Jays vs Red Sox - April 9&11

BigLeagueChew · Post #21 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Tue Apr 9, 2019 9:50 pm

Maker of shoes.

Post #22 » by **Schad** » Tue Apr 9, 2019 10:17 pm

I do enjoy Boston's inexplicable post-WS hangovers. Run differential of -28 already. We're at -3, for what it's worth.

Boston's saying that Sale's sick, but man...when your $30m a year man suddenly loses four ticks off his fastball, can't find the zone and can't get swings and misses, it won't take long for people to start getting nervy.

So_Fresh · Post #23 » by **So_Fresh** » Tue Apr 9, 2019 10:28 pm

Galvis with a great game today. He was everywhere. Love the pickup by Atkins.

vaff87 · Post #24 » by **vaff87** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:14 am

Schad wrote:I do enjoy Boston's inexplicable post-WS hangovers. Run differential of -28 already. We're at -3, for what it's worth.

Boston's saying that Sale's sick, but man...when your $30m a year man suddenly loses four ticks off his fastball, can't find the zone and can't get swings and misses, it won't take long for people to start getting nervy.

Was he “sick” opening day, too?

dagger · Post #25 » by **dagger** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:34 pm

Small ball may be the bane of analytics, but that game was fun to watch. Imagine, double steals, straight steals of home, back to back to back hits! A nervy ninth. I was following a few US writers on Twitter and they were really into the game in the ninth inning. Was that our World Series win of 2019?

Skin Blues · Post #26 » by **Skin Blues** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:54 pm

dagger wrote:Small ball may be the bane of analytics, but that game was fun to watch. Imagine, double steals, straight steals of home, back to back to back hits! A nervy ninth. I was following a few US writers on Twitter and they were really into the game in the ninth inning. Was that our World Series win of 2019?

It's certainly fun to watch. The problem is that it's not very effective as a strategy. As a fan of a team, it's hard to hope for them to do these types of things if the overall goal is to win games. Since we suck now anyway and have no expectation of winning - sure, why not have some fun?

dagger · Post #27 » by **dagger** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 2:20 pm

Skin Blues wrote:
dagger wrote:Small ball may be the bane of analytics, but that game was fun to watch. Imagine, double steals, straight steals of home, back to back to back hits! A nervy ninth. I was following a few US writers on Twitter and they were really into the game in the ninth inning. Was that our World Series win of 2019?

It's certainly fun to watch. The problem is that it's not very effective as a strategy. As a fan of a team, it's hard to hope for them to do these types of things if the overall goal is to win games. Since we suck now anyway and have no expectation of winning - sure, why not have some fun?

I agree on the winning thing, but on the theory that it's better to move forward incrementally than to remain stuck at the starting line, it's not bad. It was really frustrating to watch those games in Cleveland.

Fairview4Life · Post #28 » by **Fairview4Life** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:58 pm

We need to bring back squeeze play guy. This would have been his year to shine.

The_Hater · Post #29 » by **The_Hater** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:14 am

So_Fresh wrote:Giles imploding in the 9th. Man I miss Osuna..

Giles has been the best player on the team this year so I think you may have overreacted. :wink:

So_Fresh · Post #30 » by **So_Fresh** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:32 am

The_Hater wrote:
So_Fresh wrote:Giles imploding in the 9th. Man I miss Osuna..

Giles has been the best player on the team this year so I think you may have overreacted.

It was an overreaction. He gave up a hit and walk to start the 9th inning. Good to see him bounce back.

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BigLeagueChew · Post #31 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:32 pm

LF B. McKinney L
SS F. Galvis S
DH Justin Smoak S
CF R. Grichuk R
1B Rowdy Tellez L
C Danny Jansen R
3B B. Drury R
2B L. Gurriel R
RF S. Brito L

So_Fresh · Post #32 » by **So_Fresh** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:53 pm

Glad to see Smoak is back in the lineup. Let's get this one!

GO JAYS GO!

BigLeagueChew · Post #33 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:24 pm

Sanchez battling his command early on.

Lateral Quicks · Post #34 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Thu Apr 11, 2019 11:59 pm

So... giving at-bats to Socrates Brito is still a thing?

So_Fresh · Post #35 » by **So_Fresh** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:06 am

Smoak baby!!!

So_Fresh · Post #36 » by **So_Fresh** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:08 am

BigLeagueChew wrote:Sanchez battling his command early on.

I still think he'd be better suited as a reliever than a starter.

johanliebert · Post #37 » by **johanliebert** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:08 am

Lateral Quicks wrote:So... giving at-bats to Socrates Brito is still a thing?

It’s a good thing having a guy who can go 1st to 3rd on a ball hit like that.

Lateral Quicks · Post #38 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:10 am

The Rowdy Smoak Show.

BigLeagueChew · Post #39 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:16 am

So_Fresh wrote:
BigLeagueChew wrote:Sanchez battling his command early on.

I still think he'd be better suited as a reliever than a starter.

i could see why but when he's close to the plate not much gets squared up.

BigLeagueChew · Post #40 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:18 am

Woops.