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Barger having an impact game even after that horrible PA with the bases loaded

Maybe they weren't really. Pitches weren't close

Platinum glove!

Raleigh didn't really frame those well

New lineup PLEASE

Bo.

Chat this lineup is horrible and the Jays deserve to lose now

Yes Right on Right sinkers inside lead to "good misses" because they run in on the hands. R on R sinkers away more often result in a bad miss, running into the zone and thus into the barrel. That's all.

Lefties nuke him! Almost makes me want to do some weird stuff with the lineup

They didn't need to use most of the A relievers last night so Schneider has tons of options for navigating this game. He can go from Max to a bullpen game finish. He can use Bassitt and Lauer. Fisher and Flu only threw 12 and 15 pitches so they are available along with Hoffman, Little, Varland, Dominguez. One annoying thing about the Mariners is that Raleigh and Polanco are kind of split-proof. It makes the top 4 of their lineup harder to navigate. No Ben Rice or Trent Grisham in there to pwn with a loogy or changeups

I am prepared for the fans to be angry, lol If he gets through the order once, or 3 IP clean, I would support the hook but it would definitely enrage the fanbase

Scherzer vs Castillo This game could be anything. We could see Max Scherzer throw a legacy game and leave it all on the field. We could see the Blue Jays flummoxed by the veteran Castillo, with lots of weak contact. Or we could see one or both SP get destroyed because neither is a reliable shut down SP anymore and both of these offenses can slug and jump pitchers. Gausman vs Woo Have to feel okay about this matchup since Woo could be rusty and Gausman has been pretty solid all playoffs and was so good to end the regular season. Woo could dominate but how many pitches is he good for? Yesavage vs. Miller/Gilbert - Game 6 This possible game on Sunday in Toronto is interesting. Bounce-back attempt for Yesavage, with extra rest, hopefully with a homeplate ump who can call the strikezone properly and let the f***ing catcher throw balls back. Did Bryce Miller earn himself this start? Logan Gilbert would be the clear favourite based on all available information other than Miller's stellar game 1. I think as a Jays fan I would prefer to see Miller get the ball. Bieber vs. Kirby - Game 7 Would be fun! How about we just win in 6 though? Kirby would be on regular rest.

saw this on Facebook Vladdy Jr. has a 41 year old criminal doppleganger in Canada

C - by FRV (Statcast) Kirk +22 Dingler +12 Narvaez +12 1B France +10 OAA +9 DRS Santana +8 OAA +12 DRS Vlad -2 OAA but +8 DRS 1B defense is weird, I would not be surprised to see Vlad get this because of star/name value also volume played and offense which is sometimes a tiebreaker lol 2B Gimenez +10 OAA +9 DRS Semien +7 OAA +5 DRS Rengifo +4 OAA +5 DRS Gimenez should win but does the lost playing time hurt him? 3B Garcia +19 OAA and +13 DRS in 1144 innings Clement +6 OAA +11 DRS in just 603 innings Ramirez +6 OAA Maikel Garcia should win in a landslide but if Ernie had been a full time 3B the numbers may be close Util Ernie +13 OAA +21 DRS Schneeman +7 OAA +DRS Dubon +19 OAA +14 DRS Dubon only had 398 PA, Schneeman 422. Ernie with 588 captures the spirit of "Utility Player" more since the other two are close to bench status.

I do think it's weird they are going Max over Bassitt Makes me wonder if it's a secret "bullpen" game and we will see a lot of arms used Maybe tell Max to air it out for three innings

He has had some of the best PAs recently and it makes more sense than Barger.

Vlad has a good chance as well. Jays could get 3 GG

Weird platform year for Bregman. Hot start, big injury, cold finish. Probably looks a bit worse than he did one year ago. Not sure his dream contract will be out there!

If your team cannot win the World Series, the consolation prize most fans want is "memories" Even if you lose in the ALCS/NLCS, it can be a good run for the organization if memories happen. Like the bat flip. Is the 2025 Jays run missing the memories right now? Winning the division was cool. The regular season had its memorable moments. The first round was fun and Vlad had a signature series and moment. But, not sure any of that is enough. Need a walk off homer to force game 7 against Seattle or something like that (before we lose 10-2).

Just funny how all season long, most baseball fans realize that good teams can play bad for series and weeks at a time but then when it happens in the playoffs everything needs a reason or someone to blame. A lot of it is just disappointingly random. Game 2, none of that is luck it's just a stinker. Game 1, yes Bryce Miller pitched well and the Jays failed to adjust properly to whatever wrinkle he was throwing at them, but the Jays also had: .380 xBA groundout from Vlad 109 mph .750 xBA lineout from Vlad 107.2 mph 14 degrees .500 xBA lineout from Varsho 102.5 mph 20 degrees .570 xBA lineout from Clement 99.1 mph .930 xBA lineout from Santander So a lot or most of a 3-1 game like that is just random variation. Jorge Polanco's RBI single in the eight inning had an xBA of 0.090. Jays have up 11 hard hit balls, Seattle gave up 10. Jays had a 40% hard hit rate and .069 batting average in game 1 lol. The random beauty of baseball. God smiled upon Bryce Miller, for a day.

Jays don't have the pen to be pulling their good staters at 70 pitches Louis Varland is a home run machine. Such a disappointment.

This is horrendous. The Jays oppo research and game prep looks embarrassing.

I don't think the plan was to hang a splitter Bad execution that's all

Was hoping he could at least pinch hit. I'm imagining a late and close situation where you don't really care about baserunning. Having him for that might outweigh the "use" of having IKF all series. Maybe Toronto makes the WS and Bo is Kirk Gibson.

No Nance, Bruihl, Bo. Scherzer, Bassitt, Kinder Falaffle all in