GDT (3/7 if necessary): Royals @ Blue Jays [Cueto v Stroman] Oct 19 - 8:07 pm

[nextyear]

You try hard CHP, eh? Keep throwing out the bait, you'll do well. There's a hook, line, sinker, everywhere.

 

Nope, just worried about these Kansas City hitters.

 

By the way, you know I am not this former CHP poster?

[THANOS]

I love you all BJMB!!! Our boys won, I helped destroy Cueto's psyche, and we met Gerard Butler,

 

http://s29.postimg.org/mkyizll5j/facebook_20151020_000857.png

 

saw Eugene Levy and Brendan Shanahan (sitting directly beside out section in the same row, right behind the Jays dugout)

 

http://s23.postimg.org/4lly32pm2/IMG_20151019_230153.jpg

 

And had an epics time!!

[37stieb]

yes

 

I wonder what happens when EE has a good game. He's not one to chatter on TV.

[Terminator]

I love you all BJMB!!! Our boys won, I helped destroy Cueto's psyche, and we met Gerard Butler,

 

http://s29.postimg.org/mkyizll5j/facebook_20151020_000857.png

 

saw Eugene Levy and Brendan Shanahan (sitting directly beside out section in the same row, right behind the Jays dugout)

 

http://s23.postimg.org/4lly32pm2/IMG_20151019_230153.jpg

 

And had an epics time!!

 

He looks pissed.

[EMK19]

While that definitely did not end on a note that I would have liked, win is a win at the end of the day. Glad that the hitting finally came around, great to see JD and Tulo having big offensive games. Huge kudos to Goins for stepping up his game and coming up big on all fronts today after that game 2 letdown. I love players who can bounce back and respond like this from tough circumstances, I look for that a lot in a good ballplayer.

 

...Jose really needs to be moved out to 1st base/DH full time by 2017 (if we re-sign him) and needs to be slowly phased into it starting next year. I love the guy (as my avatar would show) but RF defence has regressed way too much for us to tolerate for much longer and if he happens to be stubborn about playing RF when contract talks come up then we need to move on from him.

 

In general we really need to stop making those silly errors we saw today... KC is making us pay on every single one of them. Inexcusable error by Smoak there in the 9th, can't have a defensive replacement screw up like that.

 

But in all, just happy that we won to get back into this. I hope Dickey will be able to cool off those KC bats tomorrow with the dome closed... as long as he can limit his walks and HRs I think Royals hitters will have trouble string multiple small hits together like how they have thus far. Hopefully Chris Young won't be another one of those Gallardo-type of guys and we can get to him.

[reedjohnsonfan]

^^ A+ post, thanks.

[37stieb]

They are getting unbelievably blessed on contact. Their BABIP is outrageous.

 

You think the laws of averages catches up with these guys. Lots of hit balls finding holes consistently. Never seen such hitting like that

[37stieb]

While that definitely did not end on a note that I would have liked, win is a win at the end of the day. Glad that the hitting finally came around, great to see JD and Tulo having big offensive games. Huge kudos to Goins for stepping up his game and coming up big on all fronts today after that game 2 letdown. I love players who can bounce back and respond like this from a tough circumstances, I look for that a lot in a good ballplayer.

 

...Jose really needs to be moved out to 1st base/DH full time by 2017 (if we re-sign him) and needs to be slowly phased into it starting next year. I love the guy (as my avatar would show) but RF defence has regressed way too much for us to tolerate for much longer and if he happens to be stubborn about playing RF when contract talks come up then we need to move on from him.

 

In general we really need to stop making those silly errors we saw today... KC is making us pay on every single one of them. Inexcusable error by Smoak there in the 9th, can't have a defensive replacement screw up like that.

 

But in all, just happy that we won to get back into this. I hope Dickey will be able to cool off those KC bats tomorrow with the dome closed... as long as he can limit his walks and HRs I think Royals hitters will have trouble string multiple small hits together like how they have thus far. Hopefully Chris Young won't be another one of those Gallardo-type of guys and we can get to him.

 

That leaves a huge problem for toronto buy moving JB to 1st as we have to deal with Cola, Smoak and especially EE.

[reedjohnsonfan]

That leaves a huge problem for toronto buy moving JB to 1st as we have to deal with Cola, Smoak and especially EE.

 

I think you can roll with one of Colabello or Smoak as a 1B (cut ties with the other), and then have Bautista DH or play 1st for a bunch of the games and have the 1B sit. This seems like a sensible approach to slowly get him to become a first baseman and seems realistic but not what I would do.

 

People may not agree with this, and I love Bautista, but going hard after Jason Heyward for RF is what would be my #1 priority this offseason. Not Price, not Greinke, Upton, etc. I'd bust the bank for Heyward and move Bautista to 1st. Might be an unpopular opinion but that's in the Jays' best interest IMO.

[intentional wok]

Was at the game tonight. Second row behind the Jays dug out. Amazing atmosphere. I've never been to a playoff game before.

 

I thought the place was going to burst after Tulo's home run (and then again after Tulo's ejection).

[EMK19]

That leaves a huge problem for toronto buy moving JB to 1st as we have to deal with Cola, Smoak and especially EE.

