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Bunch of wet blankets... Bats were on point tonight. Really the first time the offence looked like the RS offence. Not the ideal situation with regards to the BP, but no one was overused so everyone should be good for tomorrow. One game at a time at this point.

What game?

He's definitely toned it down but he's also one of the most condescending arguers out there. But I don't care how he argues, just wish he (and yes, the entire team) would do it less.

I think he's referring to when Sundin asked NOT to be traded. Then the shitstorm came down on him.

As I have said previously, my only issue with Bautista is his incessant arguing over balls/strikes. Everything else I'm cool with, especially the emotion shown after he either makes or misses a play.

Jose Bautista is the Chris Paul of the MLB. EDIT: LOL and I thought the Bautista haters would become obtuse before the defenders...

I'm actually kind of shocked they don't have a set of phrases they use to call off other players and that "I got it!" is a legit call off given that a ton of fans across the league probably yell this every game.

I'm a hybrid when I play sports. I get competitive and emotional, but I also know I'm not the only perspective or opinion on the court AND that sometimes calls are wrong, so I respect others. I have no problem with emotional outbursts (e.g., bat flipping, yelling when he misses a pitch), but it's his arrogance around what HE FEELS is right and wrong, and how he struggles to accept that sometimes he is wrong. For example... from http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/jays-jose-bautista-addresses-emotional-outbursts-with-umpires-1.1367486 Asked about it the next day, Bautista said he reacts to umpires because he plays with emotion. "When I see something out of line and that I think in my head looks out of place, I react," Bautista said. "I'm not sitting there turning around yelling at them all the time, a lot of times I just react and get back in the box and try to battle. "Sometimes I have trouble more than other players dealing with my production being affected by somebody else's mediocrity. It's just the way that I am as a person, it's a tougher pill to swallow for me sometimes." But he didn't stop there. Asked if he was paying for past reactions, Bautista said he's not a robot and cannot control his emotions all the time. He asked reporters to judge it case by case. "Is that professional, just because one guy reacts more than the other — that every time it's a close pitch, it's a strike? Or are you going to go by the parameters defined by major league baseball what's a strike or what's a ball. I'll let you decide what's right and what's wrong on that one."

I think we have to see the team actually reinvest this money before I buy the 'money in = more salary' argument, especially with Shapiro now in charge. Would you be surprised if Rogers simply pocketed the money and marginally increased the payroll?

He doesn't just hate umpires, he takes every chance he gets to give them the sass. Being one of our best players doesn't automatically mean we have to like him, just like how Jonny Mac was far from a great player and was beloved. Bautista's attitude is annoying as f*** 90% of the time and awesome as hell the other 10%. While he doesn't build himself up in interviews, he definitely thinks his way of viewing the world is the correct one. Difference between his arrogance and Stoman's confidence. EDIT: Side comment... no doubt Bautista does some great community work and I don't doubt him as a person outside the ballpark, but on the grass his arrogance is hard to ignore; and I'm talking past the simple emotions he displays.

Attributing changes to world series chances / game result chances to a single pitcher who didn't pitch game 1, whose offence has put up a total of 3 runs in two games and who gave up runs after a horrible error to start an inning (and was almost perfect in the 6 other innings) is not a legit complaint.

Bautista is a dick. While the bat throw was nice and all, I've always disliked Bautista's antics more than I have agreed with them. Primarily around showing up umps, whether he is wrong or right. There's showing emotion, then there is understanding that every player's squeezed sometimes. I bet it came from the crowd. Furthermore, to say that this hit didn't matter in the grand scheme of things as Price should of mowed down the next three is a bit obtuse. Price is now pitching out of the stretch and if we assume the same thing happens (which is obviously wouldn't), Cain and Hosmer would of scored but Perez's strikeout would of been out #3 leaving the game at 3-2 heading out of the 7th. This was a huge mistake, and blaming Price for not picking up the pieces is really passing the buck after Price was almost flawless for 6 innings.

It all depends on the lens you look through the trade with. Short term it was great; long term it was terrible. The people that can't grasp these types of trades like to pick a side that is convenient given the context of the situation. There will no doubt be people who loved the trade in August who will come in next year and whine about the loss of Norris and Boyd, and how it impacted our starting pitching depth for 2016.

Yet all three games in the ALDS were at 4pm or earlier.... heck tickets for Game 4 of the ALCS are already cheaper on average than the ones for Game 2 of the ALDS and that was a 12:30pm start time! I wonder if a lot of people ate money in the ALCS due to trying to overprice their tickets and therefore have learned and are trying to find a sweeter spot that isn't 3-4x the face value. That being said, say the Jays take Game 3 and 4, I can see Game 5 tickets getting a big boost.

If the Jays win Game 3 I may try to grab some tickets for around face value for Game 4/5. Pretty interesting to see how the prices are generally lower for the ALCS... I was going to hold onto my money for the WS but I was willing to buy ALCS tickets at face on TM so I think I'll revisit that...

lol at the hindsight after going down 2-0 Would this thread have been made if Price was able to hold on yesterday? Dwelling on the 'could of beens' is so Toronto. (That being said, wasn't a fan of the Dickey or Price trade but understood both from an accelerating your big league club standpoint)

Osuna's personal accountant should tell him that being a reliever is not in his best interest for the future. Yes, yes, yes. Try it out. I'll be curious to see if he can scale back and still get a lot of swing and misses.

Perfect. Sets up a nice 5-6-7 as well, including using both Price/Stroman in emergency scenarios in game 5-6.

Haven't you ever heard the saying "That baby can nap through 50,000 road-raged Torontonians and a cold beer shower!"?

If you are looking for singles, I got mine at a reasonable price from jaysblue and I can vouch for him. I suggest you PM him. He listed what is available here: http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/5381-Playoff-Tickets-Thread?p=783888&viewfull=1#post783888

Any guesses at the differences in the Jays roster for this series? Are we adding in another lefty or sticking with Tepera?

Seller could of told Stubhub he accidentally listed them elsewhere and they sold as well. Thus forcing Stubhub to remove them. Very rarely do I trust prices that are too good to be true.

No issue with babies attending a game, but I seriously cringe when I see they don't have ear protection. While bringing a baby may hinder your experience, not covering their ears in a loud stadium is potentially damaging the babies underdeveloped ear drums. Just not cool.

I think the new laws in Ontario cover what stag did? https://news.ontario.ca/mag/en/2015/06/ontario-protecting-consumers-in-the-resale-ticket-market.html

Do what HERP said, but also raise a complaint with Stubhub and comment that you are in the process of retrieving actual venue information as well. As jaysblue mentioned, one thing that Stubhub DOES has access to is if this person/user/CC has reported a similar complaint before. This may help in trying to establish a pattern that could prove you were in the right.