GDT: Cleveland Indians @ Your Toronto Blue Jays - Merrit vs. Estrada - 4:07 PM ET

[RealAccountant]

Who the f*** is Merritt

[FrozenRopes]

I get very superstitious sometimes, so mods merge this with the Game 5 GDT please, it worked today

 

If you were superstitious, I would still be making these... ahahahhahahaha

[Joshtowers]

Who the f*** is Merritt

 

He's the losing pitcher

[fatcowxlive]

Who the f*** is Merritt

 

[fatcowxlive]

If you were superstitious, I would still be making these... ahahahhahahaha

 

I have no control over who makes GDTs or not lol I just felt like making yesterday's one

[Jonn]

http://i.imgur.com/mEmUwZd.png

 

Pitching Matchup:

 

SP - Marco Estrada (176.0 IP, 8.44 K/9, 3.32 BB/9, .202 BAA, .234 BABIP, 4.64 xFIP) [R]

http://i.imgur.com/JD5zkH2.png

 

VS:

 

SP - Ryan Merritt (AAA: 143.1 IP, 5.78 K/9, 1.44 BB/9, .275 BAA, .307 BABIP, 3.85 FIP) [L]

 

Lineups:

TO BE POSTED

 

Jays Batting:

 

Team Batting:

http://i.imgur.com/Jrc7wMb.png

 

Team Pitching:

http://i.imgur.com/5U6a0FM.png

 

Indians Batting:

 

Team Batting:

http://i.imgur.com/mCjPUH9.png

 

Team Pitching:

http://i.imgur.com/VYgaKBQ.png

 

Notes:

 

Jays:

• If we lose we're out
  
• Avoid Miller at all costs
  
• Estrada tossed his first-career complete game in Game 1 of the ALCS, but took the loss. He allowed two runs on six hits in eight innings
  

 

Indians:

• If they win, they advance
  
• Avoid drones at all costs
  
• Merritt allowed one run on three hits over five innings without walking a batter in the only start of his career, a 7-2 victory over the Royals on Sept. 30. The rookie left-hander owns a 1.64 ERA in 11 career innings, all of which came in 2016
  

 

Venue:

http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/RogersCentre.gif

 

JAYS GOTTA WIN NOW, FIGHT FOR TOMORROW #LOVethISTEam

 

[Pendleton]

Merrit will meet the parrot!

 

I get very superstitious sometimes, so mods merge this with the Game 5 GDT please, it worked today

 

I'm not superstitious but I am a little stitious.

[flafson]

A soft tossing pitcher our lineup has never seen before, that could be bad for us.

[Boxcar]

s***** gdt fatcox

[Waylanderz]

http://sd.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/i/keep-calm-and-let-s-go-blue-jays-1.png

[jays4life19]

Pumped for the game today. Let's Go Jays!

[RealAccountant]

You gotta think Cleveland will be sweating if we win today. They still have a lead, but all they have left is Kluber on three days rest.

 

I would think Game 6 is going to be a bullpen game for them. Maybe even today. Maybe Merrit is in there and the moment he starts to struggle the usual suspects will come out.

[fatcowxlive]

You gotta think Cleveland will be sweating if we win today. They still have a lead, but all they have left is Kluber on three days rest.

 

I would think Game 6 is going to be a bullpen game for them. Maybe even today. Maybe Merrit is in there and the moment he starts to struggle the usual suspects will come out.

 

Tomlin is going in Game 6 on normal rest

[RealAccountant]

Tomlin is going in Game 6 on normal rest

 

Yeah I wonder how quick the pull on him will be. Francona is a very smart man. Honestly I don't see Tomlin fooling us twice with that off speed junk.

[HERPDERP]

Yeah I wonder how quick the pull on him will be. Francona is a very smart man. Honestly I don't see Tomlin fooling us twice with that off speed junk.

 

it's curious to see how they will approach that game.

 

Tomlin can go back to the heavy curveball usage since that worked so well, but maybe now the Jays are looking for it.