 

Right. We'll need to make a decision on which two of the three options we want to commit ourselves to long term. I can't see both Bats and EE coming back in 2017 to be honest with you, I'm thinking it'll be one or the other.

[EMK19]

BTW, what was the issue with Revere after he ran down the first baseline? I was at a bar and the commentary was drowned out, couldn't hear what they were saying. He looked in discomfort but it didn't seem like a leg problem...

[Slugger]

Right. We'll need to make a decision on which two of the three options we want to commit ourselves to long term. I can't see both Bats and EE coming back in 2017 to be honest with you, I'm thinking it'll be one or the other.

 

It'll be Cola and EE.

[37stieb]

Right. We'll need to make a decision on which two of the three options we want to commit ourselves to long term. I can't see both Bats and EE coming back in 2017 to be honest with you, I'm thinking it'll be one or the other.

 

How about moving JB to 1st try and keep EE for 3 year contract and since Smoak is a switch hitter with power, keep him. He may eventually hit a curve ball in 2016. I would miss Cola's hitting for sure. No place to put him. Unless he can learn to play LF. (laughter erupts)

[THANOS]

Was at the game tonight. Second row behind the Jays dug out. Amazing atmosphere. I've never been to a playoff game before.

 

I thought the place was going to burst after Tulo's home run (and then again after Tulo's ejection).

 

Dude you must have been in the section right beside me, did you see Brendan Shanahan? Here's where my brother and I sat:

 

[intentional wok]

Nope. The only celebrity I saw was the only celebrity I ever look for (and got to meet back in September): Geddy Lee

[THANOS]

Nope. The only celebrity I saw was the only celebrity I ever look for (and got to meet back in September): Geddy Lee

 

Yes I remember seeing him walk by the dugout! Strange that Levy and Butler didn't get to do the same, but maybe they didn't want to?

[art_vandelay275]

They are getting unbelievably blessed on contact. Their BABIP is outrageous.

 

At first, I thought this was their MO - getting contacts and somehow finding holes. But then looking at the reg season, they are only a little bit better than the Jays (.301 vs .298). They are not even in the top 10

 

Only hope that they won't be so lucky for the rest of the series...

[nonamejays]

The Jays should sign Chris Davis for 1B.

 

All your mashers are belong to us.

[thatoneguy]

The Jays should sign Chris Davis for 1B.

 

All your mashers are belong to us.

 

I can only imagine throwing a left handed bat like his into that gauntlet of righties we have now.

[FrozenRopes]

the jays should sign chris davis for 1b.

 

All your mashers are belong to us.

 

epic!

[nonamejays]

Revere

Donaldson

Davis

Bautista

Encarnacion

Tulowitzki

Martin

Pillar

Travis/Goins

 

Have fun with that. Even if you just sign a couple of middle of the road starters and run with Stroman, New Guy #1, New Guy #2, Dickey, Hutchison/Sanchez/Osuna, that might be a 100+ win team.

[fireballW]

I really enjoy the idea of getting a 1B that can really mash. Only issue is it takes away the DH spot with Edwin. For instance when Jose was injured earlier in the year, you would have had to sit him, EE or Davis each game.

[Boxcar]

I think you can roll with one of Colabello or Smoak as a 1B (cut ties with the other), and then have Bautista DH or play 1st for a bunch of the games and have the 1B sit. This seems like a sensible approach to slowly get him to become a first baseman and seems realistic but not what I would do.

 

People may not agree with this, and I love Bautista, but going hard after Jason Heyward for RF is what would be my #1 priority this offseason. Not Price, not Greinke, Upton, etc. I'd bust the bank for Heyward and move Bautista to 1st. Might be an unpopular opinion but that's in the Jays' best interest IMO.

 

Why? This is a great opinion and I would hope more people share it.

[Boxcar]

Revere

Donaldson

Davis

Bautista

Encarnacion

Tulowitzki

Martin

Pillar

Travis/Goins

 

Have fun with that. Even if you just sign a couple of middle of the road starters and run with Stroman, New Guy #1, New Guy #2, Dickey, Hutchison/Sanchez/Osuna, that might be a 100+ win team.

 

Davis will cost more than he's worth. Might even cost the same as Heyward.

 

I think if this playoff appearance has made anything painfully obvious, it's that upgrading RF should be an absolute priority.

[Daniel Labude]

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[RealAccountant]

Davis will cost more than he's worth. Might even cost the same as Heyward.

 

I think if this playoff appearance has made anything painfully obvious, it's that upgrading RF should be an absolute priority.

 

Why put Pompey in right and use bats to give him offdays. Pompey can play about half the games on RF with Bats the other half. Bats can DH the other half with EE playing 1st. On days we need to go power heavy

 

Vs LhP

RF bats

1B Cola

DH EE

 

On other days

 

Vs RHP

RF Pompey

1B EE

DH Bautista

[RealAccountant]

Every and all focus should be on the acquisition of another SP

[eastcoastjaysfan]

This is why we shouldn't have tanked after securing the division title. That extra home game looms large now...

[RealAccountant]

This is why we shouldn't have tanked after securing the division title. That extra home game looms large now...

 

Prepare your Angus

 

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