9/27 Jays Bleu

[Station 13]

Meathead Porcello vs Estrada; junkballing extraordinaire

[Station 13]

The MeatHead Pitch Zone: Dead center

 

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[Slasher9]

not a must win. but a needed win.

so....WIN.

[mvp 78]

I'm not sure I can watch Porcello starts anymore. Looks like I'm going to have to get loaded before I turn the tv on.

[Station 13]

I'm not sure I can watch Porcello starts anymore. Looks like I'm going to have to get loaded before I turn the tv on.

 

Booze before, during and after a Porcello, it's the norm.

[Maxbialystock]

not a must win. but a needed win.

so....WIN.

 

Pretty close to a must win from my perspective. If we lose and the yankees win, they are 2 back with 4 to go and we play the Astros for the final four games. The Yankees play Tampa tonight and again tomorrow, then 3 more at home vs. the Jays.

 

I do not think Sale will be available on October 1, the last game. I would like to win the AL East and avoid the wild card game.

[Maxbialystock]

I'm not sure I can watch Porcello starts anymore. Looks like I'm going to have to get loaded before I turn the tv on.

 

A fair point. Who does like to watch Porcello pitch? That said, at least he's a righty--the Jays just killed our two best lefties. Also Betts MRI says "no structural damage" to his wrist.

[Thunder]

Win. Dance. Repeat.

[TylerD]

Need this win. Yanks could only be two games behind us after tonight's.

[mvp 78]

Bogaerts SS,

Pedroia 2B,

Benintendi LF,

Ramirez DH,

Moreland 1B,

Vázquez C,

Devers 3B,

Davis RF,

Bradley Jr. CF,

 

Porcello RH

[Maxbialystock]

Bogaerts SS,

Pedroia 2B,

Benintendi LF,

Ramirez DH,

Moreland 1B,

Vázquez C,

Devers 3B,

Davis RF,

Bradley Jr. CF,

 

Porcello RH

 

Still no Betts. Four lefty and five righty bats against righty Estrada. Pedey in a slump. Bradley too. Davis not much. Moreland could be OK, but not HanRam.

[TylerD]

Booze before, during and after a Porcello, it's the norm.

 

Lmao I discovered that long ago

[Kimmi]

Our batters, except for Pedroia, I believe, have terrible numbers against Estrada.

 

Porcello has been pitching like crap.

 

Reverse mojo is obviously in effect for tonight's game.

 

WIN!!!

[TylerD]

Our batters, except for Pedroia, I believe, have terrible numbers against Estrada.

 

Porcello has been pitching like crap.

 

Reverse mojo is obviously in effect for tonight's game.

 

WIN!!!

Porcello is going a 9 inning no hitter tonight!!!! I feel it.......

 

 

I also would be happy with 6 innings and no runs.

[Kimmi]

Porcello is going a 9 inning no hitter tonight!!!! I feel it.......

 

 

I also would be happy with 6 innings and no runs.

 

I would be thrilled with 6 innings and no runs.

 

Just score some stinking runs and win the stinking game!

[Maxbialystock]

Estrada's 4th start against us. As Kimmi says, in the first three games he was very effective. His September ERA is below 2, his best this season.

[Station 13]

Porcello is missing location so much.

[TylerD]

Another awesome start. Smh

[TylerD]

Holy f*** Porcello. Seriously!!!!!!!!!

[iortiz]

Porcello allowing another 2-R Porcello.

[moonslav59]

He needs to just skip the first inning somehow.

[Station 13]

This guy sucks. He can't locate anything.

[Maxbialystock]

Sadly, the first was entirely predictable when it was clear Porcello was never going to throw anything low in the strike zone and rely almost solely on fast balls. The dinger was off a juicy curve just about dead center in the strike zone. More and more it seems to me Porcello took some kind of pledge to keep his pitches up regardless of the consequences.

[Station 13]

The MeatHead Pitch Zone: Dead center

 

http://www.brooksbaseball.net/plot_profile.php?s_type=2&gFilt=&pFilt=FA|SI|FC|CU|SL|CS|KN|CH|FS|SB&time=month&player=519144&startDate=03/30/2017&endDate=09/27/2017&minmax=ci&var=count&balls=-1&strikes=-1&b_hand=-1

 

... the middle is where he lives.

[iortiz]

Smoak and Donaldson almost hit 2 Porcellos as well. Porcello was lucky.

[NativeBostonian]

Take this ass out and put in Price so we can stretch him out.

[FredLynn]

This is really getting old.

[bosoxmal]

Being a born rationalizer. my first thought is "it's better to see waht we have with RP now, than after the playoffs begin"

[Maxbialystock]

Let's not forget that dinger was preceded by back to back doubles. tonight the Jay's are feasting on a carcass of a pitcher.

[Maxbialystock]

At this point I have wonder how Porcello warms up and whether anyone like the pitching coach is watching him. He absolutely came out determined to stick to the fastball and to avoid low pitches at any cost--except for the one that bounced in front of the plate of course. Totally unprepared to start his game and certainly not guided by the pitching coach in any useful way.