AL Wild Card Round: Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

[gruber92]

Shoemaker coming out. What an embarrassment by the coaching staff.

[Grant77]

Perhaps one of the dumbest managerial decisions I have ever seen.

[Stangstag]

Told yall the pitching changes were gonna get weird this series

[Spanky99]

Silly move Birds... ughhh...

[Jimcanuck]

f***ing stupid. Ray could walk the bases full. The f***.

[doorknob]

The only way this makes sense is if they bring Espinal in for Shoemaker.

[Omar]

Montoyo ruining our post season one move at a time.

[Spanky99]

Told yall the pitching changes were gonna get weird this series

 

Yup, it's all planned analytics. Shoe was pitching too good though.

[204BJs]

f***. Now we have to beat the rays and Montoyo.

[Jays24]

Woww... this is one of the dumbest moves I've seen. If this backfires, it should be a fireable offense...

[Krylian]

Just f***ing throw strikes, Ray. Please.

[KevinGregg]

C’mon Robbie, don’t make me look like an idiot

[jaysguy44]

I don't think I've ever disliked a coach/manager from my favorite teams in the 4 major sports as much as I dislike Montoya.

[gruber92]

35 pitches? I heard he was good for roughly 60-65. How the f*** can you explain this?

[glory]

Shoe is out? ********. He’s thrown 35 f***ing pitches!

[philly30]

Maybe he is hurt, possibly?

[Grant77]

Shoemaker almost pitches an immaculate inning.

 

Jays management: "I think they are getting to him, better pull him after 30 pitches"

[Daniel Labude]

Somebody has to get a hit to get us started

[jaysguy44]

Maybe he is hurt, possibly?

 

Very doubtful that this is the reason

[Stangstag]

Obviously this wasn’t Montoyo’s idea to only let Shoe pitch 3 innings HOWEVER, it looks like he’s dealing so I think he should get another inning or 2. Take him out before third time through the order though. Ah well. Hope this doesn’t backfire.

[Deadpool]

Maybe he is hurt, possibly?

 

This has "he was going to pitch 3 innings, and only 3 innings no matter what" written all over it.

 

Stupid f***ing move. Indefensible.

[rydermike]

Montoyo trying to pull that Dickey David Price combo we did a couple years ago. Except that was David Price coming in and Shoemaker has been excellent

[Spanky99]

Regardless, shouldn't be Villar. He hasn't earned as much playing time as he's gotten.

 

Agreed, he's sucked for far too long.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

What in the world is Montoyo doing

[EdwinsParrot]

Well this should be interesting.

[Krylian]

f***. Now we have to beat the rays and Montoyo.

 

I don't think Buntoyo has as much control as you think. I'm confident that a lot of these decisions are made by "committee", before the game even starts.

[tazsub3]

so a starter, practically unhittable is taken out...after 35 pitches???/wow a disgrace

[philly30]

This has "he was going to pitch 3 innings, and only 3 innings no matter what" written all over it.

 

Stupid f***ing move. Indefensible.

 

Yeah horrible decision

[gruber92]

We're the laughing stock of the league.

[Daniel Labude]

Shoe is out? ********. He’s thrown 35 f***ing pitches!

 

He has only thrown 3 innings since coming back, in 1 start. He wasn't going more than 40 pitches