Why can't the Jays put together a win streak?

Anatomize · Post #1 » by **Anatomize** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:15 am

I'm overseas and I haven't been able to watch the live games other than keep up with box scores/highlights/fantasy.

So, for those of you watching the team closely why hasn't this team been able to sweep or win consecutive series? It seems like a trend this year.. win a series, lose the next..see-sawing..

Post #2 » by **OldNo7** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:31 am

Because we have a .500 team, and .500 teams don't run off good win streaks.

bigdirty · Post #3 » by **bigdirty** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:48 pm

AA hasn't put a very good team on the field this season. They are simply getting beat by better teams.

dballislife · Post #4 » by **dballislife** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:32 pm

holes in starting rotation, holes in batting lineup, holes in the bullpen, holes managing and holes in front office...thats a lot of friggin holes to overcome

torontoaces04 · Post #5 » by **torontoaces04** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:42 pm

We have a very young team, with both our players and pitchers. Youth will lead to inconsistency.

James_Raptors · Post #6 » by **James_Raptors** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:05 pm

Even if this isn't true, it feels like it's been this way for years. And because we don't have a habit of going on any sort of substantial winning streaks it leaves even less margin for error (obviously). If feels alot like you're running on a treadmill and not really going anywhere.

dagger · Post #7 » by **dagger** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:09 pm

torontoaces04 wrote:We have a very young team, with both our players and pitchers. Youth will lead to inconsistency.

Are we really that much younger than other teams? The starting pitchers, I agree. But so what if we have a couple of young position players, most teams do. What we have is a lot of weak areas. It's not necessarily about youth, it's about talent.

limegameboy · Post #8 » by **limegameboy** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:49 pm

Look at the rotation. Nuff said. Too young and inconsistent. A winning streak past maybe 5 or 6 games max is literally impossible unless our bats go wacko.

Post #9 » by **Duffman100** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:21 pm

We aren't very good.

flatjacket1 · Post #10 » by **flatjacket1** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:35 pm

torontoaces04 wrote:We have a very young team, with both our players and pitchers. Youth will lead to inconsistency.

If we signed everybody on this team to a 5 year deal and we watched a game 5 years from now I bet we would be watching a top tier team.

I agree. A lot has to do with youth.

Hamyltowne · Post #11 » by **Hamyltowne** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:51 pm

Question:

Anatomize wrote:... why hasn't this team been able to sweep or win consecutive series?

Answer:

Duffman100 wrote:We aren't very good.

We have a few holes to fill before our expectation is to win multiple series.

dagger · Post #12 » by **dagger** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:57 am

A good read that relates to the OP's question.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2012/0 ... approacvh/

K1NG · Post #13 » by **K1NG** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:27 pm

Don't look now...

LLJ · Post #14 » by **LLJ** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:31 pm

He means one that's longer than 4 games.

RapsFanInVA · Post #15 » by **RapsFanInVA** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:25 am

LLJ wrote:He means one that's longer than 4 games.

We're playing the Brewers then Marlins. Even with our unknown pitching rotation we have a legit shot to keep streaking. Of course the Blowdero factor will undoubtedly rear its ugly head soon and kill the streak.

dballislife · Post #16 » by **dballislife** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:59 am

i hate it when we win a few games cus then we all know we're dropping the next few

Hamyltowne · Post #17 » by **Hamyltowne** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:25 am

dballislife wrote:i hate it when we win a few games cus then we all know we're dropping the next few

"... (It's) called a winning streak... it has happened before."

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnVrSZHnvYY[/youtube]

Randle McMurphy · Post #18 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:18 am

dballislife wrote:i hate it when we win a few games cus then we all know we're dropping the next few

Such a great attitude to have.

Post #19 » by **spykelee** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:58 am

Hamyltowne wrote:
dballislife wrote:i hate it when we win a few games cus then we all know we're dropping the next few

"... (It's) called a winning streak... it has happened before."

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnVrSZHnvYY[/youtube]

I was just thinking about this part a couple of days ago, haha, luv it! "Arencibia, it's not your job to make excuses, that's all u guys do good. It's either a leg thing, or a spiritual thing, or a psychological thing, or a heart attack"

and here's one for you Hamyltowne

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jJQ0Nmzf7c[/youtube]

dballislife · Post #20 » by **dballislife** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:00 am

Randle McMurphy wrote:
dballislife wrote:i hate it when we win a few games cus then we all know we're dropping the next few

Such a great attitude to have.

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