Rays Bleh Their Way To A 5-0 Loss
by BWoodrum on Sep 20, 2011 11:21 PM EDT
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Earlier this year, we might have called this a gimme game considering rookie Ivan Nova had yet to show the control necessary to pitch in the majors. Well, since his return to the majors after an early July demotion, he's wrangled his walks under control and been arguably the second best pitcher on the Yankees staff.
That being said, the Rays should not have been shut out tonight. They had a combined 10 different base runners, but Nova had the ground ball working, coaxing 12 ground balls and leaving the Rays with an unfortunate .231 BABIP.
In all fairness, though, the Yankees had a whopping 22 base runners to the Rays' 10. Not only that, they had 4 double to the Rays' 1. The fact that the Yankees scored only 5 runs is mind bottling.
Notes:
- Wade Davis pitched a stinker. He went 4 and 2/3 innings, walking 5, hitting 1 batter, throwing a wild pitch, and striking out only 2. For a while, it appeared he was not going to escape event the second inning, wherein he allowed a bases-loaded double to Curtis Granderson.
- Offensively, we can talk about only Sean Rodriguez (2 for 3, all singles), Casey "One Base at a Time" Kotchman (1 for 2, with 2 walks), and B.J. Upton (1 for 4 with a double) -- but only briefly, because the plate discipline sucked tonight, and home plate umpire Wally Bell was clearly just doing his own thing out there (see below the fold).
- The Red Sox somehow found a way to not only lose today, but burn 7 pitchers in the process. Hopefully the Rays can play much better tomorrow because the Tommy Hunter-Josh Beckett match up certainly doesn't favor the Orioles.
Here are the dandy little strike zones Bell gave Davis and Nova:
Long story short: Nova did not have great control. The Rays should have killed him tonight.
However, Davis appeared to be struggling with his release point or something because he kept missing in the same, wide, arm-side little zone (that cluster of green on the far left). Bell's crappy zone didn't help either.
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BoSux blew it, they truly are trying to lose the playoff spot
No one cares what you think, all you ever answer with is 'meh.' Go back to your pokemen
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jan 17, 2011 4:40 PM EST
It felt over.
And in hindsight, it pretty much was over because the Rays couldn’t score.
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You're full of shit.
Proof Matthan admitted he was wrong: http://www.draysbay.com/2011/3/18/2058018/ottotd-for-3-18-2011-thursday-night-t-v#61697767
Gentle now.
Attack his argument/statement; not him.
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I too support bowel movements like this.
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His argument is a dumb frat douche
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 20, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
See, isn't that much better?
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It certainly had more characters in it than I would have used
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 20, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, maybe in the future you can employ some shorthand, like:
argument —> dumb frat douche
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BWiaCPOS
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
That feels personal attackish.
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Best Written in a Complex Personal Objective Syntax
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Besides, as it isn't on twitter how can it be a personal attack?
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I saw: Bradley Woodrum is a Complete Piece Of S***
…I’m beginning to suspect I might be depressed. :(
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Seems like a bit of arrogance on your part, and I think the writer might have preferred to use Cloying over Complete
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
In the future you'll know not to screw with the powerful UZR industry
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, apparently not.
Actually, what bothers me most is that I got the topic wrong, so they had to pull the post.
I’m fine arguing my stance on UZR, but a little better communication on my part would mean I wouldn’t have wasted all that time writing the article.
Oh well; live, learn, repeat until dead.
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So what is your party-line dictate
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't understand what you're asking.
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I thought the deal was each one of you was supposed to write about one aspect of the FG party line, if yours wasn't UZR what was it
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
It was more like I was supposed to look at UZR solely in the context of the MVP races.
I changed the scope to a massive and daring argument in favor of the narrative powers of single-season UZR data — and I argued it poorly.
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It nearly was a novel -- but bad one.
Think the Twilight of UZR.
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So what is this then?
http://www.fangraphs.com/not/index.php/joint-swooning-verlander-and-ichiro/
I do this for free
It was a real rough assignment.
No matter what you wrote, the UZR attack mob would have had a field day….it’s simply how they are. I’m more trusting of single-season UZR than most as well, so fwiw, it’d have been a shit show whichever of us wrote it.
