Implosion 2016

[Belliss101]

Boston was underachieving all year, they're finally playing as a team with that much talent should be playing. Not to knock the Jays, but even in the second half of 2015 I was thinking the Sox would take the division this year, and that never changed. This is not surprising or unexpected to me.

 

Texas vs. Boston ALCS seems to me the only logical matchup. #Implosion2016

[puphood]

Jays 7/12 in Sept. with a small glimmer of hope in Seattle of improvement. More probable that there is a tie for 2nd WC spot than 1st place. All three AL WC spots predicted within 1 at finish unless someone stumbles.......At least the Jays aren't playing the Rays....

[BigCecil]

Please lock this thread. Birds are in flight.

[intentional wok]

I was at that Archer and Price game too, pick up some tickets and come to this years final game!

 

At this rate I might. My second tradition is seeing them play (and beat) the Orioles every year since 2013.

[puphood]

Liriano pitches a gem but Jays offence give no run support and stumble badly which hands the AL east to Boston..........four games to go lets see if this plot can get thicken in the WC.

[Governator]

Can we stop bumping this thread that was creating during a 3 week lump?

[Olerud363]

Can we stop bumping this thread that was creating during a 3 week lump?

 

I'm not sure the three week lump is over... it's not just losing it's how you lose...

 

If I had said the morning of September 1st

 

Governator - Hypothetically if the Jays lose 8 games to the red sox in September, lose 3 or 4 games to all the wild card teams, are clinging onto a wild card last weekend of season is that implosion??

 

Add in the last week of the season they blow all three save opportunities (albeit rescuing one of the games), lose their set up man in a fight, Travis reactivates his shoulder injury in same fight... is that implosion??

 

Eziquiel Carrera is the lead off man, Fatty Navarro the key pinch hitter, Grilli and Osuna are running on fumes and giving up bombs, is that implosion??

 

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The argument for implosion is the extremely s*****, ball crunching play of the Jays, and the state of the bullpen and lead off position heading into the last weekend of still key games

 

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The argument against implosion is that the Jays played well from May to August and got a bit of a lead in the WC race, so will need a particularly s***** and nut-crunching final 4 days to complete implosion

[jaysfan2014]

I'm not sure the three week lump is over... it's not just losing it's how you lose...

 

If I had said the morning of September 1st

 

Governator - Hypothetically if the Jays lose 8 games to the red sox in September, lose 3 or 4 games to all the wild card teams, are clinging onto a wild card last weekend of season is that implosion??

 

Add in the last week of the season they blow all three save opportunities (albeit rescuing one of the games), lose their set up man in a fight, Travis reactivates his shoulder injury in same fight... is that implosion??

 

Eziquiel Carrera is the lead off man, Fatty Navarro the key pinch hitter, Grilli and Osuna are running on fumes and giving up bombs, is that implosion??

 

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The argument for implosion is the extremely s*****, ball crunching play of the Jays, and the state of the bullpen and lead off position heading into the last weekend of still key games

 

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The argument against implosion is that the Jays played well from May to August and got a bit of a lead in the WC race, so will need a particularly s***** and nut-crunching final 4 days to complete implosion

 

Shut up. Jays only need 1 win and a Detroit loss to clinch a share of the wild card and 2 to clinch. And Boston likely rests starters this weekend since Texas is likely to clinch best record in the AL, and the Sox are destined to play Cleveland.

[Olerud363]

Shut up. Jays only need 1 win and a Detroit loss to clinch a share of the wild card and 2 to clinch. And Boston likely rests starters this weekend since Texas is likely to clinch best record in the AL, and the Sox are destined to play Cleveland.

 

The amount of flak I get is unbelievable. I said

 

a) Jays have been awful in September, and continue to be awful, especially the bullpen and offense

 

Because of their good play May through August, they would have to be "nut crunchingly" awful to completely blow it.

 

I did not say "Jays will lose the last four guarenteed"..

 

I said they will have to continue to play like s*** the last four games and have some bad luck to blow it

[Governator]

I'm not sure the three week lump is over... it's not just losing it's how you lose...

