GDT(1/3):Seattle Mariners @ Your Toronto Blue Jays - Hernandez v Estrada - 7:07 PM ET

[Spanky99]

Down by 3, bunt?

[King]

Down by 3, bunt?

 

Good strategy

[Spanky99]

Good strategy

 

No doubt.

[Spanky99]

Wow...strong arm.

[King]

Wow

[fatcowxlive]

EE are you f***ing kidding me?

[King]

Chris Taylor are you f***ing kidding me?

 

ftfy

[Daniel Labude]

EE are you f***ing kidding me?

No he isnt

[JohnnyLonghorn]

Taylor plays a good SS. Hes been on everything today.

[fatcowxlive]

ftfy

 

Maaaaaan I blame EE he coulda made it, but he never hustles. He probably on started running after realising the SS actually got the ball

[S33n]

Maaaaaan I blame EE he coulda made it, but he never hustles. He probably on started running after realising the SS actually got the ball

 

Pretty much, he's on of the lazier players I've seen in a long time.

[Inklink]

At least AA managed to replace one fragile BC boy with another.

 

Is Happ pitching this series? No-no time.

[jaysfan2014]

At least AA managed to replace one fragile BC boy with another.

 

Is Happ pitching this series? No-no time.

 

Nope. Pitched yesterday. It's Paxton and a wild Taijuan Walker.

[S33n]

I don't know what has been more pathetic the teams play or the fan support.

 

How come you're not at the park?

[bendera3]

This game is going by so fast. I can start my shame and sadness spiral earlier tonight!

[JohnnyLonghorn]

Our OF is such a mess. Sure AA finally plugged a hole at 2b with Travis but he made a bigger hole at an even more premium position in CF. Pompey is still far away IMO and Pillar just isn't very good.

[jaysfan2014]

And the way King Felix is pitching, no wonder he's the best in the league.

[S33n]

I'm outta here, see ya boys

[baubau]

I don't know what has been more pathetic the teams play or the fan support.

 

There are more fair weather fans than real fans. Even a lot of BJs fan are not really baseball fans, they are just BJs fans. They only watch the team, not the sport. After 20+ years of suckage and another slow start you cannot blame them for not showing support in person but rather at home via TV or something else.

 

Once this team starts winning they'll be back. And be doucher. See KC fans.

[JohnnyLonghorn]

Why should fans support this team when it hasnt contended in 20+years

[o2cui2i]

hitting against Hernandez aint easy

 

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[jaysfan2014]

Didn't you also consider that Seattle is also crap outside of King Felix, and most fans are waiting until the Saturday and Sunday games?

 

And the Jays may have a chance.. Seattle's bullpen is a nightmare (12 losses, tied for worst in the AL and MLB).

[King]

Baseball America Scouting Report of King Felix when he was 17

 

Strengths: Hernandez has scary upside. He’ll open this season as a 17-year-old and he doesn’t need to develop any more stuff. The only guy in the organization with a comparable arm is big leaguer Rafael Soriano. Hernandez has the best fastball in the system and commands his mid-90s heat well. He regularly touches 97 and could reach triple digits as his skinny frame fills out. Hernandez’ curveball is also unparalleled among Mariners farmhands and gives him the possibility for two 70 pitches on the 20-80 scouting scale. Though he’s young and can easily overpower hitters at the lower levels, he understands the value of a changeup and is developing a good one. He can pitch down in the strike zone or blow the ball by hitters upstairs. He has poise and mound presence beyond his years.

 

 

Weaknesses: Hernandez just has to learn how to pitch. He needs to tweak his command and refine his pitches. Typical of a teenager with a lightning arm, he’ll overthrow at times but should grow out of that. Arm problems would appear to be the only thing that could derail him from stardom, and Hernandez has been perfectly healthy so far. The Mariners will go to great lengths to make sure he isn’t overworked in the minors.

 

 

The Future: Seattle wants to move Hernandez slowly, but he may not let that happen. He’s not going to need to spend a full season at each level and might need just two more years in the minors. He’ll probably start 2004 back at low Class A Wisconsin—the Mariners concede he could have spent all of last season there—and could be bucking for a promotion to high Class A Inland Empire by midseason. It’s easy to get overexcited about young pitchers, but Hernandez has the legitimate potential to become the best pitcher ever developed by the Mariners.

[jaysfan2014]

Well, Kawasaki will be back in AAA by Monday..

[bill]

dfa kawasaki

[JohnnyLonghorn]

Maybe so but the majority of the fans who come out to the games are not die hard baseball fans like most of us on this forum. Im sure as with most franchises, there is a correlation between team success and fan attendance.The Leafs are a rare exception but Toronto is a hockey town first and foremost. Hard to imagine them forking out their hard earned money towards a franchise that has really made no strides towards elevating themselves from mediocrity. Unfortunate because this team actually opened up their wallets and spent some money in 2012 but alas the results are no better.

[bronson44]

gift call

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Wow come in excepting to have to read a bit to catch up tonight and get a Coles note version GDT with not much detail ! Lol

[jaysfan2014]

Hey, at least this game isn't a train wreck like the mess in Boston right now.. we're losing to the best pitcher in baseball. Besides, we should have a chance vs. Paxton and Walker.. and BTW, Rodon has been scratched Monday. Noesi on Monday.

[Trouba95]

Game over. 47 losses left.