GDT: 3/3 Yankees @ Blue Jays - April 17

[Eat My Shatkins]

Sucks to blow that one, but big picture...Gausman looks to be coming around. That's huge

 

Romano and Swanson will round into form too I'm sure.

 

Then we'll win a lot of ball games

[bones10]

lol

 

What premises do you disagree with Spanky? If you can’t pitch your relievers two days in a row and there are other injuries like Green today you end up with a bunch of unavailable relief, while Pearson rots in the minors. The game could have blown up well before that as well with Cabera pitching multiple high leverage innings. It’s not ideal, now after today does it even matter, not really I imagine Romano and Swanson will ramp up and be fine pretty quick here. A little bit more savy roster management may have won the game today. Don’t know.

[Jays24]

Jays24 >>> Jays FO, trainers, etc... smarten up, man.

 

Definitely not but when they make glaring errors, it's ok to call them out. No franchise is perfect.

[Brownie19]

It's okay. Brownie believes every decision made by this front office is the right one since they're so smart and we have no right to question anything they do.

 

f***stick - I'm just saying the team has WAYYYY more information on whether or not Swanson was ready than any of us do. They had Pearson throwing well and had no reason to rush Swanson back.

 

The inning Swanson threw in AAA doesn't mean much guys - you should know that....that's like suggesting spring training stats matter.

 

I also wasn't suggesting you specifically was armchairing it...but several did

 

f***ing tampons everywhere.

[Spanky99]

Yup, they had a really successful home stand where they almost swept the Yankees and could have gone 7-2. Will take that everyday of the week.

 

Can't be disappointed at all with the way this team performed, especially in the Yankees series. Can't win every game obviously and going to lose tough one's like today, but that's baseball.

 

Pitching wise, this team will be unstoppable. Let's hope Vladdy, Bo, Springer and Kirk can turn the corner. Varsho was awesome today. Let's hope he goes on a run!

 

Agreed, Varsho's hit 4 bombs in his last 4 games started. This could be massive.

[Terminator]

Gausman wasn't in top form but he looked MUCH better. I feel much more confident in him.

 

Varsho is hitting again. Romano and Swanson go their feet wet and Jansen is back.

 

The Padres and Royals won't roll over in their home stadiums but let's shoot for a 4-3 road trip.

[Spanky99]

What premises do you disagree with Spanky? If you can’t pitch your relievers two days in a row and there are other injuries like Green today you end up with a bunch of unavailable relief, while Pearson rots in the minors. The game could have blown up well before that as well with Cabera pitching multiple high leverage innings. It’s not ideal, now after today does it even matter, not really I imagine Romano and Swanson will ramp up and be fine pretty quick here. A little bit more savy roster management may have won the game today. Don’t know.

 

You've answered your question, mate. It's one game.

[Spanky99]

Sucks to blow that one, but big picture...Gausman looks to be coming around. That's huge

 

Romano and Swanson will round into form too I'm sure.

 

Then we'll win a lot of ball games

 

Serenity Now... lol

[Jays24]

I've also calmed down. A lot more positive signs lately, starting with Varsho. I want him to keep bombing and take advantage of short porches at home. That kid deserves it for always being so positive even with all the negativity around him.

[Spanky99]

f***stick - I'm just saying the team has WAYYYY more information on whether or not Swanson was ready than any of us do. They had Pearson throwing well and had no reason to rush Swanson back.

 

The inning Swanson threw in AAA doesn't mean much guys - you should know that....that's like suggesting spring training stats matter.

 

I also wasn't suggesting you specifically was armchairing it...but several did

 

f***ing tampons everywhere.

 

Disgusting.

[Brownie19]

If Romano and Swanson aren’t available for back to backs yet should they even be up yet. Genuine question not trying to gotcha, feels like we f***ed ourselves with roster management in this game. Although long con it may be necessary to get the bullpen set up.

 

That is a fair comment. You are handcuffing yourself somewhat if they can't go B2B (although you'd obviously rather have 1 of them over Mitch White whether they can throw B2B or not).

 

That said, maybe Romano they thought Romano could throw B2B and he simply didn't bounce back will after last night and told JS he couldn't go. Who knows. We also don't know if Swanson can/could go B2B as he didn't throw last night.

[Skinny Wolf]

1. feel bad for varsho, two homes in one game? he will be benched next game in John Schneider's guide book.

2. Guerrero has to go

3. Swanson is not 100%, how could they sent Pearson to AAA?

4. John Schneider did it again

[Daniel Labude]

Just a trash run team. Mayza in the majors instead of Pearson...oops cost another game lol

[bronson44]

Usually they make sure the relievers can go back to back and see how they feel after before calling them up. This just seemed rushed, especially with barely any spring training for these guys. Maybe they are worried about Green's shoulder.

