Yankees drop Angels opener, 2-1
by danhanzus on Sep 10, 2011 1:10 AM EDT
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PrintBartolo Colon deserved a better fate on Friday night, but then again, we've said that about Colon many times this season.
The right-hander allowed just one-run over seven innings against his former club, but the Yankees' offense couldn't solve Jered Weaver in a 2-1 loss at Angel Stadium.
It marked the third straight loss for New York, with the opponent scoring the game-winning run in the final frame of each game. This has happened over three consecutive days in three different cities, by the way. The Red Sox lost again — limiting the damage here — but something tells me the Yankees might kick themselves for how the last few days played out.
Colon wasn't the only Yankees bright spot. Jesus Montero flashed his considerable power again, giving New York its only lead with a solo shot off Weaver in the third inning. It's a small sample, but you can't help but get excited with what Montero has shown thus far: .350 average, three homers and six RBI in just 20 at-bats. That's a nice start.
Nice start for Montero, poor finish for the Yankees bullpen on Friday. The game was decided in the ninth when two Yankees relievers couldn't get the job done. First up was Aaron Laffey, who opened the inning by allowing a single to Alberto Callaspo. Exit Laffey, enter Luis Ayala. The right-hander suffered the indignity of giving up a single to Vernon Wells (.216 heading into the at-bat), putting runners on the corners with no outs. Ayala then hit Peter Bourjos with a pitch, setting the stage for Maicer Izturis, who skied out to center, picking up an easy sacrifice fly in the process. Ballgame over, Yankees lose.
Weaver was his typical ace self, allowing just one run on three hits over eight innings, striking out 11. The Yankees only stayed in the game because Colon nearly matched Weaver out for out. Colon's only real mistake came in the fifth, when he surrendered a two-out opposite field RBI single to Howie Kendrick.
The game's other big play came in the top of the ninth. With one out, Alex Rodriguez worked a walk off Angels closer Jordan Walden, fighting back after falling behind in the count, 1-2. A-Rod exited for pinch-runner Eduardo Nunez. Baserunners had been successful stealing on Walden in 12 of 13 attempts this year, but Mike Scioscia called a pitch-out at the right time, the end result an inning-busting caught-stealing.
The Yankees turn to CC Sabathia to end their losing streak on Saturday night. Things won't get any easier for the offense, which must next deal with Dan Haren.
Stray observations
- The Yankees are reportedly concerned with the status of Nick Swisher's elbow. Swishalicious is feeling a sharp pain in the area. Obviously, losing Swisher for an extended amount of time will hurt this team badly. I just have my fingers crossed that we're not talking about a "TJ" situation here.
- Curtis Granderson went 0-for-4 and is now hitting .268. He's going to have to hike up that average 10 points or so to stay in MVP contention. Batting average ain't dead for everybody.
- Bobby Abreu is aging worse than the homecoming queen at your 10-year high school reunion.
- Colon hasn't won on the road since July 2.
- Is it just me, or does every Yankees pitcher wearing No. 22 remind you of Jimmy Key? The man left his mark, no doubt.
- Ayala didn't get the job done tonight, but I'm going to give him a pass. He entered the game with a 1.48 ERA in 48 2/3 innings pitched. Who could've seen that coming?
Dan Hanzus is a regular contributor to Pinstripe Alley. He can be reached at dhanzus@gmail.com or on Twitter @danhanzus.
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I don't get why Managers (not just girardi)
let relievers throw 30 pitches in one inning, but won;t let them throw 30 pitches in two innings
most likely its cuz they throw warm up pitches
and the stress on the arm of going to the dugout and then back to the mound and heating up again is a greater strain then just 30 pitches in a row.
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by Rorschach44 on Sep 10, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
"Joe says 'Drop dead Yankee fans" would have been a more appropriate headline for the recap.
Ted Williams' famous Red Sox farewell speech: "I consider myself the unluckiest man on the face of the Earth."
For as many mistakes
as Girardi made, the offense has to scratch across a second run. That a rookie in his 5th game accounted for the only run on a team with Jeter, Tex, Arod, Cano and Swish is terrible, even against Jered Weaver. Is it that they’re tired?
Girardi's managing is putting the offense to sleep
Should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be facing a finality beyond your comprehension, and you will not be counting days, or months, or years, but milleniums in a place with no doors.
