Blue Jays (Bassitt) vs Rays (Baz): 9/18/25, 1:10pm

[Spanky__99]

The offense scuffled this series, but we're still the top team in baseball offensively, it's not that dire folks, lol.

[jaysthebest]

I'm glad the Jays play like an AAA team every season they play the Rays. Just pathetic.

Even first 2 wins were not an easy win

[Terminator]

Tony Taters just homered again in Buffalo

He's ready

[Nexii]

9 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

The offense scuffled this series, but we're still the top team in baseball offensively, it's not that dire folks, lol.

2/4 away in Tampa isn't the worst thing

Yankees heavily favored tonight though with Fried on the mound

[harvey16]

Jays definitely can't let off the gas, they have a comfortable but not insurmountable lead. The Yankees can easily win 8 or 9 of their last 10 games with 7 of them being against Baltimore and 3 against the White Sox. Jays need to take 2 of 3 in KC

[Stangstag]

Just now, harvey16 said:

Jays definitely can't let off the gas, they have a comfortable but not insurmountable lead. The Yankees can easily win 8 or 9 of their last 10 games with 7 of them being against Baltimore and 3 against the White Sox. Jays need to take 2 of 3 in KC

must-win series

[Omar]

21 minutes ago, Terminator said:

Tony Taters just homered again in Buffalo

He's ready

Imagine Taters comes back to win ALCS MVP!  What a story that would be. Just have to rake at right time. 

[Omar]

27 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

The offense scuffled this series, but we're still the top team in baseball offensively, it's not that dire folks, lol.

Vladdy is in a bit of swoon right now (missing Bo?) but he will show for the big games methinks.

[Omar]

3 hours ago, Masterbather said:

Honestly unless Santander starts to look a lot better at the plate, I may roster him but I don't put him in the starting lineup.

He's essentially started his spring training in the middle of September, and so far he looks like it. 

He literally has zero value except for power and he hurts our defense especially if Bo is a DH. 

 

24 minutes ago, Terminator said:

Tony Taters just homered again in Buffalo

He's ready

They both can't be true.

[Terminator]

3.5 up on the Yankees with 9 games left on our schedule.

Jays: @ KC, vs. BOS, vs. TB

Yankees: @ BAL (x 4), vs. CWS, vs. BAL

• If the Jays go 6-3, the Yanks can't catch us
• If the Jays go 5-4, the Yankees would have to go 10-0 to win the division
• If the Jays go 4-5, the Yankees need to go 9-1
• If the Jays go 3-6, the Yankees need  to go 8-2
• If the Jays go 2-7, the Yankees need  to go 7-3
• If the Jays go 1-8, the Yankees need  to go 6-4
• If the Jays go 0-9, the Yankees need  to go 5-5

Yankees schedule is cake but some of these pitching matchups might make it tougher than it seems. They are lined up to face Trevor Rogers twice and the ChiSox are lined up to start Smith, Perez and Martin which isn't awful.

 

[glory]

If you told me before this series that it would be a split, then I probably would have been happy with it, more so because the Jays couldn't win in Tampa on a dare, not because it's a great outcome. But whatever. Take 2/3 in KC now, and then go back home with a chance to put it away. 

[BB17]

41 minutes ago, Terminator said:

Tony Taters just homered again in Buffalo

He's ready

Took him 40 seconds to run the bases on the homer trot. 

[BB17]

15 minutes ago, Terminator said:

3.5 up on the Yankees with 9 games left on our schedule.

Jays: @ KC, vs. BOS, vs. BAL

Yankees: @ BAL (x 4), vs. CWS, vs. BAL

• If the Jays go 6-3, the Yanks can't catch us
• If the Jays go 5-4, the Yankees would have to go 10-0 to win the division
• If the Jays go 4-5, the Yankees need to go 9-1
• If the Jays go 3-6, the Yankees need  to go 8-2
• If the Jays go 2-7, the Yankees need  to go 7-3
• If the Jays go 1-8, the Yankees need  to go 6-4
• If the Jays go 0-9, the Yankees need  to go 5-5

Yankees schedule is cake but some of these pitching matchups might make it tougher than it seems. They are lined up to face Trevor Rogers twice and the ChiSox are lined up to start Smith, Perez and Martin which isn't awful.

 

It would take a monumental collapse for the Jays not to win the Division. Its basically in the bag.

[Hipfan]

31 minutes ago, BB17 said:

It would take a monumental collapse for the Jays not to win the Division. Its basically in the bag.

See 1987! Don’t get cocky!

[Laika]

34 minutes ago, BB17 said:

It would take a monumental collapse for the Jays not to win the Division. Its basically in the bag.

