| Batter | pLI | WPA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis – LF | 0.53 | 0.007 | |||
| Cabrera – DH | 0.53 | 0.083 | |||
| Bautista – RF | 0.47 | 0.059 | |||
| Encarnacion – 1B | 0.43 | -0.043 | |||
| Arencibia – C | 0.46 | 0.032 | |||
| DeRosa – 3B | 0.59 | 0.201 | |||
| Izturis- 2B | 0.40 | 0.068 | Pitcher | pLI | WPA |
| Bonifacio – CF | 0.61 | -0.036 | Morrow – SP | 1.03 | 0.103 |
| Kawasaki – SS | 0.36 | -0.026 | Delabar – RP | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| Total | 0.49 | 0.397 | Total | 0.94 | 0.103 |
Bests / Worsts of the game after the jump!
Pay close attention, young Henderson. It’s called a repetwah.
Never a good sign for the opposition, but who could complain about seeing Felix up close?
Scuttlebutt
With the M’s in town it seems only appropriate that I pass along the latest from Baseball Think Factory, who point us to a Seattle Post-Intelligencer piece in which they publish a bunch of rediscovered Seattle Pilots photos.
At FanGraphs, Jeff Sullivan points out that Edwin Encarnacion has as many home home runs (22) as the San Francisco Giants, while Alex Remington uses the Jays as an example to show us how the schedule is changing, and not for the better.
For those who may be wondering, yes, in the Romero post from earlier I promised that there’d be a second thing coming. It’s ready, I just liked it enough not to cock block it with the Game Threat. You’ll see it mid-game.
Lastly, for your between inning viewing pleasure, here’s today’s episode of Getting Blanked…
TV: Sportsnet
And now the lineups, by way of the live box score at theScore.com. And for those of you who’ll be out and about, be sure to follow all the action on your phone or tablet with Score Mobile…
Toronto Blue Jays
B. Lawrie 3B
C. Rasmus CF
E. Encarnacion DH
A. Lind 1B
Y. Escobar SS
K. Johnson 2B
R. Davis LF
J. Mathis C
A. Gose RF
H. Alvarez RHP
Seattle Mariners
D. Ackley 2B
F. Gutierrez CF
K. Seager 3B
J. Jaso C
M. Saunders LF
J. Smoak 1B
L. Jimenez DH
C. Peguero RF
B. Ryan SS
F. Hernandez RHP
| Batter | WPA | aLI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B – Lawrie | -0.076 | 1.73 | |||
| CF – Rasmus | -0.114 | 1.62 | |||
| 1B – Encarnacion | 0.127 | 1.41 | |||
| SS – Escobar | -0.198 | 1.82 | |||
| DH – Lind | -0.001 | 0.63 | Pitcher | WPA | aLI |
| PH – Davis | -0.036 | 1.42 | SP – Romero | -0.210 | 1.09 |
| C – Arencibia | -0.068 | 0.83 | RP – Delabar | 0.203 | 1.66 |
| RF – Sierra | -0.127 | 1.64 | RP – Lyon | 0.058 | 1.00 |
| LF – Gose | -0.091 | 1.21 | RP – Oliver | 0.054 | 0.76 |
| 3B – Hechavarria | -0.063 | 0.80 | RP – Janssen | 0.040 | 0.91 |
Bests / Worsts and the gif of the game after the jump!
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I believe I mentioned this on the podcast, but it’s a no-lose situation for Ricky Romero tonight, as he has the built in excuse of the routine-fucking nine days– or whatever it was– since he last made a start to fall back on in case things don’t go as well for his rested arm as everybody surely hopes they do.
So… um… there’s that?
Scuttlebutt
Bad news for Adam Lind, but perhaps good news for JP Arencibia: John Lott tweets that Alex Anthopoulos says “the players at these positions are “entrenched” for 2013: C, SS, 3B, CF, RF and 1B or DH (EE). Open: 2B, LF, 1B or DH and rotation.”
According to Lott, the GM also says that, despite a bad everymonthbutJune, Colby Rasmus has had “a good season.”
Shi Davidi tweets that the Jays say there will be no increase in ticket prices next year, for the third straight season. Wait… really?
Bluebird Banter wonders whether the Jays should have Anthony Gose play left field next year.
