GDT: Blue Jays @ Rays Game 3 of 4

[jaysfan2014]

Guys this start to the season is a mirror image of last season relax

 

Exactly--we were 2-4 in our first 6 games, and we ended up making the playoffs. At least we haven't been hit by any serious injuries or illness.. Red Sox are missing a lot of pieces due to the flu/bereavement, and the Yanks just lost Gary Sanchez for a while..

[LGBJ29]

Guys this start to the season is a mirror image of last season relax

 

not to split hairs but we were 2-0 to start last season

[intentional wok]

IMO either walk both or walk no one. Like you said you can't double up KK so what's the point of setting up a DP that you can't turn?

 

Walk one. You may not double up KK, but the opportunity is at least there if it's sharply fielded. Walking no one means you're praying for a K or in-field pop only.

 

s***** situation, but you just need to give yourself the most avenues to succeed.

 

Going bases loaded increases the number of ways you can sudden death yourself.

[fatcowxlive]

not to split hairs but we were 2-0 to start last season

 

Then we lost 4 games in a row so....

[Dick_Pole]

f***ing people. Saying this team sucks right now. The team is playing just fine, all except Liriano. Four very good starts out of five. Lots of good plate appearances 1-9. Lots of walks. The power isn't there yet but it's game 5. As far as the bullpen...show me the bullpen that goes 12 innings in 2 days that doesn't have a result similar to what the Jays had these past two games. f***.

[jaysfan2014]

not to split hairs but we were 2-0 to start last season

 

Then lost 4 in a row to the Rays and Red Sox.. at this point, I really wish we'd get home soon.. why the hell did the sked makers have to send us to the Trop this early in the season?

[jaysfan2014]

Look, most teams would've walked both Dickerson and KK with Mallex on 3rd.. any sac fly or contact would win it for the Rays.. they had to try to get a double play. There's not much you can do.. and the Jays just didn't really have much available.

 

On the other side, Rays are going to have some unavailability issues tomorrow--Colome and Cedeno are unavailable tomorrow, and Farquhar may not be available either due to throwing 30+ pitches on Friday.. and Odorizzi didn't pitch well in his last start.

[Spanky99]

Your Leafs sure picked a good season to tank. Got yourselves a future HOFer.

 

Yer dumn

[P2F]

Yer dumn

Sooo dumn.

[JFD]

Yer dumn

 

nothing wrong with tanking big guy

[Spanky99]

nothing wrong with tanking big guy

 

Or the Leafs are a budding super club. There's too much talent, 9 rookies, lol.

[Maahfaace]

Or the Leafs are a budding super club. There's too much talent, 9 rookies, lol.

 

Nylander looks so slick out there, really impressed with him 2nd half of season.

[jaysfan2014]

1-4 for the 1st time since 2004.. but that team was MUCH worse than the 2017 one. The 2004 team was absolutely plagued with injuries, poor starting pitching, and a bullpen that makes the current one look really good.. the current slump will reverse once the bats show and/or we start playing lesser competition..

[RealAccountant]

5 games

 

2 blown saves

 

Awesome!! With the Orioles pen we are 3-2 right now. Shapiro has one f***ing job fix the bullpen and he fails at it every year

 

Fire this clown and bring back AA.

[RealAccountant]

Even yesterday we don't lose if we sign a capable lefty instead of Howell. Nobody wanted him.

 

Shapiro can't do anything right. It was the Andrew Miller trade that put the Indians over the top. If Shapiro was still in charge there he would have balked at that too.

 

Whatever this team has it's still on AAs acquired stars. Dude has done absolutely nothing

 

Oh wait he signed a fat DH after destroying our relationship with EE. Alex would have never let the EE debacle happen. The players loved him. He should still be president and GM of this team.

[TheHurl]

As dumb as that sounds all you could hope for would be a K in that situation though, I don't like it but it kind of made sense. You're not going to double him up, and the sac fly is at 3rd. At least against Longoria you got the DP option.

 

Yes Kiermaier isn't going to get doubled up often but he is an extreme ground ball guy

[TheHurl]

Even yesterday we don't lose if we sign a capable lefty instead of Howell. Nobody wanted him.

 

Shapiro can't do anything right. It was the Andrew Miller trade that put the Indians over the top. If Shapiro was still in charge there he would have balked at that too.

 

Whatever this team has it's still on AAs acquired stars. Dude has done absolutely nothing

 

Oh wait he signed a fat DH after destroying our relationship with EE. Alex would have never let the EE debacle happen. The players loved him. He should still be president and GM of this team.

 

Shut the f*** up. I know most have you on ignore anyway but you just wait for every down point and pick at the subject you know might get you an ounce of attention. It's the first time I have been the one to ban you in a long time.

[vdubmvp]

Shut the f*** up. I know most have you on ignore anyway but you just wait for every down point and pick at the subject you know might get you an ounce of attention. It's the first time I have been the one to ban you in a long time.

 

The fact that this alleged banning starts with "shut the f*** up" is killing me.

[saskjayfan]

Shut the f*** up. I know most have you on ignore anyway but you just wait for every down point and pick at the subject you know might get you an ounce of attention. It's the first time I have been the one to ban you in a long time.

 

so much for free speech.

[saskjayfan]

How long until I can bring up Gibbons' amazing record in 1-run games? Already off to an 0-2 start which puts him at 71-104 since taking over in 2013.

 

if only gibby would have hit a homer in a couple key spots he could have turned that 0-2 record into a 1-1 or even 2-0 record.

[wk680]

1-4 for the 1st time since 2004.. but that team was MUCH worse than the 2017 one. The 2004 team was absolutely plagued with injuries, poor starting pitching, and a bullpen that makes the current one look really good.. the current slump will reverse once the bats show and/or we start playing lesser competition..

 

The BP, which had been a major concern going in, has lived up (down?) to expectations. They really need an effective Osuna back ASAP and a lot more help from their offense.

[Stangstag]

How long until I can bring up Gibbons' amazing record in 1-run games? Already off to an 0-2 start which puts him at 71-104 since taking over in 2013.

 

1-run games is a ******** useless "stat"

[G-Snarls]

Sanchez total beast

 

Great news

 

But damn they gotta stop digging the hole any deeper

[jaysfan2014]

The BP, which had been a major concern going in, has lived up (down?) to expectations. They really need an effective Osuna back ASAP and a lot more help from their offense.

 

More the offense than anything. The only real issue with the pen right now is LH relief--neither Howell or Loup have pitched well so far. But yes we do need Osuna back ASAP..

[wamco]

so much for free speech.

 

No s***. What a joke.

[Dick_Pole]

5 games

 

2 blown saves

 

Awesome!! With the Orioles pen we are 3-2 right now. Shapiro has one f***ing job fix the bullpen and he fails at it every year

 

Fire this clown and bring back AA.

 

How long until I can bring up Gibbons' amazing record in 1-run games? Already off to an 0-2 start which puts him at 71-104 since taking over in 2013.

 

The BP, which had been a major concern going in, has lived up (down?) to expectations. They really need an effective Osuna back ASAP and a lot more help from their offense.

 

12 innings in two games!!! f***ers!!!!

[Boxcar]

Lol are people really complaining about f***ing Robert getting banned after he tries to bait people with some d-grade trolling? You guys do know he doesn't really hold any opinions and simply tries to goad people into getting mad, right? A Jays loss like that one is irresistible to him.

[wk680]

So you're fine continuing without Osuna and giving the current mediocre bullpen 1 run leads to try to hold on to!? f***ER