Blue Jays GDT: (2015 v61) ALCS Gm 4: vs KC | Tues Oct 20 | 4pm ET/1pm PT | Young vs Dickey

[Del Preston]

Essentially Dickey's only bad start in the second half and this is how he gets treated. Some of you guys are a riot.

People are pissed he likely just blew a pretty much must-win playoff game. Yeah I'm shocked too.

 

[maplehawk]

Essentially Dickey's only bad start in the second half and this is how he gets treated. Some of you guys are a riot.

it's game 4 of the ALCS and we're down 2-1. he has given up more runs than outs.

fans have every right to be upset.

 

[LaCarriere]

at least I'm going to work in a little over an hour

hopefully I'll be shitfaced wasted.

Contemplating chugging this 26er of vodka and dialing 911.

 

[Raging Bull]

KC stealing signs! It's like they know the knuckleball is coming every time!

 

[PG Canuck]

I knew deep down KC would be all over Dickey. They are hitting hot bats right now.

 

[JoeyBeans]

Essentially Dickey's only bad start in the second half and this is how he gets treated. Some of you guys are a riot.

Well 5 runs, 2 innings.

The playoffs.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Essentially Dickey's only bad start in the second half and this is how he gets treated. Some of you guys are a riot.

Well, when you just started watching in October, it's tough to not derpa der.

 

[Eyedea]

It's really just a matter of untimely performances. Revere is a .300 hitter -- he's not f***ing terrible. Yeah, it's a somewhat empty/inflated .300 that's mainly singles but he has like 22 doubles and 30-whatever steals, which when you look at a sequence like what happened with KC in the top half is basically a single-steal (essentially a double), and 50-some doubles + singles-steals is nothing to scoff at.

The problem is these guys have just disappeared at the worst possible times. Any other time for a Dickey first inning implosion, but why the f*** now?

They crank out 11 runs yesterday, looked like they were going to win 11-4, ended up nearly imploding in the 9th, and if I were a betting man I'd bet they Jays hitters won't show up for 4 runs today after that offensive outburst yesterday. That's just how the season has gone -- untimely implosions (at the plate and in the field) and sporadic offense.

22 doubles over 634 PAs is still very low.

 

[PJJ]

I hope we resign this amazing pitcher

 

[Cor]

Dickey is a bum!

Glad he came to play!

 

[PG Canuck]

Essentially Dickey's only bad start in the second half and this is how he gets treated. Some of you guys are a riot.

He has blown the biggest game of the year barring a huge Jays comeback.

I have every damn right to be upset.

 

[mikeyz]

Ughhhhh.

For Noah f***ing Syndergaard!

 

[Leafs at Knight]

He has blown the biggest game of the year barring a huge Jays comeback.

I have every damn right to be upset.

Exactly.

 

[fahad203]

When Jays comeback today, it will be more epic than game 5

 

[Cor]

Only hope is if we yank Dickey, put in someone who throws heaters, hope that throws KC off and then the bats do some work.

 

[JC Numminen]

Really though, for those wanting Dickey out, who do you put in? Estrada? Sanchez? I don't think pulling him yet is smart.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

22 doubles over 634 PAs is still very low.

Alarmingly low.

 

[ShooterMikgaven]

Remember that commerical a couple seasons ago "NOBODY touches RA Dickeys kuckleball" What a terrible trade

 

[PG Canuck]

On that note, it's still damn early in this game. Our bats are special so I believe. It'll be hard, but ya just gotta believe.

 

[teeder333*]

Putting Dickey out against the K.C. lineup was suicide to begin with. The most disciplined hitting team in the majors against the DICK? Insane to begin with.

I would have started Sanchez myself, truly would have.

 

[LaCarriere]

People are pissed he likely just blew a pretty much must-win playoff game. Yeah I'm shocked too.

exactly. He pitched great down the stretch, but he could have blew any one of those games with a performance like this and it will be forgotten about.

Nobody will forget this if the Jays lose the game and series.

I honestly have always been for bringing Dickey back in his option year, but this just shows how unreliable the knuckleball can be. It's a crazy 12M gamble to bring him back, but unfortunately they have so few starters under contract next year. Without Dickey you got a rotation of Stroman / Hutch / ? / ? / ?. Might as well shoot myself in the head with that rotation. God forbid anyone gets injured with that rotation.

 

[Daisy Jane]

KC stealing signs! It's like they know the knuckleball is coming every time!

we should change the signs!!!

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Only hope is if we yank Dickey, put in someone who throws heaters, hope that throws KC off and then the bats do some work.

Only hope?

 

[p.l.f.]

Dickey doesn't look well

 

[JoeyBeans]

Putting Dickey out against the K.C. lineup was suicide to begin with. The most disciplined hitting team in the majors against the DICK? Insane to begin with.

I would have started Sanchez myself, truly would have.

Yup