 

If I had said the morning of September 1st

 

Governator - Hypothetically if the Jays lose 8 games to the red sox in September, lose 3 or 4 games to all the wild card teams, are clinging onto a wild card last weekend of season is that implosion??

 

Add in the last week of the season they blow all three save opportunities (albeit rescuing one of the games), lose their set up man in a fight, Travis reactivates his shoulder injury in same fight... is that implosion??

 

Eziquiel Carrera is the lead off man, Fatty Navarro the key pinch hitter, Grilli and Osuna are running on fumes and giving up bombs, is that implosion??

 

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The argument for implosion is the extremely s*****, ball crunching play of the Jays, and the state of the bullpen and lead off position heading into the last weekend of still key games

 

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The argument against implosion is that the Jays played well from May to August and got a bit of a lead in the WC race, so will need a particularly s***** and nut-crunching final 4 days to complete implosion

 

 

No the argument against implosion is that the team that ran away with the division would not have been stopped by us without the so called implosion. So calm your f***ing tits.

 

All teams have their problems and regardless of our play we weren't going to win the division but you're welcome to jump ship and join the Red Sox fap party if that's your deal.

 

After we've been eliminated then by all means have your implosion rants and discuss all of the small issues that lead to a total collapse of a season or whatever you'd like call this. Until then, some of us don't like to be constantly put in a downer while watching meaningful baseball games in September that we've dreamed of since we were teens...

[Olerud363]

No the argument against implosion is that the team that ran away with the division would not have been stopped by us without the so called implosion. So calm your f***ing tits.

 

All teams have their problems and regardless of our play we weren't going to win the division but you're welcome to jump ship and join the Red Sox fap party if that's your deal.

 

After we've been eliminated then by all means have your implosion rants and discuss all of the small issues that lead to a total collapse of a season or whatever you'd like call this. Until then, some of us don't like to be constantly put in a downer while watching meaningful baseball games in September that we've dreamed of since we were teens...

 

Jays are 11-14 in September. If they were 14-11 they'd be two back, if they managed one of those extra wins against Boston, 1 back.

 

The jays are slugging .368 in September... the offense has been awful, the bullpen awful

 

Starters have been dynamite... it has been, thus far, an exceedingly frustrating September... Implosion thread is the place to talk about that...

 

Just because I'm down on the Jays doesn't mean I jumped ship... I can admire and dislike the Red Sox at the same time.

[KingKat]

So calm your f***ing tits.

 

Seems pretty calm to me.

[intrigid]

Jays are 11-14 in September. If they were 14-11 they'd be two back, if they managed one of those extra wins against Boston, 1 back.

 

You sound exactly like a Yankees fan this time last year. Boston is the better team; they have the better run differential; they deserve to win; stop living in fantasy land.

[Krylian]

So much anger in this thread. The team has stumbled and bumbled around in September. Can that be denied? No. Will the team secure a wildcard spot? Yes (even if they lose all their games left I think they'll get in.

 

The conversation now really is...how confident do you feel that this team can do anything in the post-season given their play the past month? I can't see how anyone would feel confident.

[Governator]

Sorry, I'm bitter today.

[Olerud363]

Sorry, I'm bitter today.

 

Honestly it is not the final dagger that crushes me, it is the intermediate step where something bad happens (that shouldn't of) that leads to the final dagger.

 

For example the Price, pop-up game 2 in ALCS crushed me far more than the final loss in game 6.

 

I honestly don't see my self going nuts when the season ends, no matter how it happens.

 

I was saddest about losing the division during the s***-show Yankees/Red Sox week where we went 1-5, when we actually fell 5 behind, big deal, it was the earlier s*** show that caused it.

 

If we somehow lose both wild cards, I'll be angriest at whatever s***-show losses lead to us having to play seriously on Sunday, not the Sunday outcome.

 

If we get to the wild card game, and lose, I won't be crushed... it's just a coin flip.

 

If we get passed the wild card game anything after that is a bonus.

[Governator]

Honestly it is not the final dagger that crushes me, it is the intermediate step where something bad happens (that shouldn't of) that leads to the final dagger.

 

For example the Price, pop-up game 2 in ALCS crushed me far more than the final loss in game 6.

