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Don't watch or listen to Sportsnet. They will prop up this team like no tomorrow. Even after today's loss, they were saying how the future still remains bright and the Jays will be back better and stronger even next year. Biased coverage!

Agree with everything you said. A lot of blame can fall on Schneider in this one. The more I'm reading posts on this forum and watching the highlights, the more and more he should be held accountable for this loss. Pulling Gausman in the 6th after getting two outs was a huge mistake. He had an 8-1 lead, he's your ace, he's getting paid $100+ million and he just got two batters out. No need to go to Mayza against Santana. As well, given the situation with Game 3 tomorrow, you wanted Gausman to go deeper to save some important bullpen arms in a do-or-die game. Like even using Romano for two innings today, would have he been available for tomorrow after throwing 30 pitches or more? Also, considering the Jays don't have an elite bullpen, you need to get more from your starters especially when you have your ace on the mound. Big time fail by Schneider. Tapia is the other problem. He could have caught two balls that dropped in front of him in left field. I was even saying to myself off the bat these are catchable, though Tapia comes sliding in like he's making an extremely difficult catch. Again, some accountability needs to be taken by either this front office or management staff on why they kept playing Tapia so much and especially in the Postseason. Just awful. Put JBJ or Zimmer, and likely they catch one of those balls that drop. Like you said, the trade deadline for the Blue Jays was very meh. Yes they made some nice acquisitions though none of those players took this team to the next level.

Yeah they really blew Game 1. If they were able to comeback today to tie up the series, they had a great chance against Suarez in Game 3. Would have been nice to see Pujols, Molina, Wainwright along with Goldy and Arenado in a World Series. Cards will be back and stronger for next season. One of the best organizations in all of baseball.

I'm going with the Tribe over the Pinstripes!

I'll make these moves in MLB The Show! Just watch!

Over the last couple of years with sporting events in general, I've become like that. I love going to live sporting events, especially if I'm travelling and have a chance to visit different ballparks or sporting venues or to see a Toronto team on the road. Though for home games here, I've cut back a lot. I used to go to like 20-25 Blue Jays games per season like in early part of the last decade. As well went to every home Postseason game in 2015 and 2016. Even for the Raptors, as a season ticket holder, I would go to maybe like 10-12 games per season, though now maybe 3 or 4. I have no problem watching a game in the comfort of my own home. Don't need to worry about spending 40 or so minutes packed on public transit, spending money on the tickets + $100 on food/drinks and then 40 minutes or so on public transit back. Don't have to wait in line at the restrooms, wait in line at concessions. I know I'm sounding old now haha. Also, I do like listening to the TV commentary and watching replays, where at the games you don't get that. I've learned my lesson when it comes to Blue Jays and Raptors Playoff tickets. Best to buy them off StubHub on game day for cheaper prices than the box office. Go to a Playoff game that means something like a Game 5 or Game 7 or a series clincher if you could. Like even with today's game, I was dreading just getting downtown and the crowds. This was my only second Jays game this season. As much as it was a great atmosphere and if the Jays managed to have a walk-off in the 9th, the place would have been electric. Though I would have been perfectly fine watching the game at my own home, drinking my own beer, ordering a pizza or cooking some wings in the oven, or watching the game at a place like Earls during Happy Hour (which I did before going down to the game haha). Even with the high cost of everything these days and inflation, need to cut back in certain areas. Going out to a sporting event these days is costly. Money for the tickets, along with money for transit/parking + drinks/food. Even at today's game, I didn't buy a beer at all. Can't justify spending $15 for a Premium beer when I could buy that same beer can at the LCBO for $3 or even get a pint of beer at a bar for $7 or 8. Biggest ripoff ever!

Agree 100%

I even downloaded the Sportsnet app and signed into my Sportsnet Now account to watch the replay of that play at the game and was even saying Bo shouldn't have gone that far and let Springer go for it. Was a complete disaster.

1. agreed: Blue Jays should trade for both Ohtani and Trout. 2. Blue Jays should trade for Liam Hendriks and Devin Williams 3. Trade Bichette and sign Trea Turner 4. Sign Carlos Rodon and sign Verlander. Plus we already have Ohtani with the Angels trade.

But he wasn't haha.