Dave should’ve been more in touch with you about that…actually, I’m surprised he hasn’t had more oversight over the whole thing in general.
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by Steve Slowinski on Sep 21, 2011 7:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Wasn't that Collette's argument
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
No, it was mine. And no, I don't write for FanGraphs for free.
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You're cornering the market on pompous memes aren't you
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Inadvertently, yes.
English degree. Write for free. Banning the People’s Hero.
Am I missing any?
I’m flabbergasted at how hated I am on this site. I have no real-life enemies or even un-friends, but I have become a dictator of hate to so many on this site. :(
One day, I’ll come back down to Tampa Bay and set the records straight.
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By that I mean kill all who oppose me.
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sandys not our hero.
and if he wasnt banned for twitter. we probably wouldnt be pissed.
Yeah, I don't see Badancil turning out well.
@dobbertweets
by blackraven on Jun 27, 2011 5:08 PM PDT
Sandy was no hero, until you made him one. You struck him down and now he's more powerful than you can imagine
Seriously though I blame Slow for that.
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. Don't blame Brad for something that was my doing.
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by Steve Slowinski on Sep 21, 2011 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions
This whole Brad as villain meme is lame.
It was mildly interesting in a sociological sense coming from Sandy, because Sandy (RIP) knew his way around a spreadsheet. Brad, was an over-educated, pompous interloper with a different skill set invading his turf (think the Meiji government with their firearms and peasant levies pushing out the Tokogawa Shogunate).
But when the rest of y’all take potshots at Brad, it doesn’t work. Go manipulate some numbers instead. I haven’t read a decent quantitative fanpost in forever.
Maybe we can even work out rewards system: each good fanpost entitles you to one free personal attack on Brad. Steve? (joking, mostly)
Love it.
The FanPosts really have been pretty meh. All we get are OTTs, or one of the writers expanding on something.
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by Steve Slowinski on Sep 21, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
The last decent fanpost I can remember is OneTonneBaby's little piece on Sam Fuld.
If I recall correctly, he was the first to notice (or at least publicly demonstrate) Fuld’s slump had ended.
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No references to Tom Cruise samurai movies please
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I have a history degree.
It’s the only thing I’m qualified for. Not my fault Tom Cruise made a crappy movie.
If it’ll make you feel better, though, I can rephrase for a slightly earlier period so it’ll be a reference to Kagemusha, the Kurosawa film about the beginning of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
There is a stated policy on this site to never EVER discuss shadow warriors or any movies about them
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not likeable here or in real life.
If you want to keep guns out of the hands of thugs, just attach job applications to them
Isn't this the EXACT quote Sandy got banned for?
by BJ the Bossman on Sep 21, 2011 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Context and history make a big different.
And I only banned Sandy for like 2 hours.
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im assuming this is a joke, but otherwise, how so?
we had a 20% chance of overcoming the odds. we have an 8.5% playoff chance per coolstandings.
Yes, it's a joke. Why else would I be anywhere but an OTT?
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Okay.
Well in the first inning, the Rays hit the ball hard three times (one line drive, two fliners) but got nothing but three out from it. Still, it felt good because it seemed like the hitters were making solid contact and they could maybe knock Nova around a little.
Unfortunately, the bottom half of the first showed the early signs of trouble as Davis kept falling into deep counts, even walking Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.
After yet another 1-2-3 top of the second, the Yankees opened a can on Davis in the bottom half. The inning went like this: Double, RBI single (Yankees 1 – Rays 0), single, single, strikeout, 3 RBI double (4-0), ground out, ground out.
It was a disgusting display, and when all was done, Davis had thrown 50 pitches and the whole situation seemed rather dire. Nova continued to luck and ground ball his way through the Rays lineup, never facing more than 5 batters an any one inning.
Davis, meanwhile, faced 4 batters in the 5th inning and departed with runners on the corners and two outs. Curtis Granderson then hit a funky groundball to Kotchman, who fielded it on his tummy and tried to toss it laterally to Cesar Ramos, but the throw fell short and Granderson got an RBI single (Yanks 5- Rays 0).
The rest of the game was pretty much autopilot.
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Oh yeah, there was that too.
I think I had already blocked it out.