 

I honestly don't see my self going nuts when the season ends, no matter how it happens.

 

I was saddest about losing the division during the s***-show Yankees/Red Sox week where we went 1-5, when we actually fell 5 behind, big deal, it was the earlier s*** show that caused it.

 

If we somehow lose both wild cards, I'll be angriest at whatever s***-show losses lead to us having to play seriously on Sunday, not the Sunday outcome.

 

If we get to the wild card game, and lose, I won't be crushed... it's just a coin flip.

 

If we get passed the wild card game anything after that is a bonus.

 

 

 

I think what made me so frustrated last night (and this morning) was that after Liriano was dealing I looked at the game as a preview of what to expect in the wild card game and well... we blew it and coin flips suck.

[Jonn]

My plan is working perfectly.

 

[West Texas Forever]

I don't think I can actually watch a Wild Card one and done game with our Blue Jays in it, not sure if I could handle the stress, one bad inning by a pitcher and the game is done basically.

[Olerud363]

I don't think I can actually watch a Wild Card one and done game with our Blue Jays in it, not sure if I could handle the stress, one bad inning by a pitcher and the game is done basically.

 

I'd have no trouble with it...

 

In my mind the big blow was the first 10 days of September, where odds of one playoff series went from 80, to 40

 

Odds of a playoff series are still at about 40.

 

One way or another there will be ALDS next Thursday, or a nut-crunch Sunday or Tuesday...

[Olerud363]

For those who care

 

Today through Saturday - potential to prevent Sunday being a ball crunching nut crush

 

Sunday - WARNING - Potential 2016 Blue Jays goodbye

 

Monday - WARNING - Potential 2016 Blue Jays goodbye

 

Tuesday - WARNING - Still most likely date for Potential 2016 Blue Jays goodbye , also the coin could flip the right way

If we are still playing Thursday that is a good thing...

[King]

I don't think I can actually watch a Wild Card one and done game with our Blue Jays in it, not sure if I could handle the stress, one bad inning by a pitcher and the game is done basically.

This board will meltdown like never before if we lose to the Orioles in a wild card game.

[BTS]

This board will meltdown like never before if we lose to the Orioles in a wild card game.

 

I actually think admin should close membership for a week if it looks like Baltimore is going to win the WC game.

[Governator]

For those who care

 

Today through Saturday - potential to prevent Sunday being a ball crunching nut crush

 

Sunday - WARNING - Potential 2016 Blue Jays goodbye

 

Monday - WARNING - Potential 2016 Blue Jays goodbye

 

Tuesday - WARNING - Still most likely date for Potential 2016 Blue Jays goodbye , also the coin could flip the right way

If we are still playing Thursday that is a good thing...

 

 

So what you're saying is we need to win tonight.

[West Texas Forever]

This board will meltdown like never before if we lose to the Orioles in a wild card game.

 

I would probably just drink myself to sleep while pumping some Kanye 808 Heartbreaks on repeat.

[Olerud363]

So what you're saying is we need to win tonight.

 

It would be nice to win tonight for a lot of reasons... at this point the odds start going up and down like crazy with every win/loss

 

It would be nice to have a wild card game at home and be able to prepare for it for a couple of days.

[Stangstag]

I actually think admin should close membership for a week if it looks like Baltimore is going to win the WC game.

 

Hahaha agreed

[Spanky99]

For those who care

 

Today through Saturday - potential to prevent Sunday being a ball crunching nut crush

 

Sunday - WARNING - Potential 2016 Blue Jays goodbye

 

Monday - WARNING - Potential 2016 Blue Jays goodbye

 

Tuesday - WARNING - Still most likely date for Potential 2016 Blue Jays goodbye , also the coin could flip the right way

If we are still playing Thursday that is a good thing...

 

Well Olerud, according to you the season was over on Fan Appreciation Day.

[Olerud363]

Well Olerud, according to you the season was over on Fan Appreciation Day.

 

So I should chill out... I've allready gotten more meaningful games than I expected!

[Spanky99]

So I should chill out... I've allready gotten more meaningful games than I expected!

 

Stay calm.