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Dante Jr is playing as well so I guess him and Bo are on good terms despite the controversy between Sr and Jr

I am positive it is just coincidence but pretty sure all 7 runs and 3 homers came after Popkins was ejected.

Never in doubt. I definitely didn't mutter to myself "This team is so F&%^ing bad" many times early in the game last night.

LouBob has an ops of .588...he's not the saviour.

Shouldn't he be sacrificing that power to put it the other way?

Just one comes to mind this year

Read this article and start to understand why our hitting is in the state it is. Mattingly didn't have a clue what he was doing let alone how to explain it to someone else. Granted he was 24 here, but it seems much of his philosophy is still on the wrong side of this conversation. https://vault.si.com/vault/1986/04/14/a-real-rap-session Some Highlights: 1. the whole start of the conversation about shifting weight. Very interesting read. 2. "BOGGS: If your name was Webster, not Williams, what would be your definition of a slump? WILLIAMS: The inability to get hold of a ball and hit it with authority according to my potential." " 3. Do you think you make more outs in the air or on the ground? MATTINGLY: I think more in the air. WILLIAMS: I tried to hit every ball I ever hit in the air, and I made more outs on the ground than in the air. Wade, I know you make more outs on the ground. BOGGS: I popped up twice all season. But to me hitting the ball in the air means hitting a line drive, and I hit far more balls in the air. WILLIAMS: Why do you think [Carlton] Fisk hit so many home runs last year? Because he hit the ball in the air more often. MATTINGLY: I want to make more outs on the ground. I think I've got a better chance of getting a hit. WILLIAMS: You know what they would say about Don Mattingly. We'll give him the hit. How many doubles did you have? Triples? Homers? MATTINGLY: Forty-eight doubles, three triples, 35 homers. WILLIAMS: They weren't on the ground. That's where your production was, so why hit the ball on the ground?" 4. "MATTINGLY: Dave Winfield will hit a home run, I'll ask him what the pitch was, and he'll shake his head and say, "I don't know.""

Sadly, Bo may be slower than Vlad now according to sprint speeds on baseball savant. Vlad is about an average speed guy.

They are also taking this approach without a lot of real burners on the basepaths. It would be a lot easier to manufacture runs if they had some guys who you could count on to steal second frequently after walkin gor getting a single. Outside of Giminez they have none of that and even he is only 86th percentile. They just don't have players with elite skills that aren't defense. No speed guys, no power guys (or they have altered their approach so badly they lose the power).

To be fair, I don't think Shatkins had all that much involvement in getting the Vlad deal over the finish line. It's got ownership written all over it.

I wish there was a multiverse thing where the Vlad extension wasn't signed so we could see what he would have got in the open market. I have a hard time believing it would have been anywhere near what the Jays gave him. It will be interesting to see what Tucker commands.

As of today, Cutch would be tied for the team lead in homeruns and only behind Springer, Straw and Heineman in OPS and OPS+ on this Jays team.

Jordan Beck has more home runs in the last two days than any Jays hitter does all season.

At the rate we are using our bull pen guys this won't be the last injury sadly. We really need some games that are blowouts so we can get some low leverage situations.

I'm not looking forward to hearing about how good Carrasco is pitching when he shuts them down.

I tend to agree hence my play on 10 cent head/500 million dollar head. It makes zero sense that where you bat in the lineup should impact your numbers, but the numbers back up Vlad's opinion he hits better at 3rd.

While we are talking splits, Here's Vlad by position in the batting order. Is it time to give in and just let his $500 million dollar head bat third?

Don't forget Bringing Mattingly into the organization prior to 2023.

I think the issue many people have is by the time he was good last year the Jays were already out of it. Hopefully the bats pick up this year before that happens.

Could Schneider be batting him fourth to make a point about the roster construction perhaps? It’s not like team is full of great options for clean up hitters.

Kirby Yates blew a game today too. They may not have won all three of those games with someone else brought in.

Hitting the ball hard. Problem is it is into the ground too often. But when he gets on a hot streak it can last months and look out then.

This is at least the third season in a row with tough schedules to start. It was especially bad the previous two years due to the Orioles and Rays getting quick starts due to easy opening schedules. The fact they are doing well this year through it is a good sign so far. Last year especially it felt like all the high leverage games early in the season really taxed the arms and they paid for it later in the season.

I wonder if they did this poll again today if the Jays, Giants and Cubs might get some votes.

Definitely need to give some credit to Bill Miller (Home plate umpire) here too for a very pitcher friendly zone.