tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post8927637463953917518..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: How's She Goin', Eh? A Glance Back at the Season Thus FarTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-14609060610499486662012-06-08T12:40:34.876-04:002012-06-08T12:40:34.876-04:00Not enough major-league-ready pitching to step up ...Not enough major-league-ready pitching to step up when somebody tanks or lands on the DL... I think this is the Jays' biggest problem, and they have a few big ones - Bautista's rubber bat, an unreliable bullpen, Santos, etc. The big stories this season are Morrow and EE. Two games out... should be interesting up to the trade deadline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-3596447312181464742012-06-08T12:08:38.630-04:002012-06-08T12:08:38.630-04:00Hendy's statistical profile seems closest to C...Hendy's statistical profile seems closest to Correia. It is similar to Lowe, except the glaring different in HR allowed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-86883815053914489562012-06-08T12:02:33.774-04:002012-06-08T12:02:33.774-04:00Why should Drabek get pushed out of the rotation b...Why should Drabek get pushed out of the rotation before Alvarez? Genuine question, not rhetorical. Haven't looked up the stats, basic or advanced, just going by the eye-ball test Hendy seems the one who could use more seasoning. Or is he never going to miss more bats?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-20709868024217218022012-06-08T00:41:58.989-04:002012-06-08T00:41:58.989-04:00oh ye of little faith.
i expect this team to be h...oh ye of little faith.<br /><br />i expect this team to be hot till september and in the wild card race till the last week. <br /><br />what it really boils down to is how awesome our september call ups will be (not to mention d'arnaud kicking arencibia out of a starting job by start next year).bakatronhttp://www.bakatron.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-87807523851069722392012-06-07T19:01:50.056-04:002012-06-07T19:01:50.056-04:00The big disappointment for me has been the bullpen...The big disappointment for me has been the bullpen so far.<br /><br />EE has been great, Joey bats is rounding into form and Rasmus is showing glimpses of what we traded for. Hopefully Snider can recover and come back for a second half. <br /><br />I too worry that 2 of our big three starters in AA are Looking putrid and for Jenkins it's his second go round. Sadly should a starter go down, Cecil may be the only option.<br /><br />We need to fix the pen. Perhaps that's where Stroman fits in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-50942759703850136172012-06-07T15:07:04.368-04:002012-06-07T15:07:04.368-04:00The Jays are currently on pace for 87 wins, so yea...The Jays are currently on pace for 87 wins, so yeah, they should be somewhere in the 84 - 87 territory. I think the two things that will define the rest of the season are the 3-4-5 guys in the rotation. Hutch has looked really good lately, but not so much for Drabek and Alvarez.<br /><br />I'm sure the run support will be there, but you have to wonder how EE will respond after the injury.Dannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-22251622019927372792012-06-07T14:46:11.682-04:002012-06-07T14:46:11.682-04:00Anonymous - I didn't mention Edwin because I a...Anonymous - I didn't mention Edwin because I already wrote a piece on him for Sportsnet Magazine...It's a shame that you didn't read it!<br /><br />CoolHead - Here's the thing about Vegas odds: They are mostly focused on getting an equal number of suckers on either side of the betting ledger. It has a lot more to do with perception than anything else.<br /><br />I still think this is an 85 win team. Why not?Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-76414978001625265092012-06-07T14:10:49.947-04:002012-06-07T14:10:49.947-04:00The difference between the ERA and FIP probably te...The difference between the ERA and FIP probably tells you more about the success of defense, vs. the skills of the pitcher himself. Check FIP as often you would like, it tells you what the pitcher might expect his ERA to be if he were blessed (or cursed) with perfectly average defenders and luck on balls put into play.<br /><br />Before the season, this was an 80-82 win team from Vegas oddsmakers. No major changes to the personnel (Lind and Thames do not offer much more or less than Gomes and Cooper), and it still looks like an 80-82 win team to me!CoolHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05770695914715485273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-75727142970252691822012-06-07T14:08:19.032-04:002012-06-07T14:08:19.032-04:00It should be noted that Cordero has improved drama...It should be noted that Cordero has improved dramatically over his first 11.2 innings. <br /><br />And I'm not sure how you do a breakdown of the season so far and get time to mention David Cooper not being hall of fame worthy, Lawrie's slow start and question our pitching, yet take no time to mention Encarnacion, the biggest story of the Jay's season so far in my mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com