Walk Off Home Run for Corey Patterson: Jays Beat White Sox in 14 Innings
by Tom Dakers on May 28, 2011 6:24 PM EDT
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PrintWhite Sox 8 Blue Jays 9 (14 innings)
That was just a great game to watch. Loved it.
Lots of stars today:
- Luis Perez pitched 3.2 innings of shutout ball in extras. He gave up just 2 hits. Terrific job.
- Corey Patterson hit the walkout home run to lead off the bottom of the 14th. He was 5 for 7 today. There you go Craig, clutch as hell.
- Jose Bautista hit his 20th home run, a 3 run shot in the first, I think. It is hard to remember that far back.
- Juan Rivera hit a 3 run double in the 7th to give us a 2 run lead at that point.
- Relievers Shawn Camp, Marc Rzepczynski each pitched a scoreless inning. And 1.2 scoreless innings for Jason Frasor.
Carlos Villanueva was much better in his first start. Today he gave up 3 runs in the second and 3 more in the 5th. 1 of the runs was unearned, because of an Aaron Hill error, but then Aaron made an amazing play earlier in the game and had a 2 run double, so it more than balanced out for him. Carlos went 5 innings, gave up 8 hits, 1 walk, 5 earned with 4 strikeouts.
Octavio Dotel pitched the 8th, got two quick outs and then gave up a triple to Brent Lillibridge. He might have got away with it but a passed ball by Jose Molina that allowed the run to score. We really are going to have to start blocking those pitches.
Frank Francisco came in in the 9th for a save opportunity. After a line out, double and strikeout, Frank got Paul Konerko to popup to right field but it landed between Bautista, Rivera and Hill. Very bad luck, he beat Konerko with the pitch. Unfortunately there is a lot of luck involved in baseball. Hardly fair that he gets a blown save for that.
Our pen did a really good job for 9 innings today, Ricky Romero is going to have to go deep in tomorrow's game.
We had 14 hits, Patterson's 5, 3 for Bautista, 2 each for Molina (whoops, late change, they changed the error to Alexei Ramirez, in the 13th inning to a hit, 3 hits for Molina) and Rivera and 1 each for Escobar and Hill. Davis, Thames and our third basemen, Nix and McCoy all had 0 fors. Edwin had a pinch hit strikeout in between Nix and McCoy. So our 3Bs haven't hit in the last 12 games. 0 for the last 44. Hard to believe. I mean they aren't great hitters but you would think that sooner or later something would fall in for one of them.
Jays of the Day are Perez (.755 (!!) WPA), Patterson (.448), Bautista (.364) and Rivera (.130). Suckage numbers go to Villanueva (-.396), Francisco (-.293, totally unearned), Davis (.198), McCoy (.191), Escobar (-.134) and Thames (-.099).
Thought I'd throw in the Fangraph, it is a thing of beauty:
Tomorrow we have John Danks (0-7, 4.34) vs Ricky Romero (4-4, 2.91). Let's keep Danks winless and get the series win.
That was a great game and we had a great game thread too. 1313 comments. Let's do it again tomorrow.
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Nice
So did my CoPa fanclub of 1 just grow? Windy as hell, already 4 over through 7.
by craig in calgary on May 28, 2011 6:28 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Walk-Off GIF Party!
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
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"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Do the monkey with me!
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Off with your head!!1
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Awesome game from Patterson, Perez and Bautista. He continues to be a beast.
You might want to fix the score btw.
Villanueva did the same thing Perez did: throw strikes. Although Perez does throw harder. Still, I’d rather see this kind of pitching than Drabek walking Dunn 3 times.
It’s quite incredible how often Drabek is able to get himself out of jams. It’s not going to be easy for him to pitch against teams like the Yankees and Red Sox with that kind of command issues. Hopefully, he improves it as the season goes along.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
not really
his LOB% is still only 77%, and the 44.7 GB% helps a lot. only a few more runners than are being stranded.
Choose me, Ash!
77% I guess isn’t too bad. Morrow’s LOB% is at 66.5%, though a GB% of 34.7% certainly doesn’t help.
Of course, it’s not as good as Romero’s LOB% of 80.6%.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Romero has good fortune
as in – the good fortune to strike lots of guys out and get tons of groundballs
League average is about 72%ish is it not?
So Drabek and Romero are getting a bit lucky. Obviously Romero with his high K rate and lots of grounders is more likely to strand a runner.
Drabek does seem to be getting really lucky. He cant afford to keep getting behind hitters like this.
