Blue Jays @ M’s (Game 2/3) #WinningGDT

[JaysAllMighty]

Vladdy a double with faceplant

[Jonn]

Holy s*** we got a double. Now can they score this run?

[John_Havok]

I'm happy to see a double, but that's exactly the kind of pitch that should have been murdered into the LF stands.

[Spanky99]

That's the way to do it boys, chip away.

[Jonn]

Run on Julio all day long. Never hesitate

[John_Havok]

Absolutely, Julio has a lot of tools, but the arm accuracy is not one of them.

 

Throw did beat him, but was well offline

[Daniel Labude]

it doesn't matter as much as people think, they will just go out and hire another Martinez. I guess at best it would be a new voice, hitting approaches ...etc go to the heart of the organizations' hitting philosophy. But I agree the struggles are real and something needs to be done

 

For big things it won't change much...but the dont K and weak contact crap could go away. Better situational hitting can be preached cause this team Ks every time someone is on 3rd somehow. Being more selective can be pushed as well which would help Vlad and Bo, but especially the "role" players. The team as a whole sucks at taking walks imo

[Jonn]

Varsho buddy.

[BlueJays]

Holy s***. This ump is f***ing trash

[hanton]

Jansen. Kirk sucks

 

If I had my choice I'd take Kirk because of his superior receiving skills, alot of the game calling (and planning) isn't even in the catchers hands, still done from the dugout. Reading bats is another matter and much more difficult to judge.

[BlueJays]

Come on Biggio.

[Spanky99]

So who calls a better game, Jansen or Kirk?

 

Chris Black, tweeted the metric last week, it's Kirk just slightly over Jano, and they've both been very good, so there's that.

[John_Havok]

So i guess every reply is going to be from the drone cam from now on?

[Daniel Labude]

If I had my choice I'd take Kirk because of his superior receiving skills, alot of the game calling (and planning) isn't even in the catchers hands, still done from the dugout. Reading bats is another matter and much more difficult to judge.

 

Thats for sure. 1 calls a good game but sucks at recieving/framing...the other can't call a good game, but is really good and recieving and framing. Kind of annoying lol

[JaysAllMighty]

If I had my choice I'd take Kirk because of his superior receiving skills, alot of the game calling (and planning) isn't even in the catchers hands, still done from the dugout. Reading bats is another matter and much more difficult to judge.

 

 

Nope, Jansen is much better

[hanton]

For big things it won't change much...but the dont K and weak contact crap could go away. Better situational hitting can be preached cause this team Ks every time someone is on 3rd somehow. Being more selective can be pushed as well which would help Vlad and Bo, but especially the "role" players. The team as a whole sucks at taking walks imo

 

for sure.

[hanton]

Nope, Jansen is much better

 

he leads Jansen in his framing numbers if that's what you referring to and he's also one of the best in the majors - gone down a little this season but that's more to do with not getting consistent playing time

 

so 100% Kirk is the better receiver

[Spanky99]

Run on Julio all day long. Never hesitate

 

Cause of accuracy, I didn't know that?

[Blue Jays Lurker 2023]

Barfsho never disappoints us.

 

.188

.246

.235

 

And this season a magnificent .213

 

What was Ross Atkins smoking when he traded for this guy

[glory]

Can the Jays add some power at the deadline? Always needing 2-3 hits to score a run is annoying. At least it feels that way.

[hanton]

So i guess every reply is going to be from the drone cam from now on?

 

I hate that view - like did they test it out and ask people? no way anyone prefers that view over the regular cameras

[Daniel Labude]

The key difference between Kirk and Jansen game calling is the use of the fastball vs offspeed. It is interesting if they could use it to their advantage

[Spanky99]

Nope, Jansen is much better

 

Incorrect.

[JaysAllMighty]

Incorrect.

 

I would rather see Jansen catching in a deciding playoff game.

[BlueJays]

Nice one Kevin

[JaysAllMighty]

KK home Runnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[hanton]

KK bomb off Gilbert lol

[Spanky99]

Woohoo... KK!!! Nice rip, buddy!

[Spanky99]

I would rather see Jansen catching in a deciding playoff game.

 

That'll likely be decided by who's on the bump.

[BlueJays]

f*** yeesssssssss