Blue Jays GDT: 2023 v8 | Tue, Aug 8 | @ CLE | 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT | Kikuchi vs Bibee

[Canada4Gold]

Kirk, what the actual f***?

That's on Espinal. The ball would have been at home before Kirk even got to the dirt. Even if Kirk goes, getting to 3rd with 2 outs is not work any risk. You have to be 100% sure he's going home.

 

[LaP]

That's deep enough to score 99.9% of MLB players.

Kirk, Miggy..... That's probably it.

I think my 84 years old grandma would have been fine.

 

[stats1]

Zero reason for Espinal to go there

True but Kirk has to go! Like if you can’t make it from that deep than he’s a liability

 

[mikeyz]

Zero reason for Espinal to go there

That was on Kirk. He needs to lose weight and get quicker.

 

[stats1]

That's on Espinal. The ball would have been at home before Kirk even got to the dirt. Even if Kirk goes, getting to 3rd with 2 outs is not work any risk. You have to be 100% sure he's going home.

The throw was way off line.

 

[Eyedea]

True but Kirk has to go! Like if you can’t make it from that deep than he’s a liability

Okay but he couldn’t. Now why is Espinal running knowing Kirk is at 3rd?

 

[mikeyz]

I think my 84 years old grandma would have scored.

That was completely unacceptable on Kirk.

 

[Suntouchable13]

True but Kirk has to go! Like if you can’t make it from that deep than he’s a liability

He is definitely a liability on the bases.

 

[klmdg]

In that situation you gotta make the worst defensive team in the league make the play at the plate

 

[stats1]

Okay but he couldn’t. Now why is Espinal running knowing Kirk is at 3rd?

What do you mean he couldn’t

You gotta force the play at the plate in that situation

 

[MK78]

He didn't even try. thats the sad part.

 

[Eyedea]

That was on Kirk. He needs to lose weight and get quicker.

It’s not like he can shed 80 pounds and instantly accelerate on a flyball situation. Espinal should know Kirk isn’t going to make it on a majority of sac fly opportunities.

What do you mean he couldn’t

You gotta force the play at the plate in that situation

He runs and gets out there, whose fault is that? Espinal can’t just assume Kirk’s going to run on that. Some heads down baserunning.

 

[LaP]

It’s not like he can shed 80 pounds and instantly accelerate on a flyball situation. Espinal should know Kirk isn’t going to make it on a majority of sac fly opportunities.

Mistake by Espinal for sure but the run would not have scored on the play either way though. And in playoffs that's a run you have to score.

 

[Cleetus]

come on Swanson.

 

[Puckstuff]

The Jays have 14 hits, 6 walks and Boston has made 2 errors. That's 22 runners on. Feel like we should have scored more then 5 runs. But I'll shut up and be grateful if we get the win here.

 

[Eyedea]

Mistek by Espinal for sure but the run would not have scored on the play either way though. And in playoffs that's a run you have to score.

In the playoffs Jansen’s probably coming in

 

[The Nemesis]

McGuire really jerked that one.... into the outfield.

 

[mikeyz]

Why the f*** is Swanson in the game in this situation?

Did Schneider and the other coaches suffer amnesia from the 2nd Dodgers game?

 

[Cleetus]

McGuire really jerked that one.... into the outfield.

 

[PanniniClaus]

anybody up?

 

[MK78]

f***, Swanson is flying a bit too close to the sun here

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Uh oh.

 

[Canada4Gold]

What is Reese McGuire doing?

Thank You?

 

[PanniniClaus]

what in the actual f***. a tear jerker for the Sox

 

[Da Cool Rula]

Winning ugly