intentional wok

Is there anyone in the AL as helplessly awful as the three or four worst in the NL? I'd take Oakland and Boston over the NL bottom feeders any day.

Just cleared 700 runs on the season. Not even September yet.

I cringe too, but only because the RF conditions could affect any player. I think JB is probably the weakest guy on the field at his respective position but I'm not there on wanting him out of the role entirely.

Glad Gose is staying in. Alternative is probably JD Martinez entering the game.

My own eyeball test agrees. He's been a lot more discerning at the plate. He's not taking obvious bait anymore. His OBP is probably at .311 after that last single. Wonder what the in-AB stats say though.

I don't mind Buck and Pat at all. They delve into strains of homerism sometimes but that's to be expected given everyone involved in both the broadcast and the game are on Rogers' payroll. I can see why some get put off, especially after hearing them 150 times a year, but I usually have other small things occupying me during games so I'm not really glued on their every word so much. And if the Jays get to the WS we'll have to hear them through Joe Buck. So count your blessings now.

Geddy Lee looks like he keeps his own scoresheet back there.

Sanchez vs. Kinsler, Cabrera, and Martinez next inning. Why? Because.

Man I hate when managers stand on the top step like that. If you're nervous, bring in the pen. Who cares about that .1 inning?

Trouba's relentless negativity is really tiresome but he has a right to post it, IMO. He's really not all that offensive.

Yeah, that's what I mean. The city will lose the franchise is what I should have said, derp.

No way the team continues to survive with these attendance numbers. Pretty sad actually. They've grown on me.

Whoever made it, it's really well done.

I didn't expect an answer this good, wow.

You killed them all though, right? No one left alive? My opinion of you depends on this answer.

Is there anything to like about Tropicana Field? Like, at all?

I'm surprised at how many recent fans are here (i.e., post-2000). I'm old enough to remember '93, but less of '92 (at that age, one year makes a big difference). I remember going to games with my dad when I was really little, but can't remember any specific dates or years. I had the '93 Series on tape and I'd watch it over and over again throughout '94. At that time, the Jays being dominant was as natural as anything. I remember I was super pumped for '94 baseball but the season was obviously cut short. During that year and '95 I'd "simulate" every game by pitching to the wall outside the house. Different bricks would be strikes, balls, hits, etc. I'd blow through nine innings to try to come up with a prediction. (The actual games turned out nothing like my simulations, obvs.) I even had a whole binder full of boxscores that I'd keep -- probably lasted from 94-96, but maybe only til 95. Literally, just page after page of childish record keeping for every game. I didn't understand pitcher wins or losses, and since box scores were hard to come by pre-internet, I'd always give the starter the win or the loss regardless of what actually happened. I usually wouldn't be able to stay up late to watch games to the end so TSN Sportsdesk was pretty invaluable while eating toast the next morning. They didn't have score tickers back then yet so the little highlight reel narratives were still exciting, waiting to see who'd come out on top. I remember the Indians rising to offensive dominance (and then the Yankees going on a dynasty run). I lost a bit of interest in the very late 90s-early 2000s as a young-ish teenager, as teenagers are wont to do, finding other interests like moping. Got back into baseball around 2005 and I've been "on the wagon" ever since, although 2009 nearly lost me entirely. The last game I ever saw with my dad was in 2007 -- August, maybe September, vs. the Mariners. Pretty decent seats (I think 200s or better). McGowan started, Accardo closed. Aaron Hill got the eventual winning RBI. Jays won 2-1. I was very busy during 2010-11, so keeping up was off-and-on. 2012 and on I've been die-hard again though, even if 2013 was worse than having your hair catch fire every night.

The last calendar month for the Jays in streaks: L1 (July 28) W3 (July 29-31) L1 (Aug 1) W11 (Aug 2-13) L2 (Aug 14-15) W2 (Aug 16-18) L1 (Aug 19) W5 (Aug 21-26) L1 (Aug 27) Total: 21-6 What a time to be alive

That is incredible.

If she's as big a Jays fan as she seems to be then I don't see any reason why she wouldn't read the boards. Probably can't post because of NDAs or other employment stipulations, but this place is as good for news and discussion as anywhere, probably better.

Let this be the end of talking about Revere getting number one slot in the order, please and thanks.

Ump just flipped the game on its side with that strike call. Ffs.

There's nothing wrong with what he said. You guys just hate the Orioles. Admit it already, jesus christ. But yes his outburst with the bat last year was really embarrassing to watch.

The Seattle Mariners are an unwatchable baseball team this year. My god.

I'm pretty sure the original Total Recall predicts a Blue Jays World Series appearance. IIRC, it's on the news in the background while other s*** is happening. I understand if most people missed it because Sharon Stone.