glory

Yeah seriously. It's almost embarrassing the team didn't make the playoffs given how many things went right this year. To expect even half of the good things that happened in 2021 to carry over to 2022 is asking a lot. On top of that I fully expect Charlie to get extended now, so I don't want to hear a single "it was fun to be in it in September" excuse. These types of opportunities don't come around often, and the Jays were easily a WS contender if they made it. I hate everything right now.

Yeah he's either getting extended (likely) or fired (not likely), IMO. No in between.

Buntoyo, the pen, Canadian government, Semien error against the Tigers.....it's going to be a long off season.

I hate Mercer.

I wish the Nats a lifetime of misery just for this weekend.

This is why I like the idea of teams getting to choose their opponents in the playoffs (assuming they follow through with the expanded playoff format). It's a much more fun way of determining first round matchups, and instantly builds rivalries/intrigue. As far as today, as frustrating as the season has been at many points, we are at 162 with something to play for. Today is going to be nuts with all the games starting at the same time.

That was clearly a strike. Did I mention I hate the Nats?

With the way Stripling has pitched, not sure he'd be the right guy to bring in if Ryu sucked early and they wanted to limit damage. My guess (hope) is it will be a bit of a bullpen game, where if Ryu looks bad early then they waste no time and pull him. I don't think that's how it will play out with Montoyo managing, but that should be the approach.

The Nats are terrible.

Montoyo watched Giles blow his arm out and let him throw a few more pitches after that. He's not taking Vlad out until Vlad himself says something.

Yankee fans obviously want their team to win, but also hate the way the team is managed/built, so they seem to voice their displeasure whenever something bad happens. They view Boone the same way we view Charlie.

3 run bomb by Renfroe, 3-0 Boston. Damn.

I like how now "3rd time through the order" is a thing when it wasn't 24 hours ago. And Matz tonight has been better than Ray last night.

Snell was dominating the Dodgers. Ray's velocity seemed a bit down and he was far from dominating regardless of how many runs he gave up until the big inning by the Yankees.

Kirk rarely plays now. I wouldn't take his cold streak to mean much. If he plays once, then doesn't play again for a few days, rinse and repeat, then it gets harder to build any sort of rhythm. Keep in mind he also missed a lot of the season due to injury. Montoyo just wants to use all 3 catchers because like a good little league coach he wants to give everyone a chance. I don't think there is any method to his madness when it comes to the catchers.

It's splitting with the Twins that hurt. If they win 3/4 like they should have, then the Jays are tied for WC2 right now and in a much better spot. Losing 2/3 to a hot Yankees team is not the end of the world, but they needed to take advantage of the weak schedule and didn't do it (at least with the Twins). I'm not expecting a sweep of the O's, more likely 2/3, which means we have to hope the Red Sox and M's both lose 2/3. I don't think that's happening.

I think that's the frustrating part in all of this. An otherwise smart front office doesn't seem to see what fans and media see clear as day. This is not armchair QB's who nitpick everything, this is universally across the board accepted that Montoyo's in game decisions are awful. They were awful in 2019 but the team was tanking so no one cared. The team's entire 2019 season hinged on trade returns, and yet he let Ken Giles pitch 3 days in a row right after coming off the DL/IL, which got him re-injured and untradeable. Even the easiest things couldn't be done by him. Now there is a full 162 game sample of how bad he is, and right when the team's competitive window has begun. Chances are they won't let him be a lameduck so they'll either extend him or fire him, and I'd be absolutely shocked if he's fired. The Jays need a Masai Ujiri type in the front office who doesn't mind firing the coach of the year because being good is not the objective, it's being great. What they do with Buntoyo is going to tell a lot about their mindset, IMO. You can find a lot of managers who can keep a clubhouse happy, and that's really all he seems to know how to do well.

If you believe in the Nightengale curse, which is statistically proven, then this might be an underrated reasoning behind the Jays demise. They have gone 8-8 since that Tweet.

Jays have to sweep the O’s and then hope Boston and Seattle at best win 2/3. Still doable but not bloody likely especially with this version of Ryu starting one of the BAL games.

Pinch hitting for Grichuk was fine but using Valera? I guess it’s on brand for Charlie though.

I’m not a Grichuk fan but pinch hitting Valera for him is kinda insulting.

Jays miss the playoffs while Montoyo gets extended in the off season is nightmare fuel.

Boston about to drop 2/3. They were literally handing us a 2nd WC chance. f***.

Showalter's teams made the playoffs 3 times in 5 years the last time he managed (2012-16) with a roster that many times had no business doing it. I wouldn't say he's even as bad as Charlie, much less worse. He's definitely above him. Montoyo is the bottom of the barrel, and that's not an exaggeration.

The Jays have needed to move on from Buck and Pat for years now. If this is what finally does it, then great. I can't understand why teams don't see how important attracting younger audiences is. Having two "get off my lawn" men like Buck and Pat calling games and expecting younger audiences to tune in is just crazy. Shulman is great. He needs fresh blood next to him.