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  1. glory
    Shapiro would be considered a hero if he fires Atkins now. I’m holding out hope that it’s still on the table. Atkins usually gives corporate BS answers so for him to be more scorched earth than usual might be a sign that he’s feeling some heat. This is the one time Rogers being obsessed with optics might be a good thing because Jays fans and even some media aren’t having Atkins and Schneider right now.
  2. glory
    Atkins is lying, and is also a coward for letting his subordinate take the full blame for it. Charlie Montoyo did the exact same thing in 2020 and he’s not here anymore, so either that’s a crazy coincidence that two different managers thought the same way or the org might have their fingerprints on it. Atkins and Schneider both being back would be a massive letdown.
  3. glory
    I think I'd be fine with any team except the Astros (tired of them) and D-backs (not exciting enough for me to want to watch if they go on a deep run). I'd probably root against the Orioles too but I don't feel any certain way about the 2023 configuration of that team.
  4. glory
    Agreed 100%. The Jays are kinda stuck here. As you said, if they keep Vlad for 2024-25 and he's the same 1-3 WAR player he's been the last two seasons, except with AAV's over $20m in both years, then it doesn't really help the Jays get to where they want to go. If they keep him and he becomes 2021 Vlad again, then you're left having to give him $300m to keep him long term, and that seems like an awful investment given how he's looked from age 20-24 (in performance and his conditioning/body/attitude). The whole point of maximizing the Vlad/Bo years was the expectation that both would be superstars during their pre-arb and early arb years. Bo has held up his end for the most part, but Vlad hasn't come close aside from one season. Now Vlad in particular is making more than the value he provides on the field, so it's no longer a competitive window based on him. Is there a team out there that would view Vlad closer to his hype than his actual results? Maybe. I'm not sure. Maybe a team like the Marlins would do it. AJ Preller would definitely do it but he's running out of assets to trade.
  5. glory
    Manoah snitching to Manfred to get Atkins fired would redeem his 2023 pitching performance, IMO.
  6. glory
    Springer and Chapman both seeing like a 20% decline in pull % this season from last season is a bit puzzling to me. They are vets so they'd have no reason to switch up their approaches now, especially Springer who was coming off 140 and 133 wRC+ seasons in 2021 and 2022. Although with Springer it was likely at least partly age related decline. That's a contract the Jays would be smart to try to get out of if they can, though they probably can't. Hopefully Arte Moreno wants to replace Ohtani with as many big names as possible.
  7. glory
    Forget Scherzer, they wouldn’t have taken the ball from Chris Bassitt. I’d be pretty annoyed if I was Berrios.
  8. glory
    Yeah no chance a smart front office handles Berrios the way the Jays did. If 2023 Manoah was starting, then absolutely go batter to batter, but Berrios had a 3 WAR season with a track record of being that caliber of starter and looked great through 3. It was also likely demoralizing to the players, especially if they aren’t or weren’t briefed about it beforehand (maybe they were, but Merrifield’s quote didn’t seem too flattering). Atkins is the key to real change. Replacing Schneider is meaningless if Atkins is still there because the analytics will stay the same and he will just hire another “happy to be there” guy who will blindly follow what he’s told. Cut off the head.
  9. glory
    Hard to say. There might be one or two teams willing to give up something for him that's closer to the Vlad hype rather than the Vlad reality, but who knows. Someone mentioned Vlad for Soto, I think the only GM in the sport that would do that trade is Preller, so maybe there's hope for something like that (probably not), but I don't think the Jays would get any teams top prospects. He's someone they should probably keep and hope he bounces back over the next 2 years. Bichette is far more likely to get something back in a trade.
  10. glory
    Yeah I'm in the same boat. Shapiro is great at dealing with ownership and the non baseball stuff, but if he's the road block between getting a new front office, then I wouldn't mind if he was gone too. Although Kenny Williams is available now, so we might have to be careful what we wish for with Rogers doing the hiring.
  11. glory
    Varsho against 100 mph heat. What could go wrong?
  12. glory
    Nah. The Rangers eliminating that fraud ass franchise with 10k in attendance was the best part of the post season so far. The Jays would have gotten swept and ensured more games played at Tampa this season. Better to have it this way. At least the Twins fanbase has been great in the stadium.
  13. glory
    I'm done with Atkins after this. I've always been in the middle of the two extremes that either hate him or think he's doing great (neither are true...he's firmly in between), but after today's game I don't think I'll be able to stomach watching this front office run it back in 2024 and expect different results.
  14. glory
    Kikuchi was warming up either in the 1st or 2nd inning. I know JS loves pulling starters early, especially when they are doing well, but this call isn't on him. It's on whoever made the call above him.
  15. glory
    Lol I just went on Twitter and the #1 trend in the United States is "Berrios". I don't know if that's right or not, but I hope it is.
  16. glory
    Blow this s*** up.
  17. glory
    Yeah, I despise John Schneider as a manager but he had Kikuchi warming up in like the 1st inning. This decision was likely made before Schneider even woke up this morning, which is actually the scarier alternative because at least if it was the manager you can get rid of him. This s*** is the front office that isn't going anywhere.
  18. glory
    Limp dick offense and Schneider about to pull a SP early when he's dominating. 2023 in a nutshell.
  19. glory
    Davis Schneider might actually pull the baseball if he makes contact, and isn't looking to hit singles to right field, so understandable that he'd never get a post season at bat. Can't risk it.
  20. glory
    2-0 fastball down the middle, pop up to 1B. I don't know how much longer I can last watching this.
  21. glory
    Gray hasn’t looked good. With any other offense I’d expect them to take advantage of that eventually but with this one, that’s asking a lot.
  22. glory
    This offense is unwatchable. Station to station because no one can get an extra base hit, and can’t hit with RISP all season.
  23. glory
    Why is Kikuchi warming up already?
  24. glory
    Biggio came into that at bat wanting to draw a walk or get caught looking. There was no in between.
  25. glory
    People wanted the Twins because they are not as good as the Rays. They could still sweep the Jays here and it wouldn’t be all that surprising but I don’t think it’s under estimating the opponent as much as wanting to face the inferior team. Jays offense is just ass cheeks so it doesn’t matter who the opponent is.
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