Game Day Thread - Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays on a Sunday Afternoon (1:10pm)

[Belliss101]

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup :

1. Jose Bautista (still unfortunately)

2. Josh Donaldson

3. Edwin Encarnacion

4. Dioner Navarro (whaaaaaat???)

5. Russell Martin

6. Troy Tulowitzki

7. Michael Saunders

8. Kevin Pillar

9. Devon Travis (Gibbons, you idiot)

 

P. JA Happ

 

Tampa Bay Rays Lineup

Can't find it

 

P. Chris Archer

 

1. Logan Forsythe ® 2B

2. Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

3. Evan Longoria ® 3B

4. Brad Miller (L) 1B

5. Matt Duffy ® SS

6. Steven Souza Jr. ® RF

7. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

8. Bobby Wilson ® C

9. Curt Casali ® DH

Edited September 4, 2016 by o2cui2i

[ChrisS]

Navarro @ cleanup, ugh. Let's hope he proves us wrong again today.

[43211234]

Gibby needs to be stopped.

 

But it's also on the front office if nobody steps in to tell him never to DH Navarro again.

[jays_fever]

This is getting ridiculous. Its not funny anymore

[mellowgold]

This lineup is atrocious.

[mikebel111]

Offense step the heck up!

[Angrioter]

Dioner' trade was a f***ing mistake. Gibbons doesn't know how to use him

[FrozenRopes]

Dioner should be used for Estrada like thole for dickey, and only if it work's. If it doesn't work, pine him.

[Daniel Labude]

Lets Go Blue Jays!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Must win game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Grant77]

I don't have a problem with Navy getting at-bats over Smoak and Upton after looking really good yesterday, but cleanup is just inexplicable.

[West Texas Forever]

This is a must win games. Could slip out of 1st place today for f***sakes.

[ChrisS]

Navarro career vs Archer: 7 for 22 with 2 home runs, .318/.385/.591

[ChrisS]

Hopefully by the end of today Gibby looks like a genius

[havok24]

f*** off Gibby

[fatcowxlive]

Navarro career vs Archer: 7 for 22 with 2 home runs, .318/.385/.591

 

I knew there was something I wasn't seeing. Still don't like him batting ahead of Tulo and Martin but whatever. I don't mind him in the DH spot for a while

[HERPDERP]

sigh

[Vialotor]

Dioner Navarro should never hit cleanup...anywhere jesus.

[THANOS]

Dear lord Gibbons...

[HERPDERP]

Imagine this type of s*** happening in the playoffs?

[Vialotor]

Jays really need Bautista to get going, he has not looked good at the plate at all.

[THANOS]

Imagine this type of s*** happening in the playoffs?

 

If we make it there, you know it will. I just hope he's gone after this season, win or lose.

[AttaBoy]

Nothing wrong with Bautista leading off. Probably the best spot for him.

[TheHurl]

A game featuring 4 total catchers.

[candymartinez]

Batting Navarro might be a fireable offence. How could he possible think that's a good idea? What is the thought process here? This is truly blowing my mind.

[RealAccountant]

Nothing wrong with Bautista leading off. Probably the best spot for him.

 

Bautista's best days are clearly behind him. I was holding on to hope but watching him play this year has made the answer more and more firm.

 

I still hope he can finish his career in Toronto for less $$. He probably has 1 or 2 30+ hr seasons left but pretty soon he will be a bench option then fade away

[jays4life19]

lmao Holy s***. Navarro DH and hitting 4th? lol wat.

 

Confirmed Gibbons is Dogg. He's just trolling us.

[o2cui2i]

ok... ball park style food didn't help yesterday so I'm just going to eat what I like.

 

http://i64.tinypic.com/2qi9qnl.jpg

 

GO JAYS!!!

[glory]

I can't wait until the Boston series when Navarro plays all 3 games and bats clean-up in at least two of them.

 

"He is 1-2 in his career against Pitcher X, so why not?"

[AttaBoy]

I can't wait until the Boston series when Navarro plays all 3 games and bats clean-up in at least two of them.

 

"He is 1-2 in his career against Pitcher X, so why not?"

 

In this case he has the highest OPS on the team and 2 HR vs Archer. 26 PA / only 3 Ks. Still insignificant? Kind of. But managers gotta manage.

[RealAccountant]

Even with Navarro batting and other Shenanigans, you sort of get the feeling that the Jays would have gotten swept anyways