Laika

Such a nice feeling, momentum back after those two tough losses in New York

I apologize to IKF!!! He can stay forever!

Dammit. Losing Bo during this stretch is a significant hit. I hope that doesn't mean IKF is a starter. Against RHP they can start Loperfido and Barger (3B) and put Clement at SS. Which is what is happening tonight. I'll throw up if IKF starts 7 of the next 9 or whatever. Only bright side is this might be a defensive upgrade short term since Clement is >>> Bo at SS.

it's the uncrustables

No doubt he has been a great addition, but probably not some godsend? Vlad - very close to career norms, no improvement Kirk - is this just regression? Bo - just healthy. Ernie - exactly who he has been with Toronto, the whole tenure Gimenez - flop. Barger - tale of two halves at this point. Maybe people were celebrating his breakout too soon. Heineman, Loperfido - BABIP says hi That leaves Springer, Varsho, Straw, Lukes, Schneider I don't know how much credit you give him for each of these guys. Springer is a grizzled veteran. Varsho is 28/29 and at the peak of his physical prime. Like, people are probably overrating Popkins right now because of the team results (over-attribution error) and there were probably making the same mistake in the other direction for Guillermo Martinez before. I am mostly pleased by the reports of the Trajekt and iPitch machines and Popkins wanting and implementing those. So not so much the results this year but just the information supporting the idea that the Jays are finally not behind the times on offensive game prep, which you can thank Popkins for at least in part.

Berrios vs Luis Garcia (velo down, 90 poo now, 92 Stuff+ in his one game back from TJS) Bieber vs Jason Alexander (5.05 FIP throws 90 poo) Gausman vs Cristian Javier (5.36 xFIP can't throw strikes) Bassitt vs Dietrich Enns (bullpen game) Scherzer vs Trevor Rogers (really good now but LHP) Berrios vs Tomoyuki Sugano (5.12 FIP and 5.71 xERA) All home games 5 of 6 should be the EXPECTATION. Dodging Brown, Framber, and Bradish.

Heat map seems to indicate he is more middle-middle in general Career he tended to be more bottom corner Interesting article from April: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/tanner-scott-or-an-impostor-whos-stolen-his-identity-is-throwing-a-ton-of-strikes/

Bassitt is my playoff #3 over Scherzer. Sorry, Max.

Any Jays OF would run through the wall to try and catch that HR off Yamamoto Maybe that's why the Dodgers are underperforming? Bit of a divided clubhouse, top many individuals not as much of a team unit

Astros are apparently moving Framber up to start tomorrow That means Toronto dodges Brown and Framber and instead will face Luis Garcia, Jason Alexander, and Javier. Unless they move Brown up for that last game on normal rest.

I have to assume Varland is tipping his pitches. Actually seems like the most likely explanation.

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Or he broke his leg

The amazing this is that Cam Schlittler didn't even look bad. I mean he looked great for most of this. Nasty stuff and he threw strikes. The Jays just game planned him perfectly and spoiled so many good pitches. Like how many 99mph heaters just above the zone did they foul off?

Immaculate win and half the pages in this thread are you guys jerking off to Ryan Yarbrough "saving the Yankees pen" lmao what is wrong with you people

Need to be running on Judge all game. I want to see that elbow pop!

Nice of them to stack Grisham and Rice for ACEucki to mow down in the mid-game

No Volpe? Crap.

Wild changes with the Mets rotation in recent weeks They call up McLean and Tong, who look amazing. They are calling up Brandon Sproat to make his MLB debut Sunday. They just optioned Kodai Senga with his 3.02 ERA. That is a viciously aggressive youth movement for this time of year!

Hopefully he doesn't immediately walk the guy like last time He is death to lefties and the Stinkies have lots of them

Just do the same thing as before Grind out the at bats so the starters can't go deep. Put the ball in play and let Anthony Volpe and Jasson Dominguez and Outfield Stanton kick the ball around. Hit some dingers off Williams, Weaver, and Doval. Bednar and Fernando Cruz are the tough relievers right now. Come from behind and win every game 9-6

George gets 3 WAR for intangibles. His leadership probably has lifted up other players.

His 164 wRC+ is 45th all time out of 1232 qualified MLB hitter seasons for guys aged 35+, all time. If you shrink the search to 2004 to present to just look at the "post-steroid" era a 164 wRC+ would be #7 out of 235 qualifying age 35+ seasons. And then if you want to get a bit more clear of the steroid era and do 2010 to present, you get this:

Preseason wish list: Bo needs a big bounce back season - CHECK✔️ Springer needs to be useful - CHECK✔️ AND THEN SOME Kirk needs a bounce back season - CHECK✔️ Vlad needs to be good - CHECK✔️ Someone needs to emerge and be the 3B - CHECK✔️ Ernieeee One of the young players needs to breakout and be a regular - CHECK✔️ Barggger The SP need to stay healthy - CHECK✔️ Someone needs to emerge as a viable SP5 - CHECK✔️ Laueeeeer The pen needs to be completely fixed - CHECK✔️ well, until August The team needs to find frontline pitching - Bieber? We will see in October.

Every year the Debbie Downers of 29 fan bases get to say "I told you so" That doesn't make them special or insightful at all It's actually sort of weird on a personal level to consider yourself to be a fan of one team and then carry that persistent non-fan attitude around all the time. Why do that to yourself? It must be uncomfortable. No happiness.