Blue Jays (Gausman) vs Diamondbacks (Nelson): 4/19/26, 4:10pm

[ComeTogether]

Oka found his mojo. 

He was a 3 time batting title champ in Japan.  It's not a fluke. 

[neverbeenhere]

1 minute ago, Jonn said:

Tons of Canadians in general in Arizona. I remember last time I was there in a grocery store picking up a few things and someone saw my Jays hat and asked me if I was from Canada. And than someone overheard us joined the conversation saying they were Canadian. I then met another Canadian in the checkout line. It was pretty funny I was there for like 10 minutes.

Makes sense. Arizona would definitely be one of my ideal choice for relocation if you like heat but don’t want to sweat buckets like Flordia.

I love Arizona. Two years ago, I toured there for two weeks and loved everything about it.

[Stangstag]

Lukes is on fire holyyy. Yall wrote him off too soon

[Smokinitup420]

Just sitting back enjoying this game, came to say hell yeah Luke’s just needed some meds and okamoto looks like he’s trying hard to adjust and it’s paying off, hope this is a sign to come and we got the boys back! 

[HomeRunHomer]

I missed the first 3 innings.  Looks like Lukes and Okamota are great just like everyone expected.

[neverbeenhere]

Lukes misjudged that a bit, didn't he?

[ComeTogether]

Hitting is contagious. 

[jaysblue]

World Series here we come! 

[HomeRunHomer]

I feel like we are seeing way more ground rule doubles this year than normal. Every ball seems to take a huge bounce.

[Spanky__99]

Catjam...

 

[neverbeenhere]

Lukes is a monster

[Abomination]

I'm guessing Miles will come in to finish out the game. It'll be interesting to see if they give Gausman one more first though.

[jaysblue]

Perfect opportunity to give Hoffman some work 😂

[Abomination]

Just now, jaysblue said:

Perfect opportunity to give Hoffman some work 😂

You want to actually WIN the game, right?

[dancingmachine]

1 minute ago, jaysblue said:

Perfect opportunity to give Hoffman some work 😂

Are you sure the lead is big enough?

[HomeRunHomer]

He golfed that one out of the park.

[Omar]

1 hour ago, Stangstag said:

Lukes is on fire holyyy. Yall wrote him off too soon

Just the newbs. 

[ComeTogether]

Hoffman time?

[Doubleplay21]

Nance did not throw many pitches to get 3 outs. Hoffman usually pitches 30 

[Omar]

Nice win boys. Now let's go sweep the Angels.

 

[jaysblue]

13 minutes ago, Omar said:

Just the newbs. 

I mean, I like Lukes and he's an easy player to root for, but what makes you think he was a legit bat in the first place? 

He's a platoon guy who is above 30 and who probably put up his best numbers last season (.730 OPS, 103 wRC+). You're making it seem like this guy was a previous All-Star. 

[Omar]

8 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

I mean, I like Lukes and he's an easy player to root for, but what makes you think he was a legit bat in the first place? 

He's a platoon guy who is above 30 and who probably put up his best numbers last season (.730 OPS, 103 wRC+). You're making it seem like this guy was a previous All-Star. 

Guys were making judgements about him after a hand full of games.  As far as the all-star stuff, well no one said that.

[ComeTogether]

 

 

[jaysblue]

8 minutes ago, Omar said:

Guys were making judgements about him after a hand full of games.  As far as the all-star stuff, well no one said that.

Those are perfectly fair judgments. Lukes isn’t some established MLB bat - he’s a career minor leaguer, and we’ve seen this type of player plenty of times before.

And you’re making that call after only two games, where he happened to go 6 for 10. That’s great, and good for him, but it doesn’t suddenly mean all the concerns are gone.

[mphenhef]

33 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

Those are perfectly fair judgments. Lukes isn’t some established MLB bat - he’s a career minor leaguer, and we’ve seen this type of player plenty of times before.

And you’re making that call after only two games, where he happened to go 6 for 10. That’s great, and good for him, but it doesn’t suddenly mean all the concerns are gone.

No, it doesn’t but when there is a medical issue and a new treatment happening to correspond with the uptick in performance it does give reason to be positive.

[Jonn]

1 hour ago, jaysblue said:

Those are perfectly fair judgments. Lukes isn’t some established MLB bat - he’s a career minor leaguer, and we’ve seen this type of player plenty of times before.

And you’re making that call after only two games, where he happened to go 6 for 10. That’s great, and good for him, but it doesn’t suddenly mean all the concerns are gone.

He’s established himself as great hitter In professional Baseball. if they sent him to AAA he would hit .340 and it would accomplish nothing. He has proven last year he is MLB piece that got off to slow start probably because of lingering injuries. Personally I’m glad he’a part of the team because a lot of teams have dog s*** 4th OF’s and Lukes can handle all 3 spots defensively and handle the bat. Some Of the best at-bats of the post season belonged to him. Especially early on.

[Spanky__99]

1 hour ago, jaysblue said:

Those are perfectly fair judgments. Lukes isn’t some established MLB bat - he’s a career minor leaguer, and we’ve seen this type of player plenty of times before.

And you’re making that call after only two games, where he happened to go 6 for 10. That’s great, and good for him, but it doesn’t suddenly mean all the concerns are gone.

[jaysblue]

59 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

Bet you Lukes doesn't even crack a 100 wRC+

[G-Snarls]

Wait. They scored 10 runs in a Gausman start?!?!!

Nice!

Was in the pool all day and missed it.  

[Spanky__99]

7 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

Bet you Lukes doesn't even crack a 100 wRC+