vs. BLUE JAYS, 8/05

[TouchemAll]

DP SAVE FOR TJ!!!

I'll take it

GAME 1 to O's lead the AL EAST BY 5

[Palmoripken]

maybe it really was the AL west pitching that had our O struggling.

I hate to sound like a homer but I really do think it did play a role. Seattle, Anaheim, and Oakland all have really good staffs. Now part of it was honest slumping but those are some good staffs too.

[Teddy OBP]

Nifty double play. Well done boys.

Enjoyed it everyone. See you tomorrow!

[LA2]

I cringed when he suggested earlier that viewers Google the goings-on from the Jays' OF hotel. Family show, Gary. Still...glad he's ours.

I like him too.

[LA2]

I hate to sound like a homer but I really do think it did play a role. Seattle, Anaheim, and Oakland all have really good staffs. Now part of it was honest slumping but those are some good staffs too.

But we faced good pitchers yesterday and today too.

[OFFNY]

o

DOWN ON THE AAA FARM

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18 OUTS: 6 Flyouts, 4 Groundouts, 3 Strikeouts, 2 Popouts, 2 Lineouts, 1 Picked Off of 1st Base

TYLER WILSON O (vs. AAA-Buffalo, 8/05)

IP:. 6

H:o 5 (1 Home Run, 3 Doubles, 1 Single)

R:O 2

BB: 1

SO: 3

Pitches: 91 (59 Strikes, 32 Balls)

2014 ERA: 3.21 (AAA-Norfolk)

PITCHES BY INNING

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17 (10 Strikes, 71 Balls)

27 (16 Strikes, 11 Balls)

71 (61 Strikes, 11 Balls)

10 (71 Strikes, 31 Balls)

15 (11 Strikes, 41 Balls)

15 (91 Strikes, 61 Balls)

[Palmoripken]

But we faced good pitchers yesterday and today too.

Right, that's why I don't think it was just the AL West. But I've said it a few times already. I really do feel like I saw signs that the team was breaking out of it on Saturday night which funnily enough was a loss.

[Fiver]

CD has a good attitude. You know he has to be bewildered and frustrated by his season so far b

[weams]

I hate to sound like a homer but I really do think it did play a role. Seattle, Anaheim, and Oakland all have really good staffs. Now part of it was honest slumping but those are some good staffs too.

Na. It's Mr. Crowley.

[Palmoripken]

An. It's Mr. Crowley.

When did Mr. Crowley pay a visit?

[Fiver]

LOL rich hill is on the Yankees. Coming in in the 11th!!!

[weams]

When did Mr. Crowley pay a visit?

This weekend.

[SteveA]

To answer the question of whether Valencia should have caught Davis' foul ball and let the run score:

Win probability, home team down by 5, road team has bases loaded, 1 out, 8th inning: 1.1%

Win probability, home team down by 6, road team has 1st and 2nd, 2 outs, 8th inning: 0.9%

So by catching the ball (if you assume that the run was certain to score), the Blue Jay's chances of winning dropped from 1.1% to 0.9%. A very slight, but not zero, change. So looking at it that way, he should have let it drop.

If there was some reasonable chance that the runner wouldn't tag up, or that maybe Valencia could have had some chance to throw him out, the numbers would be different.

[weams]

Na. It's Mr. Crowley.

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Terry.

[Fiver]

Tigers go up 4-3. Top 12.