GDT - Blue Jays vs Red Sox, 4/18/2016, Game 4/4, 11:05AM EST Start

[Terminator]

Storen actually had a good inning. 2 weak flies, 2 ground balls, struck out Papi. Shaw hit him hard but the location on that pitch actually wasn't even that bad.

 

The Sox just BABIP'd him.

[Jonn]

Uhh yeah dude, I go a few times a year.

 

http://i.imgur.com/AhIHa8a.jpg

 

Did you google that?

[intentional wok]

Sox are tough, man. Good split. Hopefully a big inning against Koji and Kimbrel is the kickstarter for the offence.

[jays76]

Phew, Storen scared the s*** out of me there.

[CJ-Freeway]

Holy f***. Gg but damn, Storen blows.

[West Texas Forever]

Did you google that?

 

Yeah I googled a photo of me and my wife, with a dude that looks like me that is wearing a Texas shirt which is where I am from but yeah you're right google reverse image search that s*** like Catfish and see what you got hah

[xposbrad]

Still don't understand why we traded for Storen instead of signing Clippard

[youngtea]

Gibbons risked it and we barely won. We obviously need more help in a few places on this roster.

 

LF, Backup C and bullpen x 2.

 

So yeah our roster so far stinks.

[CJ-Freeway]

Still don't understand why we traded for Storen instead of signing Clippard

 

Clippard is probably worse

[Jonn]

Yeah I googled a photo of me and my wife, with a dude that looks like me that is wearing a Texas shirt which is where I am from but yeah you're right google reverse image search that s*** like Catfish and see what you got hah

 

West Texas Forever!

[West Texas Forever]

Not a pretty win, can we please not allow Storen in on tight situations

[burlingtonbandit]

Storen actually had a good inning. 2 weak flies, 2 ground balls, struck out Papi. Shaw hit him hard but the location on that pitch actually wasn't even that bad.

 

The Sox just BABIP'd him.

 

He's been pretty bad this season. He seems to be missing his spots with noticeably worse stuff which is not a good recipe.

[BTS]

So why would Gibby use Osuna yesterday if he knew he wouldn't use him the next day regardless of leverage? I know he warmed yesterday, but he surely would have been available today had he warmed and not pitched yesterday. The bigger question: why was Osuna unavailable today after pitching yesterday?

[Spanky99]

Chavez should really be used in high leverage situations.

 

Like last night.

[Brownie19]

Still don't understand why we traded for Storen instead of signing Clippard

 

We didn't have any budget.....

[Jonn]

Inside fastball Martin? Really?

[HERPDERP]

Did you google that?

 

http://www.tineye.com/search/abe5442e8cbf11a464020c936551949e6b0badbf/

 

original

[burlingtonbandit]

So why would Gibby use Osuna yesterday if he knew he wouldn't use him the next day regardless of leverage? I know he warmed yesterday, but he surely would have been available today had he warmed and not pitched yesterday. The bigger question: why was Osuna unavailable today after pitching yesterday?

 

He warmed up on Saturday too. That is the real terrible decision in this entire situation.

[Praxis]

A great win and back to .500!

 

I still believe in Storen, let's give him some more time before we write him off completely in high leverage situations.

[93 Jays]

Obviously he was sick or fatigued or something. He's sitting in the dugout. Could have just woke up funny, or maybe he had the "flu". The game was at 11 a.m. after all.

 

maybe gibby needed help sucking on that bag of dicks?

[West Texas Forever]

I hope this is the last time the Jays are at .500 for the rest of the season

[intentional wok]

So why would Gibby use Osuna yesterday if he knew he wouldn't use him the next day regardless of leverage? I know he warmed yesterday, but he surely would have been available today had he warmed and not pitched yesterday. The bigger question: why was Osuna unavailable today after pitching yesterday?

 

All good questions. I was and am fine with Osuna in yesterday's game, but I'm not sure why he was suddenly unavailable for today. Sure it's a morning game but the time off between games is still longer than a night-day set. Unless Osuna needed today for some reason, I'd say Gibby was just "getting guys in", as he tends to.

[Terminator]

Feels good to get these last two wins. Seems like we aren't playing well at all but we are 7-7.

 

The starting pitching has been really good which is an encouraging sign.

[xposbrad]

Clippard is probably worse

 

Nah, I like Clippard, he's pretty reliable and consistent over the past couple of years. I would have dumped Revere for a prospect. Storen makes 2m more than Clippard.

[Spanky99]

So why would Gibby use Osuna yesterday if he knew he wouldn't use him the next day regardless of leverage? I know he warmed yesterday, but he surely would have been available today had he warmed and not pitched yesterday. The bigger question: why was Osuna unavailable today after pitching yesterday?

 

I don't get it, Storen pitched yesterday, and he had Chavez warming in the pen alongside Osuna, Chavez should've been in the game yesterday with a 4 run lead. Mind boggling.

[HERPDERP]

The bottom line is that our bullpen just needs to be better. Are we really going to need perfect decision making from the manager for 4 run leads and 3 run leads? Put a guy in and get some outs for f*** sake.

 

If our bullpen is just Cecil and Osuna for 162 games then forget it. Not even 10 win Buck Showalter can manage that.

 

fortunately though, our bullpen has the stuff to be effective - Chavez and Floyd particularly.

 

I'm not excited about Venditte (against righties) or Storen, though.

[jays76]

So why would Gibby use Osuna yesterday if he knew he wouldn't use him the next day regardless of leverage? I know he warmed yesterday, but he surely would have been available today had he warmed and not pitched yesterday. The bigger question: why was Osuna unavailable today after pitching yesterday?

 

Poor decision making at it's finest. Chavez was warming up yesterday as well and could've been used. I think they made Osuna unavailable to safeguard him after yesterday's debacle, mainly maybe to protect his confidence more than overuse.

 

Everything could've severely backfired today. I think sometimes Gibby throws caution to the wind and just says f*** it I'm gonna roll the dice.

[G-Snarls]

I want to believe that Gibbons has been hamstrung by minor ailments among the relievers. And I understand why they don't let the media (and therefore other teams) know about those sorts of problems.

 

I don't want to think he's as bad at managing a bullpen as it would appear on the surface.

Edited April 18, 2016 by G-Snarls

[Spanky99]

All good questions. I was and am fine with Osuna in yesterday's game, but I'm not sure why he was suddenly unavailable for today. Sure it's a morning game but the time off between games is still longer than a night-day set. Unless Osuna needed today for some reason, I'd say Gibby was just "getting guys in", as he tends to.

 

Storen pitched yesterday, though.

[Jimcanuck]

don't forget our best starter will be moved to the bullpen for the stretch run

 

just noted the 2nd highest OBP is Smoak at .389....