Blue Jays (Francis) vs Twins (Ryan): 6/8/25, 2:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Can the Jays sweep? But bad news: Bowden Francis is on the mound.

[Laika]

Can the Jays score 8+ runs today? 

[Pendleton]

If I'm honest, I can't say I love this pitching matchup on paper. 

[jaysblue]

Jays were out partying on the town late last night. It's a getaway day as well. 

[Omar]

If the bottom of the order comes through like they have been, we have a good shot at sweeping.

 

[Masterbather]

Yikes. Francis' ERA is almost exactly double.

[max silver]

1 hour ago, jaysblue said:

Jays were out partying on the town late last night. It's a getaway day as well. 

You saw this in person?

[Spanky__99]

Bust out the Brooms... GO JAYS GO!!!

[Spanky__99]

 

[hanton]

Francis + Target Field.  Keep it under 2/3 home runs - maybe 2 solo shots 

[keggy]

The pen isn't super fresh right now. They could really use 5 innings from Francis.

[gruber9292]

SN still trying to push this Bam Bam Barger narrative is beyond nerdy and it's becoming nauseating. The fact that Shulman and the rest of the play by play crew refuse to use it is more than telling. 

On a side note, this is probably the last kick at the can for Francis. 

[max silver]

4 minutes ago, gruber9292 said:

SN still trying to push this Bam Bam Barger narrative is beyond nerdy and it's becoming nauseating. The fact that Shulman and the rest of the play by play crew refuse to use it is more than telling. 

On a side note, this is probably the last kick at the can for Francis. 

Flintstones references are super dated but the guys using them are of that era when the show was a mega hit so it's just harmless fun for them.

I don't know if the team has a ton of better options than Francis at this point. Macko is working his way back on a rehab assignment, but aside from him the other options are the corpses of Turnbull and Kloffenstein.

[Terminator]

If Francis implodes again they probably just give Turnbull a shot whether he's ready or not (he's not)

[max silver]

3 minutes ago, Terminator said:

If Francis implodes again they probably just give Turnbull a shot whether he's ready or not (he's not)

Sooner or later they'll be forced to bring him up to the majors or lose him completely due to the contract terms. You would hope that Turnbull would be a little accommodating to the club to build himself up to the point where he isn't destroyed in the majors instead of forcing the issue. 

[Big_Walleye]

Bowden Francis isn't that far removed from when he was pitching extremely well.  A couple 26 out no-hit bids don't happen by accident.  It's in there, it's just a matter of some small adjustments.  Guys are way too comfortable in the box.  He's an imposing figure on the mound, he needs to use that to his advantage.  Backing guys off the plate would be a good place to start.  A little old fashioned chin 🎶. 

[G-Snarls]

95 on the corner 

Ouch 

[Terminator]

It's Bowden Francis time

[HomeRunHomer]

Bowden is the weakest link.

[G-Snarls]

Phew 

But can't afford to walk that many 

[Spanky__99]

Dude's Jekyll and Hyde, lol.

[hanton]

25 minutes ago, Big_Walleye said:

Bowden Francis isn't that far removed from when he was pitching extremely well.  A couple 26 out no-hit bids don't happen by accident.  It's in there, it's just a matter of some small adjustments.  Guys are way too comfortable in the box.  He's an imposing figure on the mound, he needs to use that to his advantage.  Backing guys off the plate would be a good place to start.  A little old fashioned chin 🎶. 

life of a major league pitcher (starter) that tops out at 94/95, he needs to have better control

[BatFlip]

Welcome back Roden!

Lineup is making Ryan work early, I like it.

[neverbeenhere]

Good at bat

[neverbeenhere]

offense scored a run, hopefully that will boost confidence for Francis 

[neverbeenhere]

oh my scary

[Spanky__99]

Bah... Dum... Tsshhhh...

[gruber9292]

Got to have a short leash with Francis. I would get someone else in there right now honestly. 

[BatFlip]

He is a command reliant pitcher with no command at the moment.

[neverbeenhere]

Maybe only fast ball is working