Question you should ask yourself

[specialiste]

"How can the Jays sustain the fans interest with, for instance, Socrates Brito hitting first"? Can anyone on earth explain why Montoya keeps playing and hitting first or second Brito, after an horrific .175 BA in spring and a loud and clear .000 in the regular season? What I'm seeing from Montoya's 11 games sample is not good at all. Losing is one thing, but losing while doing the same unexplainable mistake over and over will drove fans away. Montoya already looks clueless, and like Jonah Keri pointed out, 2 of the Blue Jays 3 or 4 best players will probably won't see time in Toronto this year. If Shapiro, Atkins and Montoya's plan is to keep the fans away from the seats at Rogers Center, they are doing a mighty good job of it. I, for one, won't visit if they keep losing what it looks almost like on purpose.

[Orgfiller]

Ok.

[Terminator]

Can't say I've been impressed with Montoya. I don't think he sucks, seems to use the pen well enough, but he isn't some sabremetric genius either. I've seen more traditional managing from him then I have outside the box thinking.

 

That said, it's not his fault this team sucks. We are just going to have to wear it this year. Once Vlad comes up at least the team will be watchable.

[DigitalRock]

Good thread bro, would read again.

[Krylian]

So what you're saying is the fans will come out in droves if Socrates is moved out of the leadoff spot?

[specialiste]

So what you're saying is the fans will come out in droves if Socrates is moved out of the leadoff spot?

 

No, but I'm saying decisions like that won't help attendance.

Moreover, Montoyo should take a hard long look at himself. What positives results can he expect when he keeps Brito hitting first or second? What about the 34 years old hitting coach? Is this serious? You have a rookie as a manager and a 34 years old hitting coach to help and supervise a line-up full of players under 25 or 26 years old. Perfect recipe for disaster. Shapiro and Atkins INHERITED a contender from AA, with Vlad Jr as a bonus, and they wasted it all. They traded Donaldson a year too late for nothing, kept piling up infielders via the draft or trades when the 2 obvious deficiencies in the farm were the outfield and pitching...Please don't insult my intelligence with the so-called good job they did in Cleveland. The Indians won nothing with Shapiro and Atkins, even after the Montréal Expos gave them Grady Sizemore, Brandon Phillips and Cliff Lee for half a year of Bartolo Colon. In fact, they began winning AFTER Shapiro and Atkins left. God I miss Paul Beeston

[Abomination]

It must be a Sunday ...

 

You can always tell what day of the week it is by the type of threads that are started.

[Spanky99]

Wow!

[5ToolPhenom]

I'm trying not to get too annoyed as I knew this team wasn't going to be very good, but some of Montoya's roster configuration has been pretty senseless.

[Barkerfan23]

Robert & I will be taking in a few games this year due to cheap tickets.

[Angrioter]

Brito no es bueno en este deporte.

[onwego]

Robert & I will be taking in a few games this year due to cheap tickets.

 

Seems that Stubhub is allowing the price to fall as gametime approaches.

 

The last few seasons they froze the asking price 3-4 hours before the game started.

[TheHurl]

The answer is yes...the team being terrible at hitting will affect attendance. The fact that Brito might get an extra plate appearance during the game will not cost the Jays 1 fan. Close thread!