Yeah the question marks are there, agreed. I still would give them another chance in 2023 to see if they come close or return to their 2021 form. Even if Bo and Vlad do what they did this season in 2023, Blue Jays are still a Postseason contender. You just need to patch up other areas on the roster. There could be some drop-off from Manoah, but lets hope that is picked up with Berrios rebounding in 2023. As well, it would be nice if the Blue Jays can sign an arm like Carlos Rodon to this rotation. Would really take this team to the "next level."

Yeah something is fundamentally wrong with this team. Some changes do need to be made this offseason.

Nah they traded for Zach Pop and Anthony Bass at the trade deadline, this bullpen even got better!

My two cents on this season: - this roster was flawed from Day One. The homers on this board who love Ross Atkins/Shaprio and who kissed their ass all season and at the trade deadline need to really give their head a shake. There is something fundamentally wrong with this team. Two years of disappointing results. - Weak bullpen: again we saw how this bullpen had some holes especially in a game like this. No way you blow an 8-1 lead. Mayza and Bass were awful. Garcia and Romano did a solid job. Though if the Jays want to shorten the game, they need an elite pen. And we saw they don't have one to finish a game from the 6th inning with an 8-1 lead. I said this even after the trade deadline. - Weak roster depth: I liked the Merrifield acquisition at the trade deadline but this team since last offseason never focused on building roster depth. We saw them throw away ABs on Tapia and Zimmer most of the season. Please go out and get a solid reliable 4th outfielder during the offseason instead of ignoring that part of your roster. - Trade deadline: while I said the Blue Jays didn't do that bad at the trade deadline and approved the moves they made, they weren't any acquisitions that took this team to the "next level." I hope this team during the offseason decides to focus on other areas of the roster rather than just a starting nine and the front of their rotation. We saw this team lacking in the bullpen and with their roster depth all season long. Most importantly, some serious questions need to be asked about their so called franchise players - Vladdy and Bo. Are they going to be the leaders of this team and take this team to the "next level"? I still give them both another chance in 2023, though if they both don't live up to their expectations again, then you have to shake some things up. The 2023 season is very important. You still have Teo and Chapman under control. Springer and Gausman will be a year older and you hope Berrios rebounds. You still have your main young core under control such as Vladdy, Bo, Kirk, and Manoah. No messing around and being cheap on building a stronger roster. The window is now!

Ok my two cents on the game: The game: - no way the Blue Jays should have blown 8-1 lead. You have your best pitcher on the mound with 2 outs in the 6th and at 95 pitches, you continue to let him pitch. You're not talking about your No. 4 or 5 starter on the mound. That is why you pay Gausman the big bucks. Awful decision by John Schneider or the front office, whoever made that call. Given how the Blue Jays bullpen isn't an elite pen to begin with and that with a possible Game 3 looming where all hands are on deck, you wanted Gausman to at least go 6 or maybe a little into the 7th. Worst case scenario, he does exactly what Mayza did and you're winning 8-5 after the 6th. - feel really sorry for Romano. Guy almost got out of it but a damn blooper into CF. Should have been Springers ball all the way. Hope he's okay. - Tapia: was awful defensively. Took bad routes to the ball and his positioning was awful. This is why he was a negative WAR player for most of the season. Yes he finished with a 0.3 WAR, but again it's disappointing the Blue Jays didn't look to upgrade on him at the deadline.

Spanky were you dancing on that 3rd base foul line platform getting the crowd all amped up?

He should have finished that inning. Stupid to have taken him out with 2 outs.

I just got back home from the game. Will give my two cents soon!

It's okay, they'll come back stronger next season!

Tickets below face value again today on StubHub. $31 cheapest for 500s.

Can I pick now? Heading down to the Jays game soon so will be AWOL until this evening. Or I can leave my picks with someone.

Got him in the dynasty Hockey league! Picked him up off waivers last season, so not bad!

Hope Spanky wakes up in time and doesn't miss his GO Train downtown today! Haha.

Yeah I feel the same way about Strip as I did Estrada during the Postseason in 2015 and 2016. I think he can turn in a solid performance during a Game 3 especially at home.

Scherzer and Darvish both screwed me on my bets ugh. Max actually looked like he settled in. 8 in a row retired, then he just became a dumpster fire in the 5th. That ground-rule double was pretty lucky just clipping the foul line. But yeah, he can't give up those HR's like that. He's not 100 percent.