Toronto Blue Jays (18-14) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (20-12)
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Small bases and he’s out there
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Lateral Quicks wrote:The gap between Vlad and Biggio is Grand Canyon-esque.
Only way Biggio can get a hit nowadays is with an Infield Single, like he did earlier in this game. Hard to believe there is nobody better right now that they can call up and give a shot, over this guy who has been terrible now for 3 years.
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Mehar wrote:Lateral Quicks wrote:The gap between Vlad and Biggio is Grand Canyon-esque.
Only way Biggio can get a hit nowadays is with an Infield Single, like he did earlier in this game. Hard to believe there is nobody better right now that they can call up and give a shot, over this guy who has been terrible now for 3 years.
I think Biggio's one above average skill is his batting eye, but even there it doesn't help much because it leads him to not protect the plate as much as he should with two strikes. He would do better with robot umpires.
The biggest thing for Biggio is he needs to find a way to improve his bat speed. The swing is too big.
Nick Nurse recounting his first meeting with Kawhi:
“We could have gone forever. (Raptors management) kept knocking on the door and I was like, ‘A couple more minutes.’ Because we were really into it."
“We could have gone forever. (Raptors management) kept knocking on the door and I was like, ‘A couple more minutes.’ Because we were really into it."
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Lateral Quicks wrote:Mehar wrote:Lateral Quicks wrote:The gap between Vlad and Biggio is Grand Canyon-esque.
Only way Biggio can get a hit nowadays is with an Infield Single, like he did earlier in this game. Hard to believe there is nobody better right now that they can call up and give a shot, over this guy who has been terrible now for 3 years.
I think Biggio's one above average skill is his batting eye, but even there it doesn't help much because it leads him to not protect the plate as much as he should with two strikes. He would do better with robot umpires.
The biggest thing for Biggio is he needs to find a way to improve his bat speed. The swing is too big.
Option him to Buffalo where he can work on his weaknesses then. Good Batting Eye or not, the man has been awful this year at the plate, and pretty terrible the last 3 seasons overall. He is not a guy who should be taking up a roster spot right now. Glad he got a couple of Infield Singles in this game, but that should not change his status.
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Ump doesn't call strikes inside, but then gives them away on the outside.
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there needs to be more of kirk and less on jansen
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Raider917 wrote:there needs to be more of kirk and less on jansen
Gotta get a guy with a .400 OBP in the lineup everyday.
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Time to pull Berrios. He's gone back into his scrub form.
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Hope it is not too much to ask for Bass to get 2 outs and a clean inning.
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Ever since Anthony Bass deactivated his Twitter account after all the insults he got due to his comments about United Airlines, he has pitched two clean Innings. Maybe it is a coincidence, but he should have deactivated it sooner.
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So mayza is our best reliever?
mdenny wrote:In anycase....Masai is probably gonna make Fred the first active player/head coach in franchise history now that Nurse is out of the way. That's been the plan all along.
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i was wondering when jays fans who made the trip to pittsburgh would finally get their money's worth and see the ump show take centre stage
galacticos2 wrote:MLB needs to introduce an Amnesty clause. Bautista would be my first victim.
Bautista outplays his contract by more than $70 million over the next four seasons (2013-2016).
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Even when berrios has a good game he still has go give up a home run. Hopefully kikuchi shows up tomorrow.
mdenny wrote:In anycase....Masai is probably gonna make Fred the first active player/head coach in franchise history now that Nurse is out of the way. That's been the plan all along.
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Raider917 wrote:there needs to be more of kirk and less on jansen
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someone make this thread a sticky. thanks.
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IF Vlad needs a stint on the IL, would it be a bad idea to give some kid in the minors a shot? Whether he deserves it or not, just give him a taste of the big leagues, and send him back down if he struggles.
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They're saying the game should be starting at 3:10.
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The Rays are losing another series to a >.500 team. These guys are the Derozan-Lowry Raptors of MLB.