Saturday Bantering: Jays Bits
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There isn’t much for
Blue Jays news yet today. Of course, as soon as I hit publish, stuff will happen.
Mike Wilner asked @tangotiger some questions about
Lourdes Gurriel’s throw last night. The cool thing was he caught it within 2 feet of where he let it go on the throw. So totally flatfooted, he threw it 259 feet, leaving his hand at 85 MPH and hitting Danny Jansen’s glove without a bounce.
Hitting the target without getting moving towards the plate before throwing is something else.
He caught it 261 from home and released it 259. I should look, as I'd like to know where this 2 feet of "exchange distance" ranks in terms of smallest we've ever recorded. Bo Jackson-esque, minus ~50 feet!— Tangotiger (@tangotiger) May 8, 2021