JotCast | 2016 AL Wild Card Live Blog

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Sam

7:43

Eric, how does a pitcher's arm slot factor into his pitch grades? If a guy throws 88 but has deception or weird action, do you add grades?

Carson Cistulli

7:43

I think that might constitute an "account of this game."

Jack

7:43

How many innings would this game have to go before another starter came in for either team

Jeff Sullivan

7:43

I don't think it would take much to see Liriano

CamdenWarehouse

7:43

Liriano is warming up

Jeff Sullivan

7:43

There you go

Pinstripe Wizard

7:43

How baseball would it be though for Britton to give up a walk off HR?

Jeff Sullivan

7:44

Feels like the only possible outcome

Eric A Longenhagen

7:44

No. Some orgs ask scouts to grade velo, movement, command as separate things but if a pitch plays up or down due to slot that's usually in the meat of the report.

APODionysus

7:44

Can I say I HATE the towels? And all other "cheering props"? Thoughts?

Eric A Longenhagen

7:44

I prefer to air dry, too.

Jeff Sullivan

7:44

Osuna with the intentional delivery hitch! Whiffs Trumbo

Carson Cistulli

7:45

Ideally, the public would be allowed to bring its own accoutrements. But they're not always trustworthy when given that sort of responsibility.

Hint of Rye

7:45

As a person who works in TV towels are amazing. So much easier to find a good fan shot with someone waving something above their head.

Clint

7:46

Mr. Cistulli, if it's you and Mr. Sullivan, I believe a defense against "account of game" could be mounted.

Jeff Sullivan

7:46

That's true

Wieters whiffed with another 3-and-0 green light. At least three of those in this game

7:47

So long Wieters, hello bottom of the ninth

Munenori Kawasaki

7:47

Jeff how are the Blue Jays supposed to score again?

Jeff Sullivan

7:47

Slap pitches foul until Britton gets tired

Erik

7:47

I want to see a position player pitching in a playoff game. How long til we get there? About 4 a.m.?

Carson Cistulli

7:47

It would take awhile. Both teams have at least two starters in bullpen.

Eric A Longenhagen

7:48

Givens isn't close enough for you heathens?

Matt

7:49

That leg kick by Ozuna seems real likely to cause SBs to me. any data to back that up?

Jeff Sullivan

7:49

Eight steals allowed in two seasons

An interested party

7:49

If a closer got through every inning in < 5 pitches, how many innings would he go?

Jeff Sullivan

7:49

Three. The warm-ups would accumulate

Phil

7:50

Whoa... its Brach???

King kang

7:50

Unbelievable not Britton

Bork

7:50

Really? No Britton?

joseph

7:50

Brach??

Jeff Sullivan

7:50

This doesn't seem so wise

Brach is very good, but Britton is possibly the very best

Carson Cistulli

7:51

Yes. "The best" would be preferable at the moment.

Especially as there's still "very good" left in the bullpen *after* Britton.

Jeff Sullivan

7:51

Donaldson leads off with the line-drive double

Carson Cistulli

7:52

Seriously. This is the bottom of the ninth.

Eric A Longenhagen

7:52

Runner for Donaldson here?

Carson Cistulli

7:52

It's an entire bunch of bananers.

Eric A Longenhagen

7:52

Not advocating, just asking.

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