I believe fatigue has something to do with it
and the fact that Weaver was sharp was the other part of it.
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by Livestrong77nyy on Sep 10, 2011 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Probably true but Joe doesnt have to just wave the white flag
Work their pen a bit at the very least for a few innings.
Should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be facing a finality beyond your comprehension, and you will not be counting days, or months, or years, but milleniums in a place with no doors.
...or another way of looking at it:
We got Weaver out of the game with the score tied. Now to win, all we have to do is BEAT THEIR BULLPEN… but Joe makes sure to throw out worst pitchers, thereby minimizing our chances to win.
If that’s how Joe’s going to manage the game, why did he bother to send Bartolo ahead to Anaheim? What a waste.
Swish wasn't playing.
But I mean, you need to give credit to Weaver for pitching a hell of a game. We had a better shot at winning in extra innings off of their bullpen if Girardi doesn’t throw out terrible relievers.
Scioscia throws Walden out there, we counter with garbage
Who wanted this one more?
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Typical manager move
Mo’s probably pitching that inning if it were at YS. You bring in your closer at home in tie game when save situation is out. Hence, Walden.
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The only excuse for not throwing Drob at least one more inning
is that the sore shoulder he recently experienced is weighing in on Girardi’s decisions more. Would have been a nice win to start the road trip.
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by Livestrong77nyy on Sep 10, 2011 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions
So Boone Logan has a dead arm and Colon had an upset colon.
Tonight is just full of crazy.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 10, 2011 1:33 AM EDT reply actions
Boone is dead??
then who will play the match ups!! we should just forfeit because we’ll never get another lefty out ever again
Laffey. Forever
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Sep 10, 2011 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I blame the Mets
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I blame the Mariners
They should have just kept Laffey.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Sep 10, 2011 3:16 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Just got home and saw how we fucking lost.
I never expect to win in Anaheim, but seriously, Fuck Girardi. Fuck Cashman and the FO. And Fuck the Steinbrenners.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 10, 2011 1:46 AM EDT reply actions
I never expect to win in Anaheim
This, fucking this. And this just makes it worse.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Sep 10, 2011 2:23 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Take solace in the fact
that if this was a playoff game our #3 starter matched their ace inning for inning. Also know that Drob would have likely gotten the game into extra innings with 2 innings under his belt.
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by Livestrong77nyy on Sep 10, 2011 1:48 AM EDT reply actions
Would he? Would D-Rob have been allowed to go that extra inning?
That’s the real problem here.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 10, 2011 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes
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by Livestrong77nyy on Sep 10, 2011 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions
What if he pitched the night before?
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 10, 2011 1:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Soriano
Noesi would be in line to pitch in extra innings.
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by Livestrong77nyy on Sep 10, 2011 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions
So in other words, No
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 10, 2011 1:57 AM EDT up reply actions
No
No, he would not pitch 2 innings the next day if he had pitched the night before in the playoffs. Most relief pitchers would not. If you want to believe that Ayala and Laffey would be pitching in that 9th inning during a playoff game then go ahead.
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by Livestrong77nyy on Sep 10, 2011 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Pretty sure I didn't say they would be
My point is that D-Rob could’ve pitched 9 pitches in the previous game, but he probably wouldn’t be allowed to pitch another 2 innings in the next game. Sorry, but that’s a legitimate problem and one that stems from the whole pitch count BS. Mo seemed to have no problem doing in when he was Wetteland’s set up man, and I think Mo’s turned out pretty okay.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 10, 2011 2:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Mo was brought up as a starter
so naturally he could handle more of a workload. In the playoffs we would likely have Noesi, Wade, Hughes, Soriano, Drob, and Mariano for our pressure innings. It is unlikely that we would need Drob to pitched three innings in two days. The right pitchers will pitch for us during the playoffs. Logan so far is our best LOOGY unfortunately. We just have to hope he gets on a hot streak so we actually have someone who we can trust to get out a lefty. Hopefully he can get it done so we do not need to have Man-Ban called up.
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by Livestrong77nyy on Sep 10, 2011 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, he has a dead arm, so don't hold your breath on that.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 10, 2011 2:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Who does
Manban? I guess that would explain his last game against the pawsox.
