They've pitched well, played great defense, had timely hits, and have been managed beautifully.
I really don't care who wins the WS if the Jays are eliminated in the ALCS, but if Cleveland wins, it's no big deal for me. Team has played great ball.
Honestly, I don't think he knows the percentages, otherwise his decision making (assuming he had a brain at all) would be different.
I think he's just an old school guy who thinks the starter should be pushed until 100 pitches or until he gets into trouble rather than reading the situation and reacting on it.
He's awful. Francona bitch slapped him in this series, to the surprise of no one.
He hadn't reached 100 pitches yet, so Stro had to stay in. /Gibby logic.
Anyone who thinks a manager doesn't make a difference, watch how Francona manages compared to the Hick the Jays have in their dugout.
Bautista definitely got a meatball and just missed it.
Damn, he's been awful this playoffs.
How many more innings until Miller? Need to score again before he's on the mound.
He has 3/60 left on his contract which covers ages 34-36 and is coming off his worst season in 7 years (based on WAR) at age 33.
No team is touching that contract, especially with so many good framers in the league now.
When Gibbons makes one good move he has to offset it with a s***** one to still showcase his incompetence (hence why the right move in Jose leading off is countered with Goins starting). Oh well.
Just win this damn game.
The umpiring sucks across baseball. It's not just the Jays. Just shut up about it and work around it. Complaining about it won't accomplish anything positive. If Bautista didn't strike out on 3 pitches against Kluber in the first inning of game 1, or with runners on in game 2 against Tomlin (both swinging) and so on, then maybe the whining wouldn't be necessary.
This dude has been complaining about umps forever. It's tired, and the fans latch on to it as some sort of Canadian conspiracy every single time. It's just bad umpiring that will always exist until they go to robots. Incompetence doesn't target anyone in particular in this case.
Two pitches in the strike zone, take both of them, then swing at the slider out of the zone.
This team needs a new offense next season. The pitching has saved them all season, and are trying their best to save them again, but it's not working.
Yeah he had a good finish to the season in Texas. Get him on a 1 or 2 year deal at a higher AAV and I think it's a better option. But if he's getting long term deals elsewhere, then pass.
Yeah I don't think anything has changed. A four year deal takes him through age 37, and he will likely decline well before that. They will probably make an offer that makes sense for the team (something along the lines of what Cespedes got minus the player opt out) but I don't think they will be making any sentimental moves that don't make long term sense.
I think Jose's poor season (by his standards) makes him more realistic for this front office than Edwin. But if you want to give less years and higher AAV to minimize risk, then someone like Carlos Gomez makes sense. Maybe a trade for Puig. There are options out there.