vs. D-RAYS, 5/31

[TonySoprano]

No runs there. Is this an actual stat with support or just a knee jerk reaction?

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Gary announced he has done it 7 times so far this season.

[ExileAngelos]

[Emory Eagle]

Good lord, can we at least have one of these bloops fall in?

[eddie83]

Lough is the new Cpt. popup.

First pitch was a foot off the plate. Called strike.

[Malike]

Do you seriously think he finishes with a number that low?

No, he'll probably push it close to 100 for the season.

[BohKnowsBmore]

Gary announced he has done it 7 times so far this season.

Ok. I was asking about the leads the league part. I do appreciate the clarification, though. The giving runs back thing has been a meme around here for some time. Any quantification and how it compares to the rest of the league is appreciated.

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[SteveA]

Tillman struggled early last season then settled in to be pretty darn good. He's got a chance to get out of this inning with zero damage. Maybe we can wait a little before throwing dirt on him.

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Its the game thread. You MUST grossly overreact to short term trends. Jimmy Paredes was hitting well as recently as Wednesday, but he has been in a 3 day slump so he needs to be benched or moved down in the order. Tillman has been our best, most consistent pitcher since 2012 but he's off to a poor start this year and we're not even two months into the season, so suddenly he sucks, is a #4 or #5 starter, and we shouldn't think about extending him. On the micro level, he has given up 2 runs in 4 in innings, mostly due to bloop hits and an error, so that means he's terrible and you see crap like "hopefully his pitch count gets him out of the game before he gives up too many runs".

Remember... The baseball season is really short. If you have a bad inning, it means you will have a bad game. If you have a bad 3 day stretch, you should be benched. If you have a bad month or two, your season is lost and you should be cut.

Always remember to overreact to short term trends, especially negative ones. Like the saying goes, you are always as bad as you look when you're losing. That's what it says, right?

[Chavez Ravine]

Nuts.

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[MarylandAaron]

Argh, robbed again. Great play by Kiermaier.

Side note: Delmon is now hitting .299 with a 715 OPS.

[El Gordo]

Baseball gods hate us.

[SteveA]

Nice work. Time for another bomb

Almost

[BohKnowsBmore]

Damn do we ever get a gapper?

Davis had one earlier. Unfortunately we weren't able to do anything with it.

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[Rene88]

My buddy and I think Buck should penalize Lough this same way.

Lough is fast and never seen a runner get a worse jump either...

The dude can catch and that is about it.

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[Il BuonO]

No, he'll probably push it close to 100 for the season.

Exactly. Which puts him at league average and he'll have to perform at an above average level to get there. He usually pitches stronger in the 2nd half.

[BohKnowsBmore]

Third straight K!

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