Blue Jays @ Dodgers Aug 8-10 - Tonight Bassitt vs Snell @ 9pm

T-d0t · Post #361 » by **T-d0t** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:28 pm

Fluharty masterclass

rarefind · Post #362 » by **rarefind** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:28 pm

Can't believe Fluharty got Ohtani to chase.

Randle McMurphy · Post #363 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:29 pm

rarefind wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:
rarefind wrote:
What are we talking about? No. Not every manager has Hoffman back in the 9th after demonstrating he had 0 feel for the strike zone. Not having anyone ready after he walked the first batter of the inning is amateur hour.

No question that every manager in the league puts him back out there over Fluharty and Nance yeah

Lol okay

We all saw ths same thing. A manager who knows his guy sees that his "closer" can't throw a strike there.

Inevitably ended up with Fluharty closing the door.

Walking 2 of the best hitters in the league the previous inning and getting an out isn’t gonna be enough to make any manager in the league not use Jeff Hoffman over Fluharty or Nance yeah

The mistake was not having someone in immediately after the first walk in the 9th

JN · Post #364 » by JN » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:29 pm

rarefind wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:
rarefind wrote:
What are we talking about? No. Not every manager has Hoffman back in the 9th after demonstrating he had 0 feel for the strike zone. Not having anyone ready after he walked the first batter of the inning is amateur hour.

No question that every manager in the league puts him back out there over Fluharty and Nance yeah

Lol okay

We all saw ths same thing. A manager who knows his guy sees that his "closer" can't throw a strike there.

Inevitably ended up with Fluharty closing the door.

Almost every manager (or all) would have come back with Hoffman. But most would have pulled the trigger at least a batter earlier in the ninth.... possibly two.

Potential · Post #365 » by **Potential** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:29 pm

HIS NAME IS MASON MF FLUHARTY

LBJKB24MJ23 · Post #366 » by **LBJKB24MJ23** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:30 pm

TOStateofMind wrote:how the fk did they win that

Seriously.

But the season’s story continues with unheralded role players making their mark

rapz101 · Post #367 » by **rapz101** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:30 pm

Just logged in to say Jeff Hoffman needs to go. That is all.

PushDaRock · Post #368 » by **PushDaRock** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:30 pm

Boogie! wrote:
PushDaRock wrote:
rarefind wrote:This loss will be on our Schneider.

I would say Lauer only going 3 and the entire bullpen getting used was a larger issue.

The loss is on Hoffman he’s a choker you paid him trustee him to be your closer and in big games against big competition he completely flops. We expect this guy to win us games in the playoffs? Stop blaming Schneider the players play

lol you're acting like it's an easy situation to go in facing Will Smith and Freddie Freeman.

dh_45 · Post #369 » by **dh_45** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:30 pm

That's it for Hoffman as a closer. Rodriguez is the guy now better stuff than Hoffman

Randle McMurphy · Post #370 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:31 pm

JN wrote:
rarefind wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:No question that every manager in the league puts him back out there over Fluharty and Nance yeah

Lol okay

We all saw ths same thing. A manager who knows his guy sees that his "closer" can't throw a strike there.

Inevitably ended up with Fluharty closing the door.

Almost every manager (or all) would have come back with Hoffman. But most would have pulled the trigger at least a batter earlier in the ninth.... possibly two.

Anyone who remembers the Montoyo/Chatwood incident knows it could always have been a worse later trigger too though

I’d still say his worst most inexplicable move today was the PH decision of Straw

Randle McMurphy · Post #371 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:31 pm

dh_45 wrote:That's it for Hoffman as a closer. Rodriguez is the guy now better stuff than Hoffman

Hoffman will be closing tomorrow

dh_45 · Post #372 » by **dh_45** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:32 pm

The mistake was not having someone in immediately after the first walk in the 9th

The mistake was bringing Hoffman back out in the ninth.

SharoneWright · Post #373 » by **SharoneWright** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:32 pm

Better leave Hoffman in LA.

LBJKB24MJ23 · Post #374 » by **LBJKB24MJ23** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:32 pm

dh_45 wrote:That's it for Hoffman as a closer. Rodriguez is the guy now better stuff than Hoffman

So you think. lol

Boogie! · Post #375 » by **Boogie!** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:33 pm

Jays win Boston loses okay we’re still okay

Randle McMurphy · Post #376 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:33 pm

dh_45 wrote:The mistake was not having someone in immediately after the first walk in the 9th

The mistake was bringing Hoffman back out in the ninth.

In retrospect yeah

But no manager is going to Fluharty over Hoffman to start that inning in any reality

PushDaRock · Post #377 » by **PushDaRock** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:34 pm

Hoffman had 5 walks alone today, he had 11 walks the entire season prior to today. I guess we can overreact or just chalk it up to an anomaly outing.

Boogie! · Post #378 » by **Boogie!** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:34 pm

Pillar dsaid Hoffman best closers in the al stfu man

dh_45 · Post #379 » by **dh_45** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:34 pm

The 3 year, $33,000,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $5,000,000 signing bonus, looks like a huge mistake now

Boogie! · Post #380 » by **Boogie!** » Sun Aug 10, 2025 11:35 pm

PushDaRock wrote:Hoffman had 5 walks alone today, he had 11 walks the entire season prior to today. I guess we can overreact or just chalk it up to an anomaly outing.

Yeah anomaly, facing a potential World Series contender in a pennant race. The anomaly is called choking. Unclutch