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Suntouchable13 said:
Yea, I know. But it’s just damn maddening. Obviously, if we were 20 games out it would be more tolerable and we can say “oh he is just learning” but when this happens when you’re in a race it sucks. Hopefully he gets better. Also, can’t have those same errant throws in a playoff game. That’s what I am afraid of, one bad throw could cost a series or something.
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I hear yeah. And I agree.
Sometimes our passion gets in the way.
 
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Suntouchable13 said:
I like that our fanbase is so passionate and recognizes the talent that is on this team that we are not just happy to be in a playoff spot. We all feel like that this team should be leading the division right now.
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Well the Yankees are a higher payroll team that spent a ton of farm assets to improve, and also are being carried by a HOF type of season by Judge. That's a lot to overcome. Overall, I like the bones of the Jays more than the Yankees, and I think we have as good a shot at going deep than any team that isn't the Dodgers.
 
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MuadDib said:
Well the Yankees are a higher payroll team that spent a ton of farm assets to improve, and also are being carried by a HOF type of season by Judge. That's a lot to overcome. Overall, I like the bones of the Jays more than the Yankees, and I think we have as good a shot at going deep than any team that isn't the Dodgers.
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I understand, yes. Since John took over, though, Jays have 41 wins, Yanks 34. But I do agree, Yankees get full marks for winning the division.
 
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Stephen A. Smith calls out Blue Jays' pitchers for walking Aaron Judge

Stephen A. Smith sounds off on MLB pitching after Aaron Judge's four walks against the Blue Jays.
 
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Stephen A. Smith calls out Blue Jays' pitchers for walking Aaron Judge

Stephen A. Smith sounds off on MLB pitching after Aaron Judge's four walks against the Blue Jays.
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Ironically a NY coach.
 
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trellaine201 said:
Mitch White versus Cole lmao. If that’s not a miss match if I have ever seen one. Good luck boys.
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As many have pointed out.... Cole and the rest of the team the night after clinching.... if you know what I mean


phillipmike said:
Funny thing is White faced off vs Cole on August 20th and the Jays won 5-2.
Also saw this and thought it was funny;

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Would the Jays be the first team ever to intentionally walk the leadoff hitter.
 
The Nemesis said:
He was at a full count in EVERY SINGLE AT BAT. They literally got 2 strikes out of him every single time and in a couple of cases he was fouling pitches off.

but no, let's just heave one over the plate to the guy that's looking to win the triple crown, that has like 20 more HRs than his nearest threat, that is monumentally much more of a threat offensively than anyone else in the league right now to the point that it's comical. He's lapping the field in offensive performance at the moment. He could theoretically just decide tomorrow morning that he's not going to play baseball for the rest of the season and instead commit himself to crafting a zen rock garden in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium in front of Babe Ruth's plaque and he would still almost certainly win the MVP (even though it should probably be closer than it will be because "but the Angels won't make the playoffs" crowd of voters won't give rightful votes to Ohtani for doing something equally as stupid-crazy-good as what Judge is doing just in a different way and on a crap team which isn't his fault). Groove one in there for the K, right? What's the worst that could happen?

Let's go blow-by-blow

1st inning:
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Judge leads off the game, things get to 1-2 before Berrios puts a couple outside. Then he gets back over the plate and Judge hits a liner to Chapman for the out.

3rd Inning
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With the game 1-0 Jays and a runner on 1st, Berrios was certainly looking to a) not give him easy contact to move the runner over (or score him) and b) work down with sinkers and changeups (I don't know his preferred grip/action, but his change tends to sink and fade like a circle change) in an attempt to induce a ground ball. He got things to 2-2 before Judge laid off the last 2 for the walk.

5th inning:
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Still facing Berrios, everything was right close to the plate or came in teasing close to the plate (pitches 2, 3, and 4 were a sinker, curve, and changeup respectively). The final pitch for the walk was a no-hope sinker that could've been better, but this could've been an enticing at-bat. It wasn't.

6th inning:
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Now facing Pop, there were 4 pitches right near the zone that generated a swinging strike and 3 foul balls. Plus pitches 3, 5, and 8 were all 98mph sinkers with hard drop to try and get grounders or swing-and-miss and were over the plate but low (because they're sinkers and a sinker up into the zone is often just a hanging fastball). Judge would later be forced out at 3rd to end the inning.

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Ok, fine, this one gets messy with 5, 6 and 7 all high and outside. They were mostly cutters so I guess he was trying to get him to expand and chase and though it did work once, that wasn't enough.


I'll bet if they had gone for the K and he deposited it in the seats for a 2-run HR you'd probably be angry at them for giving him a pitch to hit.
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so 7 out of 33 pitches thrown were strikes. 3 out of 33 caught more than the tiniest edge of the plate. The only AB that had the pitcher challenging Judge late in the count resulted in an out. I'll take your provided figures as evidence in favour of my arguments. Sure hope the Jays don't regard Judge with the same fear and reverence you do if we face them in the playoffs, otherwise he'll probably get on base every at bat of the series.

Oh hey look, we walked him again and he scored.
 
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