EPT5-6-8-14
33 runs in 4 games.
so much for the alleged low strike zone ruining the game
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17692 Posts
5-6-8-14 33 runs in 4 games. so much for the alleged low strike zone ruining the game | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On October 21 2015 09:15 JimmyJRaynor wrote: Most runs scored in the first 4 games of an ALCS. 5-6-8-14 33 runs in 4 games. so much for the alleged low strike zone ruining the game i know you are joking but if dickey can throw below the knees consistently he'd have a low low era lol | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17692 Posts
that was an example of the pitcher throwing such a great pitch he even fooled the umpire. we're at ~ 200 innings now for Estrada this year.. where is that guy that said his success this year is based on luck 5 starts against the Yankees, 1 against Texas after Texas hitting lead the majors in the 2nd half... 2 against a team that broke a record for runs scored in 4 post season games. the quality of his competition has been absolutely brutal. | ||
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
am sad Price played fine, we really need to figure out what to do with our 8/9 spots if they can't hit in these situations. I'm fine with Price signing or leaving, it's not like it's bad having a pitcher getting you into the 8th with only 3 runs, but we were hoping he would be more clutch for us in the playoffs. Hopefully the Jays can pull out some more magic next year before Bautista gets too old, because he's our friggin' savior. I have to go find a Bautista jersey now to cry in | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17692 Posts
On October 24 2015 13:41 Blisse wrote: TORONTO DISAPPOINTMENT CONTINUES Toronto baseball fans are spoiled... of the 4 remaining teams they had not just 1 but the 2 most recent world series wins. also, this years team had a 42-12 stretch. of course, most of the toronto people moaning about this loss are not baseball fans. | ||
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
On October 24 2015 15:06 JimmyJRaynor wrote: Toronto baseball fans are spoiled... of the 4 remaining teams they had not just 1 but the 2 most recent world series wins. also, this years team had a 42-12 stretch. of course, most of the toronto people moaning about this loss are not baseball fans. :p i have a picture of me with a jays hat from 2002 i can show you if you don't think i'm a fan | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17692 Posts
i said most just off the top of my head... when is the last time a team went 42-12? Bautista has been the best slugger in the post steroid era. Roy Halladay. How many walk-off world series winning homers have their been in the 120+ year history of baseball ? How many teams less than 50 years old have repeated as World Series champs?.. for that matter how many teams less than 100 years old have done it? How many non-owner baseball execs are in the Hall? Any time Rogers Communications decides to flex their financial muscles they can instantly put a winner together. Blue Jays fans have witnessed some historic stuff in the team's short life. | ||
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rebdomine
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
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rebdomine
6040 Posts
On November 02 2015 14:15 Shellshock wrote: I dont understand how the manager lets Matt Harvey talk his way into the 9th inning. I think Mets would have won if they had just started the 9th with the closer. oh well. I would've understood if Harvey had a mid 80s pitch count and you figure you could get away with having him pitch one more inning (as he probably will not be pitching in the series again), but there was no reason not to go to the closer in that situation. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17692 Posts
On October 16 2015 09:36 AgentW wrote: He used to be, then he was terrible, but he had a fine year that was driven by BAbip and a high LOB%. He'll probably regress heavily next year and potentially in this playoff. Let's pay attention to outcomes. Estrada 19.333 innings pitched.... 15 Ks .. 1 Walk. 0.78 Whip. 2.35 ERA. As I stated earlier making a prediction about a playoff is haphazard at best due to the small sample size. However, your prediction was incorrect. He pitched great. 15Ks adn 1 Walk has nothing to do with luck. Estrada threw 200 innings this year and given the strength of the competition he faced he is full value for his low ERA both during the regular season and in the playoffs. Estrada may have found a new level to his game and made an improvement in his 30s that not many pitchers make. or he might revert back to his earlier career performance. it'll be interesting to see the kind of contract Estrada gets next year. Very few GMs will assign his performance to luck and that will be reflected in his next contract. Gratz to the Royals on their first world series since 1985.... they steam rolled a team that went 42-12 at the end of the year and buried the Mets. i'm glad a bullshit BO5 which proves nothing didn't knock them out in the 1st round. KC was the best over all team on planet earth this year, but i would've prefer to see them face St. Louis or the Cubs or the Pirates because those were the best 3 teams in the NL. Gratz to Yost and the city... KC is a great place to watch a ball game. ![[image loading]](http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/texas-governor-astros.jpg) | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17692 Posts
and they got a lot closer look at him than i did. http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-extend-qualifying-offer-to-estrada/ | ||
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AgentW
United States7725 Posts
Also, some bedtime reading material for you. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17692 Posts
his biggest problem is his age.,, he won't "regress"... if there is a decline in his performance he'll deteriorate as the overwhelming vast majority of athletes do in every sport in their 30s. but, that's boring to discuss so i'll talk about the lagrange vector of the pitcher's planar projection of his blah blah ... | ||
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AgentW
United States7725 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17692 Posts
Marco Estrada finishes 2016 with 3.48 ERA, 176 IP, 131 Hits, 165Ks, 65 BBs. 12th best ERA amongst starters in the AL in the toughest division playing on painted green concrete only a handful of starters have more Ks per innings pitched than Estrada Therefore, Marco Estrada's performance fell in line with my prediction. His biggest problem this year is a deteriorating back. He is not regressing to the mean; he is aging and deteriorating due to age. Again, pretty much as i stated. Player's bodies deteriorate after age 30. Marco Estrada did not get "smashed" in 2016 nor in the 2015 playoffs as others suggested. "Smashed" would be a substantially below average pitcher. At this point its hard to declare 350+ innings as a small sample size. This is what Marco Estrada is. A slightly below average pitcher who evolved into an above average pitcher. Projection For Estrada: If his back holds out he'll continue to perform as he has the past 370 innings with a small decline due to age. If he does not resolve the herniated disk problem in his back he'll be terrible. We'll have to see if he gets surgery for his back. | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17692 Posts
Estrada gives up way too many home runs to be considered in Koufax's league. But, if you want to sit around and play with trivial stat #s all day you can make anything seem true. | ||
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
JAYS SWEEP RANGERS FOR THE ALDS | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17692 Posts
top 3 baseball fans. top 3 place to watch an MLB game. rip the lights down and play every game at wrigley in the afternoon next year | ||
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