Onions Baby Onions
I felt I was hard on Francisco in the game thread
I’m sorry Frankie
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Wow
@jparencibia9
No I don’t have a broken thumb! Dislocated it yesterday during the game! Back in there tomorrow! #beastmodefans
That must have hurt. At least he’s okay.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
I honestly think the Jays should give Frasor another go at closer. Sure he can be scary at times, but he cannot possibly be worse than what we’ve got now, and he’s been one of the Jays most reliable relievers up to this point. Couldn’t hurt, I say.
since he is the best reliever, we shouldn't use him as closer
we should use him when the best hitters are up, or in a tight situation, which is basically his role right now
Choose me, Ash!
true
but a 1 run game with the top of the opposition’s order is a good spot to bring in your top reliever.
Typo on the score at the beginning of the post
White Sox 8 Blue Jays 7 (14 innings)
Some serious score confusion among us?
Tom’s post now says
White Sox 7 Blue Jays 8 (14 innings)
but wasn’t it White Sox 8 Blue Jays 9 ?
by hansdampf on May 28, 2011 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ha ha, yes.
"Do not ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman
by Jeremiah Stanghini on May 28, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Great win (and game thread).
Wondered about the move to bring in Perez when he did, but wow, he was amazing.
So imagine how much better we might be when we get a healthy Lind back and a little (any) production from third base.
its a win probability chart
left is the beggining, right is the end. If the line moved closer to the top, a play that increases the chances of the Jays winning occured. If it moved down, then the opposite happened.
Choose me, Ash!
you mean the bar graph? or the numbers?
the bar graphs represent the leverage of the situation. the numbers basically state the leverage in number form
Choose me, Ash!
Red = very high leverage
I don't steal when Jose Bautista is at bat.
by Minor Leaguer on May 28, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
It's Fangraphs
Everything has a number!
I don't steal when Jose Bautista is at bat.
by Minor Leaguer on May 28, 2011 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not out of anything
The calculation is moderately complicated. Here’s Tom Tango’s description of it:
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/crucial-situations/
The high LI value in his 10.9 for a team that is down 1 run with the bases loaded and two out.
Hugo thinks I'm a lazy academic
by bluejaysstatsgeek on May 29, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
i was watching some clips from the game at mlb.com
…GOD, those ChiSox commentators are SO annoying. They are worse than Buck and Pat. I did not even know that was possible.
Choose me, Ash!
I spent a summer doing audio grunt work for The Fan a few years back
And came to find that hell hath no awfulness like an AL central commentator
I am the very model of a modern Major-General
Streeetch! YES! Put it on the booooard yea!
Something like that anyways for the chisox hr. Reading it makes it sound hilarious. But no, just awful.
As a Toronto sports fan I proudly follow the lessons of lachrymology.
"He drives that new car around town and feels really good about it." - Ron Wilson
"Vancouver, BC: A massive inferiority complex with a city." - TheOtherAndrew
"HOPE is more than a postponed disappointment" - Epica
by Redonred on May 28, 2011 8:50 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I was kind of hoping to hear Hawk call Patterson's walkoff.
That would make me smile.
But yes Hawk is a beyond Fergie Oliver type homer and an annoyingly bad announcer.
In honor of the Jays 2nd Baseman who played with fire in more ways than one.
by Damaso's Burnt Shirt on May 28, 2011 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know if this is Hawk
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=15276383&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_15276383
He just sounds pissed off.
I don't steal when Jose Bautista is at bat.
by Minor Leaguer on May 28, 2011 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup, that's him alright
Get down!
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Yeah, I watched all the highlights this morning from mlb.com
And yeah, it most definitely made me smile. His antics make me appreciate Buck.
So Hawk, this one’s for you.
http://www.sadtrombone.com/
In honor of the Jays 2nd Baseman who played with fire in more ways than one.
by Damaso's Burnt Shirt on May 29, 2011 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
They are the definition of a homer
It sells in Chicago though, so I guess it works for them. It’s like hearing a kid announce a game.
Gose just went deep. Hech 1-2. McDade 2-2. D’Arnaud 0-0 2 walks, Sierra, 1-2. Carreno is pitching great.
by Sniderlover on May 28, 2011 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
And you can put it on the board!
Yes!
HEADING STRAIGHT FOR THEM, I PRESS DOWN MAH GUNS!
by BenjiDoc on May 28, 2011 9:30 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Has Rivera started out both months of the season so far fairly cool
(well, downright freezing in April) and then heated up in the last half of the month? That’s what it has seemed like, but I don’t have any numbers to back it up. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed that.
not really
he’s hit the ball well all season. Its just that the balls didn’t fall in at all for him in early april
Choose me, Ash!
Apr 1-17 BA: 0.103, OBP: 0.239 SLG: 0.103 OPS: 0.342 BAbip 0.121
DNP Apr 18-21
Apr 22-30: BA: 0.382, OBP: 0.475 SLG: 0.588 OPS: 1.063 BAbip 0.407
May 1 – 16: BA: 0.164, OBP: 0.217 SLG: 0.182 OPS: 0.398 BAbip 0.196
May 17 – 28: BA: 0.394, OBP: 0.444 SLG: 0.697 OPS: 1.141 BAbip 0.393
Very Streaky, and mainly attributable to BAbip.
