Royals (Cameron) vs Blue Jays (Scherzer): 8/2/25, 3:07pm

[Jays24]

4 minutes ago, max silver said:

I can only guess that they looked at the solid underlying numbers for France (.340 xwOBA on the season) and thought that he was a candidate for positive regression. A huge part of why he's played in both of the first two games is due to both of Kirk and Springer being unavailable due to being on the injured list with concussions, but of course you wouldn't consider this. 

Its literally you whining about getting France and not aiming higher on getting potential bats.

[Jays24]

Just now, Omar said:

When the team decides to get Vladdy off his feet and dh for the day who are you expecting to man 1b?

I'm not the one who was whining about France.  I gave a response to Max as to why the Jays got him and is playing using his own logic...

[Omar]

Really hoping the Jays get out to an early lead so the gdt doesn't go full r3tard like yesterday.

[dancingmachine]

France with the blazing speed

[Masterbather]

16 minutes ago, Jays24 said:

I'm honestly curious as to who people think is the better CF defender between Straw/Varsho?

Purely defensively? I might give the slight edge to Varsho. I don't know what the advanced metrics say.

I'm quite content to have either one of them out there defensively.

[neverbeenhere]

similar hit Kirk got hit by 

[Jonn]

I would like to think the mask that Heiny is wearing is much better than the hockey masks at preventing concussions.

[Jays24]

Just now, Masterbather said:

Purely defensively? I might give the slight edge to Varsho. I don't know what the advanced metrics say.

I'm quite content to have either one of them out there defensively.

Ya purely defensively.  Both are great obviously but I give the slight edge to Straw.  If Varsho still has a noodle arm then its not even close until that gets healed.  

[Jonn]

Jonathan India looks like the random stoner hanging out at a Basement High School party.

[max silver]

11 minutes ago, Jays24 said:

Its literally you whining about getting France and not aiming higher on getting potential bats.

You could stand to learn the difference between constructive criticism and whining. 

[dancingmachine]

We need a double play 

[Omar]

That was a brush back pitch.  Why doesn't Shulman or Siddall say anything about it. Scherzer has done it throughout his career.

[Jonn]

Well that's a big strikeout.

[dancingmachine]

Or K 😆 

[dancingmachine]

Just now, Omar said:

That was a brush back pitch.  Why doesn't Shulman or Siddall say anything about it. Scherzer has done it throughout his career.

The KC crew said it was trying to get in on his hands nothing to do with brush back

[neverbeenhere]

Scherzer pitching well again, hopefully offense will support him this time 

[Jays24]

Just now, max silver said:

You could stand to learn the difference between constructive criticism and whining. 

Hahaha thats exactly what most people are doing as well.  Some people just provide more "constructive criticism" than others.  If you haven't noticed, we haven't won a single playoff game since 2016 so there's justification on most, not all, "constructive criticism" provided. 

Anyways, we're derailing the thread.  Let's go jays!!!

[dancingmachine]

Whew let's get some runs 

[Omar]

Just now, dancingmachine said:

The KC crew said it was trying to get in on his hands nothing to do with brush back

yeah...ok.

[Jays24]

Way to get out of that Max!!!

[Jonn]

Crazy all these years later. Max still has that Slider. He really just needs to locate his Fastball with enough zip to make it effective. He's still got it in there.

[Jays24]

Thats my boy Straw right there!!

[neverbeenhere]

Straw may make things happen

[neverbeenhere]

bunt

[dancingmachine]

Not a fan of bunting but if you're as fast as straw and can bunt I don't mind

[dancingmachine]

Yikes leave Tyler alone 😆 

[neverbeenhere]

sac bunt was good

[dancingmachine]

Come on DS get the runner at 3rd in at least 

[Masterbather]

Booyah

[neverbeenhere]

DS is great