I gotchu, Trouba.
hi everyone:
i'm a first time poster in here and long time jays fan and i actually live in pittsburgh. i'm going to throw a couple of things out there and see what you guys think.
we are being horribly out coached, and as much as the rangers fan speaks in "hillbilly" he actually has a point. the rangers are ahead 2-0 because of great (not good) base running. why in the world put in a pinch runner and not have him attempt to steal?
we have not taken a single risk in this series. it is almost as if gibbons is so arrogant that he thinks anyone can hit a home run in the lineup with one swing. well, that might have been the case during the regular season; but this isn't the regular season anymore. back when we won our titles we had great base runners at the top of both world series teams. we obviously had henderson; that goes without saying, but alomar and white were both great base runners as well.
my point is, in the post season you have to be able to get guys down to second base (especially with no outs) and we haven't done that. the teams in 92 and 93 did that with consistency and that is why we won.
and i'm not even sure what to say about price, who is now 0-6 in the post season. it actually disgusts me when we pushed all in with him, and he went out and performed like he did? an ace is supposed to be an ace, and as far as those who think he should go on 3 days rest i say no way.
stick with the original game plan and go with dickey. to perform like he did after resting for 11 days is an embarrassment and i actually think set the tone for this entire series if we don't end up pulling it out.
and i have to be honest; i'm not exactly optimistic at this point. today we didn't play to win we played to try and not lose and that never works.
and another issue i have is tulo; he has been totally non-existent. i know he might have a bit of rust, but are you serious what is he now 1-10 in two games? i hate to say this, but it is the truth. we deserve to be down 2-0 and it's shocking for me because i thought this team (and still think) is the best team in baseball.
TLDR -
Jays are being outcoached. Rangers are ahead 2-0 because of good baserunning. We aren't taking enough risks. Price is not getting the job done, we shouldn't have gone "all in" with him. Go with Dickey instead of Price on 3 days rest. We are playing to not lose instead of playing to win. Tulo has been a non-factor.