GDT: Jays @ Bosox Game 1 of 3

[Omar]

Wearing Phelps out tonight.

[Solaxys]

No ground gained tonight anywhere but a win is a win!

[BuckHenry]

Jackie Bradley Junior is going to be a big help to the Jays in the stretch run .

[Omar]

Beantown Win never disappoints:p

 

[Daniel Labude]

Atkins has 36 million reasons not to send him down.

 

But sending him down helps the team now and let's him figure out whats wrong and fix it in a role that is more than 1 inning every week

[Stangstag]

Gotta agree , Biggio took a tough throw from Chapman , and his throw to Vladdy wasn’t great , but receivable if he stretches the right way …. Kikuchi has to go … useless .

 

All 3 guys made a mistake on that play. Lucky they even got the 1 out

[Stangstag]

Phelps is money this season.

 

Yeah he’s been good other than that one extra inning game against the Redsox where he came in and walked 3 straight

[Spanky99]

Yeah he’s been good other than that one extra inning game against the Redsox where he came in and walked 3 straight

 

Money.

[G-Snarls]

I like all of our pitching staff right now except Kikuchi

[Stangstag]

I like all of our pitching staff right now except Kikuchi

 

After Kikuchi, Berrios is probably the most volatile. Dude is straight up batting practice 50% of the time

[WryNGinger]

Can they send Kikuchi to the pitching clinic in Dunedin? Is that even an option? It would do him a ton of good to work with the sports-shrinks and pitch mechanic peeps. Just to settle him down and take him out of the spotlight for a while would be a big help. (assumption alert =>) He is probably feeling a lot of shame and pressure right now. Doubt the poor dude can even get a woodie these days.

[G-Snarls]

After Kikuchi, Berrios is probably the most volatile. Dude is straight up batting practice 50% of the time

 

Ah s***... that's true

[wilko]

I would be happy if Kikuchi didn't pitch for the Jays again this year. He needs to go down and work on his confidence.

[Stangstag]

Can they send Kikuchi to the pitching clinic in Dunedin? Is that even an option? It would do him a ton of good to work with the sports-shrinks and pitch mechanic peeps. Just to settle him down and take him out of the spotlight for a while would be a big help. (assumption alert =>) He is probably feeling a lot of shame and pressure right now. Doubt the poor dude can even get a woodie these days.

 

I bet he goes there this offseason for a bit/or early spring training. Next year will be his make or break year IMO, if he still sucks next year you release him and kick his ass out the door

[Stangstag]

I would be happy if Kikuchi didn't pitch for the Jays again this year. He needs to go down and work on his confidence.

 

Agree, just feels like he’s a lost cause this year. Hopefully he comes back as a serviceable 5th starter next year

[DigitalRock]

Impressed with chicken strip man

[Jimcanuck]

Can they send Kikuchi to the pitching clinic in Dunedin? Is that even an option? It would do him a ton of good to work with the sports-shrinks and pitch mechanic peeps. Just to settle him down and take him out of the spotlight for a while would be a big help. (assumption alert =>) He is probably feeling a lot of shame and pressure right now. Doubt the poor dude can even get a woodie these days.

 

If he can't get a woodie, that's may be all that needs fixing

[G-Snarls]

Impressed with chicken strip man

 

100% fine with him starting every 5th day from here on out