OT: Blue Jays Win the Pennant! Moving on to the World Series

Clay Davis · Post #401 » by **Clay Davis** » Yesterday 11:05 pm

Dr Positivity wrote:Vlad rizz is superb right now though after Ohtani didn't really carry the Dodgers last playoffs and most of this playoffs maybe he is due, plus there is a risk he closes out elimination game pitching or something.

Scherzer definitely has more old guy rizz than Kershaw.

Does Shohei Ohtani have the Will of D (Will of Dodgers)? Can he overcome our collective rizz, aimed like an arrow at his soul?!?

Jeremy Lin 7 · Post #402 » by **Jeremy Lin 7** » Yesterday 11:44 pm

Can someone explain Dodgers vs Blue Jays in NBA terms?

Baseball is the one sport I could never get into

DelAbbot · Post #403 » by **DelAbbot** » Yesterday 11:46 pm

Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:Can someone explain Dodgers vs Blue Jays in NBA terms?

Baseball is the one sport I could never get into

2019 GSW with a healthy Durant vs 2019 Raptors with a hurt Siakam

Post #404 » by **bwgood77** » Today 12:49 am

DelAbbot wrote:
Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:Can someone explain Dodgers vs Blue Jays in NBA terms?

Baseball is the one sport I could never get into

2019 GSW with a healthy Durant vs 2019 Raptors with a hurt Siakam

That's ridiculous. The Jays won more games this year. Heck, a couple years ago, the Dodgers won 100 games and the 84 win WC DBacks swept them in the playoffs. The Dodgers disappoint often in the playoffs.

DelAbbot · Post #405 » by **DelAbbot** » Today 1:07 am

bwgood77 wrote:
DelAbbot wrote:
Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:Can someone explain Dodgers vs Blue Jays in NBA terms?

Baseball is the one sport I could never get into

2019 GSW with a healthy Durant vs 2019 Raptors with a hurt Siakam

That's ridiculous. The Jays won more games this year. Heck, a couple years ago, the Dodgers won 100 games and the 84 win WC DBacks swept them in the playoffs. The Dodgers disappoint often in the playoffs.

What are you talking about? Siakam being hurt is equivalent to Bo being hurt.

WaltFrazier · Post #406 » by **WaltFrazier** » Today 2:00 am

Los_29 wrote:
tecumseh18 wrote:
LAKESHOW wrote:Congrats to the Blue Jays. Toronto will be our most difficult and Toughest opponent this year. We are expecting Full 7

It's easy to see why the Dodgers are heavy favourites. But these Jays have a knack for hitting great pitching - the more velo the better from some odd reason. It will probably come own to whether Bo Bichette (2nd most hits in the majors this season despite not playing the last 20 games) can (a) be available and (b) play a position that doesn't hurt us defensively.

This is what I’m worried about too. They’ve been playing great defense and don’t want to mess with that. His bat is super valuable but not worth it if he’s not at his best defensively.

His bat may well be rusty too. It's not easy to ramp back up to hit major league pitching after a few weeks off. Hopefully batting practice has helped. I wonder if he could play 2B. Gimenez is a much better SS even if Bo was healthy

WaltFrazier · Post #407 » by **WaltFrazier** » Today 2:07 am

YogurtProducer wrote:
TR50 wrote:I am holding out hope that they'll change the Raptors game time to avoid overlap. Not sure it will happen though.

Damn shame we will have to pick and choose. Likely will have 2 TVs rocking in my house lol.

Might be the least exciting the city will be for opening night for Toronto in a long time.

Not sure when they could even change the time to work out better though. Maybe an early start? But then the rest of Canada cant watch so not really any better.

Was there much excitement a year ago for season opener?

YogurtProducer · Post #408 » by **YogurtProducer** » Today 2:26 am

WaltFrazier wrote:
YogurtProducer wrote:
TR50 wrote:I am holding out hope that they'll change the Raptors game time to avoid overlap. Not sure it will happen though.

Damn shame we will have to pick and choose. Likely will have 2 TVs rocking in my house lol.

Might be the least exciting the city will be for opening night for Toronto in a long time.

Not sure when they could even change the time to work out better though. Maybe an early start? But then the rest of Canada cant watch so not really any better.

Was there much excitement a year ago for season opener?

