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It's not like Tyler Wilson is Clayton Kershaw, let's just pound him.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 28, 2016 -> 07:35 AM) 2.24 ERA, 1st in AL, 0.96 better than 2nd 5 shutouts, 1st in AL, 3 more than 2nd 17 quality starts, 1st in AL, 1 more than 2nd .207 BAA, 1st in AL, .019 better than 2nd .269 Opp OBP, 1st in AL, .009 better than 2nd .297 Opp SLG, 1st in AL, .064 better than 2nd .566 Opp OPS, 1st in AL, .078 better than 2nd 0.50 HR/9, 1st in AL, 0.17 better than 2nd 1.03 WHIP, 1st in AL, 0.06 better than 2nd 3.06 FIP, 1st in AL, 0.34 better than 2nd 4.5 WAR, 1st in AL, 1.4 better than 2nd When I started this thread, it was to document what were ridiculous numbers, but what I was certain were unsustainable. I never imagined the numbers would still look similar 8 days later. And that's with facing the Jays and Rangers over that period. Our pitchers have also lost 40 strikes, the most in baseball, and have a 2.24 ERA. That's crazy. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-most-an...s-strike-zones/

We're now not only ahead of them in the standings, but in runs per game as well. They've also been one of the worst teams in the league with RISP this year, so hopefully this is a sign that their sequencing voodoo magic BS of the past two years is over.

QUOTE (beautox @ Apr 27, 2016 -> 11:59 PM) Royals just lost 4-2. Sweep! Thanks Angels.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 27, 2016 -> 11:18 PM) So we're just going to concede every game Danks pitches? We do know that Danks was good in a lot more of his starts than he was bad in last year, right? He gave up 3 runs or fewer in almost 70% of his starts last year. But people act like he gives up 8 runs every time out.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 27, 2016 -> 09:59 PM) Also, as many writers have started to pick up on...."pitch framing" can quickly be turned from an advantage to a disadvantage in the sense that umpires (who are very sensitive about being "tricked" by catchers into calling strikes that should have been balls on pitch trax) have started to really notice and study these numbers, and so many of the more famous ones (it started with Russell Martin, then Cervelli in PITT) are actually getting hosed in an effort to correct or over-correct for this particular statistic. It's all balancing out and no longer the "difference maker" it might have been considered 2-3 years ago because EVERYONE is aware by now, especially the umps. I'm a still a bit skeptical of the stat anyway, because it ignores the role umps and pitchers play. Do you think Maddux got all those strike calls because his catcher framed them for him?

So Sale is 8th on the team with his 1.66 ERA? What a scrub.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 27, 2016 -> 09:40 PM) 3 of our 6 losses have come in his starts. We've lost every time we takes the mound. We won 43% of his starts last year even with that dreadful offense. He's due for a win.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 27, 2016 -> 07:53 PM) Starting tonight after a slight rain delay. My DraftKings lineups are rooting for him. 5 runs and pulled after just 4 innings. Sorry.

Quintana has a 1.49 ERA over his last 10 starts with 61 Ks and 15 BB over 66.2 innings. Awesome.

Haha Jays fan on their board just said he'd "seriously consider" trading Bautista for Eaton 1-1. No s*** you would...

10 runs given up in 6 games against the Rangers and Jays. Unbelievable.

Jones just got through the middle of their order, trust your other guys to not give up 4 runs.

Why Robertson?

Jackson on fire.

Have outscored the Jays 20-1 since the 3rd inning of game one of the series. Wow.

QUOTE (chi4lyfe @ Apr 27, 2016 -> 08:36 PM) Thank heavens for derpy umpires! That pitch was off the plate.

I don't want to see Webb unless we score 4 here.

Duke has been solid since his rough start to the year.

First pitch was a strike, 2nd pitch was a ball.

Great pitch for the K.

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Apr 27, 2016 -> 08:23 PM) I was way off. He's been around a while.

Who is coming in?

Ump has been bad both ways, not just against the Jays.

We love the 7th inning!