We're away on the home stretch! Jays (87-62) @ Rays (73-76) September 15-18

Raps in 4 · Post #721 » by **Raps in 4** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:36 am

Randle McMurphy wrote:We might have won in the short term but in the long term?

Yikes

Will they demote him after we go down 0-2 in the ALDS, or will they let the sweep happen to keep our winless playoff streak alive?

dh_45 · Post #722 » by **dh_45** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:36 am

He tricked then with all sliders at first then all fastballs

Raptor_Guy · Post #723 » by **Raptor_Guy** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:36 am

Great to win the first 2 in Tampa but I absolutely do not want to see Hoffman closing in the playoffs

bluerap23 · Post #724 » by **bluerap23** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:36 am

Holy Minnesota fighting back in

Mehar · Post #725 » by **Mehar** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:37 am

Randle McMurphy wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:There’s no way they can keep him as closer after this abysmal outing, right?

He’s got absolutely nothing to get an out with

We've been saying this for weeks.

He wasn’t throwing 93-94 until this week, that’s outrageous

Good hitters will annihilate that

Jeff Coughman got lucky tonight with terrible swings from Rays hitters. Very good hitters come playoff time will destroy 93/94 miles per hour pitches. He needs to be removed from the Closer Role, for Braydon Fisher or even Dominguez.

Boogie! · Post #726 » by **Boogie!** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:38 am

10-9 lmfao

vaff87 · Post #727 » by **vaff87** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:38 am

10-9 Yankees now. 1 out in the 9th

Boogie! · Post #728 » by **Boogie!** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:39 am

**** the stanky jankees

Post #729 » by **spykelee** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:40 am

Come on Royce ger er done

Lateral Quicks · Post #730 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:41 am

Easy win.

Post #731 » by **spykelee** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:41 am

Valiant effort just comes up short for the Twins. *Shrug* delaying the inevitable

rapz101 · Post #732 » by **rapz101** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:42 am

93-94 is workable if he has good command, the problem is, if your velocity isn’t there you have no margin for error on the location. In other words, for Hoffman to be effective his command needs to be precise and he needs to incorporate a greater variety of pitches. Its a tough conundrum to have, especially when the command has been suspect at times.

It just sucks because even if the Jays do go with someone else, you effectively destroy any confidence Hoffman has, which doesn’t bode well for a bullpen thats already been super shaky. I don’t envy Schneider here one bit, tough place to be. If it was up to me, you keep Hoffman as the closer and be open to giving Yesavage, Dominguez and Fisher some closing opportunties.

Randle McMurphy · Post #733 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:42 am

Mehar wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:
We've been saying this for weeks.

He wasn’t throwing 93-94 until this week, that’s outrageous

Good hitters will annihilate that

Jeff Coughman got lucky tonight with terrible swings from Rays hitters. Very good hitters come playoff time will destroy 93/94 miles per hour pitches. He needs to be removed from the Closer Role, for Braydon Fisher or even Dominguez.

They literally can’t ignore that kind of drop, he’s been throwing 97 for 3 years. He’s not the same pitcher without that.

I really think that’s the kind of thing that could cause them to make a change far more than actual results

Randle McMurphy · Post #734 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:43 am

Oh well, that would have been a funny choke from 10-1

Raps in 4 · Post #735 » by **Raps in 4** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:52 am

Fangraphs gives the Trashiners the highest chance in the AL (and second highest in MLB) to win the WS. Is their model based on which team is hottest right before the playoffs? Although considering LAD has the highest odds, that doesn't make sense.

Tripod · Post #736 » by **Tripod** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:55 am

It's good that even if the Jays lose tomorrow and Yanks win, they caught nothing on the Jays while playing Minny.

Fairview4Life · Post #737 » by **Fairview4Life** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 2:57 am

Raps in 4 wrote:Fangraphs gives the Trashiners the highest chance in the AL (and second highest in MLB) to win the WS. Is their model based on which team is hottest right before the playoffs? Although considering LAD has the highest odds, that doesn't make sense.

Etsy witches.

vaff87 · Post #738 » by **vaff87** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 3:11 am

Berrios didn’t record a strikeout tonight.

Randle McMurphy · Post #739 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 3:13 am

Raps in 4 wrote:Fangraphs gives the Trashiners the highest chance in the AL (and second highest in MLB) to win the WS. Is their model based on which team is hottest right before the playoffs? Although considering LAD has the highest odds, that doesn't make sense.

https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=Team

Mariners roster is stacked from a WAR perspective since the trades

vaff87 · Post #740 » by **vaff87** » Wed Sep 17, 2025 3:46 am

After tonight’s win, the jays now have an all time record of 3,850-3,850.