Most people won’t even turn the raptors game on this year lol

I bet it’s the worst viewed one in years and years

YogurtProducer · Post #409 » by **YogurtProducer** » Today 2:29 am

bwgood77 wrote:
DelAbbot wrote:
Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:Can someone explain Dodgers vs Blue Jays in NBA terms?

Baseball is the one sport I could never get into

2019 GSW with a healthy Durant vs 2019 Raptors with a hurt Siakam

That's ridiculous. The Jays won more games this year. Heck, a couple years ago, the Dodgers won 100 games and the 84 win WC DBacks swept them in the playoffs. The Dodgers disappoint often in the playoffs.

It’s ridiculous just not for the reasons you state.

It’s baseball. It’s notoriously more random than basketball.

Winning 100 games is equivalent to 50 wins in baseball % wise. In the NBA teams win upwards of 60+ or even 70+ cause they’re so dominant.

Basketball is just a different beast. The dodgers are are like a 65 win NBA team, but the Raps are like a 60 win team.

Godaddycurse · Post #410 » by **Godaddycurse** » Today 2:29 am

Can Bo play 3B? His lack of range would be less of a problem there vs 2B/SS

Barger RF
Gimenez SS
Clement 2B
Springer DH

raptorforlife88 · Post #411 » by **raptorforlife88** » Today 3:50 am

Godaddycurse wrote:Can Bo play 3B? His lack of range would be less of a problem there vs 2B/SS

Barger RF
Gimenez SS
Clement 2B
Springer DH

You can't just toss him there now. That's too much risk to be basically playing an entirely new position in the WS. If he's in, he's gotta be at DH I think. Barger at 3rd where he's better, Clement at 2B, Gimenez at SS and Springer goes to the OF. Rough defensively but I think you have to live with it if he's looking good swinging the bat.

The knee is an x factor for Springer. If he's not moving well then that complicates things.

hyper316 · Post #412 » by **hyper316** » Today 4:16 am

Bo at LF, then switch in straw for defence if have lead late in game

LoveMyRaps · Post #413 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Today 4:56 am

hyper316 wrote:Bo at LF, then switch in straw for defence if have lead late in game

Brother this isn’t spring training.
Bo in left field? :lol:

xAIRNESSx · Post #414 » by **xAIRNESSx** » Today 5:46 am

Put Bo at first so he doesn’t have to move around a lot and Vladdy at 3rd!

nestea · Post #415 » by **nestea** » Today 5:55 am

xAIRNESSx wrote:Put Bo at first so he doesn’t have to move around a lot and Vladdy at 3rd!

Not gonna happen

Los_29 · Post #416 » by **Los_29** » Today 6:17 am

I don’t think you can start putting guys at new positions in the WS. I don’t feel confident with Bo at SS after a long layoff.

Zeno · Post #417 » by **Zeno** » Today 10:29 am

Los_29 wrote:I don’t think you can start putting guys at new positions in the WS. I don’t feel confident with Bo at SS after a long layoff.

He should be a pitch hitting option for the first few games at minimum.

Psubs · Post #418 » by **Psubs** » Today 1:22 pm

DelAbbot wrote:
Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:Can someone explain Dodgers vs Blue Jays in NBA terms?

Baseball is the one sport I could never get into

2019 GSW with a healthy Durant vs 2019 Raptors with a hurt Siakam

2019 GSW with a healthy Durant vs 2019 Raptors.

Think of Bo on offense with OG on defense. OG was out for the playoffs.

douggood · Post #419 » by **douggood** » Today 1:35 pm

use bo as piinch hiter first few games, and then if he is really swinging it, then maybe he dhs and springer plays OF

rapz101 · Post #420 » by **rapz101** » Today 2:10 pm

You're not beating the dodgers without Bo's bat in the lineup, and George Springer who just hit arguably the most important homer in Jays history after Joe Carter has been DH'ing and doing it well, I don't think it's wise to mess with that.

Somebody is getting messed with, not sure it should be Springer. In my mind, it's either he is at 2nd Base, Gimeniz SS, Clement 3rd base and Barger RF or Bo's pinch hitting (like Santander) and Keep Lukes in the outfield (RF or LF). In any other scenario where Bo is on the field, you're just taking on too much risk. It's a tough call, fwiw, I hope he pinch hits if they really see he can't move well.