Blue Jays (Yesavage) vs Red Sox (Gray): 6/18/26, 1:35pm

[DownSouthBlueJay]

unbelievable bruh

[ComeTogether]

Stop the bleeding here. 

 

[ComeTogether]

Bad pitching or just bad pitch selection by Venezuela?

[gruber9292]

The 2026 Toronto Blue Jays can kindly f*** off right about now 

[DownSouthBlueJay]

Have we swept anyone this season?

[JaysFan99]

Just now, DownSouthBlueJay said:

Have we swept anyone this season?

Athletics the first series of the year

[james jones]

Athletics

[Governator]

I'm no f***ing manager but the writing was on the wall last inning.  

[ComeTogether]

2 minutes ago, DownSouthBlueJay said:

Have we swept anyone this season?

Opening series vs Athletics. 

[glory]

The Jays have 4 relievers that are in the top 7 in appearances for all MLB relievers. Either JS needs to start scaling back his RP usage (some of that not his fault due to SP injuries) or he needs to let starters go deeper than he feels comfortable sometimes. This is one of those games where the latter made more sense, not because of how Yesavage looked, but how the pen has been used lately. If Varland needs to get 4 outs in June against a hapless Red Sox team, then it's a deeper issue. Ultimately it comes down to the offense doing their 2023 tribute. That season was legitimately one of the most painful "good" seasons the Jays have ever had mainly because scoring 3 runs in a game was their version of busting out. This season has resembled that one way too much offensively (unfortunately it hasn't matched 2023's lack of SP injuries).

 

[John_Havok]

1 hour ago, Koch-22 said:

Gays or guys ? That's one confusing comment.

Friendly tip, put that guy on your ignore list. It'll save your baseball IQ points

[ComeTogether]

Just now, Governator said:

I'm no f***ing manager but the writing was on the wall last inning.  

But you are not a mall Santa wearing a tight hoody.  

[Masterbather]

Just now, Governator said:

I'm no f***ing manager but the writing was on the wall last inning.  

His options were Nance or Yesavage. I'm not sure he's totally comfortable with either one of those options but given the pitch count, he took a chance with Yesavage. I don't blame him. He's short of a lot of horses today.

[43211234]

Fenway needs to be demolished

 

Build a stadium with real dimensions

[Brownie19]

This is a great reminder of what can happen when you "ride your starter".  There's a reason the statistics suggest going to the pen earlier than a lot of people are comfortable with.  

As I said yesterday, if Schneider wasn't managing the pen the way he has, and wasn't riding our leverage guys so much, there's a good chance we're 5-7 games below .500 and I doubt anyone wants that.

The offense REALLY needs to pick it the f*ck up.  They are killing the pen.

[Governator]

Just now, Masterbather said:

His options were Nance or Yesavage. I'm not sure he's totally comfortable with either one of those options but given the pitch count, he took a chance with Yesavage. I don't blame him. He's short of a lot of horses today.

Not sure if you're watching, but he was toast last inning.  A fresh arm was needed.

[John_Havok]

Just now, glory said:

The Jays have 4 relievers that are in the top 7 in appearances for all MLB relievers. Either JS needs to start scaling back his RP usage (some of that not his fault due to SP injuries) or he needs to let starters go deeper than he feels comfortable sometimes. This is one of those games where the latter made more sense, not because of how Yesavage looked, but how the pen has been used lately. If Varland needs to get 4 outs in June against a hapless Red Sox team, then it's a deeper issue. Ultimately it comes down to the offense doing their 2023 tribute. That season was legitimately one of the most painful "good" seasons the Jays have ever had mainly because scoring 3 runs in a game was their version of busting out. This season has resembled that one way too much offensively (unfortunately it hasn't matched 2023's lack of SP injuries).

 

He needs healthy starters more than aything. How lomg were they basically bullpenning 2 out of every 5 starts because only 2 starters were healthy and the other was Lauer?

[ComeTogether]

G men hurt 

[DownSouthBlueJay]

I understand keeping Trey in they needed himto eat up some inning when the pen in this depleted

[ComeTogether]

Dropping like flies 

[John_Havok]

1 minute ago, DownSouthBlueJay said:

I understand keeping Trey in they needed himto eat up some inning when the pen in this depleted

He ate 7 of them. That had to be enough.

[Masterbather]

1 minute ago, Governator said:

Not sure if you're watching, but he was toast last inning.  A fresh arm was needed.

I'm very well aware that's why I say he had no good options. Nance hasn't looked great since coming back. If he comes in instead and gives up the lead people are ripping Schneider for that instead. He didn't have a good option. Yesavage still had a good pitch count and has better stuff, he went with it and it didn't work. Oh well. 

[Laika]

1 minute ago, Masterbather said:

I'm very well aware that's why I say he had no good options. Nance hasn't looked great since coming back. If he comes in instead and gives up the lead people are ripping Schneider for that instead. He didn't have a good option. Yesavage still had a good pitch count and has better stuff, he went with it and it didn't work. Oh well. 

Third time through and he didn't even have his splitter today

But IKF and Durbin took him deep lol that's just stupid

Classic 2026 Blue Jays. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. 

[Abomination]

I'm glad Gimenez is okay, but I'd really like to see McAdoo get more playing time. When we're struggling to score runs, we really need more production.

[ComeTogether]

Crappy bunt

[JaysFan99]

Yay. Gave away another out on a failed bunt.

[ComeTogether]

2 minutes ago, Laika said:

Third time through and he didn't even have his splitter today

But IKF and Durbin took him deep lol that's just stupid

Classic 2026 Blue Jays. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. 

IKF haunts the Jays even after the WS.  

[Laika]

I sweat to god I will never understand why John Schneider is allowed to bunt so much 

it NEVER WORKS 

[DownSouthBlueJay]

I got a bad feeling, I think were screwed.

[Slade]

2 minutes ago, Laika said:

I sweat to god I will never understand why John Schneider is allowed to bunt so much 

it NEVER WORKS 

Bring back Gibby!