ST: Blue Jays vs. Rays | May 16-18

s e n s i · Post #1 » by **s e n s i** » Mon May 16, 2016 6:14 pm

happ vs. smyly - may 16, 7:07 SN
stroman vs. archer - may 17, 7:07 SN
dickey vs. odorizzi - may 18, 7:07 SN

Randle McMurphy · Post #2 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon May 16, 2016 11:16 pm

Not a good day for Happ's luck to start running out.

Natural11 · Post #3 » by **Natural11** » Mon May 16, 2016 11:31 pm

You'd think even by luck we'd get a clutch hit eventually. Nope.

Randle McMurphy · Post #4 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon May 16, 2016 11:31 pm

3 runners left on already. Looking to beat yesterday.

Randle McMurphy · Post #5 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon May 16, 2016 11:39 pm

Turns out the 2.05 ERA wasn't sustainable.

Natural11 · Post #6 » by **Natural11** » Mon May 16, 2016 11:41 pm

Jays come back as well as they win 1 run games, so this could be a long one.

The_Hater · Post #7 » by **The_Hater** » Mon May 16, 2016 11:54 pm

Randle McMurphy wrote:Not a good day for Happ's luck to start running out.

There is a good day?

Randle McMurphy · Post #8 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon May 16, 2016 11:58 pm

The_Hater wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:Not a good day for Happ's luck to start running out.

There is a good day?

I suppose not but this team's season is definitely trending in the wrong direction and it seems we haven't even hit rock bottom yet.

Stolen Identity · Post #9 » by **Stolen Identity** » Tue May 17, 2016 12:03 am

When it rains, it pours...

Raptor_Guy · Post #10 » by **Raptor_Guy** » Tue May 17, 2016 12:14 am

Well at least we probably aren't gonna lose by one run again?

ldnk · Post #11 » by **ldnk** » Tue May 17, 2016 12:30 am

The fight from this team just isn't there. I don't know what it's going to take to try and wake them up. You would think something like yesterday might do it. Time to fire the manager?

Lateral Quicks · Post #12 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Tue May 17, 2016 12:30 am

Not exactly the showing you'd like after yesterday's collapse.

zilby · Post #13 » by **zilby** » Tue May 17, 2016 12:32 am

Oh god, Rougned Odor broke the Jays.

The_Hater · Post #14 » by **The_Hater** » Tue May 17, 2016 12:36 am

ldnk wrote:The fight from this team just isn't there. I don't know what it's going to take to try and wake them up. You would think something like yesterday might do it. Time to fire the manager?

This isn't football or basketball. When you're getting blown out because your starting pitcher lays a complete egg it isn't a reflection on the entire team that they're not trying. It's one guy having a terrible day.

And firing the manager in baseball generally does nothing. This is the same manager who they finished 48-15 or whatever last year. He had very little to do with that hot streak just like he has very little to do with a poor but far from disasterous 19-21 start. Unless you want to blame Gibby for starting a pitcher with a 2.05 ERA tonight I'm not sure what he could have done to prevent this.

Lateral Quicks · Post #15 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Tue May 17, 2016 12:40 am

Two games in a row Gibby is ejected. Frustration boiling over.

He's got to be feeling the heat right now.

Randle McMurphy · Post #16 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Tue May 17, 2016 12:49 am

Yeah, they're not firing the manager. If he does that, Shapiro is the next target of the fans' wrath and he's already been through that. He'll use Gibbons as a shield as long as possible.

Randle McMurphy · Post #17 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Tue May 17, 2016 1:06 am

It might be time for Biagini to be moved to high leverage. They've tried virtually everyone else with Sanchez out and nobody has been able to handle it (other than arguably Floyd at times).

The_Hater · Post #18 » by **The_Hater** » Tue May 17, 2016 1:06 am

Randle McMurphy wrote:Yeah, they're not firing the manager. If he does that, Shapiro is the next target of the fans' wrath and he's already been through that. He'll use Gibbons as a shield as long as possible.

Yup. That's what GM's do in every sport.

Anyways the problem isn't the GM or the manager but too many underachieving players through 40 games. If just a few players flip the switch they might go 28-12 over the next 40. At least they haven't played themselves out if anything at this point like they did in 2013.

Fairview4Life · Post #19 » by **Fairview4Life** » Tue May 17, 2016 1:15 am

I guess this isn't the inning where Storen gets his life back together.

Fairview4Life · Post #20 » by **Fairview4Life** » Tue May 17, 2016 1:20 am

Lol, I will indeed suck it, Drew Storen.