GDT: Blue Jays @ Rays (Game 1 of 3) May 27th 13:10 EST

[wk680]

All young players need to take an introductory course to playing at the Trop. Hey look kid, there's going to be no one in the stands, you're playing on asphalt, if you hit the ball into the air it's gonna hit something hanging from the roof so just keep running. They're gonna pull their starter after the 1st inning and they might switch to 4 OFs mid AB. Just hang in there kid.

 

Good summary but it's not all bad. At least it is indoors/temperature controlled (it gets so hot and humid there in the summer). Also, the visiting team has the bonus that they will often have more fans in the stands than the Rays.

[Ex Player]

Bunting with 2 strikes??

[Ex Player]

Thats one way to get the lead runner out

[Orgfiller]

Well at least Tellez made up for it with a perfect throw to third.

[Orgfiller]

Kiermaier being a pain in the ass, ho-hum.

[Bobthe4th]

That was great, KK still has it.

[Ex Player]

Blisters again??

[Candy Maldonado]

Sanchez out early again

 

"no reason to speculate"

[Bobthe4th]

Sanchez to the IL in 3,2,1.....

[BTS]

This is what, the third time this year he leaves early because of blisters?

[Ex Player]

If its a blister again Jays might wanna seriously look at turning Sanchez into late inning reliever (7th and 8th inning??)

[Brownie19]

If its a blister again Jays might wanna seriously look at turning Sanchez into late inning reliever (7th and 8th inning??)

 

For another team I hope.

[Abomination]

If its a blister again Jays might wanna seriously look at turning Sanchez into late inning reliever (7th and 8th inning??)

 

Apparently the blisters are caused from his fastball. One advantage of the pen is he could throw a much higher percentage of curves - and that is a really nasty pitch for him. I do kind of wonder if pitching out of the pen might cause the blisters to build up more than as a starter where he has more time in between appearances though.

[Captain Adama]

What a s*** hit.

[DigitalRock]

Sanchez is not reliable time to move on.

[Abomination]

Oh FFS

[Captain Adama]

This is f***ing pathetic.

 

Reminds me of house league baseball

[Orgfiller]

The Jays at the Trop is always the worst experience ever. Nothing goes our way and the Rays get everything going theirs.

[Carlos Danger]

Maile is supposed to be our "veteran" of the two catchers... Pathetic!!

[Terminator]

lol what was that

[DigitalRock]

This is f***ing pathetic.

 

Reminds me of house league baseball

 

This team is hard to watch....gonna be a long season.

[Carlos Danger]

The Jays at the Trop is always the worst experience ever. Nothing goes our way and the Rays get everything going theirs.

 

Simple answer- Play better!

[Ex Player]

Next pitcher please

[JFD]

Lets go Isotopes!

[Orgfiller]

Next pitcher please

 

lol @ blaming this on Waguespack. Gets two strikeouts and then the Rays get two garbage hits combined with some awful defense and it's the pitcher's fault.

[Orgfiller]

Good inning from Waguespack, can't blame s*** luck on him.

[wk680]

Next pitcher please

 

It's not his fault they aren't hitting him hard, just finding ho.es in the defense for s*** singles and a hustle double that was made possible by how slowly it rolled out to the outfield. And then when your defense starts throwing the balll away that just makes it so much more of a clusterf***. Tough way to debut in the MLB.

[DigitalRock]

I hate playing the Rays, always seems to be the worse.

[Ex Player]

MLB should allow pitchers to tape up their fingers.

The hiding sandpaper excuse is easily overcome if umps are allowed to inspect the pitcher's hands before every inning:

 

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/dodgers-rich-hill-desperate-to-solve-blister-issues-plans-to-ask-mlb-to-let-him-pitch-with-tape-on-his-fingers/

[Orgfiller]

For the record, Waguespack got three times as many swinging strikes in that inning as Sanchez did in his entire outing, 27 pitches (6 SwStr) vs. 64 (2 SwStr).