GT: Rays @ Blue Jays - Sept 29 - October 1

changes · Post #621 » by **changes** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 7:44 pm

Do they congratulate Parsons after the game?

hoopstime · Post #622 » by **hoopstime** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 7:46 pm

changes wrote:Do they congratulate Parsons after the game?

probably not in front of a camera :lol:

Raider917 · Post #623 » by **Raider917** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 7:50 pm

i hope the jays get the afternoon games this week

dafan590 · Post #624 » by **dafan590** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 7:52 pm

lol wild pitch

8-3 now

Boogie! · Post #625 » by **Boogie!** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 7:53 pm

Raider917 wrote:i hope the jays get the afternoon games this week

Why

Ranger One · Post #626 » by **Ranger One** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 7:53 pm

Randle McMurphy wrote:
Ranger One wrote:We really threw this poor guy to the wolves huh? What a horrible look by this team. Karma is a beyotch. They gonna get swept easily by Tampa in the WC series.

They’re not gonna play Tampa because of this loss; that was the whole point of it.

Isnt Minnesota the tougher matchup?

Mehar · Post #627 » by **Mehar** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 7:54 pm

hyper316 wrote:Wes Parsons doing exactly to plan

Parsons doing exactly what we expected of him. I applaud the front office for calling him up. We needed to lose this game at all costs, and avoid Tampa and then Baltimore in the ALDS.

Ranger One · Post #628 » by **Ranger One** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 7:57 pm

Mehar wrote:
hyper316 wrote:Wes Parsons doing exactly to plan

Parsons doing exactly what we expected of him. I applaud the front office for calling him up. We needed to lose this game at all costs, and avoid Tampa and then Baltimore in the ALDS.

Yeah...thats exactly what the Leafs fans wanted last year. Remember "we want Flordia!"?

Karma is very real. You never try to tank your way to specific opponents. Let the chips fall where they may.

Randle McMurphy · Post #629 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 7:58 pm

Boogie! wrote:Why didn't they just start nate pearson or something tho.

Because he’s a short reliever and they needed length. Also he’s not on the roster.

Randle McMurphy · Post #630 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 7:58 pm

Ranger One wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:
Ranger One wrote:We really threw this poor guy to the wolves huh? What a horrible look by this team. Karma is a beyotch. They gonna get swept easily by Tampa in the WC series.

They’re not gonna play Tampa because of this loss; that was the whole point of it.

Isnt Minnesota the tougher matchup?

Could be but the Jays obviously don’t think so.

changes · Post #631 » by **changes** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 8:00 pm

Ranger One wrote:
Mehar wrote:
hyper316 wrote:Wes Parsons doing exactly to plan

Parsons doing exactly what we expected of him. I applaud the front office for calling him up. We needed to lose this game at all costs, and avoid Tampa and then Baltimore in the ALDS.

Yeah...thats exactly what the Leafs fans wanted last year. Remember "we want Flordia!"?

Karma is very real. You never try to tank your way to specific opponents. Let the chips fall where they may.

Doesn't guarantee anything but why wouldn't you take the weaker opponent?

LLJ · Post #632 » by **LLJ** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 8:02 pm

Mehar wrote:Well done Wes Parsons. He accomplished his mission so far. Not sure why fans are booing, since this is the outcome we hoped for so far. Time to turn this game off and hopefully Houston wins its game, to guarantee a matchup with the Twins.

Walk outside this forum and you'll find Jays fans are A LOT DIFFERENT and have much different opinions on this year's team than we do. I remember a few months ago on reddit I got downvoted HARD for simply pointing out how many of our top guys have struggled this season.

Raider917 · Post #633 » by **Raider917** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 8:02 pm

Boogie! wrote:
Raider917 wrote:i hope the jays get the afternoon games this week

Why

cause i work a very early shift

Mehar · Post #634 » by **Mehar** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 8:04 pm

Ranger One wrote:
Mehar wrote:
hyper316 wrote:Wes Parsons doing exactly to plan

Parsons doing exactly what we expected of him. I applaud the front office for calling him up. We needed to lose this game at all costs, and avoid Tampa and then Baltimore in the ALDS.

Yeah...thats exactly what the Leafs fans wanted last year. Remember "we want Flordia!"?

Karma is very real. You never try to tank your way to specific opponents. Let the chips fall where they may.

A different sport, but in the 2006 Olympics, Sweden tanked their final game to avoid Canada in the QF. It worked out well for them, and they won the Gold in Olympic hockey. A couple of Swedish players confirmed after the tournament that they pretty much tanked to avoid Canada. Trying to find an easier path to the title, is not bad karma. It is a smart play. Happened countless times in many sports throughout the years. Not Bad Karma, but Smart Karma.

Mak · Post #635 » by **Mak** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 8:04 pm

Good job Belt. Good tanking.

Post #636 » by **Harry Palmer** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 8:04 pm

Ranger One wrote:
Mehar wrote:
hyper316 wrote:Wes Parsons doing exactly to plan

Parsons doing exactly what we expected of him. I applaud the front office for calling him up. We needed to lose this game at all costs, and avoid Tampa and then Baltimore in the ALDS.

Yeah...thats exactly what the Leafs fans wanted last year. Remember "we want Flordia!"?

Karma is very real. You never try to tank your way to specific opponents. Let the chips fall where they may.

It not working out is not a reason to not exercise judgement. If you can control who you face, do what you can to face the worse team/better matchup. The vast majority of time that factor in and of itself won’t be determinative, but you take every edge you can get.

LLJ · Post #637 » by **LLJ** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 8:05 pm

Ranger One wrote:
Mehar wrote:
hyper316 wrote:Wes Parsons doing exactly to plan

Parsons doing exactly what we expected of him. I applaud the front office for calling him up. We needed to lose this game at all costs, and avoid Tampa and then Baltimore in the ALDS.

Yeah...thats exactly what the Leafs fans wanted last year. Remember "we want Flordia!"?

Karma is very real. You never try to tank your way to specific opponents. Let the chips fall where they may.

Hell, just check the posts here from last year--many people here wanted to play the Mariners.

Ranger One · Post #638 » by **Ranger One** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 8:06 pm

changes wrote:
Ranger One wrote:
Mehar wrote:Parsons doing exactly what we expected of him. I applaud the front office for calling him up. We needed to lose this game at all costs, and avoid Tampa and then Baltimore in the ALDS.

Yeah...thats exactly what the Leafs fans wanted last year. Remember "we want Flordia!"?

Karma is very real. You never try to tank your way to specific opponents. Let the chips fall where they may.

Doesn't guarantee anything but why wouldn't you take the weaker opponent?

Are they weaker though? Tampa is pretty banged up all over. Minnesota has one of the best pitching staffs in the league. At least we know what to expect from Tampa having played them 6 times in two weeks. Minnesota is going to be a huge unknown for our hitters. Foresee us barely able to score 2 runs a game against them with our feeble offense.

Jago88 · Post #639 » by **Jago88** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 8:07 pm

All the botched challenges this year and they don't challenge that

Fairview4Life · Post #640 » by **Fairview4Life** » Sun Oct 1, 2023 8:08 pm

Guys, karma isn’t actually a thing, there just are no locks in sports. We aren’t guaranteed to beat the Twins and Astros. But it’s a slightly better chance than beating the Rays and Orioles.