General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2022)

[wilko]

 

Gross. I don’t think we ever had a lineup look this bad last year.

 

[wilko]

Why is Vladdy out of the lineup?

 

Probably giving him a rest after fouling the ball off his foot yesterday.

[Signal]

Probably giving him a rest after fouling the ball off his foot yesterday.

 

Yes, that makes sense. Forgot about that. Thanks!

[Terminator]

Too bad Collins can't play 1B. That alone would make the lineup look better.

[glory]

Tapia batting cleanup is either massive incompetence or an epic troll job by Buntoyo. I know "he's just a puppet" is starting to gain some traction here, but there's no chance any analytics team, Blue Jays or otherwise, would recommend this lineup construction. Even if they feel Tapia has some untapped potential (his statcast numbers have trended forward this season so far to his credit), at least wait until it translates to on field success.

[Stangstag]

Too bad Collins can't play 1B. That alone would make the lineup look better.

 

Charlie definitely chooses bad times to rest guys.

[Stangstag]

Will this be yet another 4 game series we end up splitting with a division rival? Seems like we almost never win 3 of 4 in these things. Not looking good for today already.

[The_DH]

Collins at 1b and LF as a sub would be most useful.

[Terminator]

Charlie definitely chooses bad times to rest guys.

 

Well I think this is the plan with Springer. He's going to DH a lot and he's going to do it on day games after night games especially. That's causing some issues with the lineup today but I think it's important to rest him.

[JFD]

 

[Deadpool]

Collins at 1b and LF as a sub would be most useful.

 

They showed him and Vladdy working on 1B stuff during the game yesterday.

[Stangstag]

Well I think this is the plan with Springer. He's going to DH a lot and he's going to do it on day games after night games especially. That's causing some issues with the lineup today but I think it's important to rest him.

 

I totally get that, but why not DH him yesterday and have Collins catching since Kirk needed the day off.

 

Then today you could do Kirk C, Springer CF, Collins DH.

 

Its just poor bench/rest management IMO.

[Brownie19]

Tapia batting cleanup is either massive incompetence or an epic troll job by Buntoyo. I know "he's just a puppet" is starting to gain some traction here, but there's no chance any analytics team, Blue Jays or otherwise, would recommend this lineup construction. Even if they feel Tapia has some untapped potential (his statcast numbers have trended forward this season so far to his credit), at least wait until it translates to on field success.

 

Hard to argue this.

 

I have to think we should have started Zimmer in CF yesterday with Springer at DH and Collins behind the dish. Then you could have put Springer back in CF today and DH'd Collins. Just that alone would have lengthened the lineup a lot more today with Collins hitting 4th and Tapia down at the bottom where he belongs.

[Stangstag]

Hard to argue this.

 

I have to think we should have started Zimmer in CF yesterday with Springer at DH and Collins behind the dish. Then you could have put Springer back in CF today and DH'd Collins. Just that alone would have lengthened the lineup a lot more today with Collins hitting 4th and Tapia down at the bottom where he belongs.

 

Exactly. Bad managing by Charlie… but that’s no surprise

[TwistedLogic]

[Deadpool]

 

I wouldn't mind this move, but the problem is that he is definitely going to get MLB at bats this year, and that is just bad.

[Deadpool]

Oh good, Whitlock is getting calls off the plate on BOTH sides.

 

Edit, never mind: It looks like this ump is just closing his eyes and guessing. That's always fun.

[Dick_Pole]

How to sum up the Jays season in contrast to last year.

 

2021 Toronto versus Boston:

9-10 110 runs for 81 runs against

 

2022 Toronto versus Boston:

5-2 24 runs for 19 runs against

[The_DH]

How to sum up the Jays season in contrast to last year.

 

2021 Toronto versus Boston:

9-10 110 runs for 81 runs against

 

2022 Toronto versus Boston:

5-2 24 runs for 19 runs against

It would be nice if you could add Given by Umpire runs.

[John_Havok]

It would be nice if you could add Given by Umpire runs.

 

Just for the jays against Boston? Prior to todays game it was +1.22 runs in Toronto's favour over the 6 games. Dont have todays data yet

 

 

Last season totaled +1.06 runs in favour of Boston.

[Spanky99]

 

3 for 3 with a run scored and two steaks, so far.

[Spanky99]

I wouldn't mind this move, but the problem is that he is definitely going to get MLB at bats this year, and that is just bad.

 

Fowler >> Zimmer, but Teo should be back soon.

[Grant77]

3 for 3 with a run scored and two steaks, so far.

 

T-bone or Ribeye?

[Spanky99]

T-bone or Ribeye?

 

Ribeye man, you know that.

[jaysblue]

Ribeye man, you know that.

 

Nothing beats a ribeye!

[HERPDERP]

Nothing beats a ribeye!

 

My favorite has always been the butter seared ribeye at Ruths Chris.

[connorp]

Filet > Ribeye

[Spanky99]

Filet > Ribeye

 

Ribeye Steak/s, as in a baseball term for RBI, meat!

[Signal]

Filet > Ribeye

 

No, a good ribeye is better than a filet. The fat makes a ribeye the better tasting steak. Hell there is a reason why some feel the need to wrap bacon around a filet. Filet is tender but no where as tasty as a good ribeye.

[Krylian]

No, a good ribeye is better than a filet. The fat makes a ribeye the better tasting steak. Hell there is a reason why some feel the need to wrap bacon around a filet. Filet is tender but no where as tasty as a good ribeye.

 

Tomahawk