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[stats1]

I dont know why when the team is down a run and the ball is lightly hit to right field and someone like bo is on first, guys are not trying for 3rd base, but thankfully tapia came up big after the terrible strike 2 call to bring him in from second.

I would love to see this team win yet after battling back, but when the games are tied heading into the 9th or extras, and the other team is at home, opposing teams will just play small ball and thats a nightmare for the jays.

There were two outs

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Some solid ABs. Bo and Jansen laid off that breaking ball off the plate to set up their hits. Ump tried to Tapia but he came through. Charlie is somewhere smiling right now

 

[stats1]

There were two outs. You can’t get thrown out 3rd to end the game. Plus he has enough speed to score from 2nd on a hit

 

[The Nemesis]

lol, tapia is legit more clutch this year than any other jay..its baffling

Using Fangraphs' "clutch" stat because I can't do team-wide stats searches on leverage-based splits:

1) Teoscar
2) Gurriel
3) Bichette
4) Tapia
5) Vladdy

 

[CabanaBoy5]

He really doesn't. He's improved from being unplayable to being a league average-ish hitter on the whole which makes him useful in a limited role.

And for whatever leverage-indexed/"clutch" splits count for (it's not much given the small samples) he's actually a worse hitter in high leverage situations than he is in medium or low leverage ones

I'm willing to eat crow on the earliest stance of wanting him off the team for being terrible, but he's still a 4th OF.

Absolutely agree. He's an average 4th outfielder. But, he isn't a complete scrub.

 

[The Nemesis]

Man, that's crappy luck to have the baserunner come across right in time to prevent Biggio from making a swifter play. If that ball's 5 feet to the left it becomes a possible double play.

 

[djdev]

Using Fangraphs' "clutch" stat because I can't do team-wide stats searches on leverage-based splits:

1) Teoscar
2) Gurriel
3) Bichette
4) Tapia
5) Vladdy

i was being a little hyperbolic lol. hes done the job when needed.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Well that's gross

 

[The Nemesis]

godammit. That's not usual for Biggio. he's been good defensively at 2nd.

 

[Tony Romo]

That’s very unfortunate.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Good god Biggio

 

[Maplebeasts]

Yikes.

 

[stats1]

Holy f***kkkkk!!!! Come on Biggio!!

 

[djdev]

how in the world do you make that mistake?????

 

[stats1]

I don’t know why they don’t bring in Romano for a strike out

 

[The Nemesis]

It's also unusual for Garcia to get hit like this. He's been extremely reliable for a while now.

This whole inning has been a weird confluence of fluke/uncommon events.

 

[Woodman19]

I was just about to say too that you can feel the difference having a couple of competent mid level RP added to the pen has. Biggio though ...

 

[stats1]

Nvm lol

 

[djdev]

yugeeeeeeee

 

[Orca Smash]

There were two outs

Sure but a passed ball scores bichette and he could have made it to 3rd imo relatively easily...

Also you are not guaranteed to score from second on a single.

 

[phillipmike]

It's also unusual for Garcia to get hit like this. He's been extremely reliable for a while now.

This whole inning has been a weird confluence of fluke/uncommon events.

Yup. 18 pitches and 13 strikes. Been good

 

[Tony Romo]

Never a doubt imo

 

[The Nemesis]

Phew. Bullet dodged.

 

[Cloned]

Biggie owes Garcia like ten steak dinners

 

[stats1]

Yes!!!!!!

Biggio owes him biggggg!!!!!