 

So Tomlin can go back to his old pitch usage, but that may result in his junkballer numbers like earlier in the season.

[AdamGreenwood]

Got into a discussion with some German turd tonight in Berlin. Asked what my hat and jersey was and I said blue jays baseball and he went to say baseball ughhh boring and I said football or soccer f***ing sucks and we all laughed and chanted go Jays go! So keep it up Blue Jays. One game at a time force a game 7 and let's get a world series series!

 

You have a pretty loose definition of what constitutes a 'discussion'.

[AdamGreenwood]

You gotta think Cleveland will be sweating if we win today. They still have a lead, but all they have left is Kluber on three days rest.

 

I would think Game 6 is going to be a bullpen game for them. Maybe even today. Maybe Merrit is in there and the moment he starts to struggle the usual suspects will come out.

 

If you're planning on doing something violent to Tomlin that we don't know about, make sure you come back to the forum and delete these posts.

[Terminator]

What do we do with the lineup today? Lefty on the hill but he might only throw 2 or 3 innings. Miller probably throws 2 today as well. I don't think they have any other lefties. Do we set it up with Upton and Barney in there anyway?

[Dick_Pole]

Relax. Game 6 GDT already exists. So the Jays must win game 5 so the universe can maintain its order of causality.

[Sammy225]

What do we do with the lineup today? Lefty on the hill but he might only throw 2 or 3 innings. Miller probably throws 2 today as well. I don't think they have any other lefties. Do we set it up with Upton and Barney in there anyway?

 

Barney starts anyway and i think it is a given.... Upton is a little more confusing because you want to have him available WHEN Miller comes in because if its close he will be in.

[fatcowxlive]

You have a pretty loose definition of what constitutes a 'discussion'.

 

lmao rekt

[Governator]

Barney starts anyway and i think it is a given.... Upton is a little more confusing because you want to have him available WHEN Miller comes in because if its close he will be in.

 

I'd rather Upton have at least 2-3 at bats against a minor league lefty over 1AB against Miller and keep Saunders on the bench for Allen.

[G-Snarls]

What do we do with the lineup today? Lefty on the hill but he might only throw 2 or 3 innings. Miller probably throws 2 today as well. I don't think they have any other lefties. Do we set it up with Upton and Barney in there anyway?

 

Barney over Goins easily

 

And yeah Upton over Saunders probably too

[G-Snarls]

I'd rather Upton have at least 2-3 at bats against a minor league lefty over 1AB against Miller and keep Saunders on the bench for Allen.

 

Well put

[Sammy225]

I'd rather Upton have at least 2-3 at bats against a minor league lefty over 1AB against Miller and keep Saunders on the bench for Allen.

 

We also have Pompey that can come in Defensively if they want to use a righty (Navarro or Smoak) To pinch hit for Saunders if he replaces Upton against a righty. There is a few ways they can play it.

[burlingtonbandit]

I'd rather Upton have at least 2-3 at bats against a minor league lefty over 1AB against Miller and keep Saunders on the bench for Allen.

 

Except he's not getting at least 2-3 ABs. He probably only gets 1 maybe 2.

[Governator]

Except he's not getting at least 2-3 ABs. He probably only gets 1 maybe 2.

 

Seriously 1? He should be batting 6th at the furthest down, although Gibby.

[Sammy225]

Seriously 1? He should be batting 6th at the furthest down, although Gibby.

 

If Merritt is getting lit up he won't stay in long my guess is. So could be only 1 and he won't go past the fifth in a close game.... 1 may not be completely out of the question.

[Governator]

If Merritt is getting lit up he won't stay in long my guess is. So could be only 1 and he won't go past the fifth in a close game.... 1 may not be completely out of the question.

 

Even at 1, he'd probably have a more productive at bat and provide more value against anyone not named Miller.

[Dr. Dinger]

Barney > Goins

Upton > Saunders

 

Zeke is a must-play right now.