You can see that seventh inning blip in the game chart above. It’s the nipple-like protrusion that melts away towards infinity after BJ’s at bat.
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We appreciate the effort. Mayhaps you can have Showalter bean Ortiz in the face tomorrow?
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No, it's more like a business attack.
There’s nothing personal about it.
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Marissa,
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 8:09 AM EDT up reply actions
With the Beckett v Hunter match up tonight, a DH sweep seems a must
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I would think we would have to win 5 out of the next 6
so if we go 2-2 vs NYY then we must go 3-0 vs Tor
3-1 vs the Yanks then maybe a 2-1 vs Tor would work
The Red Sox want to deal CC for the greatness of Vernon Wells...ouch
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/09/ask_nick_would.html
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by matthan on Sep 21, 2011 8:11 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Welp, 4 of the 10 questions asked of the BOSTON DOT COM writer came from Florida.
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions
That's an interesting deal. I'm not big on the old change of scenery trade, but this one might make sense
Quite a difference in money owed though
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i have never heard this phrase
The fact that the Yankees scored only 5 runs is mind bottling.
I
"Come at me you scrawny red-dot indian motherfucker." DPIR :The Story
lol
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 8:22 AM EDT up reply actions
It's a Will Ferrell quote.
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No, his argument sucks
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Sep 21, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously, somebody argue that Davis should make another start as a Ray
Vroom vroom party starter
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Cobb and Niemann are better than Davis
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by Imperialism32 on Sep 21, 2011 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
cobb has only a slightly larger sample size in the majors as wade did after his 2009 callup when he looked like a phenom.
IP K/9 BB/9 HR/9 BABIP ERA FIP
Cobb (2011) 52.2 6.32 3.59 0.51 .284 3.42 3.60
Davis (2009) 36.1 8.92 3.22 0.50 .313 3.72 2.90
If we were talking about 2009 Wade Davis in the 2012 rotation I'd have a different opinion
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by Imperialism32 on Sep 21, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
i'm saying you have no proof or even reason to suspect cobb's success this year is sustainable in a full season in the rotation.
and arguing niems over davis is pretty much a wash.
Cobb has better K/BB numbers than Davis did in the high minors
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by Imperialism32 on Sep 21, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Sounds like a good offseason post idea.
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by Steve Slowinski on Sep 21, 2011 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I might tackle it later this week or next week
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by Imperialism32 on Sep 21, 2011 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
If Zobrist was a team guy instead of a responsible human being, last night might have turned out different
Seriously? Missing these games to witness the birth of your son? That’s bush league. I mean, it’s not even their first! Nobody cares about Jan Brady.
I used to respect my Christian brother
but doing this is bs.
If you want to keep guns out of the hands of thugs, just attach job applications to them
Sorry, but if his kid was actually born on Monday(I heard this, can't confirm)
then i think he should have been with the teams for a 7pm game on Tuesday.
Being a major league baseball players is a little different then a normal 9-5 job.
Stupid kids
f in up my baseball
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He has all off season to see his new kid
Which, thanks to BenZo, is increasingly likely to come earlier rather than later.
I know you are being sarcastic, but yes he does
He is going to be back Thursday and not have to make another road trip all year.(hopefully this isn’t the case) He is going to have until March to be with his kids everyday. We should all be so lucky.
I am apparently failing at sarcasm today
If the kid was born Monday, her should have been here yesterday. If the kid was born yesterday, he should be here for both games today.
by nomoredevil on Sep 21, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Agree
In normal circumstances I’d say a baseball player should take 2 days off for a birth. This isn’t a normal circumstance. Ben took off Monday (even though there was no game) and Tuesday. He better be back today.
This assumes everyone is healthy. If not, he shouldn’t even think about baseball.
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D Sharp said he's not going to be back in time for the early game.
Do you realize Betty White is a milf for me? Ouch
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by sternfan1 on Sep 3, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think we're actually on the same side, I'm just venting
He should have been here yesterday, and he definitely should be here today.
by nomoredevil on Sep 21, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry but life > baseball.
We have to remember that it is just a game and with child birth anything can happen and being there for your wife is far more important.
That's me, I am those people
(I am not those people)
by nomoredevil on Sep 21, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
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