[Daniel Labude]

Bo continues to be the worst SS in baseball. Can't wait until he is gone. Hopefully for some baseballs

[Daniel Labude]

Usually they make sure the relievers can go back to back and see how they feel after before calling them up. This just seemed rushed, especially with barely any spring training for these guys. Maybe they are worried about Green's shoulder.

 

They were also not good in their outings in Buffalo

[bronson44]

f*** off Rosario

[Brownie19]

Just a trash run team. Mayza in the majors instead of Pearson...oops cost another game lol

 

Bo continues to be the worst SS in baseball. Can't wait until he is gone. Hopefully for some baseballs

 

They were also not good in their outings in Buffalo

 

There's the heavy flow fan - right on que.

[Brownie19]

Usually they make sure the relievers can go back to back and see how they feel after before calling them up. This just seemed rushed, especially with barely any spring training for these guys. Maybe they are worried about Green's shoulder.

 

I think that's fair too - but god knows if we left Romano and Swanson in AAA and had to use Pearson and White last night and today - and either of them failed - the same people would be freaking out, suggesting we're better off to have Romano and Swanson up helping the big club v. the Yankees - even if they can't throw B2B yet. You just f***ing know people would be saying that.

Edited April 18, 2024 by Brownie19

[Daniel Labude]

We lost to a yankees team who lost to the 2024 blue jays twice in a row? Pathetic.

 

Knuckleball Friday, we toast

[Stottlemyres_Bloody_Chin]

Disgusting.

 

Trying not to chime in here but seeing you 2 dripping with douchiness every other post, I just couldn't resist. You two should just f*** and get it over with. You have so much in common. Both shills for the front office. Both *******s to other posters for no valid reason. And you both masturbate on a daily basis to pictures of Ross Atkins. You guys are a match made in heaven.

[Stottlemyres_Bloody_Chin]

I can't believe they sent Pearson down. Agree with everyone who said Swanson wasn't ready, and to put him into a save situation right out of the chute was not ideal.

 

If you know most of your pen wasn't available, why send away 2 guys who could have gone multiple innings?

 

Pearson has been as good as anyone in the bullpen so far to boot.

 

With the off day tomorrow, that was some really insane roster management.

 

And funny how Mitch being released seems to be but a footnote. Wasn't he supposed to be a weapon this year? I know at least a few people on here were pumping his tires big time going into the season.

[Spanky99]

Trying not to chime in here but seeing you 2 dripping with douchiness every other post, I just couldn't resist. You two should just f*** and get it over with. You have so much in common. Both shills for the front office. Both *******s to other posters for no valid reason. And you both masturbate on a daily basis to pictures of Ross Atkins. You guys are a match made in heaven.

 

Attagirl, knob f***ing jockey, seek help.

 

For context...

 

Some of the posters who were *******s to me for expressing pessimism about our front office in the past are hopefully starting to come to the realization that they've been sold a s*** sandwich.

 

If not, well then hey I hear there's an orange guy in a whole lot of legal trouble south of the border who could use some money for his defense fund, I'm sure you've already donated though but that doesn't mean you can't donate again!

 

 

Let's get real for a minute.

 

Despite what you think, Atkins f***s up. A lot.

 

-f***ed up on the Morales contract.

 

-f***ed up on the Roark contract.

 

-f***ed up the Jaime Garcia contract.

 

-Gambled and lost on Yates, despite concerning medical reports on him.

 

-f***ed up by giving Randall that contract extension. Those that raised the alarm were attacked by the *******s.

 

-Traded Happ for Billy McKinney and Brandon Drury.

 

-Traded Stroman for Kay and SWR, the Mets 4th and 6th ranked prospects at that time. Stroman had a sub 3.00 era pitching in the AL East at the time.

 

-f***ed up the Donaldson situation.

 

-Overpaid Kikuchi as a free agent.

 

-Can't build a shutdown bullpen.

 

-f***ed up the Mitch White/Frasso trade. A few of us voiced alarm but we're shouted down by the *******s.

 

-f***ed up the Varsho trade. A few of us voiced alarm but we're shouted down by the *******s.

 

-f***ed up the Anthony Bass situation. Turned it into a PR nightmare.

 

And that's all just off the top of my head. There's more.

 

The drafting and development is a joke, especially after the way they threw AA under the bus for supposedly stripping the farm bare.

