Blue Jays (Yesavage) vs. Orioles (Young): 5/30/26, 4:05pm

[james jones]

Just now, Jays24 said:

Hoffman all sorts of records for the Jays.  None of them are good and yet our manager is CHOOSING to use this scrub in high leverage. 

I don't think a 4 run lead was a high leverage. Coughman shouldn't be on the mound in the 9th.

[Jays24]

1 f***ing player and 1 f***ing manager ruined my saturday that was going great.  

[Jays24]

2 minutes ago, james jones said:

I don't think a 4 run lead was a high leverage. Coughman shouldn't be on the mound in the 9th.

Its the fact he CHOSE to save Hoffman for the 9th when he was literally pulled from the role because he couldnt be trusted.  Rogers and Varland hardly threw any pitches and you burned them for the biggest stain on this franchise for the past 1.5 season.

[vanland]

Factoid: only 3 teams have ever walked 11 batters and gone on to win the game. 
White Sox July 28, 1976

Tigers Oct 12 1984

Rockies may 12, 1995; June 5 1999 and; last year against the Friars

 

the more you know🌈

[Rustanger]

No lead is safe with Hoffman.  He should have pitched the 7th and then you at least have Roger's or Varland to bail him out.  Pathetic.  Yes, Varland faced the best Orioles hitters, but what does it matter if Hoffman can't get the other Orioles hitters out.  Overthinking by JS.

[max silver]

13 minutes ago, Jays24 said:

The problem is our idiot manager puts Hoffman on the same level as Rogers and Varland thinking all 3 are interchangeable.  You keep guys like Rogers/Varland to put out fires from scrubs like Hoffman.  

Hoffman 100% needed to pitch the 7th when it was 8/9/1.  Or even the 8th inning because you had a 3 run lead so you can bring in Varland if he chokes. 

Keeping Hoffman gives you no other outs and there was a reason he was pulled as a closer.  0 excuse for continuing this stupid blind trust in a player who has not earned it.

If I recall correctly the game was much closer in the 7th inning when Rogers entered and if Hoffman came in at that time featuring the lack of stuff and command he featured them he likely would have allowed the Orioles to take the lead at that point. There's just no easy solution here as the team plays a ton of close games, only has 3 healthy starters and is missing bullpen pieces as well. My only real complaint was that Hoffman was left in for several hitters too many which left an impossible situation for Seabold.

[max silver]

18 minutes ago, james jones said:

The sad thing is we would've won this game 5-1 if Hoffman pitched in the 8th and Varland in the 9th.

For some reason, Hoffman cannot pitch in the 9th the way he pitches in the 7th/8th.

I don't but this in the slightest. Hoffman came into the game with a combination of crappy stuff and no command and it likely wouldn't have mattered what inning he pitched in.