April 16-18: Return of the prodigal son Ryan Goins vs Dome Sweet Home

dagger · Post #1 » by **dagger** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 5:06 pm

Royals, Blue Jays, Return of Ryan Goins, a dome for a home - what could be better for a Monday in April?

April 16 - 7:07 pm, Rogers Sportsnet. (It's hockey night so who knows where Rogers is showing this game)

Danny Duffy (0-2, 5.40 ERA) vs Jaime Garcia (1-0, 3.18 ERA)

April 17 - 7:07 pm, Rogers Sportsnet (It's always hockey night, also Raps on tSN)

Ian Kennedy (1-0, 1.00 ERA) vs Jay Happ, (2-1, 3.94 ERA)

April 18 - 4:07 pm, Rogers Sportsnet (Bet the game doesn't finish before the Leafs game starts)

Jason Hammel (0-1, 3.86 ERA) vs Aaron Sanchez (1-1, 3.66 ERA)

Someone in the US media had an interesting observation about the April weather and this year's rash of postponements. Apparently, the number of April bad weather days has increased - and of course, MLB decided to start the season in the last few days of March. However, early November weather has been pretty good. In 2016, the Indians played an early November WS game in 70-degree sunshine. You would think that moving to a 154-game schedule, starting in mid-April, with the WS lasting into at least the first few days of November, would be beneficial and also not particularly impactful economically. No one goes to weekday games in April, and teams pay for travel and hotels for partially completed series, which is expensive. the Jays could have spent one night in a hotel instead of three on this road trip, plus per diems for doing nothing but watch the NBA playoffs in a bar.

phillipmike · Post #2 » by **phillipmike** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:37 pm

Stop dagger you are making too much sense. Are you telling me fans dont like watching games in minus weather and players dont like playing in snow?

All new stadiums that are being built should have a retractable roof and until then the start of the season should be played in roofed stadiums or warm climate areas. The MLB is really stupid having the games start this soon into spring and expect games to happen in northern cities in March and April.

Post #3 » by **JaysRule15** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:47 pm

If Ryan Goins had caught that popup, would David Price have won that game?

rotty · Post #4 » by **rotty** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:31 pm

JaysRule15 wrote:If Ryan Goins had caught that popup, would David Price have won that game?

i dont even want to remember that series...

Post #5 » by **JaysRule15** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:51 pm

rottweiler93 wrote:
JaysRule15 wrote:If Ryan Goins had caught that popup, would David Price have won that game?

i dont even want to remember that series...

I can't forget it. That's the closest to a championship I've seen the Jays get in my lifetime lol.

rotty · Post #6 » by **rotty** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:06 am

JaysRule15 wrote:
rottweiler93 wrote:
JaysRule15 wrote:If Ryan Goins had caught that popup, would David Price have won that game?

i dont even want to remember that series...

I can't forget it. That's the closest to a championship I've seen the Jays get in my lifetime lol.

we also had another chance to force a game 7 with donaldson at the plate... sad but also some of my favourite jays memories

phillipmike · Post #7 » by **phillipmike** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:30 am

We got screwed on that fan leaning over the fence on that homerun. Revere and Navarro got screwed in that 9th inning too.

RapsAndJays21 · Post #8 » by **RapsAndJays21** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:17 pm

Bad/ good memories from back when. We wouldve won the ship.

dagger · Post #9 » by **dagger** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:47 pm

You might not believe this, but there is a chance tonight's game will be postponed because of conditions around the stadium.

Read on Twitter

Raps in 4 · Post #10 » by **Raps in 4** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:33 pm

Jays might not play another game this season at this rate.

BigLeagueChew · Post #11 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:11 pm

Read on Twitter

Yeezus_ · Post #12 » by **Yeezus_** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:23 pm

CN Tower trying to get Rogers to build a new Stadium.

Trilogy · Post #13 » by **Trilogy** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:41 pm

I just want to watch a baseball game.

So_Fresh · Post #14 » by **So_Fresh** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:02 pm

Read on Twitter

So_Fresh · Post #15 » by **So_Fresh** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:03 pm

Scary to think ice can puncture through a stadium roof like that. Imagine if that landed on a vehicle carrying passengers, or people walking by. Damn..

I hate Canadian weather. It so damn depressing..

Lateral Quicks · Post #16 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:12 pm

Trilogy wrote:I just want to watch a baseball game.

Tell me about it. Three days in a row without a baseball game mid-season would be borderline torture.

Lateral Quicks · Post #17 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:19 pm

So_Fresh wrote:I hate Canadian weather. It so damn depressing..

I love the winter. I just hate the month of slush before and after - and sometimes during.

jaymeister15 · Post #18 » by **jaymeister15** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:41 pm

If they do play, definitely set up for one of the lowest attendances in a long time. Perfect storm of factors:

- Monday night game in mid April
- playing a bad team that isn’t much of a draw
- Leafs playoff game down the street
-crappy weather with iffy road conditions
-uncertainty all day if there is even going to be a game

TOStateofMind · Post #19 » by **TOStateofMind** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:47 pm

The Jays may never play another game at this rate

BigLeagueChew · Post #20 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:49 pm

Read on Twitter

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