Blue Jays Discussion: The "So, How About Them Blue Jays?" Edition. [1.5 Games ahead of Yankees]

[theaub]

If the Jays make the world series, does anyone know if the pitcher has to bat or not?

Is it just whatever rules the home team has? So when in Toronto, it's a DH - when in NL, it's the pitcher batting?

Home team rules

Jays will have HFA

 

[Smash88]

If the Jays make the world series, does anyone know if the pitcher has to bat or not?

Is it just whatever rules the home team has? So when in Toronto, it's a DH - when in NL, it's the pitcher batting?

Yep, they play by the rules of the home team.

 

[Halladay]

I think TBS still gets the LDS games, and the ALCS is on FOX this year.

 

[theaub]

Nah ALDS is on Fox/FS1 this year and ALCS on Fox. I did think they used to alternate the rounds between the networks though.

 

[Just Rude]

If the Jays make the world series, does anyone know if the pitcher has to bat or not?

Is it just whatever rules the home team has? So when in Toronto, it's a DH - when in NL, it's the pitcher batting?

I think only in NL parks, which would be Games 3, 4 and 6, I think. Or is the World Series 2-3-2 if it is a west coast-east coast series?

Regardless, home team rules.

 

[Halladay]

I think only in NL parks, which would be Games 3, 4 and 6, I think. Or is the World Series 2-3-2 if it is a west coast-east coast series?

Regardless, home team rules.

It's 2-3-2. Pitcher only bats in the NL parks.

 

[hoglund]

If the Jays make the world series, does anyone know if the pitcher has to bat or not?

Is it just whatever rules the home team has? So when in Toronto, it's a DH - when in NL, it's the pitcher batting?

It's the same as inter league play, the home team plays their league rules, that's been the same since the DH rule was brought in.

 

[rojac]

Here is the MLB postseason schedule for 2015:

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp

Obviously, on October 7, the NL wild card game will likely get pushed to SN1 (maybe both SN1 and SN360) while the SN regionals air the Leafs/Habs season opening.

Wednesdays and Sundays are probably more of an issue than Saturday. Those are the nights when the main NHL game is on Sportsnet. On Saturdays, the Leafs usually air on CBC and the Habs usually air on CITY, so we're really just looking at moving the Sens and/or Jets down to SN1 and/or SN360.

There also may be cases where some of the conflicts won't be resolved until its known when the Jays are playing. There may also be cases where they might do something like air the Jays playoff on SN Ontario as well as SN1 while airing something like Hometown Hockey on SN East, West, and Pacific as well as SN 360.

 

[Divine]

It's the same as inter league play, the home team plays their league rules, that's been the same since the DH rule was brought in.

That's not true.

At first, the DH rule was not applied to the World Series. From 1973 to 1975, all World Series games were played under National League rules, with no DH and pitchers batting. For 1976, it was decided the DH rule would apply to all games in a Series, regardless of venue, but only in even-numbered years. Cincinnati Reds first baseman Dan Driessen became the first National League player to act as a DH in any capacity (regular season or postseason) when he was listed as the DH in the first game (he was the DH in all four Series games that year). This practice lasted through 1985. Beginning in 1986, the DH rule was used in games played in the stadium of the American League representative.

There was initially no DH in the All-Star Game. Beginning in 1989, the rule was applied only to games played in American League stadiums.[3] During this era, if the All-Star Game was scheduled for an American League stadium, fans would vote in the DH for the American League's starting lineup, while the National League's manager decided that league's starting DH. Since 2010, the designated hitter has always been used by both teams regardless of where the game is played.[4]

 

[rent free]

Here is the MLB postseason schedule for 2015:

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp

Obviously, on October 7, the NL wild card game will likely get pushed to SN1 (maybe both SN1 and SN360) while the SN regionals air the Leafs/Habs season opening.

Wednesdays and Sundays are probably more of an issue than Saturday. Those are the nights when the main NHL game is on Sportsnet. On Saturdays, the Leafs usually air on CBC and the Habs usually air on CITY, so we're really just looking at moving the Sens and/or Jets down to SN1 and/or SN360.

There also may be cases where some of the conflicts won't be resolved until its known when the Jays are playing. There may also be cases where they might do something like air the Jays playoff on SN Ontario as well as SN1 while airing something like Hometown Hockey on SN East, West, and Pacific as well as SN 360.

hometown hockey is on cbc

 

[rojac]

It's the same as inter league play, the home team plays their league rules, that's been the same since the DH rule was brought in.

That's not true. The AL started using the DH in 1973. Here is how it has been used in the World Series:

1973-75: No DH at all

1976-85: DH was used in all World Series in even-numbered years. No DH was used in odd-numbered years.

1986-present: Same as interleague play. Use of DH determined by home team's league.

 

[Just Rude]

It's 2-3-2. Pitcher only bats in the NL parks.

Merci!

 

[rojac]

hometown hockey is on cbc

No. Hometown hockey was on CITY last year and will be airing on Sportsnet this year.

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/06/02/rogers-moving-hometown-hockey-from-city-to-sportsnet-this-fall

 

[Longshot]

With Hutch coming back to pitch this weekend, who does he replace on the roster? Is it Thole? I assume Thole catches Dickey tomorrow, goes down for Hutch and then is back up on Tuesday when the rosters expand.

 

[rojac]

With Hutch coming back to pitch this weekend, who does he replace on the roster? Is it Thole? I assume Thole catches Dickey tomorrow, goes down for Hutch and then is back up on Tuesday when the rosters expand.

Sounds about right.

 

[Swervin81]

Glad to see I'm not the only one here that heard the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme during the replay

 

[Bad News Benning]

that guy in the crowd just bought a $5 water so he could dump it on his head.

 

[rojac]

that guy in the crowd just bought a $5 water so he could dump it on his head.

Yeah. So? If I was really hot, I could see myself possibly doing that.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Yeah. So? If I was really hot, I could see myself possibly doing that.

 

[Eyedea]

I don't know the rules at Arlington but you could just bring bottled water to the dome.

 

[theaub]

If the Jays make the playoffs I'll buy a bag of popcorn and dump it over my head when Price starts

 

[trellaine201]

Randy Wolf has been really good in two starts with Detroit. Amazing for an old guy

 

[Swervin81]

Well, good news. Here's what we're facing the next 2 series against Detroit and Cleveland: Boyd, Farmer, Simon, Tomlin, Anderson, Salazar. Only 1 good pitcher in all that (Salazar). I honestly expect us to continue this nice run through that stretch, and I am normally really pessimistic when it comes to predicting things.

 

[Cor]

Just win the series'

All I hope for. Sprinkle in some sweeps, and we'll be laughing

 

[mikebel111*]

Well, good news. Here's what we're facing the next 2 series against Detroit and Cleveland: Boyd, Farmer, Simon, Tomlin, Anderson, Salazar. Only 1 good pitcher in all that (Salazar). I honestly expect us to continue this nice run through that stretch, and I am normally really pessimistic when it comes to predicting things.

Incoming Gose hit for the cycle game to continue the trend of former Toronto players having big games against Toronto