Blue Jays (Bassitt) vs White Sox (Civale): 7/8/25, 7:40pm

[Jays24]

Vladdy was due for a baserunning screw up lol

[Masterbather]

7 minutes ago, Omar said:

What part of his approach at the plate makes him an idiot?

The fact that he takes two strikes swings with fewer than two strikes, and the fact that he's constantly late on fastballs. That shouldn't be happening. Somebody with his talent and bat speed should not be late constantly. He misses cookies way too often for his talent level.

His home run totals are way too low for the number of at bats he gets and his raw talent and power.

[Masterbather]

3 minutes ago, Jays24 said:

Vladdy was due for a baserunning screw up lol

Yeah he hasn't been nearly as bad as in past years so I'll give him a pass on that.

[M.E.]

1 minute ago, Masterbather said:

Yeah he hasn't been nearly as bad as in past years so I'll give him a pass on that.

PLus he has 2 hits and 2 rbi's

[neverbeenhere]

Is JS thinking about pulling Bassitt?

[june.june]

I am not personally worried of Vladdy’s overall contribution to this team’s success.  I think the HRs is why people are frustrated.  
 

Have they looked at his batting stance?

Are his arms too high above his back shoulders that can create tension and making loading difficult?

Maybe that is the real reason of the high frequency of ground balls.

 

[Jonn]

78 pitches through 6. He can do 8. Don’t do what you did last night John.

[Omar]

3 minutes ago, neverbeenhere said:

Is JS thinking about pulling Bassitt?

Schneider looking at the list of available arms tonight...

[Omar]

6 minutes ago, Masterbather said:

The fact that he takes two strikes swings with fewer than two strikes, and the fact that he's constantly late on fastballs. That shouldn't be happening. Somebody with his talent and bat speed should not be late constantly. He misses cookies way too often for his talent level.

His home run totals are way too low for the number of at bats he gets and his raw talent and power.

Well I don't think those things (which are arguable) are a function of intelligence.

[Omar]

We're bunting Kirk over to second?

[Masterbather]

1 minute ago, Jonn said:

78 pitches through 6. He can do 8. Don’t do what you did last night John.

He laboured in his last start. I wouldn't push him much beyond 90. 7 innings is great.

[Nexii]

2 minutes ago, june.june said:

I am not personally worried of Vladdy’s overall contribution to this team’s success.  I think the HRs is why people are frustrated.  
 

Have they looked at his batting stance?

Are his arms too high above his back shoulders that can create tension and making loading difficult?

Maybe that is the real reason of the high frequency of ground balls.

 

 

I think people are frustrated because our face of the franchise is a himbo. But he's also very good at baseball and exciting to watch. We should be cheering him on.

[Masterbather]

1 minute ago, Omar said:

Well I don't think those things (which are arguable) are a function of intelligence.

He should be better. He should be hitting with a lot more power. He has been a disappointment relative to his talent. That's the bottom line. Some of us are perfectly fine with who he is and others will never accept this version of him. That's just how it seems to be on this board.

[Omar]

Are they going to call this game?  They should.

We don't want one of our guys getting hurt in the slop.

[HomeRunHomer]

And here comes the rain....wow that's a lot of rain.

[Masterbather]

Wow that happened quickly.

Looks like a summer storm, in fast, goes hard, doesn't last long.

[Omar]

I was planning to be at this game but the timing didn't work.  Now I don't feel so bad.

[gruber9292]

Just checked the radar. Looks like the game will resume sometime between 10:15-10:30 EST. 

[John_Havok]

1 minute ago, Masterbather said:

Wow that happened quickly.

Looks like a summer storm, in fast, goes hard, doesn't last long.

insert a "your mom" here 

[John_Havok]

Rain delay gonna make sure Bassitt can't go out again. That truly blows. 

[neverbeenhere]

They should just call it the game 

[Masterbather]

1 minute ago, John_Havok said:

Rain delay gonna make sure Bassitt can't go out again. That truly blows. 

Yeah, it almost certainly means the end of Bassitt even if it's a short delay.

[Masterbather]

They could have taken us to a much more competitive game than the Yankees game. I get the standings and all, but this game is f***ing over.

[Omar]

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Judge with no. 34 tonight.  Oh my.

[Omar]

1 minute ago, Masterbather said:

They could have taken us to a much more competitive game than the Yankees game. I get the standings and all, but this game is f***ing over.

Mets/Orioles tied at 6-6 in the bottom of the eighth.

[Masterbather]

2 minutes ago, Omar said:

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Judge with no. 34 tonight.  Oh my.

I hope he steps into the Springfield Mystery Spot.

[Masterbather]

1 minute ago, Omar said:

Mets/Orioles tied at 6-6 in the bottom of the eighth.

I'm watching the Cleveland at Houston game

[John_Havok]

Yanks are making Seattle their bitch right now. At least Tampa lost

[Grant77]

9 minutes ago, John_Havok said:

Rain delay gonna make sure Bassitt can't go out again. That truly blows. 

Let's hope that they just call the game so our bullpen can get a rest.

[John_Havok]

Red Sox are quietly on a bit of a heater, winning 5 straight and now just 1.5 back of Tampa for the last WC spot.