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Maybe this message board could be the premise behind a new series. I would be the wise cracking stats nerd, Spanky could be the drunk unkle, Term would be the grizzled detective etc.

Yeah we need more information straight away. I'd love to see a sitcom involving a husband and wife who are huge baseball nuts and argue constantly about the Blue Jays.

Gray had a really nice month of starts heading into the Jays series before they tuned him up. Still big FIP/ERA spit as his ERA was an unsustainably low 0.84, but FIP was still a very solid 2.76. I am hoping that particular game could be a bit of a launching pad for the Jays offense as I think they have been showing signs of life since then.

It's like his balls finally dropped. He used to have success by being scared and too timid to swing the bat because following his highly successful 2019 debut he stopped doing any damage with his bat. Now he's gone all alpha doing a ton of damage at the plate with greatly improved strikeout and walk rates compared to earlier in the season. The last month and a bit for him is pretty crazy as he's sporting a 51.2% hard rate, barrel rate of 19.5%, and average exit velocity of 92.1 MPH. If Biggio can provide these kinds of numbers as a part time player that's still a nice boost for the bench.

Totally agree with the decision to shut this so-called debate invitation down. There's really no sense in trying to discuss anything with dudes who are just irrationally angry. These guys should be more concerned about seeing their shrink for anger management purposes instead of spending their time online attempting to spread their rages to others.

Shouldn't you be busy bombarding the board with non-stop troll posts?

I'm not about to make any predictions about Biggio's future production but there's certainly lots of reason for hope. He's been doing the exact type of things at the plate that were known as his primary weaknesses, such as hitting velocity, hitting pitches up in the strike zone, and hitting the ball hard with regularity. Instead of deriving his offensive value by literally not swinging at pitches he's deriving value by doing damage at the plate instead.

You should look this up instead of assuming. Varho's pull rate was a bit lower for the start of the season but not by a great degree. Varsho pull rate by month: Mar/Apr 46.5% May 53.3% June 52.8%

Varsho already is a pull hitter with a 50.9% pull rate. Jansen is only a few ticks higher at 52.6%.

I think a very large part why the system appears so disappointing is injuries to a lot of the top prospects. All of Tiedemann, Barger and Barriera have missed significant time due to injury. Another top prospect in Bonilla has just started playing recently as well so he's another big name that hasn't provided much hype yet. I think there is plenty of prospect capital to improve the big league club as it stands presently. There might not be enough prospect capital to add a big name starting pitcher or position player but unless there is a long term injury to a key contributor I don't know if the team would be looking to add this level of impact or not. Adding the likes of a lefty mashing outfielder, leverage reliever or depth starters will be easily in reach with the names you've mentioned.

Exactly this, it sounds like the Franco situation goes a lot deeper than somebody watching a ball off the bat a little too long or making some sort of mistake in the field.

That guy can't even get quitting right.

Why are you even here? I thought we finally saw the last of you after you flushed yourself down the toilet.

Was this a case of a horrible man who hated all people equally or a completely unearned reputation? I haven't read this book either and wonder what type of conclusion it came to.

Well for starters you are constantly calling Brownie and myself homers. I love how you frame a simple internet debate as "attacking" other posters if we disagree with someone else's opinion. It sounds like if a poster thinks this is a solid team that has underperformed yet don't see the need for drastic moves this means you should be constantly chided about being a homer. You can go ahead and point out where I refuse to debate or discuss criticism of the front office where it's warranted. If I don't agree with some of the criticism and *gasp* formulate a different opinion than what has been presented in front of me why should that lead to a constant series of attacks from the likes of you? Like it or not there are going to be different opinions on this message board, and most of us here are very knowledgeable and don't just spout nonsense without applying some kind of logic behind it. This may come as a surprise to you but we are free to have our own opinions and to share them without the likes of you chiding us for not blindly following along with the overwhelming negativity that permeates this place when the team is struggling. There is a difference between thinking that this front office has mostly made solid moves in the buildup of this team, and there is no need to start running around like chickens with our heads cut off when the team is failing to live up to the pre-season expectations.

So basically you are saying that it's perfectly fine for you to go around calling other posters names and getting up in their faces about how their opinions are incorrect, but at the same time you pretend you are some sort of righteous crusade against this exact type of behavior? I'm honestly not surprised in the least, good thing you are so readily showing your true colors and exposed the giant façade all on your own.

Yeah I realized that after the fact. It was still a glorious burn in the moment though and you'll never take that away from me.

Wait a minute, not all wives are nags? Well that changes everything.

Edwin is another relevant Jays example as he also experienced a breakout in his age 29 season.

You should take a few moments to back and look at your recent posts. One of the biggest things I've taken issue with your recent posts is how you are constantly goading other posters about how they were wrong about some of their posted opinions. I've seen plenty of posts calling out those who thought the Rangers would come crashing down to earth, how the Orioles weren't to be taken seriously yet as a real threat etc. If you really take issue with other posters trying to show up the rest of the board then you look like a giant hypocrite if you are doing exactly the same type of thing that you claim to take issue with.

I like to choose samples to show trends in production, or relative performance vs various teams in order to show a little different perspective outside of the total sample. I could just go with the norm and rage on about how a player sucks because his overall season numbers are bad, but I prefer to look for signs which indicate better results are likely on the way.

Come on man, cherry picking is so passe. I like to think of it as selective sampling.

Ouch can't say I'm very hopeful about this lineup's chances vs Alcantara. At least Gausman is on the mound so it's not totally hopeless.

I'll make a custom sample for you. Since May of 2013 you've contributed 13,332 mind numbingly nonsensical posts to BJMB. This has led to a sub-replacement thanks/post ratio of 358/13332 (0.0269 tPr).

If you aren't miserable then why are you acting like such a miserable whiney little baby in most of your posts lately? This team certainly deserves criticism leveled their way, but so much of the criticism is so over the top it's ridiculous. Fire the GM, fire the manager, fire the team president, fire the mascot etc. Despite the uneven play they still find themselves within striking distance of the wildcard at a single game back. The way the board carries on lately you would think we have been watching an all time bad team like this current edition of the Oakland A's, or an actual disaster level potential contender like the Cardinals.