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  1. glory
    I like robo umps (obviously) and a pitch clock. Those two things specifically will help the sport, especially the pitch clock. I've watched baseball with casuals and non-fans, and the biggest issue for them is usually dead time between pitches. I remember seeing an interview with Theo Epstein where he said the things considered most exciting by fans were triples, doubles, and stolen bases. Not sure there is a way to increase 2B/3Bs, but the pick off limit should help SB's. I'm actually fine with all of those rules. Not entirely sure about the shift policy, but if it makes no difference in outcomes on average, then we probably won't even notice it.
  2. glory
    Jays go 5-1 and Yankees go 3-3 to force a tiebreaker. That's really the only way I see the Jays making it. If the Red Sox lose more than 1 game this week, it will be a damn miracle with the pitching they are facing.
  3. glory
    As mentioned though, Semien is on the wrong side of 30 now, while Bichette is still very young. Semien was a better defensive SS previously but will he be over the next 3-5 years? Another factor is that Bichette wants to be a SS, and the Jays, if they want any chance of extending him, have to consider his wants to some degree (unless he becomes 2019-2020 Vlad, then you just make the move and tell him to be quiet). If the Jays re-sign Semien, and Bo agrees to moving off SS, then that's another story, but I don't see that happening, and if Semien would prefer moving back to SS, then coming back to the Jays becomes a little less of a priority especially if the offers are similar elsewhere.
  4. glory
    Agreed. Bichette is still very young and having him at SS hasn't hurt the Jays chances of competing this season. Bringing Semien back as a 2B is fine, but I don't think Bo has Gleyber'd his way out of SS yet, so keep him there and work on his D. I vaguely remember a FG article about how having Matt Chapman at 3B helped Semien's fielding at short. I don't know how true that is, but I guess my point is, buy low on Chapman and keep Bo at short. Problem solved. If only it were that easy.
  5. glory
    Don't forget inexplicably giving Panik 123 plate appearances in 2+ months when Espinal was better in Spring Training and better throughout the season. Having a manager who legit did not know who his best players were and still being on pace to win 90 games is both remarkable and frustrating. Even a competent manager and this team might be comfortably in a WC spot right now.
  6. glory
    The Yankees sweeping was the worst case scenario for the Jays. TOR is 1 game back of Boston, but it's entirely possible that the Red Sox win their next 6 games or at least go 5-1. The road is a lot tougher now, unless the Jays can sweep the Yankees.
  7. glory
    Good. Not sure if going back to Montreal is the solution, but getting the hell out of Tampa is a good start. So many other markets would kill to have a baseball team period right now, much less one of the best teams in the sport. The Rays need to sell $10 tickets just to get 10k into that dump in September. There is no fixing that market. Take the L and move on (Nashville, Charlotte, Montreal, wherever).
  8. glory
    Yeah, the teams offering him long term deals last off season were likely trying to get him at a bargain. Now he gets 1/18 + probably well over $100m this winter. Smart move on his part. Could have easily taken the money but he knew his value and waited. Perfect example of betting on yourself.
  9. glory
    He's also just as hated by Yankees fans as Charlie is by Jays fans. Although no argument on the beta part. If Montoyo even tried to do a "Savages in the box" rant in front of an umpire, it would take him about 10 seconds before he had tears in his eyes and apologized profusely.
  10. glory
    Unfortunately, I don't think that's true. I'd be shocked if Montoyo is gone regardless of the end result of the season. Obviously if they sneak into a WC spot, he's not only staying but probably getting extended, so I guess there's a terrifying option even in a best case scenario.
  11. glory
    The fact that I could totally see Charlie saying this in public makes me sad.
  12. glory
    The best shot is winning the next two games against the Twins (obviously), and the Yankees either splitting the next two against the Sox or losing both. Basically, the Jays need to go into next week being 1 game back at the absolute worst. That way they don't 'have to' sweep the series against the Yanks, they can take 2/3 and be tied heading into the final weekend of the season. If the Jays are 2 back (or worse) heading into the Yankee series, then they have to sweep, and having to sweep (even though the Jays have done it a few times this month) is just not a good spot to be in. It wouldn't take a miracle, but they can only afford about 2 more losses max the rest of the way, and that might still not get them in depending on what the Yankees/Mariners do. At this point it's not about the other teams, it's about the Jays. If they can't beat the f***in Twins, then it's on them.
