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I don't think this is conclusive enough for the umps. Looks like the ball isn't snug in the glove in time though.

What was he throwing just now? I thought he was at only ~89-90 earlier in the year.

Storen looks pretty all right lately. Him recovering his skill would be very big.

Did you just run two miles? Well that's only 15% of your exercise for the week. No you don't get a breather. No you don't get water. SSS.

Seems you're right!

Fair enough. Diamond isn't your thing but I still don't see how you're not appreciating that the pen is taxed because other pens have thrown more IP. Those pens could be equally taxed or have used way more bodies to get those innings. Or maybe the Jays' arms are used at a more frequent rate. O's got a few innings out of Worley and McFarland this weekend. So -- yeah, more innings but maybe fewer bodies used. I'm just not seeing how you can use a few stats to suggest that current BP arms being taxed is absurd. If IP is the main factor, how could any sort of mismanagement over-tax them? Just to end this, which I should have done before: Last seven games: Biagini: 1.1+ IP, 42 pitches, 14 batters Loup: .2+IP, 13 pitches, 3 batters Floyd: 2.2 IP, 50 pitches, 14 batters Grilli: 4 IP, 91 pitches, 19 batters Osuna: 4.2 IP, 65 pitches, 17 batters Chavez: 3 IP, 54 pitches, 10 batters Storen: 3 IP, 40 pitches, 14 batters Venditte: 2 IP, 53 pitches, 8 batters Grilli pitched in 3 games against the O's, Osuna has been stated to need time, Floyd is clearly not 100%. That's over two full games and more than 400 pitches by the pen this week dating back to the Tigers blowout. The last four series might have been ~32 IP, but just the last seven games make up over 21 of those innings (including s*** outings where a guy throws a bunch of pitches but records no outs).

For real. Edwin is white hot right now. At least do the day off when Martin is catching FFS.

Tbh, I've wondered this too. Is his recovery between outings different? Could you use him for two straight days as a LH and then bring him back for a third only as a RH? Obviously there's more to pitching than the arms, but the ability to throw effectively with both has got to make recovery extra quirky for Venditte. Anyone have any insights?

I already brought up pitches thrown. And yeah, this makes sense. I have no idea what BBBB thinks he's proving against the insurance of Diamond's potential mid-relief innings. If Dickey or Stro come out early over the next two days, then we're looking at about 6 innings of pen in a game. Really not worth burning through already tired arms when another Baltimore series is coming up this weekend.

You're right. Let's have Osuna pitch tonight. Floyd too. Grilli too. Chavez too. Loup too. Venditte too. I wonder if these wimps know about the stats and realize they shouldn't be gassed. Maybe we can finger paint some eyeballs onto their shoulders so their arms can have a look at the IP numbers and make the muscle fatigue and dead arm vanish.

Okay well whether or not you agree with previous usage doesn't change that the guys might be gassed now. Osuna's gotten a lot of work, Chavez was a starter last year with a much different schedule, Floyd was dead for two years, Loup just got back, Biagini is on a weird schedule, Grilli has thrown several intense outings in the last few days, Venditte threw two innings yesterday. Yeah, gassed. Bring up a fresh arm for a potential mop-up situation. I don't understand the objection. If the professional trainers think most of the guys are gassed, then they're probably gassed. Most fans who think the trainers and managers should be fired are borderline delusional anyway, so their criticisms don't mean anything. Not really sure what point you're trying to make with that. Also, if you're going to quote innings pitched, what about batters faced or pitches thrown? You think the innings against the Orioles were three-batter cakewalks?

Okay, so are you going to tell the bullpen who has just had to endure six straight high stakes series against terrifying lineups that they're not actually tired because they've thrown fewer innings than everyone else? I'll take the manager's and trainers' word on this, if you don't mind. I'm expecting literally nothing from Morales. Dude hit a gold mine to throw, like, one inning all year. Haven't even heard about him doing baseball activities. Not even the Jays' beat writers seem interested in the issue.

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Innings-eater if need be. Last three series were total resource hogs. Pen is gassed.

This is how I feel watching the Harry Potter and Hunger Games series with the wife. 11 movies' worth of eyelid stretching pain. And we still haven't done that last HG flick!

I needed to make a run to the grocery store and I couldn't show my face in public with facial hair worse than Aaron Sanchez's.

I noticed a disturbing trend this weekend: Every time I left the living room to shower/use the facilities/take out the garbage I'd return to a jam or a blown lead. Yesterday I went to the little boys' room when it was 3-0 but returned two minutes later to find it 3-3, Happ having given up two bombs. Then I went to have a shower in the 8th and came back to Biagini nearly handing the whole game away. Today I went out with the lady for ice cream at 7-2, came back to 7-6 with Sanchez coughing up three bombs. Then later in the 9th I went for a shave and after I was done admiring my thick, meaty biceps I returned to find Grilli nearly giving up a grand slam to Alvarez. Luckily the team won both games but clearly I can't be trusted to leave the room.

So what do you think? Grilli a 5/10? 6, maybe?

My bad. Hey, that was some "approach" by the Jays to win 3 out of 4 slugfests this series. I might have preferred to see a few more clutch groundball singles, but glad swinging for the fences worked!

Season over; must firesale

12-4 against the AL East during this gauntlet.

He needed one more out. Almost anyone else in the pen might have been better suited for that task.

Enormous win to take this from a rival with the C-lineup. Huge morale boost on top of being a gap closer in the standings.

Wright is so bad. Last year's Jays devour him like a small appetizer.

Hell yeah, Edwin. Jays needed that baaaaaad.