Happ will pitch one more inning so he can get a win. If he gives up the lead, then he won't be in line for a W, so then Gibbers can safely take him out.
Gibby logic.
Yeah either they will not use Tepera, which makes his presence pointless, or they will use him and it might hurt the team on the field. No point having Tepera over Pompey, even with the uncertainty with Osuna.
It's a gift and a curse. The rowdiness of the Toronto fans is both great to watch and might get in the other team's head. The curse being that there are a bunch of morons in that group.
Sanchez is probably going to pitch in one game per series to limit his innings. Shapiro was adamant that he was not going to throw 220-230 innings, so if the Jays win, it will have to be primarily behind Happ, Estrada, and Stro.
The O's have made the playoffs in 3 of the last 5 years with a roster that looks mediocre as hell practically every year. Buck was s*** last night but I could understand why they keep him around.
Holy s*** do the Jays play some exciting playoff games. I love it.
Part 1 of the sweetest run to the World Series ever is complete.
Part 1: Beat Baltimore
Part 2: Beat Texas
Part 3: Beat Boston
Let's do this.
I'll refrain from criticizing Gibbons for a week out of pure gratitude that the Jays don't have Buck managing them. That's how bad Showalter was in this game.
That decision made Gibbons look like Earl Weaver by comparison.
Thank you, Buck. And man I can't wait to read the Hangout.
That's why I can live with the result tonight regardless of what happens. If the Jays won 92 games and the O's won 86, then I'd be pretty pissed if the Jays lost. At least in this case the 2nd WC was irrelevant since we would have seen a tie breaker anyway.
You're surprised Gibbons went with his gut? That's all the guy ever does. It's either his gut or whatever defined roles he had already decided on. Grilli will be pitching in the 8th inning if the game is close since he's the 8th inning guy, and so on.
Jays have to win in spite of Gibby, like always.
Baltimore just needs to have the lead after 5. O'Day, Brach, and Givens are handle 2-3 and Britton can go 1-2 depending on the situation. That's why I hate facing Baltimore in this game. The Jays have trouble against all starters now but their starter should be able to keep them in the game. A pen game so heavily favors BMore that the Jays can't afford to trail.
Is there any reason to believe that a man who makes decisions based on his gut will go with anyone other than Stroman?
Liriano was warming up yesterday in the 8th for no reason so maybe that's one clue.
Alex is chilling in LA watching the team he built (well, the offense) collapse like the old men that they are, knowing that he'll get none of the blame.
Dude is smarter than I give him credit for.
Gomez, Jackson, Pearce, Ramos (to DH)....there are OF and DH types available that might provide value. Seems more sensible to go that route than try again with Saunders who is failing miserably in the 2nd half and can't play a lick of defense.