  13. glory
    Probably not. If the Indians would be enticed by a package starting with Groshans and Kirk, then maybe there's a chance, but I'd imagine they'd ask for Moreno.
  14. glory
    No chance Buntoyo does that.
  15. glory
    Nice to have Espinal back. He was having a sneaky good season despite not being better than Joe Panik for the first 3 months of the season.
  16. glory
    Merryweather since coming off the IL: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 HR, 3 BB, 1 K, 8.44 ERA, 11.79 FIP, 7.80 xFIP Kinda liked him better when he was great but never saw the field.
  17. glory
    It was to send a message that what he did was wrong. It wasn't meant to injure him. Just to tell him that it was a BS move. Will it prevent other players from doing it again? Probably not, but that's not the reasoning behind it. As far as policing in other sports, it doesn't happen often in basketball because there aren't many unwritten rules, but here is one I remember off the top of my head: You'll notice DeRozan and Tucker in this video, but Cory Joseph also tries to fling the ball at Stephenson right before that.
  18. glory
    Soto is a damn stud. There is so much talk about Ohtani/Vlad/Tatis this season, and it is well deserved, but what Soto is doing is absurd. His next 3 years of arb will be interesting to follow. He made $8.5m this season in arb1. He was super 2 so he has 3 more years left. My guess is arb years 3 and 4 will resemble a FA contract if he's not extended by then. Hopefully the Nats are actually good over the next 3 years and don't 'LA Angels' his remaining years of control.
  19. glory
    Other than signing Liam Hendriks, I don't think there is anything else they could have done that wasn't going to fall into the lottery ticket category. Hell, they may have even caught a break by signing an injured Yates instead of Hand who they apparently wanted to sign. We can look at certain things in hindsight, like trading for Iglesias from the Reds, but bullpens are a bit more complicated from a building standpoint and more volatile year to year. I do think prioritizing relievers coming off down years rather than relievers who can't stay healthy is probably a better "buy low" scenario, and maybe one they will use more often moving forward. Springer, Semien, and Ray is like the holy grail of off-seasons. Teams dream about having that level of success. I wouldn't be too hard on the front office for their BP missteps.
  20. glory
    I'm glad he did it as well. I hate the unwritten rules when it is stupid stuff like swinging 3-0 with a 6 run lead, or other nonsense like that. This was a completely different story. Well deserved beaning, and Borucki threw it in the right spot where it wouldn't cause damage. A suspension for Charlie would just be icing on the cake.
  21. glory
    If the Jays allow full capacity (not likely) or very, very close to it (not holding my breath), then you can ignore my nonsense above about the first WC. I was responding to the notion that they wouldn't increase capacity even for playoff games, which is BS.
  22. glory
    The Jays can win a game at Fenway (or Yankee Stadium). I'm not worried about that. Getting in is more important. 15k is a joke, and having to beg for slightly more people to be allowed is even more of a joke, but this will lead to a political song and dance so we can just agree to disagree.
  23. glory
    Nothing unusual about hoping Charlie Montoyo gets fired. That's universal if you're a Jays fan other than you and a couple of others who might be trolling or playing devil's advocate. If it is unusual, then I'll wear that badge proudly. As far as hosting the WC game, yes, it's a pointless thing for my own visual pleasure. A packed stadium with rabid fans is fun to watch. We don't see if often in regular season baseball. A Wild Card game is an instance where we get to see it. To watch a WC game on national TV with more empty seats than paying customers and pretending like it's being done for public safety rather than political optics is something I don't particularly care for. The Jays can win a game at Fenway anyway. Now, if the one game WC was in Tampa, then yes, I'd rather watch 15k in attendance than ever play a do or die in that stadium, but that's the only exception.
  24. glory
    I'm actually glad the Red Sox are going to get WC1. Hopefully the Jays get WC2, but man, the visual of 15k (or whatever BS capacity they decide by next month) in a Wild Card game would have been embarrassing. Of course, if the Jays were to host an ALDS game, then it would be 15k in one of those games too. I guess there's no avoiding it if the Jays were to make it and go on a deep run.
  25. glory
    The Yankees just finished the easiest part of their remaining schedule and the Jays just finished the hardest of their remaining games. Tied in the loss column is a pretty solid outcome all things considered. Now they absolutely have to take care of business against the Twins/O’s and win the series against the Yanks.
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