 

At least AA could f***ing build a good farm system, and quickly. He was able to sell the farm for the 2013 makeover, and then able to build it back up again in time to acquire Tulo & Price in 2015. And at least his playoff teams were built to win a playoff game.

 

This FO preached building a sustainable winner that would be keyed around having a steady pipeline of prospects and then resigning them.

 

Well 8 years in and the farm system blows, we have a luxury tax payroll that is by far the highest team payroll ever, yet we don't have any homegrown talent signed long term. We've had to consistently bring in FA talent from outside the organization because we can't develop talent. This is exactly the s*** they said they wouldn't have to do!

 

When Atlanta won it's first division title under AA the *******s here talked about how he was gifted a great team and didn't want to give him any credit. Well the Braves are on the way to be a perfect 6/6 in winning division titles under his watch, and they won a world series. And their future looks extremely bright still!

 

How many times do Spanky and gang have to be wrong before they eat some f***ing crow? Instead you bully and belittle people who don't agree that our team has been run poorly since AA was driven out by Shapiro.

 

Even in the dark days of the late 90s and early 2000s, at least we had Delgado and Halladay who were a pleasure to watch. This team is annoying as hell to watch.

 

Baltimore has passed us like we're standing still despite a payroll that is less than 1/3 of ours.

 

The team needs a rebuild, and this front office better have nothing to do with it.

 

I've been a die hard fan since 1988 and always will be a Blue Jays fan only, but I think I feel worse about this team's future than I ever have.

 

/End rant.

 

I won't be posting here anymore as I'm going to try and take a step back. I've spend too much of my free time on this team. Too many wasted nights. I'm not going to renew my season tickets next year either.

 

I'll pop by from time to time to read the remaining *******s' rainbow and sunshine posts whenever I need a good laugh. Hopefully some of you come around on this and start to shout down the remaining *******s but I'm not wasting anymore of my time on them.

 

Enjoy the taste of s*** *******s, especially you Spanx. There's a massive sandwich filled with s*** with your name on it bud. You're a troll, always have been, always will be.

 

If you stayed with me through to the end of this post you know I'm not all wrong.

 

f***ing loser, incel.

Edited April 18, 2024 by Spanky99

[hanton]

I can't believe they sent Pearson down. Agree with everyone who said Swanson wasn't ready, and to put him into a save situation right out of the chute was not ideal.

 

If you know most of your pen wasn't available, why send away 2 guys who could have gone multiple innings?

 

Pearson has been as good as anyone in the bullpen so far to boot.

 

With the off day tomorrow, that was some really insane roster management.

 

And funny how Mitch being released seems to be but a footnote. Wasn't he supposed to be a weapon this year? I know at least a few people on here were pumping his tires big time going into the season.

 

it's the best he's pitched in the majors - f***ing dumb to send him down plus who knows how that effects him when he comes back up, he seems rather fragile

[Stangstag]

it's the best he's pitched in the majors - f***ing dumb to send him down plus who knows how that effects him when he comes back up, he seems rather fragile

 

Its true, of all the times Pearson got sent down, this was the one time he actually deserved to stay.

 

Gotta be frustrating/demoralizing as a player to finally feel good after years of struggling, getting good results, and you immediately get sent down.

[G-Snarls]

Pearson had been excellent AND they knew they wouldn't be able to use Romano and Swanson on back to back days

 

Yeah IDK...... Felt all along like he should have stayed and now it's just amplified by the results from yesterday

[Brownie19]

Pearson had been excellent AND they knew they wouldn't be able to use Romano and Swanson on back to back days

 

Yeah IDK...... Felt all along like he should have stayed and now it's just amplified by the results from yesterday

 

Just asking, but can they use Pearson B2B? He's only done it 4 times in his ML career - with s***** results. It was really unfortunate he was caught in the numbers game as the early results have been great (although the statcast #'s aren't as rosie).

[G-Snarls]

Just asking, but can they use Pearson B2B? He's only done it 4 times in his ML career - with s***** results. It was really unfortunate he was caught in the numbers game as the early results have been great (although the statcast #'s aren't as rosie).

 

Good question

 

If the pen had included Pearson instead of Swanson, Green with a sore shoulder and Romano having pitched the day before he almost certainly uses Pearson in that spot. Would he have done better than Swanson? We'll never know.

[Spanky99]

Hindsight Insanity.

[G-Snarls]

Hindsight Insanity.

 

For sure

 

Just hard not to when we didn't want Pearson sent down in the first place then we're on the verge of sweeping the Yankees and wish we'd had him to try and close it out

 

In any case time to move on to the next one. Was a good homestand.