FanGraphs introduces their free-agent-to-be custom leaderboard, covering those who are likely to hit the market this winter.
Lastly, for your between inning viewing pleasure, here’s today’s episode of Getting Blanked…
TV: Sportsnet
And now the lineups, by way of the live box score at theScore.com. And for those of you who’ll be out and about, be sure to follow all the action on your phone or tablet with Score Mobile…
Toronto Blue Jays
B. Lawrie 3B
C. Rasmus CF
E. Encarnacion 1B
Y. Escobar SS
A. Lind DH
J. Arencibia C
M. Sierra RF
A. Gose LF
A. Hechavarria 2B
R. Romero LHP
Seattle Mariners
D. Ackley 2B
F. Gutierrez CF
K. Seager 3B
J. Montero DH
M. Saunders RF
M. Olivo C
M. Carp 1B
T. Robinson LF
B. Ryan SS
K. Millwood RHP
| Batter | WPA | aLI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B – Lawrie | -0.016 | 1.61 | |||
| CF – Rasmus | 0.101 | 1.25 | |||
| DH – Encarnacion | -0.161 | 1.70 | |||
| 1B – Lind | -0.044 | 1.05 | |||
| PH – Sierra | -0.022 | 2.42 | |||
| SS – Escobar | 0.082 | 1.18 | Pitcher | WPA | aLI |
| 2B – Johnson | -0.073 | 1.93 | SP – Morrow | -0.207 | 1.08 |
| C – Arencibia | -0.204 | 1.84 | RP – Cecil | 0.096 | 0.88 |
| LF – Davis | -0.019 | 1.90 | RP – Lincoln | 0.039 | 0.38 |
| RF – Gose | -0.111 | 2.29 | RP – Frasor | 0.040 | 0.65 |
Bests / Worsts and the gif of the game after the jump!
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Hmmm.
Something about that hat, which the Jays will be wearing tonight to commemorate 9/11, strikes me as a bit off. Can’t quite put my finger on it…
(Oh, don’t worry, there’s a Canadian flag on the other side– lighten up!)
Scuttlebutt
Shi Davidi tweets that Chad Jenkins looks like he’ll get the start in the Jays’ doubleheader against the Orioles later on in the month.
John Farrell, via a tweet from John Lott, says that Anthony Gose will shift over to left field tomorrow, and that Adeiny Hechavarria will see some time at second base before the season is through.
A day after Francisco Cordero was released by the Astros, the Orioles have D’d Kevin Gregg FA. Who could have saw that coming? MLBTR has the info.
At Bluebird Banter, Dakers gets all up into Steve Buffery’s nuts… and bolts, ripping apart the Toronto Sun article I chose to ridicule in a less specific manner.
Lastly, for your between inning viewing pleasure, here’s today’s edition of Getting Blanked…
TV: Sportsnet
And now the lineups, by way of the live box score at theScore.com. And for those of you who’ll be out and about, be sure to follow all the action on your phone or tablet with Score Mobile…
Toronto Blue Jays
B. Lawrie 3B
C. Rasmus CF
E. Encarnacion DH
A. Lind 1B
Y. Escobar SS
K. Johnson 2B
J. Arencibia C
R. Davis LF
A. Gose RF
B. Morrow RHP
Seattle Mariners
D. Ackley 2B
F. Gutierrez CF
K. Seager 3B
J. Jaso DH
J. Montero C
M. Saunders LF
E. Thames RF
M. Carp 1B
B. Ryan SS
E. Ramirez RHP
Image via shop.MLB.com.
Top Dog: Colby Rasmus, 9.8%
The Worst: Carlos Villanueva, -27.2%
Worst Bat: Edwin Encarnacion, -14.3%
Impact AB: Kelly Johnson Solo HR, Top 4, 12.0%
Impact Pitch: Eric Thames (fuck you) Home Run, Bot 5, -28.0%
Highest Leverage AB: Jeff Mathis F3, Top 7, 2.41
Highest Leverage Opp. AB: Jesus Montero Run-Scoring GIDP, Bot 4, 2.64
Lineup Contribution: -16.2%
Pitching Contribution: -33.8%
Average Leverage Index: 0.90
Chart explanation
This series is the worst.
(WPA data courtesy Baseball Reference)
(Idea for a post game graph courtesy Lookout Landing)
