Game Day Thread: Red Sox @ Blue Jays (3/3) September 11, 2016

[Pendleton]

Their entire history is built on lie, cheat, and steal. It's hard to get away from that attitude.

 

I don't think we need to make this a nationality issue. American teams have been victimized by Joyce's ineptitude as well.

[4thOFan]

They have no pitching in the majors or minors. Id be shocked if they make the playoffs next year with Ortiz gone.

 

Yep, no pitching at all. Have only had one of the best pitching in the league the past 6 weeks or so. Price, Porcello, Pomeranz, Rodriguez locked up for multiple years. No pitching at all.

[over500]

They have no pitching in the majors or minors. Id be shocked if they make the playoffs next year with Ortiz gone.

Good thing they have loaded farm system to play with

[Grant77]

Nah, the worst time to get cold would be in the upcoming week or two. Despite this slump the Jays have more than enough time to get back on track and win the division.

 

If we played like August we'd have a 5 game division lead and could afford to go cold.

[Grant77]

Good thing they have loaded farm system to play with

 

Loaded? It's below average without Benintendi and Moncada.

[havok24]

Yep, no pitching at all. Have only had one of the best pitching in the league the past 6 weeks or so. Price, Porcello, Pomeranz, Rodriguez locked up for multiple years. No pitching at all.

 

How do you remember your password?

[4thOFan]

Grant is still butthurt the Red Sox will always be a superior team than his Blue Jays.

[Pendleton]

If we played like August we'd have a 5 game division lead and could afford to go cold.

 

The panic would be a lot worse watching a lead slip away in the final two weeks rather than now when we have time to right the ship.

[TorontonianJD]

This game was painful. Tulo tried his best to win the game for the team. Well and EE. Bullpen was awful. JD and Joey Bats were no where to be seen. Sure hope Jays don't sign Joey in off season.

[Stangstag]

This game was painful. Tulo tried his best to win the game for the team. Well and EE. Bullpen was awful. JD and Joey Bats were no where to be seen. Sure hope Jays don't sign Joey in off season.

 

Yeah I'm sick of Bautista. Bring in some new blood

[fatcowxlive]

If we played like August we'd have a 5 game division lead and could afford to go cold.

 

But if we play starting tomorrow like August then we'll take the divison. We face the Bosox one more time and they face the O's and Yanks a bunch of times. Out of the next 10 games we need to take 6 or 7 at least before we go for a day off

[saskjayfan]

I'm not sure if my eyes were playing tricks with me, but the one angle seemed to show the ball the entire way and it seemed to hit fair. It's just the way it bounced that made it look like it was off the side but it looked like it went off the inside of the foul pole, not the side which caused the ball to bounce the way it did.

[over500]

Loaded? It's below average without Benintendi and Moncada.

Of course their farm's gonna take a hit without their 2 best prospects. Point was that, they still have a lot of assets.

[jiminy]

On a positive note the jays avoided the sweep

[jiminy]

Boston has a seemingly unlimited budget. The ate the big contract of that big useless panda sandoval and it didn't even bother them

[jaysfan2014]

Boston has a seemingly unlimited budget. The ate the big contract of that big useless panda sandoval and it didn't even bother them

 

False--why do you think they were forced to make those trades in 2012 when the team wasn't going anywhere? Boston has financial limits..

[jaysfan2014]

Of course their farm's gonna take a hit without their 2 best prospects. Point was that, they still have a lot of assets.

 

Devers and not much else after Moncada and Benintendi graduate. Kopech and Groome are too far off, and most of their prospects after those three don't project as MLB regulars.

[Belliss101]

Does anyone know how to fix a broken heart?

[Pendleton]

Boston has a seemingly unlimited budget. The ate the big contract of that big useless panda sandoval and it didn't even bother them

 

Not true at all

[Governator]

Give me Novocaine

 

[ComeTogether]

Sucks to lose, but it was an entertaining game.

[TheGrandslamMan]

They have no pitching in the majors or minors. Id be shocked if they make the playoffs next year with Ortiz gone.

 

Come on guy, you sound worse than the homers on the Oriole message board.

[TheGrandslamMan]

Bautista's really looking old out there. His bat speeds definitely not what it used to be.

 

Poor dudes played his way right out of a huge contract. He's probably at the age where he's too old to bother signing a 1 year contract in hopes that he can put up a big year too.

[RealAccountant]

Bautista's really looking old out there. His bat speeds definitely not what it used to be.

 

Poor dudes played his way right out of a huge contract. He's probably at the age where he's too old to bother signing a 1 year contract in hopes that he can put up a big year too.

 

I'd qualify both Saunders and Bautista. The risk is limited. 1 year only

 

Upside is there

 

EE is as good as gone

[canadiansportsjunkie]

great game to watch...some of our key guys didn't bring it tonight...Jays and Red Sox are close in terms of talent so close it is a coin flip IMO

[justafan]

Why would you give Saunders $16.7m?

 

I'd qualify both Saunders and Bautista. The risk is limited. 1 year only

 

Upside is there

 

EE is as good as gone

[RealAccountant]

Why would you give Saunders $16.7m?

 

He is going to be worth 2 WAR this year, that aint bad.

 

If they both accept, I'd DH Bautista and LF Saunders, and go into the year

 

There is a chance neither accept.

[justafan]

I think he has really gone downhill since the AS break. That's all.

 

He is going to be worth 2 WAR this year, that aint bad.

 

If they both accept, I'd DH Bautista and LF Saunders, and go into the year

 

There is a chance neither accept.

[SCC]

This game was painful. Tulo tried his best to win the game for the team. Well and EE. Bullpen was awful. JD and Joey Bats were no where to be seen. Sure hope Jays don't sign Joey in off season.

 

Actually the bullpen was good, just so happened the Sox got to them. Even the pitch to Ortiz seemed good, though I question going inside on him at all. They didn't walk many and had 9 K's in 5 1/3 innings of work. Really it was Sanchez that f***ed us from the get go.

[SCC]

great game to watch...some of our key guys didn't bring it tonight...Jays and Red Sox are close in terms of talent so close it is a coin flip IMO

 

Really? I don't know, maybe it's because the Red Sox were 1 game up coming in but they looked as cool as a cucumber the entire game, even when they were down. Our entire team looked like they were "trying too hard".