GT: Wildcard Series - TOR @ MIN - Oct 3 - 5, 4:38PM starts
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That 8th inning should haunt these guys until next Season. Leadoff double...7 pitches later inning over.
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JN wrote:Some positives to take from this:
Bullpen
Vlad hit two hard balls
Some negatives
RISP
John Schneider wasting the pen (at least one inning to much)
It might be all over by Wednesday (or is that a positive for some!)
*three hard hit balls
And Schneider wasting the pen will likely cost them tomorrow or Thursday (in the unlikely event they make it that far).
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Randle McMurphy wrote:That really was a ridiculous play by Correa.
I was convinced Bo was fine as he turning third.
Correa really got that one home quicker than I expected.
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9. Similarly, IF THOU HAST SPENT the entire offseason predicting that thy team will stink, thou shalt not gloat, nor even be happy, shouldst thou turn out to be correct. Realistic analysis is fine, but be a fan first, a smug smarty-pants second.
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Watching Jose Bautista and JD hit HRs on fastballs is likely to just make me hate this team more.
One flew east, one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo’s nest.
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Randle McMurphy wrote:
Watching Jose Bautista and JD hit HRs on fastballs is likely to just make me hate this team more.
Let me find the Kawasaki homer off Sherzer to really piss you off then.
9. Similarly, IF THOU HAST SPENT the entire offseason predicting that thy team will stink, thou shalt not gloat, nor even be happy, shouldst thou turn out to be correct. Realistic analysis is fine, but be a fan first, a smug smarty-pants second.
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If we lose tomorrow and we don't immediately announce the start of the James Click era, I might be done with this team for the foreseeable future.
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JN wrote:Some positives to take from this:
Bullpen
Vlad hit two hard balls
Some negatives
RISP
Gausman
John Schneider wasting the pen (at least one inning to much)
It might be all over by Wednesday (or is that a positive for some!)
i didn't really care about that as much as the Jays couldn't generate any offense at all.
something needs to be done here but i don't think there is an answer for the offense.
- maybe Schneider comes in and plays 2nd ... i.e. hit better when getting some fielding works for some... playoff magic... OR Merriweather comes back. or maybe both in the lineup as 2B and DH respectively.
we need (a) sparkplugs.
motion while hitting.
throw in the kitchen sink.
raf1995 wrote:I just don’t think he has that kind of potential. I think we will regret not trading him for a haul in a few years when he’s a mid-tier starter with nice playmaking and defense and a shaky jumper.
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JN wrote:Randle McMurphy wrote:That really was a ridiculous play by Correa.
I was convinced Bo was fine as he turning third.
Correa really got that one home quicker than I expected.
The entire game shouldn't hinge on that one play. We had plenty of opportunities to score, and squandered all of them, as we've been doing all season.
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JN wrote:Randle McMurphy wrote:That really was a ridiculous play by Correa.
I was convinced Bo was fine as he turning third.
Correa really got that one home quicker than I expected.
the hesitation really messed up his speed probably.
but kudos for Correa for high IQ high performance play.
raf1995 wrote:I just don’t think he has that kind of potential. I think we will regret not trading him for a haul in a few years when he’s a mid-tier starter with nice playmaking and defense and a shaky jumper.
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We need some power in the lineup, please play Davis Schneider for gods sake
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Raps in 4 wrote:If we lose tomorrow and we don't immediately announce the start of the James Click era, I might be done with this team for the foreseeable future.
me too.
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LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:JN wrote:Randle McMurphy wrote:That really was a ridiculous play by Correa.
I was convinced Bo was fine as he turning third.
Correa really got that one home quicker than I expected.
the hesitation really messed up his speed probably.
but kudos for Correa for high IQ high performance play.
I don't think Bo runs particularly well as it is this year, especially coming off his leg injury.
Still, he scores there unless Correa throws an absolute strike to the catcher across his body while on the run in the same motion as picking the ball up. Such a tough play.
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Fairview4Life wrote:Randle McMurphy wrote:
Watching Jose Bautista and JD hit HRs on fastballs is likely to just make me hate this team more.
Let me find the Kawasaki homer off Sherzer to really piss you off then.
Kawasaki was a home run that tied a game against Baltimore apparently. It was so surprising the tale must have grown in the telling.
9. Similarly, IF THOU HAST SPENT the entire offseason predicting that thy team will stink, thou shalt not gloat, nor even be happy, shouldst thou turn out to be correct. Realistic analysis is fine, but be a fan first, a smug smarty-pants second.
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Raps in 4 wrote:If we lose tomorrow and we don't immediately announce the start of the James Click era, I might be done with this team for the foreseeable future.
You'll be back. And so will Ross and the gang.
We'll do this whole exercise again next year.
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Fairview4Life wrote:Fairview4Life wrote:Randle McMurphy wrote:Watching Jose Bautista and JD hit HRs on fastballs is likely to just make me hate this team more.
Let me find the Kawasaki homer off Sherzer to really piss you off then.
Kawasaki was a home run that tied a game against Baltimore apparently. It was so surprising the tale must have grown in the telling.
That was also in 2013. Also to maintain a 9 game winning streak at the time.
What a player.
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The biggest issue for this team is the lack of the long ball. Would be nice if we got a run or two via the home run instead of having to scratch and claw for every single run.
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When a guy like Greg Maddux loves throwing first pitch strikes, as a hitter perhaps reconsider your strategy.
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JaysRule15 wrote:The biggest issue for this team is the lack of the long ball. Would be nice if we got a run or two via the home run instead of having to scratch and claw for every single run.
JaysRule15 good to see you posting here again. Been a while.