ST: Blue Jays @ Orioles | April 3 & 5

johanliebert · Post #141 » by **johanliebert** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:46 pm

SharoneWright wrote:Josh is going to get on, just so Jose can leave him on base too...

greaty play by manny cant blame jsoe

zilby · Post #142 » by **zilby** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:48 pm

Just while we're still here on Game 1, I'd like to officially declare that the sky is falling, the season is over and Morales is the worst signing in Blue Jays history.

BigLeagueChew · Post #143 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:49 pm

****!

BramptonYute · Post #144 » by **BramptonYute** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:50 pm

pingpongrac · Post #145 » by **pingpongrac** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:50 pm

Pat jinxed the Jays smh

TOStateofMind · Post #146 » by **TOStateofMind** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:50 pm

offense couldn't get it done

Lady3Jane · Post #147 » by **Lady3Jane** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:50 pm

Grilli ladies and gentlemen...our 8th inning setup man

Basketball_Jones · Post #148 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:51 pm

Just happy this isn't mid season lol

Lady3Jane · Post #149 » by **Lady3Jane** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:51 pm

Same old garbage as last year, offense stranding billions of runners which in time comes back to bite them...oh well..

Post #150 » by **JaysRule15** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:52 pm

Throw a power hitter a hanger like that and that's what happens. Offense lost us this game.

dagger · Post #151 » by **dagger** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:53 pm

Unfortunately, I expect a lot of games like this for the Jays, nice starting pitching not enough to offset an offence that peaked in 2015

RalphWiggum · Post #152 » by **RalphWiggum** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:53 pm

zilby wrote:Just while we're still here on Game 1, I'd like to officially declare that the sky is falling, the season is over and Morales is the worst signing in Blue Jays history.

We signed Vernon Wells to a 15 year 3 billion dollar contract. If Morales stinks it's a minor mistake.

Post #153 » by **JaysRule15** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:53 pm

Ah, feels great to get our first one-run loss out of the way early though.

Lateral Quicks · Post #154 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:54 pm

Brutal offensive display from Bautista. Good to see some defense from him though.

Lady3Jane · Post #155 » by **Lady3Jane** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:55 pm

dagger wrote:Unfortunately, I expect a lot of games like this for the Jays, nice starting pitching not enough to offset an offence that peaked in 2015

Indeed. Popouts and Strikeouts with runners in scoring position will be our specialty. That and GIDP's.

Post #156 » by **JaysRule15** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:56 pm

dagger wrote:Unfortunately, I expect a lot of games like this for the Jays, nice starting pitching not enough to offset an offence that peaked in 2015

Let's be fair though, we had 11 hits and 6 walks. 17 baserunners is plenty good enough to generate a decent run total in most games. Just lacked that one big hit.

Basketball_Jones · Post #157 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:56 pm

Lady3Jane wrote:Same old garbage as last year, offense stranding billions of runners which in time comes back to bite them...oh well..

Should be a fun year!

BramptonYute · Post #158 » by **BramptonYute** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 10:57 pm

JaysRule15 wrote:
dagger wrote:Unfortunately, I expect a lot of games like this for the Jays, nice starting pitching not enough to offset an offence that peaked in 2015

Let's be fair though, we had 11 hits and 6 walks. 17 baserunners is plenty good enough to generate a decent run total in most games. Just lacked that one big hit.

I swear I heard that story before

:banghead:

Lady3Jane · Post #159 » by **Lady3Jane** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 11:01 pm

JaysRule15 wrote:
dagger wrote:Unfortunately, I expect a lot of games like this for the Jays, nice starting pitching not enough to offset an offence that peaked in 2015

Let's be fair though, we had 11 hits and 6 walks. 17 baserunners is plenty good enough to generate a decent run total in most games. Just lacked that one big hit.

And to be fair, we were saying that all of last year. This team has MAJOR problems getting that "one big hit" . Didn't we lead the league in runners left on base last year? This team needs a new hitting coach badly. Its been one game and im already seeing all the disgusting old habits from last year rearing their ugly heads. These guys just have no feel for the flow of the game, no feel for when to shorten up their swings and try using the whole field. All we got is a bunch of pull happy free swingers who see the Homerun as the ONLY way to bring home runners.

dagger · Post #160 » by **dagger** » Mon Apr 3, 2017 11:09 pm

Lady3Jane wrote:
JaysRule15 wrote:
dagger wrote:Unfortunately, I expect a lot of games like this for the Jays, nice starting pitching not enough to offset an offence that peaked in 2015

Let's be fair though, we had 11 hits and 6 walks. 17 baserunners is plenty good enough to generate a decent run total in most games. Just lacked that one big hit.

And to be fair, we were saying that all of last year. This team has MAJOR problems getting that "one big hit" . Didn't we lead the league in runners left on base last year? This team needs a new hitting coach badly. Its been one game and im already seeing all the disgusting old habits from last year rearing their ugly heads. These guys just have no feel for the flow of the game, no feel for when to shorten up their swings and try using the whole field. All we got is a bunch of pull happy free swingers who see the Homerun as the ONLY way to bring home runners.

I don't think a hitting coach is a problem, it's not like some of our better hitters - Bautista, Donaldson come to mind – can't go opposite field, going with the pitch with men on base. They just don't do it often enough.