Eat My Shatkins

We could really use MVP Vladdy again.

Really need to take 9 out of 13 here. 2 of 3 from DET 2 of 4 from CWS 2 of 3 from DET 3 of 3 from BAL Anything more than that is gravy, anything less and they're just burying themselves. After that they play 3 vs OAK and 4 vs NYY.

It's worse than that really. If it was nothing then you could just get over it and move on. But instead it's like we're all professor Gerald Lambeau in Good Will Hunting:

f*** you Merryweather you useless band aid.

I wonder if there is any way to save face by just having Schneider start taking the reigns more and more and let Charlie stick around and be the bench coach and be the players buddy and cheerleader, but let Schneider make the actual lineups and in game decisions.

Bryant would be solid enough, but my pipe dream is that Springer can help lure Correa to the Jays, and that'd he'd be just fine moving to 3B or 2B. Let the winner of Biggio, Espinal and Smith take the other bag. If they can't get Correa then plan B, bring back Semien. After that, bring back Ray and sign Syndergaard on a 1 year rebound deal. Although, that'd be a tough sell in the AL east, but Ray is an example of it working out just fine. I believe they need 2 or 3 proven high leverage relievers who have shown durability. Guys like Givens, Yimi Garcia and Hudson would be solid adds I think. Speaking of Hudson, other ex-Jays like Loup and Tepera are free agents as well this next off season. Maybe a return for those guys could be in the cards.

I haven't thrown in the towel on this season yet, they're in tough for sure. 4.5 games back of WC #2 and have to jump over three teams to get there (OAK/BOS/SEA). But I'm just looking at the "bones" for next years team because I can't sleep, and I'm bored. C - Kirk, Mcguire, Jansen, Moreno 1B - Vlad 2B - Biggio, Valera 3B - Espinal, Smith SS - Bo LF - Gurriel, Grichuk CF - Springer RF - Teo DH - SP - Ryu SP - Berrios SP - Manoah SP - Stripling SP - Hatch SP - Pearson RP - Romano RP - Merryweather RP - Mayza RP - Cimber RP - Richards RP - Borucki RP - Saucedo RP - Castro RP - Overton Deep at catcher, especially if Moreno graduates at some point, and still 4 average to strong outfielders, especially if Gurriel can bounce back. 1B and SS are likely more than fine obviously 2B and 3B are obviously big question marks, but could be fine with Biggio bouncing back at a familiar position and Smith panning out. I'm not sold on Espinal as a full time guy, but he should be more than fine as a bench guy Starting pitching looks middle of the pack on paper, but decent enough probably, certainly need to target a couple starting pitchers though, in trade or free agency (Ray & Syndergaard plz). The Berrios addition sure made next years rotation less cloudy though, with 4 solid SP's slated to return now. Bullpen is just an unpredictable volatile collection of who knows what. Every one of those relievers could be very good but you sure would like to see an extra high leverage guy or three brought in as insurance. Imagine the psyche of this team if management doesn't bolster the pen in the off season and they start blowing games early again next year?

What in the f*** is going on in this thread? Jesus

Agreed. Maybe they could have added to Adams and gotten Kimbrel? Just a stupid trade at the time and its only looking worse as time goes by.

If Merryweather somehow miraculously gets back to the Jays, that f***ing moron Montoyo will break him within a week or two tops. He'll pitch him in a couple of blow out games in a row, and then again when it's a close game for the third game in a row and his goddamn elbow will explode.

My god I cannot believe we traded Adams for Hand, and then the one and only time we play the Nats after the trade, Adams drives the baseball straight up our asses and Brad gets his f***ing s*** pushed in. f*** sakes Shatkins, you gotta have better judgement than that.

I hate the trolls too. I'm not a troll but if a guy shows any concern about the game he gets jumped on for being a doom and gloomer or whatever. I don't need people here telling me how to fan

So, now maybe some of you can f*** off when some of us are legitimately concerned about the way the game is going to go, especially when our s*** bullpen is being managed by one of the dumbest motherf***ing managers I've ever seen? It doesn't make you a better fan to be all rainbows and lollipops in the game thread all the time. Just sayin'

Soooo, does Hand get DFA'ed tomorrow? f***ing brutal man.

What a shocker eh? The bullpen shits all over the team again. Someone want to tell me what the f*** Atkins was thinking giving away some of our catching depth for a s***, garbage pitcher like Brad Hand?

I will enjoy it if they win. I hate losing though, not gonna enjoy that at all.

Yeah, hopefully they pull through and win this game. Still 9 outs to go though, and a very s***** bullpen.

What's so funny? They've been playing like s*** on this trip, and their bullpen has been s*** all year. I am expecting the worst, but I'm still hoping they win the f***ing game. I don't have to sit here and pretend everything is going to go perfect to be some sort of cheerleading super fan do I? lmao

Nice! Keep it going Jays!

Semien needs to make that play for sure, but the runner who scored got on base because Mayza f***ing hit him on the foot on a 1-2 pitch. This team just keeps gifting baserunners every chance they get, and then getting burned.

Look at the big arms go.... Lead opening up.

Don't worry, the Jays are about to get into their bullpen. Nats should be able to open up a sizable lead soon enough.

I would hope Berrios is extended through that time frame.

Get Dolis and Thornton the f*** off this team for good.

I was gonna say. Two top 100 prospects, one already producing in the show and two young/useful controlled MLB players, which are something we know Cleveland covets looking at the Lindor return. That would be a huge return for Ramirez.