The Joey Chestnuts Appreciation GDT. THE Toronto Bluejays vs THE Oakland A's. 9.07

[Daniel Labude]

Top it off we send Gage down to the minors. Kid was ballin...WTF!

 

Very wild in his last few games

[slips96]

Very wild in his last few games

 

Well it was pretty effectively wild. Kid had some nice movement on his pitches. Hopefully Banda pans out.

[Daniel Labude]

If its any holiday...US or Canadian....just bet on the Jays to lose. Rake in the money

[5ToolPhenom]

I dunno guys. If this team doesn't make some big moves before the deadline, I don't see how we'll have any chance in the playoffs. Not enough consistency. in 2015 we had shitkickers like Donaldson, Bautista, Edwin, Tulo, these were all guys with experience who knew how to get the job done. I don't have anywhere near the same faith in guys like Vladdy, Bo, Chapman ETC.

 

It's possible we sneak into the wildcard, but I see it going much like the 2020 season. I just don't see the star quality with this lineup. Today is a perfect example of the inexperience.

[slips96]

If its any holiday...US or Canadian....just bet on the Jays to lose. Rake in the money

 

They pulled it out in Canada Day this year but when they threw out the Jay's record On Canada day I was surprised how bad it was.

[Jonn]

If its any holiday...US or Canadian....just bet on the Jays to lose. Rake in the money

 

Didn’t the Jays just win on Canada Day lol

[Jonn]

Very wild in his last few games

 

You know what he didn’t do though. Give up runs. The bullpen does a lot of that

[Stangstag]

This is an embarrassing showing by the offense tonight

[slips96]

I dunno guys. If this team doesn't make some big moves before the deadline, I don't see how we'll have any chance in the playoffs. Not enough consistency. in 2015 we had shitkickers like Donaldson, Bautista, Edwin, Tulo, these were all guys with experience who knew how to get the job done. I don't have anywhere near the same faith in guys like Vladdy, Bo, Chapman ETC.

 

It's possible we sneak into the wildcard, but I see it going much like the 2020 season. I just don't see the star quality with this lineup. Today is a perfect example of the inexperience.

 

More than enough talent on the roster. Team is just under performing. I agree though, need to add some pieces. Position coaches need to go. I think Walker is more worried about his next drink than coaching the pitchers up.

[5ToolPhenom]

This is an embarrassing showing by the offense tonight

 

Nothing but guys swinging out of their shoes for the fences while we're down 5 runs... I don't get it.

[Omar]

Cole Irvin: "This is our house!"

 

A's head toward their 27th win of the season.

[Daniel Labude]

Didn’t the Jays just win on Canada Day lol

 

Yeah, it was the odd occurrence lol

[Omar]

Perhaps this team is feeling down dealing with the death of Budzinski's daughter.

[Daniel Labude]

You know what he didn’t do though. Give up runs. The bullpen does a lot of that

 

I know. Just trying to figure out why they sent him down. Should have been Thorton

[5ToolPhenom]

More than enough talent on the roster. Team is just under performing. I agree though, need to add some pieces. Position coaches need to go. I think Walker is more worried about his next drink than coaching the pitchers up.

 

Ehh I just don't see it. The lineups a little one dimensional. Not enough proven sluggers who can hit for average. It's a very streaky lineup and that's a recipe for disaster when you're in the playoffs facing the best pitchers in the game. Nobody in this damn lineup knows how to grind in atbats. They lack baseball IQ.

 

But, we'll see what happens before the deadline. If they make a few blockbuster moves it could definitely move the needle.

[JFD]

Perhaps this team is feeling down dealing with the death of Budzinski's daughter.

 

This team has pathetic leadership if that is the case... It should be something to rally around

[Stangstag]

That was a short game…

 

Would be nice if good Kikuchi shows up tomorrow

[EdwinsParrot]

this team is very frustrating to watch

[5ToolPhenom]

One would imagine that a bounce back is in order, but the A's have a lot of experience with Kikuchi but their bats are so bad that it probably doesn't matter.

[5ToolPhenom]

this team is very frustrating to watch

 

very streaky roster.

[Stangstag]

One would imagine that a bounce back is in order, but the A's have a lot of experience with Kikuchi but their bats are so bad that it probably doesn't matter.

 

If Kikuchi can’t throw strikes none of it matters

[Effit]

Trash games lately

[jaysblue]

Bet the A's tonight! Paid off!

[Stangstag]

Trash games lately

 

Only 3 days but yeah lol. Baseball

[Omar]

Bet the A's tonight! Paid off!

 

[Eat My Shatkins]

Well....lol

 

Fuuuuuck me

[RobinThicc]

 

Ross, you gonna do something

[DigitalRock]

Too much free swing not enough grind in the lineup , frustrating season and team right now

[Solaxys]

Ehh I just don't see it. The lineups a little one dimensional. Not enough proven sluggers who can hit for average. It's a very streaky lineup and that's a recipe for disaster when you're in the playoffs facing the best pitchers in the game. Nobody in this damn lineup knows how to grind in atbats. They lack baseball IQ.

 

But, we'll see what happens before the deadline. If they make a few blockbuster moves it could definitely move the needle.

 

I don't think much is available in terms of blockbuster trades for offense.

Bell being the only possibility of low K-rate, high-walk rate with power kind of guy (i.e. competitive ABs) - but where we gonna put him with Kirk/Vlad/Springer needing regular DH rotation.

 

The coaching staff should 100% be held accountable for not having an evolving gameplan on how to tackle a pitcher.

Softy lefties are our bane because everyone wants to swing that soft offering to the fences and then some - its a 90 mph FB, 85 mph slider, 80 mph changeup from a advantageous release point after all, and that in itself causes the issue that if the pitcher is smart and plays to that, he'll elicit swing/miss or weak contact for days.

Coaching has to step in and literally stop that nonsense.

 

We also are fielding 5 starters with below average BB% and of those 5, three have above average K% (this is specific to across the month of June to now with 100 PAs) - Teo (149 wRC+), Bo (105 wRC+), Chapman (104 wRC+). Gurriel's new stance might be helping him of late to identify more pitches to drive as his K% is down from previous years (league average atm) but he also walks well below league average, so he's on the fringe.

Add your bench in Jansen, Tapia, Zimmer, Collins to that list as well, and we have a yikes.

Edited July 5, 2022 by Solaxys

[NY_Mountie]

Too much free swing not enough grind in the lineup , frustrating season and team right now

 

Yep. They are anti-Moneyball that's for sure.