tango47

The starting lineup on Sept.1 was 100% different from opening days'. I find that astounding. Is that a first in MLB history?

Now that's a sensible response to my wonderment.

Is that how you get your Sunday afternoon kicks?Ad hominem attacks . You don't have anything constructive to say or rational rebuttals. Wonderful. I won't sink down to your level.

Me too. 40000 to watch this s___ show. Do these folks go for the hot dogs? Nothing else to do on a summer weekend in Toronto? Marvel at the renovations? It's nutso. People, you're just making it easier for the clown trio to remain in place. Not being competitive with that other joke, the A's. Are they going to sink down to White Sox level? I don't want to hear that they're using the rest of the season to evaluate talent. That excuse us seriously lame.

What's with Berrios? He started out great in April and it's been pretty well downhill since then. The killer HRs aside, is it mechanical or mental. The control and movement isn't there. I wonder if that fiasco with the Twins has anything to do with it.

They're either delusional or lying. I'll go for the latter. They have to keep the suckers coming in through the turnstiles. You can only have so many free hot dogs days and the novelty of the renos is wearing off. In that puffball SN interview yesterday Atkins pedalled the lie that they can compete next year. He wasn't asked how is it that this team hasn't won a single playoff game since 2016. BTW, in that same span the Rays have won 19 with a far lower payroll.

So he was lying. Thanks for confirming that. MLB GMs are generally not idiots. They could plainly see that this team wasn't going anywhere.

They've used up just about all of their trade capital. I don't think that you'll get a haul for any of our starters given their contracts.A blockbuster Bichette or Vladdy trade. Maybe. But you'd be selling Bichette low considering his poor season. There are a myriad of holes on this team that is not fixable in one off season. Don't believe anything the clown says. Remember that just a few weeks ago he said emphatically that he had faith in all of his players and that they would rebound for a playoff push. He was either lying or he's just plain incompetent and can't judge talent.

Might be a good time to stop watching this mierda and to stop giving Rogers your hard earned money.

Seriously, this is what we have to look forward to the rest of the season. I'm not interested in seeing a bunch of AA players get wrecked. That clown upstairs is subjecting the fans to this travesty.

This team is in a load of hurt. No way will it be competitive for at least 3 years. Gausman, Bassitt and Berrios are all having subpar seasons. Especially Berrios, who started off fine this season but is now being regularly lit up. These guys may all be on the downsides of their careers. Rodriguez is still a question mark and Bloss is an unknown quantity. If you're depending on Schneider, Barger , Jimenez et al to be everyday players then there are major holes in your lineup. Varsho is what he's shown . Maybe a .240 hitter in a good season. I like what Horwitz and Clement have demonstrated but we'll see next year when pitchers have a book on them. Kirk hit .285 in his first season and it's been steadily downhill since then. Springer may be serviceable for another year or two. With Bichette, who knows where his mind is at. He knows now that this team will stink in the foreseeable future and it seems that he wanted out of here even before the trades. I think that they have to keep Vladdy to give the fans an illusion of hope. I agree that the bullpen is the easiest fix but I don't trust the clown duo .