Blue Jays vs. Royals AL Championship Thread

[Jonn]

Any word yet on the roster for this series? I'm expecting Thole to make the cut this time, perhaps at the expense of Tepara. Or Carrera.

 

Should be out anytime now. Royals just released theirs.

[EMK19]

Like the shirt says

 

http://www.blogto.com/upload/2015/10/20151014-jose.jpg

 

Does anyone know what cap Jose's wearing? It looks like it is a logo made of "Jb". Does he have his own brand line going or something?

[Sammy225]

Any word yet on the roster for this series? I'm expecting Thole to make the cut this time, perhaps at the expense of Tepara. Or Carrera.

 

Thole does not offer anything. He can't pinch hit or run and you might as well use martin for Dickey which will only be one start and he offers way more the Thole through out the game. At least Carrera can pinch run

[EMK19]

Good to hear that Loup is now back, but I'm wondering whether he'll mentally be all there right now... I'd assume whatever happened would have been pretty serious for him to miss two postseason games...

[Mac Outlaw]

Thole does not offer anything. He can't pinch hit or run and you might as well use martin for Dickey which will only be one start and he offers way more the Thole through out the game. At least Carrera can pinch run

 

Thole lets Navarro pinch hit.

[dineke]

Does anyone know what cap Jose's wearing? It looks like it is a logo made of "Jb". Does he have his own brand line going or something?

 

Looks like a dick and balls.

[Governator]

Thole does not offer anything. He can't pinch hit or run and you might as well use martin for Dickey which will only be one start and he offers way more the Thole through out the game. At least Carrera can pinch run

 

The thought is obviously just so Navarro can pinch hit, but I agree it's not worth the wasted spot. Carerra and Navarro are basically the same offensive player except Carerra provides speed depth as well.

[Boxcar]

Does anyone know what cap Jose's wearing? It looks like it is a logo made of "Jb". Does he have his own brand line going or something?

 

Yes

[Governator]

Have they set times for Tuesdays games yet? I'm assuming we're at 4PM but want to confirm.

[THANOS]

Looks like I'm going to Monday's game in the 100 level folks!

[Grant77]

Should be out anytime now. Royals just released theirs.

 

Rosters had to be submitted by 10am, Alex said yesterday.

[Cyborg]

Does anyone know what cap Jose's wearing? It looks like it is a logo made of "Jb". Does he have his own brand line going or something?

Yes it is his own brand, he has had it for awhile.

[EMK19]

Yes it is his own brand, he has had it for awhile.

 

Yeah, after some digging he does indeed have his own brand

http://whatproswear.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/jose-bautista-marucci-logo.png

 

I'd actually consider buying that cap he is wearing... But I've no idea where to get them, lol.

[Cyborg]

Don't forget the "Joey series"

 

http://wpmedia.news.nationalpost.com/2015/05/bbafashion_jose_bautista_20150507-11.jpg?w=620

[DonnysManbun]

Jays in 4. Kansas city has nothing outside of cueto in their rotation. All their hitters are overrated.

 

People GLOW over Salvador Perez when he's simply a pillar level talent. Hacker with good defence. He will have a horrible series and be exposed as the overrated lump that he is.

[DonnysManbun]

Yeah, after some digging he does indeed have his own brand

 

I'd actually consider buying that cap he is wearing... But I've no idea where to get them, lol.

 

I think he posted a link on his instagram like a week ago

[Cyborg]

His batting gloves:

http://www.whatproswear.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jose-bautista-marucci-batting-gloves-2-600x600.jpg

 

And cleats:

http://www.whatproswear.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jose-bautista-new-balance-4040v2-cleats-2-503x600.jpg

[CHRIS]

Looks like I'm going to Monday's game in the 100 level folks!

 

Be sure to bring a couple of babies with you.

[avatar22]

I'm just relieved we don't have to deal with Delino Deshields anymore. As a former Expos fan, I feel like he was sent to exact vengeance for his father. And the guy runs like a rocket - he just gets on base and you might as well give up and wave him home.

[Candy Maldonado]

[EMK19]

I'm just relieved we don't have to deal with Delino Deshields anymore. As a former Expos fan, I feel like he was sent to exact vengeance for his father. And the guy runs like a rocket - he just gets on base and you might as well give up and wave him home.

 

We did benefit big time from his horrible defence too however, lol. Glad (for us) that he is still in the process of learning how to play the outfield.

[reedjohnsonfan]

I'm just relieved we don't have to deal with Delino Deshields anymore. As a former Expos fan, I feel like he was sent to exact vengeance for his father. And the guy runs like a rocket - he just gets on base and you might as well give up and wave him home.

 

Yeah the Royals offense is a lot less scary than the Rangers. They got some guys who can run and manufacture runs or whatever, but hopefully the Jays can just overpower them. I'm hoping we can make a tombstone for Volquez tonight.

[avatar22]

We did benefit big time from his horrible defence too however, lol. Glad (for us) that he is still in the process of learning how to play the outfield.

 

Agreed. But every time he came up to bat I was cringing. He was hitting these routine infield grounders and somehow beating the throw like he was teleporting to the base or something. Unreal.

[BigCecil]

Yeah the Royals offense is a lot less scary than the Rangers. They got some guys who can run and manufacture runs or whatever, but hopefully the Jays can just overpower them. I'm hoping we can make a tombstone for Volquez tonight.

 

That's where Martin needs to shine.

[avatar22]

That's where Martin needs to shine.

 

Did Martin even get to throw anyone out in this last series? I can't remember.

 

This is why these small ball teams scare me. Great pitching can shut down the home run and even the base hit, but it seems almost impossible to defend against these sacrifice guerrilla tactics we saw Texas using throughout the series. Yeah, if our home run guys are active they will score more runs than the other team can manufacture, but if they run into dominant pitching, we are $$$ed.

[THANOS]

 

Is this a good crew?

[Boxcar]

Jays in 4. Kansas city has nothing outside of cueto in their rotation. All their hitters are overrated.

 

People GLOW over Salvador Perez when he's simply a pillar level talent. Hacker with good defence. He will have a horrible series and be exposed as the overrated lump that he is.

 

Saying Perez is a Pillar level talent is an insult to Pillar.

[Boxcar]

Is this a good crew?

 

I would say so

[reedjohnsonfan]

Did Martin even get to throw anyone out in this last series? I can't remember.

 

This is why these small ball teams scare me. Great pitching can shut down the home run and even the base hit, but it seems almost impossible to defend against these sacrifice guerrilla tactics we saw Texas using throughout the series. Yeah, if our home run guys are active they will score more runs than the other team can manufacture, but if they run into dominant pitching, we are $$$ed.

 

I think he threw out Odor going to 3rd, can't remember anyone else.

 

It is pretty annoying. But this isn't NL ball, have to hit it into the seats if you're going to beat the Jays. Morales, Hosmer, etc are nice hitters but not as worrisome as the Choo/Fielder/Beltre middle of the lineup.

[baloojayz]

Did Martin even get to throw anyone out in this last series? I can't remember.

 

This is why these small ball teams scare me. Great pitching can shut down the home run and even the base hit, but it seems almost impossible to defend against these sacrifice guerrilla tactics we saw Texas using throughout the series. Yeah, if our home run guys are active they will score more runs than the other team can manufacture, but if they run into dominant pitching, we are $$$ed.

 

Yeah he threw out someone at 3rd