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Why does that bother you? GDTs are largely reactionary, and some (actually, most) people get excited with the little things (even if I agree that play wasn't as simple as you say). Just let people be happy, mate.

Is there any possibility that we extend/lock up Giles long term (3/4 yrs)? He is filthy, and having such an elite (don't know the numbers, he looks elite though) back-end to the bullpen can go a long way rather than fishing the market later on (imo).

Otto has some ridiculous movement on every single one of his pitches

I am laughing really hard atm; that was ... amazing.

Pillar doing Pillar stuff; gosh I miss him. I don't know the logistics of why we went with Grichuk over Pillar, but wish we extended Pillar instead of him (in whatever perfect world, assuming we had to extend an OF at all)

What's next for us? At the start of the year it was Vlad and wasn't a hot/blow-my-mind start but he is finally coming around and it is exciting to see him pepper balls. Biggio was also fun to watch and his walk rate is through the roof; the bat should become respectable with time given his patience. LGJ was a pleasant surprise and he seems to have settled down to where he will most likely be for the foreseeable future/seasons in terms of hitting capability. Then trade deadline - which was all around meh. Hopeful, possibility of some great things, but nothing that made my head turn. Finally Bichette, who is tearing it up, but have to see how sustainable it is. Who/what are we watching for down the pipeline next? Is it just Giles and Galvis trade post season now while picking up more rentals next year to sell off mid season?

The groupie section in left field for Santander is pretty hilarious to watch.

Jansen! He's like, "I'll just avoid the bad luck by putting it outside the park!"

Ahhh what even is Gurriel, 2 Walks today?! Biggio still hitting really well and a great game for Jansen! Exciteddddd

I have a question and this might be silly but I never delved too much into the analytics of it all - but why are certain players, despite doing badly, assumed to do really well down the road while players that are performing well assumed to return to below league average? I am only asking this because the community here strongly backs Jansen but not Gurriel Jr., in that we firmly expect Jansen to bounce back but have doubts as to whether Gurriel can keep a .290+ BA/.900+ OPS as a LF, as a regular. Why is that? Is it just metrics from minors? Is there no room for improvement beyond what they are deemed to be by scouts or projections by fangraphs/BA/steamer/w.e? Similarly, why is it that players like Luke Maile can go on a tear (mid last year?) but all of a sudden completely go ice cold for 1.5 yrs? Is that just luck? Why does someone's approach and attitude towards pitches change so drastically that they go from .300 to .150-.200? Are coaches comparing the two different styles and trying to leverage the player back to how they were, and if they are, why isn't it working or why isn't there growth? I am just so confused, amazed almost, at why there isn't a growth in character and approach of a lot of these players (aside from our core, no one is even coming remotely close to being remarkable) - like teoscar ... is someone working with him to improve his mechanics? If so, why is he not improving in any shape or manner? Are we simply committing to the assumption that he is a league below average player and will always be - why is that, why simply write him off "FIND A REPLACEMENT!"? Why is baseball, or at least Blue Jays baseball, one of the only sports where improvement is so rare across games, seasons, careers even and the answer to a better team is always find a better player? P.S. I am not asking about the "X factor" - there will be greats like Trout and probably (hopefully) Vlad; I am just asking of simple improvements and hard work and ethics - improving your BA (I know this is a derpy metric, but its simple to understand for people like me) by say .10 every month until you get to something reasonable like .270. Anyway, sorry for the whole shenanigan - every time I watch the Jays (and I watch them almost every day, lose or win, rain or shine), I keep wondering these things.

Damn, looks like I missed a good game today. LGJ up to .306 and almost 1.000 OPS :o Tercet on suicide watch?

If that went out, I would've felt sorry for Perez.

Oof, the Mirage strikes again.

LGJ is having a night.

Is it just me or are pat/buck the only casters, ever, to always presume to know what the players are thinking/talking about??

Boom.

GrichuK got a hit; hallelujah.

The Jrs are taking over, slowly but surely. Hopefully the contusion doesn't regress Vlad too much, he was swinging well before.

Speed.

Ah, the intricacies of 3B.

That finisher was pretty spot on.

Damn; ah well, I admire his ... attempt for a triple.

He got a triple, lads.

Yikes, if he went away, Rowdy prolly would've swung at it.

That 2nd goal was just a dumb move by Boston, surprised to see that in a playoff game.