GDT - Game 162 - Not The Last Game!

[FrozenRopes]

Blue Jays vs. Red Sox

 

Blue Jays:

SP: Aaron Sanchez

 

Sanchez gets the start in Toronto's most important game of the year with the AL Wild Card spots hanging in the balance. He has faced Boston three times this year and is 1-0 with 10 earned runs allowed over 17 1/3 innings.

 

Lineup:

TBA

 

Red Sox

SP: David Price

 

The lefty will make his final tune-up before the postseason against a team he helped get to October a year ago. Price had an off-night last time out against the Yankees, giving up 12 hits, three homers and six runs over 6 1/3 innings.

 

Lineup:

[FrozenRopes]

Hey, Red Sox #FYSMC

[Governator]

Attaboy

[Waylanderz]

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[CBlake]

Bring It On, the time is now.

[G-Snarls]

This is pretty f'n exciting

[BlueRocky]

If they burn Sanchez today, can they use Happ on short rest for wild card game for Tuesday?

[DickeyJohnsonWang]

If they burn Sanchez today, can they use Happ on short rest for wild card game for Tuesday?

 

If WildCard is Tuesday it has to be Stroman right? Only other choice would be Estrada on 3 days rest..

 

Best would be for Jays win, O's lose, and Tigers win out - then there'd be a tiebreaker Tigers Os on Tueday, and Wild Card game Wednesday, where Estrada could go on 4 days rest (or Happ on 3 days rest?)

[Pendleton]

This is pretty f'n exciting

 

Damn right, talk about meaningful baseball

[BlueRocky]

If WildCard is Tuesday it has to be Stroman right? Only other choice would be Estrada on 3 days rest..

 

Best would be for Jays win, O's lose, and Tigers win out - then there'd be a tiebreaker Tigers Os on Tueday, and Wild Card game Wednesday, where Estrada could go on 4 days rest (or Happ on 3 days rest?)

 

I love Stroman but he hasn't won a game in awhile (with not much run support for him)

I'd be nervous sending him out there on an elimination game

[fatcowxlive]

[Dick_Pole]

That Detroit game is going to be a clusterf*** of emotions. If the Jays are winning, cheer for the Tigers (in hopes of a O's-Tigers tie). If the Jays are losing, cheer for Detroit to lose.

[Dick_Pole]

If they burn Sanchez today, can they use Happ on short rest for wild card game for Tuesday?

 

If WildCard is Tuesday it has to be Stroman right? Only other choice would be Estrada on 3 days rest..

 

Best would be for Jays win, O's lose, and Tigers win out - then there'd be a tiebreaker Tigers Os on Tueday, and Wild Card game Wednesday, where Estrada could go on 4 days rest (or Happ on 3 days rest?)

 

I love Stroman but he hasn't won a game in awhile (with not much run support for him)

I'd be nervous sending him out there on an elimination game

 

What's wrong with you guys? No Liriano in the conversation? He's been killing it in September since being put back into the rotation.

[Daniel Labude]

What's wrong with you guys? No Liriano in the conversation? He's been killing it in September since being put back into the rotation.

 

If Liriano could have gone today I would have pitched him today and save Sanchez for either a tiebreaker or the WC game.

[fatcowxlive]

If Liriano could have gone today I would have pitched him today and save Sanchez for either a tiebreaker or the WC game.

 

No way. Boston is a tougher team than the O's or Detroit, you can guarantee Farrell is going with a similar lineup to yesterday, they still need to clinch that home game in the ALDS

[Governator]

I like how all games are scheduled for 3pm to avoid teams throwing games or making line ups based on results.

[Jonn]

If WildCard is Tuesday it has to be Stroman right? Only other choice would be Estrada on 3 days rest..

 

Best would be for Jays win, O's lose, and Tigers win out - then there'd be a tiebreaker Tigers Os on Tueday, and Wild Card game Wednesday, where Estrada could go on 4 days rest (or Happ on 3 days rest?)

 

We have absolutely no need to pitch anybody on short rest. Our entire rotation is fine.

[BlueRocky]

A case can be made for Estrada but are you sure you want the whole season resting on Stroman or Liriano?

[RealAccountant]

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[CJ-Freeway]

Let's do this!! Time for Aaron to show us just how CLUTCH he is!!!! Go Jays!!!

[CJ-Freeway]

We have absolutely no need to pitch anybody on short rest. Our entire rotation is fine.

 

Nah, I wouldn't trust Dickey so hopefully he never starts a game in the postseason.

[intentional wok]

A case can be made for Estrada but are you sure you want the whole season resting on Stroman or Liriano?

 

Have them all ready. Happ and Sanchez will be starting the first two ALDS games anyway, should the team get there. Any starter used in the WC would be on regular rest for G3 in Toronto. I think this logic still holds up for a tiebreaker game too.

[jaysblue]

Liriano is the type of pitcher that could really dominate over 5-6 innings and he's pitched in big games before with the Pirates (wildcard game in 2013 and won: 7IP, 1ER, 5K's), so I wouldn't be that opposed to him starting in the wildcard game. Just have to have a real short leash with him if you think he's close to imploding, so Stroman backing him up wouldn't be a bad idea.

[Dick_Pole]

Liriano is the type of pitcher that could really dominate over 5-6 innings and he's pitched in big games before with the Pirates (wildcard game in 2013 and won: 7IP, 1ER, 5K's), so I wouldn't be that opposed to him starting in the wildcard game. Just have to have a real short leash with him if you think he's close to imploding, so Stroman backing him up wouldn't be a bad idea.

 

This is exactly my thoughts. The good thing about Liriano is that when he's off or on, it's usually determined early on. So if he walks the bases loaded in the second inning they can bring on Stroman with hopefully minimal damage. But with his September performance and especially the last two games my money would be on him getting 6+ with 2 runs given up or less.

[RealAccountant]

Liriano should start against the Orioles but not the Tigers.

[rydermike]

Anyone see Tim and Sid's post.

 

Picture of David Price with the caption that awkward moment when your ex is standing between you and the postseason

[Jonn]

Nah, I wouldn't trust Dickey so hopefully he never starts a game in the postseason.

 

Dickey isn't in the rotation...

[fatcowxlive]

Okay so I just got so much more excited! So apparently a wild card game is truly the worst case scenario!!! For some reason I was confused, BUT if we win today we secure a WC spot and home field advantage!!! I'm not even gonna mention what scenarios will let us clinch if we don't win cuz we gonna win!!!

[Dick_Pole]

Dickey isn't in the rotation...

 

Good chance he won't even be on the playoff roster.

[CBlake]

Just Win Baby !!! Looking forward to beimg at the dome Tuesday night for the Wild Card.