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  1. Jay, if the Blue Jays lose 5 of their next 6 games at this point in the season, that's not a good thing given their position. They can't afford to. If they had a 7 or 8 game lead in the division and lost 5 of their next 6, while I would be worried and sweating, they have a bit of a cushion for error at least. Right now they're playing great ball, so lets hope they keep it up!
  2. Yup, I'm sure even Cardinals fans are complaining how they lost 6-0 to the Nats last night.
  3. Jay, the Blue Jays have been inconsistent this season. It's a fact. It doesn't mean that this team is awful or anything. Never said that. Though definitely can be frustrating at times. Regardless, a lot of these upcoming games, especially against the O's and Rays, the Blue Jays need to play great ball! Taking the doubleheader yesterday was huge and lets hope they keep that momentum rolling. Any hiccup though at this juncture of the season could be the difference of the Jays or another team in a similar position making or not making the Postseason. Overall, things are looking good and if they can go on a big run, the division is even within reach!
  4. Of course the Jays can bank some wins down the stretch and win 10 or 15 games in a row. At this point in the season given where the team is, there is less room for error. I think we both can agree.
  5. Some of those winnable games in April, May, June, or July would have helped right now though Jay. The Blue Jays are where they're at now because they have been an inconsistent team this season. So they have to win a lot of these upcoming games and can't afford to get swept or lose two of three by a team like the Angels at this juncture in the season. Whereas if the Blue Jays had a 5 or 6 game lead in the division at this point, losing a series wouldn't hurt them as much.
  6. Hard to disagree with anything you said. The difference is the Blue Jays have put themselves in this position chasing down a Wildcard spot because of their inconsistent play over the course of the season thus far. It's frustrating for sure because a lot of us expect better from this team given their solid young core and talent. When the Jays get swept by the Angels or lose two of three against a sub .500 team at this point in the season, yes that's something to get frustrated about given that they need those wins to secure a spot in the Postseason. A team like the Dodgers or Yankees already have those wins banked because they were consistent and dominant during the first half. So if the Dodgers lose two of three to the Nationals, it's not the end of the world at this point in the season. The Yankees look like they're in free fall though, which would be a historic collapse. Though still they're 5.0 games up over Tampa and 5.5 over Toronto despite their awful play.
  7. Home games will be a huge advantage in that Wildcard short series no matter who the opponent is. Having last ABs if a game gets to extra innings along with 50K screaming fans at the Rogers Centre definitely is much more favorable.
  8. Last time I checked, Rays have been a better team up to this point. And yeah, because they're the Rays!
  9. Braves will surpass the Mets IMO and are the better team all around.
  10. He'll get to 700. Cards will give him every opportunity and he still has 30 games to do so!
  11. At least Bo isn't Russ Adams!
  12. Where did you say lets bet? If I make a prediction at the beginning of the season and say the Rays will win the Division, why do I have to bet anything to make what I said true lol.
  13. This was your response to my post back on April 6th haha
  14. Sorry for the small image. Don't know how to enlarge it. From April 6th in the Blue Jays Discussion Thread.
  15. Don't have nightmares tonight Jay!
  16. Rays will win the division like I said back in April.
  17. They were supposed to play at PNC in June 2020. Was going to drive down for the weekend. Had a hotel booked as well haha good thing I had free cancellation.
  18. Be careful you might upset some of the serious baseball posters with no sense of humor on here with all these images. They have to scroll through so much of this stuff and are here only for baseball!
  19. Imagine if he played for the Red Sox! haha
  20. Morton likely will come back on a one-year deal. Jansen can be replaced or brought back again on a short term/high AAV contract. Swanson will be tough to replace though Vaughn Grissom can likely fill in with the bat, though not sure he can stick long term at shortstop. They can find another corner OF during the offseason. Easy to upgrade over Rosario and Grossman. Braves definitely have built a sustainable winner for this decade. If their core players and arms stay healthy, I'm sure they can win another World Series or two.
  21. Tough call between Strider and Fried, though I would go with Strider as well.
  22. If you had to choose one - Fried, Strider or Wright - which one?
  23. Ray/Manoah in 2021 and Gausman/Manoah in 2022 has been a wash. Matz 2021 > Kikuchi 2022, 2021 Berrios > 2022 Berrios, and Ryu 2021 > no Ryu in 2022. Stripling alone hasn't been enough to cover the struggles of those guys. I would say depth was the same in 2021 and 2022, only difference is that the Jays actually got solid performances from Berrios, Ryu and Matz in 2021, whereas in 2022 that hasn't been the case even for the replacements they brought in, other than Stripling.
  24. Yeah difference was Ryu was healthy most of 2021, Matz gave them 29 starts and was decent, alongside they acquired Berrios at the deadline and he pitched well down the stretch. Manoah also made 20 starts. In 2022, only 6 starts from Ryu, Berrios has been inconsistent, Kikuchi hasn't even come close to what Matz did last season. Stripling has been solid, but him alone can't make up for all the other downfalls in the rotation.
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