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by Livestrong77nyy on Sep 10, 2011 2:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh
I missed post game. Laffey should never be used despite Logan not being available. Hopefully Manban stays home.
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by Livestrong77nyy on Sep 10, 2011 2:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Agree with all of the above.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 10, 2011 3:05 AM EDT up reply actions
The unlikelyness of it is not the point
Odds are it won’t happen. The point is that if the situation did come up, Girardi might not let him do it due to some notion that Robertson has a pitch count limit. I trust him and Mo and Soriano to get out lefties far more than I do Logan, and I don’t even hate Logan that much.
And if Man-Ban is called up to be a reliever or LOOGY, I’m fucking done with Cashman.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 10, 2011 2:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Logan strikes out lefties at a high enough rate
it is just the XBHs he gives up against him that kills him. I believe he has been somewhat unlucky in that department unfortunately. He should be used sparingly if he does not correct that problem.
Manban will not be called up, but if he does it is not the end of the world. A ton of starting pitchers have been called up to be successful relievers come playoff time. Adam Wainwright and David Price come to mind. All that matters is that he starts the year in AA or AAA and stays on course to be a starter. It would be much better for my health if he is done pitching for the season though.
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by Livestrong77nyy on Sep 10, 2011 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Again, I do not hate on Logan as much as other's here do
But I still trust pitchers like So, D-Rob, and Mo to get the job done more than Logan. Logan, for the most part, has done better than I expected this year.
I’d be okay with it if I actually trusted the Yankees to put him back in a starter role or not fuck with him due to the “win now at all costs” mentality. If he does amazing in the pen, you know that there will be “that” mindset.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 10, 2011 2:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Well I do not think Cashman would have that mindset
He regards these prospects too highly to think that. The fact that he did not ship away any of his prospects for the sake of making trade in the middle of a pennant race impressed me. He has done this farm right. He would probably threaten to walk if Levine and the Steinbrenners wanted Manban to be a relief pitcher in the long-term. Anybody who knows about Manban would riot.
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by Livestrong77nyy on Sep 10, 2011 3:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't kid yourself
Montero was gone for Lee if the Mariners wanted him. Cashman’s not the worst GM out there, but I don’t trust him either.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 10, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Seems more likely that DRob would get 2 easy outs, then Joe would remove him so Logan could pitch… then 1 batter later (a walk, or maybe a double) Joe would pull Logan to put in Laffey, or Ayala, or Proctor… who would walk the bases loaded… then Joe would bring in Mo to get the last out. Mo would also pitch the next inning, with the score tied. The game would go into extra innings. Then Joe would pull Mo to put in… er… uh…
Soriano?
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by seton hall and steelers on Sep 10, 2011 2:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Remember the ghosts of '04
Yankees are going to playoffs. Need to be careful not to burn out D-Rob. Flash Gordon. Flash Gordon. Flash Gordon.
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If one more inning after 13 pitches burns him out
Then he has NO business being on a fucking major league baseball team.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 10, 2011 2:14 AM EDT up reply actions
And honestly, this kind of lackluster attitude is one of the reasons why I hate the WildCard so fucking much
You’re right that they probably have the attitude that they’re going to the playoffs, so games like today and yesterday don’t really matter in the grand scheme. “We don’t need to use D-Rob another inning. Throw in Laffey. If we win, fine. If not, Boston lost so we’re still 2.5 games up. There’s little chance we won’t make the playoffs anyway.”
I can’t stand that mindset. It infuriates me to the point of wanting to kick Bud Selig’s teeth in for suggesting another WildCard for the playoffs. They should play every day to win, no matter the situation. Personally, I don’t want the Angels in the playoffs. It’s a team we have a history of sucking against, no matter how good or bad they are, and despite beating them in 09’ I’d rather not take that chance again. I watch baseball to see the Yankees win EVERY FUCKING DAY, not to give up a game because a playoff spot is supposedly guaranteed. Losses are losses sure, but losses when it’s like your manager gives up the fucking game, or when your front office signs guttertrash sucking whorechumps like Laffey & Mitre in the first place just makes it all the more frustrating when they lose. When the Yankees lose because they can due to the fact that they are all but guaranteed a playoff spot, it’s not fun to watch and it lessens the sport. If this is the case, then why should I watch games now? I can wait till October and see what happens then.
