Game 2 GDT | Jays at Orioles | 7:05 EDT April 5, 2017

[King]

It was very easy to see that coming

[Orgfiller]

f***ing Britton.

[TheHurl]

Were better off with the called K

[Governator]

Lucky sons of bitches

[fatcowxlive]

f***

[Daniel Labude]

It's game two of the season.

 

It is, but I think it's much deeper than what we see. Throw a breaking ball or an outside pitch and we score less than 3 runs pretty much every time. We don't use all fields and teams know it and have /will exploit it. We have good hitters that can adjust but dont/are not told to. Part of it is roster configuration (too many RHH) but a lot is just simply bad approach/ recognizing what a pitcher is doing or going to do. Plus we have been really bad at hitting pitches right down the middle in the last year +

[ChrisS]

of course ffs

[ComeTogether]

Strands three runners on base. Looks like where they left off last season

[burlingtonbandit]

f*** sakes

[Bojangles]

Damn.

[Candy Maldonado]

fukkkkk

[havok24]

It's game two of the season.

 

Yep baseball season is back lol

[el duque]

It is the Ump's fault, even when he called ball for the strike he knew the DP was coming later

[EdwinsParrot]

Yeah, it was gonna be tough to score 2 against him

[gruber92]

Good effort, bad results.

[Jonn]

Had Britton on the ropes. Frustrating start.

[fatcowxlive]

It is, but I think it's much deeper than what we see. Throw a breaking ball or an outside pitch and we score less than 3 runs pretty much every time. We don't use all fields and teams know it and have /will exploit it. We have good hitters that can adjust but dont/are not told to. Part of it is roster configuration (too many RHH) but a lot is just simply bad approach/ recognizing what a pitcher is doing or going to do. Plus we have been really bad at hitting pitches right down the middle in the last year +

It's game two of the season.

[glory]

The "singles or die" offence this series was furstrating as hell.

 

Get the hell outta Baltimore.

 

Oh wait, 4 at the Trop is next. Just great.

[HERPDERP]

the good thing though is Happ looks good. Aside from that sequence of fastballs that were crushed he was pretty good again

[Maahfaace]

Happ with a solid start, bats will come around kids. Don't despair!

[bowld]

Bats have been anti clutch so far..starting 0-2 sucks

[Orgfiller]

The "singles or die" offence this series was furstrating as hell.

 

Get the hell outta Baltimore.

 

Oh wait, 4 at the Trop is next. Just great.

 

One year it's "the team is homers or nothing" now it's "singles or die", both garner criticism. These guys just can't catch a break.

[Daniel Labude]

It's game two of the season.

 

Has little to do with what game we are in...its a problem that has persisted for 2+ years.

[BillBucknorslegs]

The "singles or die" offence this series was furstrating as hell.

 

[Ray]

Zach Britton is incredible.

 

I take solace in the fact that a little part of Showalter probably dies every time he pitches at least.

[Daniel Labude]

Zach Britton is incredible.

 

I take solace in the fact that a little part of Showalter probably dies every time he pitches at least.

 

He has not been good this year...

[Ray]

He has not been good this year...

 

Still 0ER at last check, and got out of a jam when he needed to.

[Orgfiller]

He has not been good this year...

 

He's been the exact same pitcher lol. Tons of groundballs and nasty high 90s sinker. You're making way too many conclusions from 2 games.

[BillBucknorslegs]

It's game two of the season.

 

**WORTHLESS STAT ALERT**

 

The Blue Jays have started 0-2 only 5 times previously in their history. Here is their regular season record afterwards:

 

2013: 0-2 (74-88)

2004: 0-2 (67-94)

2003: 0-2 (86-76)

1981: 0-2 (37-69)

1979: 0-2 (53-109)

[Daniel Labude]

He's been the exact same pitcher lol. Tons of groundballs and nasty high 90s sinker. You're making way too many conclusions from 2 games.

 

Like you did from my post...lol...I was just pointing out he hasn't looked good in his 2 games so far. Still going to be one of the better relievers...but has not been good in his 2 games