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[DopeyFish]

Home plate ump has been solid tonight.

a welcome change

 

[criesofthepast]

Estrada hurt just what jays need my god...

Ok he's fine but still too close.

 

[Kave_Man]

Don't do this now Jays...

edit: Harold got his turf comment in!

 

[The Elite]

Bautista bobbling that shit.

Oh, damn. Here they come.

 

[rinse82]

Why are we throwing Hamilton fast balls

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Just fuck. Hamilton on something

 

[lazybones18]

let's nip this in the bud pls

 

[DopeyFish]

time for ce- fuuuuuuuuuuuu

 

[The Elite]

Nah. I keep Estrada in here. He's been solid and I don't see any signs of him being the problem.

 

[rinse82]

Wow, quick hook for Estrada

 

[Jack Remington]

Utley shouldn't have been suspended unless the rule had been changed this season.

If Tejada had only been shaken up a bit, no way there would be a suspension. This is purely a reactionary move to head off criticism from people who never watched baseball before the mid 2000s.

 

[Rock And Roll]

Who is this Hamilton kid???

 

[pestul]

Yeah 5 is nothing. It's only the 7th too :S

 

[criesofthepast]

Oh boy. Can't make it easy ever.

 

[Raziel]

Did anyone see that montage of takeout slides from the last week alone during the Rangers /jays game? Here I thought utley going after the infielder instead of the base was the first play of its kind, but turns out it's actually quite common!

 

[Rock And Roll]

Why are we throwing Hamilton fast balls

I remember reading a scout's quote a few years back, to paraphrase "Anyone throwing Josh Hamilton a fastball should be fined $1000"

 

[Lexxism]

Odor batting next. Damn

 

[The Elite]

Odor batting next. Damn

And Estrada struck him out twice.

I guess he didn't want him to get another look.

Loup... god damn.

 

[Kave_Man]

David Price is warming up...

 

[criesofthepast]

David Price is warming up...

For real? Lol omg

 

[The Elite]

David Price is warming up...

Hmm. I really want him rested for tomorrow. Would be a shame if they have to use him up now.

Tulo with a solid play. Ton of traffic in front of him.

 

[eyeless]

loup

what a nightmare

come back cecil

 

[Frozenprince]

Hmm. I really want him tomorrow. Would be a shame if they have to use him up now.

Tulo with a solid play. Ton of traffic in front of him.

He can go for an inning and still be good for 5 tomorrow.

 

[criesofthepast]

That's why you pay Tulo 20 million a year. What a play.

An inning for Price just lessens what he can do tomorrow or game 4. Do what you need to do to survive tonight.

 

[The Elite]

He can go for an inning and still be good for 5 tomorrow.

You're probably right.

 

[lowhighkang_LHK]

If JD stayed at third Tulo would had Hamilton. But good on Tulo to get Odor out. Fuck that fucker so hard.

 

[User 479360]

Don't think we need Price warming up tonight. Don't waste him.

 

[Kave_Man]

Hmm. I really want him rested for tomorrow. Would be a shame if they have to use him up now.

Tulo with a solid play. Ton of traffic in front of him.

Gotta get to tomorrow first though.

With Cecil out we really don't have much options. But I think there aren't any more lefties up until Fielder so about 2-3 right handers up?

 

[lowhighkang_LHK]

Don't think we need Price warming up tonight. Don't waste him.

When you're facing elimination games nothing is wasted.

Also, statistically speaking, it seems pitchers who go on 3 days of rest do fine.

 

[cashman]

No shutout at least!

 

[Line_HTX]

Didn't get to see the end.of the commercial because first pitch of inning, lol

 

[lowhighkang_LHK]

When it comes to the blue jays, why does it always seem that their infielders are never in the right position.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

Also, statistically speaking, it seems pitchers who go on 3 days of rest do fine.

Below, you’ll see statistics for two groups, in postseason play between 1995-2013. The first group is starters who went on three days’ rest. The second group is starters who didn’t. Understand that the first group should be selective for better arms, because you don’t put mediocre starters on short rest in October, or ever. Typically, it’s aces who go on three days’ rest, and the numbers are telling:

Short-rest group: 4.66 ERA, 5.13 RA
Other group: 3.99 ERA, 4.30 RA

On short rest, starters have faced fewer batters, on average. They’ve posted worse game scores, on average. And — maybe most importantly — teams with starters going on short rest have won 33 times and lost 52 times. Now, maybe these teams are worse, which is why they’re starting guys on short rest in the first place, but they’ve by and large given the ball to their aces, and the aces haven’t delivered like usual.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/instagraphs/its-clayton-kershaw-on-short-rest-again/

A year old but the stats for short rest starts in the playoffs should still be very similar, if not the same.

 

[MetalFearSolid]

Thank you Lowe

 

[Kave_Man]

Clutch pitch Lowe.

 

[rinse82]

That was nasty..

FROZEN

 

[Montresor]

2 more innings...

So did I hear the commentators correctly? Cecil is ineligible to play for Toronto until the World Series, even if he becomes healed before then?

 

[Ricker]

Phew...

 

[The Elite]

Good work, Lowe.

I guess we are getting Price next inning. Should be fun. Hopefully he's efficient.

 

[pestul]

Put Lowe out again save Price imo.

 

[Lexxism]

Sometimes you really question Gibbons decision lol

 

[User 479360]

Good job Lowe!

 

[criesofthepast]

Jesus. Balls of steel Lowe.

Unlike mine which are deeply burrowed inside my body right now. So skerred.

 

[pestul]

Or rather tack on 2+ so Price can be saved.

 

[The Elite]

Or rather tack on 2+ so Price can be saved.

This is true.

 

[Line_HTX]

Too easy.

 

[rinse82]

So it's gonna be Sanchez-Osuna to try and close this one out

*gulp*

 

[DopeyFish]

LOL wtf was that edwin

 

[pestul]

lol Edwin.

 

[The Elite]

Edwin... WTF.