Blue Jays: 2015 edition
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Hopefully it will be less since it would be retroactive to when he first started missing games. Probably about 4 or 5 days.
Good, he's a bum.
Baseball is a very unpredictable game, that's the beauty of it. If Josh Johnson and Brendon Morrow had not turned into landmines, AA would currently be considered the second coming of Pat Gillick.
Baseball is a very unpredictable game, that's the beauty of it. If Josh Johnson and Brendon Morrow had not turned into landmines, AA would currently be considered the second coming of Pat Gillick.
TORONTO — It’s hard to ignore the curious season Randy Wolf is having for the Buffalo Bisons.
His 0.94 ERA is the lowest in the International League. In 48 innings over eight starts he’s allowed just five earned runs. He’s never gone less than five innings in a start and in his most recent outing — in Ohio against the Cleveland Indians-affiliated Columbus Clippers — Wolf struck out seven over seven scoreless frames. At face value, he’s been astounding.
But what’s truly astounding is how Wolf has done it. He’s allowing all kinds of base runners, with 47 hits and 20 walks over his 48 innings. A third of the batters he’s faced have reached base. But that’s generally been as far as they go.
In 96 plate appearances with the bases empty, opposition hitters are batting an astronomical .430/.490/.453 against Wolf. But in 102 plate appearances with at least one runner on base, those numbers plummet to .118/.222/.176.
In other words, Wolf has been exceptional at getting himself out of jams. He’s allowed just two hits to the 56 batters to face him with runners in scoring position and he’s induced a remarkable 14 double plays, the most of any International League pitcher.
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http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/wolfs-elite-numbers-forcing-blue-jays-hand/
His 0.94 ERA is the lowest in the International League. In 48 innings over eight starts he’s allowed just five earned runs. He’s never gone less than five innings in a start and in his most recent outing — in Ohio against the Cleveland Indians-affiliated Columbus Clippers — Wolf struck out seven over seven scoreless frames. At face value, he’s been astounding.
But what’s truly astounding is how Wolf has done it. He’s allowing all kinds of base runners, with 47 hits and 20 walks over his 48 innings. A third of the batters he’s faced have reached base. But that’s generally been as far as they go.
In 96 plate appearances with the bases empty, opposition hitters are batting an astronomical .430/.490/.453 against Wolf. But in 102 plate appearances with at least one runner on base, those numbers plummet to .118/.222/.176.
In other words, Wolf has been exceptional at getting himself out of jams. He’s allowed just two hits to the 56 batters to face him with runners in scoring position and he’s induced a remarkable 14 double plays, the most of any International League pitcher.
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http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/wolfs-elite-numbers-forcing-blue-jays-hand/
OK..does anyone know why Donaldson is not in line up tonight? Best guess is bad numbers against Hernandez.....but who cares? He is our best player....you dont sit him at home.....no indication of injury from last nights game. Please get us a manager. Or maybe Donaldson can manage tonight?
You have to give these guys an occasional day off. He plays more than most.
Tonight we face Felix with Estrada on the mound. This game is almost worth a forfeit just to give em all a day off.
There is no way the fans could take that kind of heart attack stress. And while the miners are funny good luck when he face major leaguers.
What, you only asked my opinion 3x on something?
Well, that explains it.
The thing is, I have an official internet policy of only answering questions if I get asked them 99 times. So, you need to ask 96 more times. :eyebrows:
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But seriously, I decided a billion years ago in a galaxy far far away to never, ever, ever, ever participate in internet web site debates on any topic.
I avoid internet debates like the plague. To me they are a million times more awful than being inside Dante's fifth inner ring of hell, whatever that is.
I will do little tid bits of bantering here and there; but, I embrace internet debates about as much as I'd embrace the Black plague.
I'd rather live in the real world as much as possible.
It's hard to believe; but, even you might come to the same conclusion one day.
Cheers.
Fair enough. I can accept that. But it wasn't a debate. I simply asked if you thought that Castro would be a good closer?
What, you only asked my opinion 3x on something?
Well, that explains it.
The thing is, I have an official internet policy of only answering questions if I get asked them 99 times. So, you need to ask 96 more times. :eyebrows:
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But seriously, I decided a billion years ago in a galaxy far far away to never, ever, ever, ever participate in internet web site debates on any topic.
I avoid internet debates like the plague. To me they are a million times more awful than being inside Dante's fifth inner ring of hell, whatever that is.
I will do little tid bits of bantering here and there; but, I embrace internet debates about as much as I'd embrace the Black plague.
I'd rather live in the real world as much as possible.
It's hard to believe; but, even you might come to the same conclusion one day.
Cheers.
The way I see it, if you take the opportunity to criticize Gibby in hindsight, once in a while you should sometimes also give us your opinion without the aid of hindsight, the same way Gibby has to. It seems only fair to me.
BTW, I'm not interested anymore in hearing whether you think moving Castro to close was a good move.:closed_2:
Estrada blew up in the 3rd or 4th, walking bad bottom of the order hitters and then allowing extra base hits. If you look at the Seattle line-up, not much there aside from Cruz - who is a 1-man show. Shit! If he had some protection in the BO, he would have hit 30 HR's already. Even Cano is offensively mediocre so far.
Once our 1-0 lead disappeared, not much chance of getting back in it against the King.
Will never happen, but wondering if it would improve the team to sit Bautista. He produces from time to time, but also hits .220 and wrecks inning after inning. Pillar and Goins are also weak at the plate. There is no way that this team can wear down quality opposing pitchers.
