Blue Jays Discussion: Trade deadline: Aug 31 (no, not that one. The other one. The waiver one)

[theaub]

Odor ended Bautista's career with this punch, IMO.

I dunno I saw him play last night was that a different Bautista

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

The team cannot play small ball to win games. If there hitting home runs they win but if they have to rely in single and sacrifices to win they are ****. Sickening to watch.

Round here, we call this a 'shaner special'.

 

[Discoverer]

Round here, we call this a 'shaner special'.

A couple two-run bunts would have changed everything.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Two blown saves in Cleveland (as well as stranding the world against Kluber) and a 2 hitter against CY Green in New York. Estrada has been a little iffy but the rotation as a whole is fine.

Sounds eerily like baseball...in August. Crazy, I know.

 

[ACC1224]

Last night, runners on 1st and 2nd none out and the Angels pop the bunt up. I don't remember who was pitching but shouldn't he have let it drop and take the double play?

 

[Discoverer]

Last night, runners on 1st and 2nd none out and the Angels pop the bunt up. I don't remember who was pitching but shouldn't he have let it drop and take the double play?

It was Biagini. He would have had a double-play anyway if he had just thrown to first instead of checking second.

 

[ACC1224]

It was Biagini. He would have had a double-play anyway if he had just thrown to first instead of checking second.

Yes, I saw that

 

[Discoverer]

Yes, I saw that

But yeah, assuming none of the umps had signaled infield fly, he could have let it dropped and tried to turn two, but it would have been a much riskier play. Although if he had been able to field it cleanly off the bounce, it could have been a relatively decent chance at a triple play since both runners froze/went back to their bases.

 

[ACC1224]

But yeah, assuming none of the umps had signaled infield fly, he could have let it dropped and tried to turn two, but it would have been a much riskier play. Although if he had been able to field it cleanly off the bounce, it could have been a relatively decent chance at a triple play since both runners froze/went back to their bases.

That's what I was thinking, easy two maybe 3. Thanks for the clarification, surprised Buck didn't mention it.

I get the take the sure out, it was a risky play thinking. Seems not getting two there cost them a few runs.

 

[zeke]

They're 20-16 post AS break, 12-10 post non-waiver trade deadline.

That's still an 88-90 win team over a 162 game stretch.

true we were red hot heading into the deadline.

 

[Leaftors]

Baseballs a funny sport i tell ya.

We're fine, opposing team just found the holes, not much you can do there. Shake it off and get ready for the next one.

 

[Discoverer]

true we were red hot heading into the deadline.

Between the All-Star break and the deadline, they were 8-6. That's not red hot.

They were red hot heading into the All-Star break though, yeah.

 

[theaub]

But yeah, assuming none of the umps had signaled infield fly, he could have let it dropped and tried to turn two, but it would have been a much riskier play. Although if he had been able to field it cleanly off the bounce, it could have been a relatively decent chance at a triple play since both runners froze/went back to their bases.

IIRC can't be an infield fly on a failed bunt, but as you said if you mess it up it looks pretty dumb to just give up a guaranteed out.

 

[RedRenegade]

No infield fly rule on a bunt? Interesting, never heard that before. I assumed it would apply.

 

[Discoverer]

IIRC can't be an infield fly on a failed bunt, but as you said if you mess it up it looks pretty dumb to just give up a guaranteed out.

I wondered about that when I was writing that post.

Turns out the bunt amendment was made in 1920. How am I supposed to be able to keep up with all these rule changes???

 

[Scrub*]

Odor ended Bautista's career with this punch, IMO.

This is a really dumb comment.

Thanks for your opinion

Haters gonna hate though.

 

[Eyedea]

Stilson was hitting 99-100 yesterday in AA.

 

[Jozay]

Need a lefty to takeover for Cecil.

Shame he fell off so hard this year. But thats how it goes.

 

[zeke]

Stilson was hitting 99-100 yesterday in AA.

did his arm stay on?

 

[ShaneFalco]

Need a lefty to takeover for Cecil.

Shame he fell off so hard this year. But thats how it goes.

Yeah right Loup and Cecil just aren't good enough

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

did his arm stay on?

That things been hanging by a thread since he was at A&M.

 

[ShaneFalco]

 

[Discoverer]

Wait, what? He's not the worst hitter ever? But he was bad in 2013!

 

[zeke]

90wrc+ on the season, 57 with the jays, 84 projected rest of the way. and not much of a fielder, either.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Wait, what? He's not the worst hitter ever? But he was bad in 2013!

To be fair; overreactions, derpa der, and other nonsense.