Blue Jays GDT: ('14 v4) Next Game: @Pit| Fri, May 2 |7pm ET/4pm PT| B.Morrow vs G.Cole

[Suntouchable13]

Who the hell is coughing in the broadcast booth all the damn time?

 

[TootooTrain]

Who the hell is coughing in the broadcast booth all the damn time?

It's buck. He's been losing his voice during a couple home run calls lately.

 

[Nasty Nazem]

Wish Lawrie was better protected in the lineup, might help bump that avg up a bit. But how could you justify it with Melky hitting how he is, then JB and EE are mandatory 3/4

He doesn't need to be protected in the line-up, he just needs to learn how to hit better.

 

[Michael Gary Scott]

He has to work on things himself and earn the right to be put in that kind of position. Right now he is failing.

Yeah, just thinking you gotta try to help him if you can. Has an awful BA but his production is insane. Sample size, but still.. Makes you want to help him any way you can.

 

[Nasty Nazem]

Another change-up to a RHB. Makes it so tough for righties, they have to worry about a 93-95 that can be spotted on the corners, a good moving slider away from RHB and now a change-up that dives inside.

 

[Nasty Nazem]

Nice job Hutch.

 

[Eyedea]

Good thing that ball ended up in the seats. He managed to limit the situation to no runs.

 

[Michael Gary Scott]

Hutch is great at getting himself out of trouble. Great to see from such a young pitcher. Definitely think hes our future 2/3.

 

[TootooTrain]

Melky holy cow. On base machine.

 

[Nasty Nazem]

Damn... nice catch.

 

[Eyedea]

Just missed that one

 

[Nasty Nazem]

Everyone is hitting Bud Norris on the line...

 

[Suntouchable13]

That was painfully close.

 

[canucksfan]

Orioles have a bunch of #3-4 starters

 

[Eyedea]

Lol Hutch is frustrating Jones.

 

[Nasty Nazem]

Hutchison... so good. Legit think he can become a #2 starter.

 

[Nasty Nazem]

KKKKKKKKutchison.

 

[Eyedea]

Velocity is incredibly sneaky. I remember prior to coming up he was averaging 90, then just prior to TJ he was hitting 93-94, now he's showing consistent 92-93 and an ability to hit 95 with pinpoint accuracy.

 

[TootooTrain]

Good to see he's able to locate the two-seemer to keep his fastball away from bats. Looking real nice so far this year in general.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Tough luck for Navarro there, really hard hit ball right at the third basemen

 

[Nasty Nazem]

Velocity is incredibly sneaky. I remember prior to coming up he was averaging 90, then just prior to TJ he was hitting 93-94, now he's showing consistent 92-93 and an ability to hit 95 with pinpoint accuracy.

The year before he came up and had an incredible rise on the prospect lists, he was throwing 92-95... or at least that's what I remember KLaw mentioning and that was why he moved up the prospect list so much.

It was weird, when he was first came up, he didn't show that same velocity and was more around 89-91, 92 but then saw a jump to 92-95 few starts in and he's maintained that since the TJ which is nice to see.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Ah Lawrie made solid contact, just right at the centrefield

 

[Nasty Nazem]

I thought that was Adam Jones hitting the homerun.

 

[Eyedea]

The year before he came up and had an incredible rise on the prospect lists, he was throwing 92-95... or at least that's what I remember KLaw mentioning and that was why he moved up the prospect list so much.

It was weird, when he was first came up, he didn't show that same velocity and was more around 89-91, 92 but then saw a jump to 92-95 few starts in and he's maintained that since the TJ which is nice to see.

Ah I guess you're right. He and Alvarez pretty much mowed through 2011. Nestor Molina went crazy that year too lol.

 

[BertCorbeau]

I thought that was Adam Jones hitting the homerun.

Left that slider hanging ... As Pat/Buck said Hutch was probably just trying a 'get me over' slider - stayed up and got crushed

Tough walk there, that looked like it caught the bottom of the zone