Fuck the Wildcard and fuck Bud Selig.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Sep 10, 2011 2:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Guttertrash sucking whorechumps
Holy crap, this might be my favourite expression ever.
I agree with what you say, to an extent. That is how I like my sports, which is why (and you can all pile on me now) I dislike the entire playoff format. I know it’s as American as just about whatever thing you can think of, but what other sport throws out a 150+ game regular season to the point that a division pennant is considered more or less worthless if you lose in the first round of the playoffs. It feels like a kick in the nuts, as I’m sure everyone remembers 200-fucking-5.
All the other sports I follow (football/soccer, cricket, tennis, e.g.) have either a league-only or knockout format. I get that the playoffs are exciting, and randomness at the end means someone like the Diamondbacks can win the WS this year, whereas otherwise the Phillies would have already won the NL pennant or something. I’m not even discussing whether it’s fair or not, because I see the argument from both sides. But I’m a regular season kind of guy, and I would love for it to have more weight than it does right now. A second wild-card seems like a shitty, shitty idea.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Sep 10, 2011 3:09 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Who could’ve seen that coming?
Everyone.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 10, 2011 2:14 AM EDT reply actions
Because his ERA tells the whole story.
Wait, no it doesn’t. At all.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 10, 2011 2:34 AM EDT up reply actions
1.83 ERA, 3.99 FIP
Oh.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 10, 2011 2:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Why use Nunez?
He’s a terrible fielder… not a particularly good hitter… and a poor baserunner.
So why did Joe put him into this game in a critical situation?
He's only been caught 5 times, I don't think he's a bad baserunner.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 10, 2011 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions
he's fast and a good baserunner.
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You're right on the speed part.
I was under the impression that he has a certain tendency to get picked-off, though?
I dunno what makes you have that impression.
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I saw Jeff Weaver in the recap, and the red mist descended
I sure as hell hope we didn’t get shut down by him.
But really? A Laffey-Ayala 1-2 in the 9th? That sounds ridiculously bad. I’d have pitched Swisher if they were that desperate. 0.00 ERA, you know?
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by Hasan Paliwala on Sep 10, 2011 2:21 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Heh
Now that would be a disappointing loss. Thanks for the catch.
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by Hasan Paliwala on Sep 10, 2011 3:13 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
"Who could've seen that coming?" I did!
When is every Yankee fan going to stop overated Luis Ayala. He hasn’t pitched as well his ERA makes it look. The only reason his era is so low is because he never gives up any his own base runners and only the ones that other guys allowed on. Ayala has been a bum for most his career. Its time everyone realize that he nothing more than another mop-up guy like Mitre and Park were. Hopefully Girardi gets a clue and doesn’t allow Ayala anywhere near the postseason roster.
no one overrates Ayala
most know he’s a piece of shit and an embarrassment to the organization
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Now you're underrating him
Gaudin and Tomko were embarrassments and pieces of shit. Ayala has been a serviceable MLB reliever this year, even if he hasn’t been a frontline reliever like Robertson
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by Captain_Mick on Sep 10, 2011 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I think my main problem with Ayala is that I don't understand why he's ahead of Noesi
I know, I know, ERA. But his FIP is no great shakes. Noesi has strikeout stuff, and seems like a better bet in late innings to be first out of the pen. Plus, he’s got the ability to throw multiple innings. But he seems to be behind Ayala in Joe’s mind forever, because of some trouble he had when he first came up.
Joe uses selective memory with regard to ERA.
When a guy has an awful ERA but Joe likes him, Joe says something like, ‘his ERA is bad but he’s been pitching better recently.’
When Joe doesn’t like a guy, he uses that same bad ERA to disqualify the guy from ever pitching, regardless of how well the guy has been pitching recently.
Also, about ERA...
A relief pitcher had better have an impressive-looking ERA, or he pretty much stinks. Why? Because those inherited runners don’t count against his own ERA. If a reliever has a bad ERA, it means he’s allowed the inherited runners to score AND let a bunch more people score, too!
7.2K/9 is 2% more than 6.24K/9?
Whatever, maybe I should not be comparing K/9 numbers from fangraphs for this season, but that’s what I’m looking at. So, say they are basically the same pitcher, except for the extreme discrepancy between FIP and ERA this season for Ayala.
