Toronto Blue Jays (85-67) @ Minnesota Twins (67-85)

TR50 · Post #1 » by **TR50** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:28 pm

Game 1 (Sept 23 - 7:40PM)
Steven Matz vs. Michael Pineda

Game 2 (Sept 24 - 8:10PM)
Jose Berrios vs. Bailey Ober

Game 3 (Sept 25 - 7:10PM)
Robbie Ray vs. TBD

Game 4 (Sept 26 - 2:10PM)
Alek Manoah vs. Griffin Jax

Wild Card:
WC1: Red Sox, 88-65 (.575)
WC2: Yankees, 86-67 (.562)
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Blue Jays, 85-67 (.559), 0.5GB

Parataxis · Post #2 » by **Parataxis** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:20 pm

Let's get to 90!

LBJKB24MJ23 · Post #3 » by **LBJKB24MJ23** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:34 pm

lets get back in the win column

The_Hater · Post #4 » by **The_Hater** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:30 pm

The Joe West led umpire crew was hellbent on ending Polo’s streak.

PowerPlant1 · Post #5 » by **PowerPlant1** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:43 pm

So amidst all the complaints of Montoyo this, Montoyo that, these final games come down to whether the Jays will hit or not. That is their calling card. A great team can transcend a mediocre coach. They went on a huge streak because of it. They need to recapture some of the offense. guerrero and gurriel can't do it alone.

Boston and NY have been much more consistent throughout the season. In contrast, the Jays are streakier.

TR50 · Post #6 » by **TR50** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:47 pm

Charlie has been suspended for a game after Borucki hit Kiermaier.

Post #7 » by **Schad** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:05 pm

TR50 wrote:Charlie has been suspended for a game after Borucki hit Kiermaier.

Think that was more of a 10-game suspension infraction by Charlie. Don't go soft, MLB!

Mehar · Post #8 » by **Mehar** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:08 pm

Many Blue Jay fans would prefer Montoyo be suspended for longer than 1 game. This is a blessing in disguise. Hope MLB would have suspended him for a lot longer than just 1 game, during this critical stretch of games.

Fairview4Life · Post #9 » by **Fairview4Life** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:20 pm

PowerPlant1 wrote:So amidst all the complaints of Montoyo this, Montoyo that, these final games come down to whether the Jays will hit or not. That is their calling card. A great team can transcend a mediocre coach. They went on a huge streak because of it. They need to recapture some of the offense. guerrero and gurriel can't do it alone.

Boston and NY have been much more consistent throughout the season. In contrast, the Jays are streakier.

It would help if the manager decides to let the best hitters play then.

s e n s i · Post #10 » by **s e n s i** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:25 pm

Schad wrote:
TR50 wrote:Charlie has been suspended for a game after Borucki hit Kiermaier.

Think that was more of a 10-game suspension infraction by Charlie. Don't go soft, MLB!

i don't know, even 10 games would be pretty lenient by manfred standards. hate to say it but this should have netted him a 30-gamer (including playoffs), give or take. what borucki did was utterly reprehensible and charlie oughta face the consequences for making that call. disgusting.

Mehar · Post #11 » by **Mehar** » Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:23 pm

Glad to read that the Jake Lamb experiment is over, and he got DFA.

PowerPlant1 · Post #12 » by **PowerPlant1** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:13 am

Fairview4Life wrote:
PowerPlant1 wrote:So amidst all the complaints of Montoyo this, Montoyo that, these final games come down to whether the Jays will hit or not. That is their calling card. A great team can transcend a mediocre coach. They went on a huge streak because of it. They need to recapture some of the offense. guerrero and gurriel can't do it alone.

Boston and NY have been much more consistent throughout the season. In contrast, the Jays are streakier.

It would help if the manager decides to let the best hitters play then.

True, that is logical but we have seen core players like: Springer, Semien, Bichette, Guerrero, Gurriel, Hernandez and often Kirk playing almost everyday. That is 6-7 out of 9 in the lineup. That is a lineup based on talent alone that should be able to do some damage when they are hitting. Even without Kirk who is struggling right now anyways.

It is easy to lose sight of what we have when Montoyo subtracts one or two at most of that core. It is time to score runs. Plain and simple.

PowerPlant1 · Post #13 » by **PowerPlant1** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:15 am

Mehar wrote:Glad to read that the Jake Lamb experiment is over, and he got DFA.

Only to be replaced by Kevin Smith. Espinal can't get back here soon enough in my opinion.

pilkoids · Post #14 » by **pilkoids** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:26 am

Oh good... looks like we'll have 4 innings of the bullpen tonight

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v1n5anity · Post #15 » by **v1n5anity** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:34 am

Can't wait til Springer gets his groove back. Dude's been stinking it up.

Randle McMurphy · Post #16 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:48 am

pilkoids wrote:Oh good... looks like we'll have 4 innings of the bullpen tonight

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Oh, I'm thinking it will be more than that. Matz has been terrible tonight.

Post #17 » by **Schad** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:53 am

pilkoids wrote:Oh good... looks like we'll have 4 innings of the bullpen tonight

The good news is that the bullpen has been better in recent weeks, now that it consists more or less of major league pitchers, and not unemployed rodeo clowns and low-budget movie extras. An ERA of 3.73 over the past month isn't spectacular, but it isn't the disaster it was previous (we're actually 6th in Win Probability Added from the 'pen over the past month).

HangTime · Post #18 » by **HangTime** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:54 am

Setting up Ray to pitch every 5 days may have just messed with all the other starters.

v1n5anity · Post #19 » by **v1n5anity** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:58 am

Sucking at the wrong time. Man this team can't catch a break.

v1n5anity · Post #20 » by **v1n5anity** » Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:01 am

Wow 80 pitches already?!