances to **** up. whereas a fat tub of lard 3rd baseman will get to half as many balls and all the other will be hits, so less errors but more baserunners.

example:

100 balls hit to Donaldson, he gets to 90 of them, makes 5 error. 85 outs, 15 baserunners

100 balls hit to Sandoval, he gets to 70 of them, makes 1 error, 69 outs, 31 baserunners.

I rest my case.

 

[Longshot]

Wonder if they let Revere take off here to get into scoring position for Tulo

Doubt it with a runner at third. Best to try and cash in with Tulo at the plate. No point in risking having him thrown out and blowing the chance all together.

 

[sparxx87]

Doesn't even matter if Colabello botched his play or not, Hutch still didn't bare down like usual, and hands out runs.

I'm not disagreeing, but he should have been out of the inning. With a competent 1B, it's still a 9-3 game because he would have caught that ball from Donaldson. Instead, Donaldson gets hit with the E, and they put 4 on the board.

Defense is so important when your pitching is mediocre. Why can't Gibbons figure that out?

 

[SDig14]

Ya, not running unless it's 0-2. At least that's what I'd do.

 

[mikebel111*]

I am a Hutch fan but he had a terrible outing. No other way to put it.

maybe after the routine play wasn't made. he looked okay after the 1st inning. Sure Drew should have made up for his teammates mistake, but people blaming that inning on Drew mostly isn't right

I would say more like 70% Colabello, 30% Drew

 

[Swervin81]

Donaldson has more errors than any other 3rd baseman except 2....Tex has less errors than any other 1st baseman.
Texeira is one of the best defensive players over the last 10 years.
What don't you get.

Donaldson also makes more outs than all but 2 3B's. He gets to far more balls than your average 3B, so of course he'll have more errors.

 

[SDig14]

Pitcher #4 so far for the Twins. I want them to go through 7 guys tonight.

 

[Longshot]

yes I would be.

I wonder what the best winning percentage would be for an era over 6. Hutch is going to be 10-2 if we hold on

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carpech01.shtml

It was the 2000 season. Pretty much the height of the steroid era when in the AL an ERA of 5.00 was about what an ERA of 3.50 is now.