On the one hand, you have a guy who I’m excited about with, I hope, a great future with this team.
And on the other hand, you have a guy who is clearly on the downside of his career, who doesn’t really seem to be any better. He has the better ERA, but the other numbers show he’s not any better than Noesi.
But, because he’s the veteran, he automatically gets the nod over Noesi every time. This I don’t understand, and is one of the things that gets me irritated. Especially when, once again, Ayala steps into a high leverage situation and earns a loss for the preceding pitcher, all while preserving his stellar ERA.
18.8% for Noesi is 2% more than 16.5% for Ayala, yes. And part of the difference in their FIPs is Noesi’s lower HR/FB, which is why their xFIPs are closer.
Honestly, I don’t know what the fervor over Noesi is all about. I don’t see him having a future as a starter here, I doubt he gets a starting spot next year, since they will have CC, Nova, Hughes, AJ, and probably either Wilson or Darvish. The year after that will likely bring the arrivals of Betances and Banuelos. Noesi is kind of like an Ian Kennedy, he’s got potential, but probably won’t get a chance here.
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You guys gotta read more carefully!
What I wrote:
Ayala didn’t get the job done tonight, but I’m going to give him a pass. He entered the game with a 1.48 ERA in 48 2/3 innings pitched. Who could’ve seen that coming?
I’m not president of the Luis Ayala fan club. I’m just merely pointing out that he’s been a pleasant surprise when you consider that he’s, well, Luis Ayala.
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You said he's been a pleasant surprise
Which is true- he’s been better than I think anybody expected this year. You also said that you’re going to give him a pass, and he has not pitched well enough in high leverage innings to deserve that. This game was on Ayala and friggin Aaron Laffey. Why couldn’t the Mariners have just kept him?
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I'm still just baffled at how Laffey earns a spot just by virtue of being a lefty
Results be damned, he throws with the left hand! They’ll never see that coming!
/sarcasm, in case you didn’t know, but I think you did…
I think we read that
but the fact that doesn’t take into account the 1.48 ERA doesn’t mean much, especially when you’ve been allowing inherited runs all year (which by the way, don’t count against your ERA).
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Ayala’s inherited runners allowed to score% is just 4% more than Noesi. 29% to 25%.
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B-Ref has Ayala's IS% at 35%.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 10, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, my bad, i was looking at 2009. Still, a 10% difference isn’t as much as everyone makes it sound. He lets 1 more in 10 baserunners.
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But you can see how letting 1/3 inherited baserunners score will induce rage
Especially when Joe brings him into late innings with, gulp, inherited baserunners.
Ok, but allowing 1/3 isn’t a whole lot worse than 1/4. People make it sound like Ayala allows 80% of inherited runners to score.
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When Noesi generally pitches in blowouts and Ayala pitches in more important innings, the runners he lets scores are going to be more scrutinized.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 10, 2011 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
the context doesn't change the results, just our perception of them
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Rivera giving up a run in the 9th of a 1 run game is very different than Boone giving up 1 in the 7th.
It does matter and it is treated differently, as it should be. One is much worse than the other.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Sep 11, 2011 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Gotta put this one on the offense
Giving up 2 runs over 9 innings isn’t a sign of weakness by the pitching staff. Possibly Joe G coulda managed better (OK Joe G appears to manage like an idiot sometimes – heck maybe more often than not) but still…..
Two great things we see in this game
Bartolo still has something in the tank
Jesus can do damage against top-notch MLB pitching
This will happen against guys like Weaver
Can’t get too mad at the offense. He’s not in the Cy discussion for nothing.
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by Captain_Mick on Sep 10, 2011 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
This
But I’ll agree with NYYD that what we saw from Bartolo was encouraging. He got some nice BABIP luck, but still this was one of his better outings.
Before I let myself stew in rage too much, I try to think of where this team would be if not for the resurgence of Colon and Garcia, and the emergence of Nova. Not to mention, I did not see Robertson taking such a big step forward as he has.
We’ve lost 3 games we shoudlve won. and the Sox still havent past us.
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Even the way NY and Boston are playing, they’ll both make the playoffs. Too much ground to make up for the Rays and Angels. CC will win tonight.
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