GDT (5-2) Toronto Bluejays (51-42) @ Oakland Athletics (40-51) 4.05pm (Game 3/3)

[fatcowxlive]

Atta boy Smoak, lets drive him in boys

[gruber92]

If you are sacrificing, square up early !!

[y2j44]

QUOTE=THANOS;976641]Would have been nice to see Grilli there.

 

For sure....that is a no brainer really

[gruber92]

Why did Gibby take the bunt off?

 

Especially with Travis and JD due up.

[fatcowxlive]

Would have been nice to see Grilli there.

 

For sure....that is a no brainer really

 

.... not really, who pitches the 8th?

[vdubmvp]

Harrison Perry ‏

44% of all runners inherited by Jesse Chavez have scored. Don't be fooled by relievers' ERA, folks! #BlueJays

 

I think most of us have felt like our relievers should be given a clean inning a lot more often than they have been.

[THANOS]

With his speed and his bat being very average, it wasn't that bad of an idea.

 

Still not a fan. There is such a slim margin of error with a squeeze bunt and it's not like Pillar is "that" fast.

[jaysguy44]

f*** sakes

[Horses Fart]

No bunt?

[LGBJ29]

why the f*** would you not bunt jesus christ wake up

[gruber92]

Gibby is always pushing the wrong buttons.

 

I'm so f***ing sick of him.

[THANOS]

.... not really, who pitches the 8th?

 

Who cares..? We need to use our best relievers in the most dire situations in the game, screw roles.

[fatcowxlive]

I think most of us have felt like our relievers should be given a clean inning a lot more often than they have been.

 

A reliever's job is to provide relief, part of the situations should be with runners on. Its in excusable to not be able to get an out from the first 3 batters you face

[EdwinsParrot]

Did gibby think lake was actually gonna do anything?

[y2j44]

Thank you..

 

.... not really, who pitches the 8th?

 

Chavez can pitch the 8th starting the inning with no runners on. Thats when he should be used. With no runners on

[THANOS]

With Lake, in that situation, I could understand running a bunt play; yet Gibbons let's him swing away?

[fatcowxlive]

Who cares..? We need to use our best relievers in the most dire situations in the game, screw roles.

 

That was not a dire situation, Chavez is just s***. only 1 runner in scoring position against a s*** bat in Alonso with 2 outs in the 6th. That's not high leverage. Our pitchers are just s***

[Pendleton]

No bunt?

 

He tried on the first pitch.

[bronson44]

Wish we got more of a shot at Jackson Triggs in this one. He looked like good hitting.

[Jonn]

Typical bed s***

[thatoneguy]

Has the Coliseum been a house of horrors for us over the past number of years? I seem to recall a lot of losses (particularly that 4 game sweep in 2014).

[gruber92]

.... not really, who pitches the 8th?

 

You got Cecil. Point is, get out the jam and worry about it later.

[bones10]

Some quality at bats this inning

[THANOS]

Awful approach there Travis. WTF was that?

[Horses Fart]

f***.

[fatcowxlive]

Chavez can pitch the 8th starting the inning with no runners on. Thats when he should be used. With no runners on

 

As I said above, if a reliever can't pitch in a situation with runners on then he's useless and only a mopup man. That's inexcusable. He's a reliever he needs to provide relief with or without any runners on

[Atothe]

Okay Devon. Terrible doesn't even describe your at bats lately

[gruber92]

I have no clue what Travis is doing.

[Daniel Labude]

1 bunt attempted...my gosh why did Gibby not call for the sac bunt? Single handedly losing this game imo

[LGBJ29]

1st and 2nd nobody out, what a joke