Blue Jays (40-36) vs Mariners (41-38) - June 29-July 1

Lateral Quicks · Post #1 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Tue Jun 29, 2021 9:19 pm

The Mariners come to Buffalo for a three-game set. Canada Day's game starts at 1:07.

Tuesday: Ray (5-3, 3.35 ERA) vs Flexen (6-3, 3.87), 7:07PM
Wednesday: Matz (7-3, 4.26 ERA) vs Sheffield (5-7, 5.69 ERA), 7:07PM
Thursday: Ryu (7-4, 3.41 ERA) vs Kikuchi (5-3, 3.34 ERA), 1:07PM

We weep for our lost hero...

But hey, we still have this guy... :clap:

And let us all cheer our newest acquisition... :dontknow:

It's time to flex on Flexen tonight... :onfire:

Post #2 » by **Schad** » Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:48 pm

I have a longstanding dislike of the name Chad which precedes its current place in the pantheon of Internet memes.

That said, I think we can all agree that, while Chris Flexen is an okay name, Chad Flexen would be a far superior offering.

vaff87 · Post #3 » by **vaff87** » Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:54 pm

Smh at giving Reese McGuire the green light 3-0 with the top of the order behind him.

Parataxis · Post #4 » by **Parataxis** » Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:56 pm

He's a great kid, but I'm not sure that McGuire has quite yet earned the 'sure, swing on 3-0 if you like it, we trust you'

vaff87 · Post #5 » by **vaff87** » Tue Jun 29, 2021 11:57 pm

Ohtani just took the MLB lead in homers.

Hoopstarr · Post #6 » by **Hoopstarr** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:01 am

Surely Bo leads the league in pitches fouled off?

vaff87 · Post #7 » by **vaff87** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:04 am

Hoopstarr wrote:Surely Bo leads the league in pitches fouled off?

They actually mentioned last week that he does.

xAIRNESSx · Post #8 » by **xAIRNESSx** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:27 am

I get it's tougher when you're remote but Buck has been terrible on commentary this season.

vaff87 · Post #9 » by **vaff87** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:35 am

If Springer didn’t get to that ball and it went to the wall, and the runner got to second, it would be a double. But because he got to it, and rushed to get the ball back in quickly and dropped it, it’s ruled an error. Nonsense.

PowerPlant1 · Post #10 » by **PowerPlant1** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 1:26 am

honestly, everyone not named romano needs a short leash in this bp. mayza comes in and can't even retire two bottom of the order hitters.

StringerBell · Post #11 » by **StringerBell** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 1:46 am

Not a religious man and a Jays fan...still urged to say a prayer for every opposing starting pitcher at Sahlen field.

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #12 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 2:58 am

JAYS WIN! JAYS WIN! WOOHOO! HOORAY!

!

Randle McMurphy · Post #13 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:08 am

It’s kind of incredible how much better the Jays are than teams like Cleveland and Seattle which have comparable records. The AL East and the unbalanced schedule is more of a killer than usual.

Post #14 » by **Schad** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:14 am

Randle McMurphy wrote:It’s kind of incredible how much better the Jays are than teams like Cleveland and Seattle which have comparable records. The AL East and the unbalanced schedule is more of a killer than usual.

And we get a bit of a reprieve, because when it gets back to the unbalanced schedule, we have three late-season series against the Orioles and our one non-AL team from Sept 6 on is the Twins. Half our games are against tough AL East competition, and the rest against those two, which beats the hell out of the years where September is just a parade of Yankees, Red Sox and Rays (and invariably a division leader from the Central/West)

Wo1verine · Post #15 » by **Wo1verine** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 5:21 pm

Reminder that tonight’s game is exclusively on YouTube!

rarefind · Post #16 » by **rarefind** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 5:36 pm

Schad wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:It’s kind of incredible how much better the Jays are than teams like Cleveland and Seattle which have comparable records. The AL East and the unbalanced schedule is more of a killer than usual.

And we get a bit of a reprieve, because when it gets back to the unbalanced schedule, we have three late-season series against the Orioles and our one non-AL team from Sept 6 on is the Twins. Half our games are against tough AL East competition, and the rest against those two, which beats the hell out of the years where September is just a parade of Yankees, Red Sox and Rays (and invariably a division leader from the Central/West)

You just get the feeling in your stomach that a couple of those losses with the game in hand to the Red Sox is going to bite us in the ass this year.

Post #17 » by **Cyrus** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 5:42 pm

Schad wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:It’s kind of incredible how much better the Jays are than teams like Cleveland and Seattle which have comparable records. The AL East and the unbalanced schedule is more of a killer than usual.

And we get a bit of a reprieve, because when it gets back to the unbalanced schedule, we have three late-season series against the Orioles and our one non-AL team from Sept 6 on is the Twins. Half our games are against tough AL East competition, and the rest against those two, which beats the hell out of the years where September is just a parade of Yankees, Red Sox and Rays (and invariably a division leader from the Central/West)

it's wild we don't have a winning record against any of the division in the AL. We are 17-18 in AL East, 4-6 against AL Central, and 7-10 against AL West.

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #18 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 10:56 pm

Jays tonight, FIBA Canada vs China & Habs vs Lightning.

Are you watching 1, 2 or all 3 at once? Also NBA Playoffs if your interested.

Good night for sports fans! GO JAYS GO!

The_Hater · Post #19 » by **The_Hater** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 11:30 pm

With Gurriel getting reps playing 1B tonight, looks like Tellez will be gone as soon as Dickerson comes off the DL.

Randle McMurphy · Post #20 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Wed Jun 30, 2021 11:59 pm

Matz hasn't looked good at all and the Jays should have crushed Sheffield (and didn't). Not the best start to this one.