I keep telling myself this but I am not feeling it yet 

[Spanky__99]

57 minutes ago, Terminator said:

3.5 up on the Yankees with 9 games left on our schedule.

Jays: @ KC, vs. BOS, vs. BAL

Yankees: @ BAL (x 4), vs. CWS, vs. BAL

• If the Jays go 6-3, the Yanks can't catch us
• If the Jays go 5-4, the Yankees would have to go 10-0 to win the division
• If the Jays go 4-5, the Yankees need to go 9-1
• If the Jays go 3-6, the Yankees need  to go 8-2
• If the Jays go 2-7, the Yankees need  to go 7-3
• If the Jays go 1-8, the Yankees need  to go 6-4
• If the Jays go 0-9, the Yankees need  to go 5-5

Yankees schedule is cake but some of these pitching matchups might make it tougher than it seems. They are lined up to face Trevor Rogers twice and the ChiSox are lined up to start Smith, Perez and Martin which isn't awful.

 

Tampa @ home for the last 3, we're done with Baltimore.

[BatFlip]

34 minutes ago, Hipfan said:

See 1987! Don’t get cocky!

 

Very true.  Let's say it's in the bag when it's actually in the bag.

Those bats are going to heat up again real soon, just in time for the big games.

 

[G-Snarls]

I hate having to hope the Yankees lose just because we s*** the bed in two straight games we could/should have won

[Spanky__99]

21 minutes ago, G-Snarls said:

I hate having to hope the Yankees lose just because we s*** the bed in two straight games we could/should have won

You're underestimating Tampa's pitching these last 2 games, they pitched very well. They were winnable games, sometimes you just tip your cap. Hardly s*** the bed imo.

Also Chandler Simpson taking back that Kirky 3 run HR hurt. Changed the series right there.

[Terminator]

Don't worry you guys. I'm not bothered in the slightest about what happened in Tampa.

The Yankees are probably going to win 6 of their final 10. They could win 7 and I wouldn't be surprised. 8 is probably the max.

The Jays need to simply try and win each remaining series and that right there would take care of it no matter what. But truthfully, as long as they don't get swept in any of the 3 remaining series they will be fine.

[G-Snarls]

19 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

You're underestimating Tampa's pitching these last 2 games, they pitched very well. They were winnable games, sometimes you just tip your cap. Hardly s*** the bed imo.

Also Chandler Simpson taking back that Kirky 3 run HR hurt. Changed the series right there.

8 hits and 1 run in 18 innings the last 2 games 

Rough rough go 

Their pitching was good

[G-Snarls]

16 minutes ago, Terminator said:

Don't worry you guys. I'm not bothered in the slightest about what happened in Tampa.

The Yankees are probably going to win 6 of their final 10. They could win 7 and I wouldn't be surprised. 8 is probably the max.

The Jays need to simply try and win each remaining series and that right there would take care of it no matter what. But truthfully, as long as they don't get swept in any of the 3 remaining series they will be fine.

Yes.  Play 500 or better and no one should catch us. 

[Terminator]

You also have to wonder how much the Yanks will even try to win the division.

They've got some old players and some that are dinged up and they will want to line up Fried/Rodon to pitch the wild card games. They'll want their top relievers to be fresh as well.

They might prioritize rest during that final homestand instead of trying to go all out for a long shot AL East bid.

[Omar]

2 minutes ago, Terminator said:

You also have to wonder how much the Yanks will even try to win the division.

They've got some old players and some that are dinged up and they will want to line up Fried/Rodon to pitch the wild card games. They'll want their top relievers to be fresh as well.

They might prioritize rest during that final homestand instead of trying to go all out for a long shot AL East bid.

Yes, I think they have resigned themselves to the fact that they are not going to win the East. Besides resting starting pitching to line up with the WC games you may even see Judge sit for a game or two. 

[Masterbather]

A lot of coping happening right now.

Our offense has looked largely crappy lately, that's a fact. I don't want to hear about opposition pitching. I promise you the opposition pitching we're about to face in a couple of weeks is tougher.

Guerrero has not been stepping up in the absence of Bo.

The division is still in pretty good shape,  but it's not over and these guys need to lock in. 

[Jonn]

 

God hes so unlikable.

 

[hanton]

1 minute ago, Jonn said:

 

God hes so unlikable.

 

wtf is he doing?

[Jonn]

28 minutes ago, hanton said:

wtf is he doing?

Well what it looks like is he wants to be activated. Only reason one would be acting like that.

[Jesusindashed]

1 run in two games is rough

[Masterbather]

14 minutes ago, Jonn said:

Well what it looks like is he wants to be activated. Only reason one would be acting like that.

I'm going to hope and assume that's not it because if it is f*** him. He's not good enough to justify the hassle.