Has anyone noticed Rivera’s love of the fence? He’s had one hit the top of eh fence and go out for a HR. Last night he had one hit the top of he fence and stay in for a double. Today, he hit another off the fence.
Hugo thinks I'm a lazy academic
by bluejaysstatsgeek on May 28, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/riverju01.shtml
Using his game splits, you can highlight a set of games and it will give you the totals for those games.
Hugo thinks I'm a lazy academic
by bluejaysstatsgeek on May 29, 2011 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
So let me get this straight ...
Patterson can hit, but he can’t field?
Isn’t there a position for that? (Oh, yeah, exactly where he was. Do you suppose Farrell noticed that?)
by Defense Counts! on May 28, 2011 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
Did you watch yesterdays game?
He made 2 really nice plays in LF.
He’s quite good in LF, has no buisness being anywhere near CF though.
by craig in calgary on May 28, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think he's quite adequate as a stop-gap until Snider's ready for full-time duties in LF.
While you do mention these nice plays the other day, he has looked a bit lost with regard to the “wall” in games prior.
Either way, I think he’s been a pleasant surprise for the Jays this year (probably their best hitter after Bautista, Lind, Escobar, and JPA).
"Do not ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman
by Jeremiah Stanghini on May 29, 2011 2:40 AM EDT up reply actions
great game
Glad i got to see it in person, little sunburned.. didn’t expect them to keep the dome open.
What was the consensus on Butterfiled holding up…Thames? i think it was. The crowd around me (right behind the jays dugout) was giving him crap for not sending him, he even started to argue with some fans that were harassing him
Hopefully i will have some pics upped, took a lot of the Jays hitting
If he sent him he would have been out by about 30 feet.
there was no choice.
by Tom Dakers on May 28, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
"Do not ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman
by Jeremiah Stanghini on May 29, 2011 2:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Aaaaaaand Lawrie hits another double in his first at bat, another home run in his second. Please, AA?
What’s worrying in the minors is that Cecil has an ERA of over 6 – could his career really be over – and that while he is hitting .300, Snider has only hit one home run. I thought he was going to be a 30 home run a year guy? How can he only hit one in Vegas? I like how Gose is getting his bat in gear though and D’Arnaud is absolutely smashing. Moises Sierra is looking good too
No need to worry or to overreact yet. Player development is not linear. And plus, they are still young (and in Snider’s case, very young).
I don't steal when Jose Bautista is at bat.
by Minor Leaguer on May 28, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d feel a lot better if Snider would crank a couple of home runs, though, especially given Las Vegas’ rep as a batters’ park. I know it is FAR too soon to write him off, but I wonder if a point could come where the other strong outfield prospects in the Jays system pass him by
With young players...
One needn’t be concerned with the HR output, rather, look to their DOUBLES output. If they’re hitting a lot of doubles (and they’re supposedly pegged as a HR-hitter-to-be), then there’s a good chance that as they (fill out their frame), those doubles will turn into HRs.
"Do not ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Howard Thurman
by Jeremiah Stanghini on May 29, 2011 2:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Snider is not a guy you should be looking at doubles with
He clearly has homerun power now, his swing is just all kinds of messed up atm.
Onions Baby Onions
Double, homerun, single and a 3 run shot. He is a monster.
by Sniderlover on May 29, 2011 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Jose was starting to worry me with his SLG dropping under .800
All joking aside I am sorry I missed this one. Working during game time tomorrow as well so someone cheer extra hard to make up for my absence.
Our 3rd basemen and them not hitting
How in the world can we expect them to get on some kind of roll when none of them play as a regular (meaning 5 games a week)? I know none of them are excellent but they are decent to some extent. At some point Farrell has to say enough is enough and just pick one guy to start 5 games a week and be a regular. Until then, there’s no telling how long our 3rd basemen are going to put up 0-fers.
he has done that.
Mac played almost every day from April 16 to May 7. Then he played May 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16. And May 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26.
Nix played May 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27 since coming off the DL.
I can’t see them getting more regular work than that.
by Tom Dakers on May 29, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
A nice, short article on Mike McDade
Feels great having depth.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
As a side note,
Looking at that pic, it looks like he’s trimmed down a bit. He was listed at 260 lbs.. I say no way.
Free Lawrie
He has hit 14 HRs… (in LV…i know)
We will not compete for the WC race…
We are already in a mambo at third base… he can learn on the job for 2012
He´ll give us more prodution as 0/45 from 3rd base
He won´t be a super two
He looks like th best 3rd base man in our organization at the moment
"Touch ´em all, Joe!"
by jaysfanfromeurope on May 29, 2011 6:17 AM EDT reply actions
The super 2 deadline is a moving deadline
there is no way to predict when it will occur… the jays are playing it extra safe, they will probably call him up mid-june.
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