Blue Jays Discussion: :( well it was a hell of a ride

[Schenn]

I'm upset I just wasted 10 minutes of my life reading this god awful thread.

I've read probably 80-90% of the posts in the Jay's threads here the last few years (I hardly ever comment on the jays) , and my God the intellect level in the discussions has nose dived over the last month +.

 

[Suntouchable13]

All hands on deck tonight? Everybody but Estrada available?

 

[keslerburrows]

Price will be defined on how he does in this game.


7.0IP 5K's 3H, 0 BB and a 0.00 ERA is my prediction. Let's go Blue Jays!

 

[TheBigThree]

This is a Toronto team after all, getting ready for a major disappointment. My angus is prepared.

 

[Eyedea]

This is a Toronto team after all, getting ready for a major disappointment. My angus is prepared.

This is a Toronto team, thanks for reminding us.

 

[Giuseppe Sallo]

I mean yeah, the best offence in baseball over an entire season's sample is just not that good.

That ballpark is tough to homers but anything can happen. Desperate teams go to extra measures. All I want to see is a good game.

 

[Quarter]

This is a Toronto team after all, getting ready for a major disappointment. My angus is prepared.

How long have you been sitting on this information?

 

[Leafs at Knight]

This is a Toronto team after all, getting ready for a major disappointment. My angus is prepared.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Indeed it has . Alas, most were shooting blanks.

Shouldn't be throwing rocks my friend. The team that hit the most doubles in the regular season is going to a park that is a singles and doubles park and yet were at a disadvantage ? Weird...

 

[Shimso]

Shouldn't be throwing rocks my friend. The team that hit the most doubles in the regular season is going to a park that is a singles and doubles park and yet were at a disadvantage ? Weird...

The baserunners aren't going to be used to running on real grass [/reynolds]

 

[tml19]

Loup was away due to the birth of his son. All is good acording to Mike Wilner .

 

[Canada4Gold]

Loup was away due to the birth of his son. All is good acording to Mike Wilner .

baby came way pre-term, 26 weeks. Just over 2 pounds.

 

[TootooTrain]

Grats to him. Just happy it wasn't something worse. Immediately thought it was a death in the family or something.

 

[Sokil]

"This is Texas after all"

This is a Toronto team after all, getting ready for a major disappointment. My angus is prepared.

I'm fairly sure majority of the cities in the league have fans who say the same thing.

Unless you're Boston.

 

[Damisoph]

I feel dumber just reading this thread.

The notion that a professional baseball team is built solely with their home park in mind is patently absurd.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

baby came way pre-term, 26 weeks. Just over 2 pounds.

He was 6 months early? I doubt he's going to last. Thought and prayers to him and his family.

 

[Canada4Gold]

He was 6 months early? I doubt he's going to last. Thought and prayers to him and his family.

26 weeks into the pregancy, so 3 months early. Babies survive 3 months pre-mature all the time.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

26 weeks into the pregancy, so 3 months early. Babies survive 3 months pre-mature all the time.

Ok, I thought it was 26 weeks early, not aged 26 weeks. Yeah, he has a good chance.

 

[Loosie]

baby came way pre-term, 26 weeks. Just over 2 pounds.

That would explain a lot, the baby will still be in the NICU (generally pre-term babies are in the NICU until they reach what would have been their full term) and was probably very touch and go for the first little while.

 

[Kurtz]

I feel dumber just reading this thread.

The notion that a professional baseball team is built solely with their home park in mind is patently absurd.

The notion that teams don't acquire players that fit their ballpark is patently absurd. The Yankees stack their lineup with left-handed power hitters because of the short right field. Sox stack their lineup with right handed power hitters because of the Monster. Detroit traded for Gose because they needed a speedy outfielder to cover the extra room in their outfield.

This can't be the first time you've heard of this notion?

 

[Kurtz]

Shouldn't be throwing rocks my friend. The team that hit the most doubles in the regular season is going to a park that is a singles and doubles park and yet were at a disadvantage ? Weird...

I've addressed this already multiple times, as have other posters. I'm sorry if you've failed to understand the points, they weren't terribly hard to interpret.

 

[p.l.f.]

I'm prepared for the loss
Been a good yr ☺

 

[mikebel111*]

I'm prepared for the loss
Been a good yr ☺

Yup no matter what happens. It's been a great year. I am proud of the guys

Sadly fire Gibbons will probably alive and well if we lose:

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

I've addressed this already multiple times, as have other posters. I'm sorry if you've failed to understand the points, they weren't terribly hard to interpret.

Why are you presuming that the home run in Toronto has a higher percentage to be a flyout vs. a double in KC than the softly hit ball is a groundout vs. a single? If Toronto is better at longball, wouldn't it make more sense to try to find the gaps there vs playing a style they aren't suited to (never mind a style that didn't just lead them to an historic offense in a 162 game sample size) and then try to find the gaps there?

Or are you just trying to explain why the Jays are currently down 3 games to 2? If that's the case...well, based on what I've seen, your theory has more merit than the "small ball" vs. "long ball" debate I've seen. But this is baseball over a small sample size, it comes off as a bit unrealistic to look at such a small sample size and proclaim "THIS is why the Jays are failing!!".

And didn't the Jays lead the League in godp's? Wouldn't that not be the case if they were partial to making hard contact or no contact at all vs. weak contact?

 

[Muston Atthews]

It really is hilarious how we're labelled as a swing and miss team that strikes out or dingers. You can tell who watches the Jays and who listens to the American media