Terminator

Montoyo has no clue on how to use these s*** bench players we have. I get that the team isn't necessarily deep but they all have skills that can be used to at least try and increase their effectiveness. Fisher- Time to find out what we've got with him. Instead Montoyo rarely played him before he got hurt. Tellez- Pretty decent hitter against righties and that's literally all he does well. He should be used like how the Rays use Choi. The Jays won't even sub him out defensively though. Panik- He's fine as a sparingly used 25/26th man but he's become a de facto everyday player with Montoyo shifting the lineup around to get him more playing time, even before the injuries. Espinal- With Bo out he's obviously our best defensive SS. Not used as a defensive replacement though. Alford- He's a very good option to be both a defensive replacement and pinch runner. Instead he gets taken out of the game at the end. Brandon Drury- Over the past 3 years he's been the worst player in baseball other than Chris Davis. Not playing him would be best.

Let's recap today's insane managing. Game 1 Bottom of the 6th, game tied at 2 -Runners on first and second and nobody out. Montoyo bunts with McGuire to put the runners in scoring position. -The Rays take out Beeks (LHP) and bring in Fairbanks (RHP) to pitch to Drury. -Montoyo opts to not use Travis Shaw to pinch hit! Shaw bats left so not only would he have had the Lefty-Righty matchup but he's also MILES better than Brandon Drury. Shaw also plays the very same position. This was set up on a tee for Montoyo and he whiffed. WHY WOULDN'T HE PINCH HIT HERE? -Not only does Drury get out, but he hits a weak dribbler down the line and Grichuk gets thrown out at home. We now have 1 runner in scoring position and 2 outs instead of having 1 runner in scoring position and 0 outs. Top of the 7th, Game Tied -Montoyo brings in Borucki to face the top of the Rays lineup. -After a K and a double, Montoyo intentionally walks Yandy Diaz? Why? -Then the Rays pinch hit to get the matchup and he leaves the left handed Borucki in the game. He walks another batter to load the bases. -THEN Montoyo brings in Dolis to face the righty Brosseau but Cash pinch hits again to get the matchup with Wendle. -In the end it didn't matter because Dolis got the job done. But between the Bottom of the 6th and the Top of the 7th, Cash got his matchups damn near every single time! Cash was playing Montoyo like a fiddle. 9th Inning, Tie Game -Montoyo has Romano in and Lowe homers and then puts 2 runners on. Montoyo goes to Shun Yamaguchi to face KK. At this point in the year Romano has looked like a stud but was struggling so I get the hook. But once again the Jays pitchers are continuously on the wrong end of the matchup. Not really complaining here but Yamaguchi has not looked good and he uses him in a big spot. Meh. Bottom 9, Down 1 -NOW Montoyo pinch hits. So he's aware that pinch hitting for Drury with Shaw is a good idea, he just has no idea when to do it. Anderson is one of the best relievers in baseball. Shaw and the rest of the Jays didn't stand a chance at this point. Game over. Game 2 Top 5, Jays up 5-3 -Shoemaker gets tossed. We only have three innings to go and a 2 run lead. We've got roughly 5 pitchers available. Kay and Cole who are decent, Font and Waguespack who are bad and Gaviglio who is trash. Who does Montoyo go to? He picks one of the bad ones in Waguespack. -He probably picked him because it was the bottom of the order and he wanted Kay to pitch to the top of the order. Well guess what Waguespack stinks so Kay has to pitch to the top of the order anyway, and this time with inherited baserunners. Kay gets out of it but the Rays chip away as one of Wagespack's baserunners scores. Top 7 (the final inning), Jays up 1 -Whoever was calling the shots at this point (since Montoyo was tossed) takes Alford out of the game in the 9th inning and uses Gurriel as a defensive replacement? Lol that's the exact opposite of how you are supposed to use Anthony Alford. -If that wasn't bad enough, the Jays leave Tellez in the game and Drury at SS. Why not leave Alford in the game, sub Espinal in at SS and move Drury to 1B? Instead, the Jays go with one of the worst defensive teams that they could possibly field to protect a 1 run lead. -What happens? Meadows hits a 78 mph ground ball past a diving Tellez. According to statcast that ball had an xBA of .370. Yeah that's pretty high but it still means that 73% of the time a ball hit like that is going to be an out. Tellez, one of the worst defensive players in baseball, couldn't come up with the play. -The rally is on and Teoscar f***s up, allowing them to tie the game. They lost two very close games and they allowed unearned runs in both. Anyway, that ended up a lot longer than I thought it would so thanks for reading. There were just that many boneheaded moves made by Montoyo and whoever replaced him after he got tossed. Hopefully this is the final year we have to see this guy managing he's garbage.

Buck is really letting them have it lol

He's the guy who is about to get his 1st MLB Save.

Huge hacks from Teoscar coming up here

The body language of this team is awful lol

So is Bass hurt or what?

Lol this team suxxx. The Orioles are going to rock us this next series.

If they would have used a defensive sub for Rowdy Tellez instead of the best OF on our team then we might not be in this situation.

You know what extra innings means boys. Time to put our worst reliever Shun Yamaguchi into the game.

Yeah that pissed me off for the same reason.

Ok what is going on here. Alford taken out for Gurriel which is a downgrade but alsowhy not make the obvious move and put Espinal in at SS and move Drury to 1B.

Where is Bass?

I agree with that. I meant best guys available meaning Kay, Cole and Bass. No Waguespack or Shun Yamaguchi who is our go to guy when the game gets to 10 innings and Montoyo has dinner reservations with his wife.

Ah come on man that's a walk for Alford. I know he sucks but I kind of like pulling for him. 1 for 2 with a walk and a homer would be a career day for him.

Geez I almost forgot this game was only 7 innings. That's why throwing Waguespack made no sense then. You use your best guys with a small lead and only 3 innings to go. Not your mopup man.

Vic Carapazza is a toilet

I can't believe how stupid our manager is. Intentionally walks a lefty masher but Kevin Cash isn't as stupid as Montoyo is and actually uses a pinch hitter. After Borucki walks another guy he then brings in a reliever with control issues to face a bases loaded and one out situation. Dolis bailed him out though.

Montoyo is getting schooled by Cash this inning but Dolis might bail him out anyway.

Drury has been among the worst players in baseball for 3 years running now. I have no idea why Atkins insists on rostering this guy.

Montoyo suxxx

Buntoyo just had Reese McGuire bunt with a runner on first and second and no outs in order to put the runners in scoring position for....Brandon Drury? Montoyo is Ned Yost levels of bad.

Oh ok thats for the resumed game. Fire terminator.

Joe Panik batting 2nd today lol