Blue Jays Discussion: Will play Texas in the ALDS (Playoff Avatars in Posts 1-4)

[TF97]

Hope they get the 8 PM slot. That would work pretty well for me Thursday and Friday too actually.

Have the Jays announced their playoff roster yet? Sorry if I missed it

Not yet. I'd imagine they'll announce it Thursday morning.

 

[Stats01]

I'd assume it will be Hamels on short rest in game 1, Gallardo in game 2, Holland game 3 and Perez game 4, with Hamels getting game 5. To be honest this could really back fire on Texas, I'm really surprised Bannister is going with all 3 lefties in this series.

 

[TootooTrain]

Gotta do what you gotta do to shutdown the AL mvp known as Ryan goins.

 

[TheCLAM]

What's the hold up for the game-time on Thursday? I have a stadium-view room in the Rogers center and it'd be nice to know when to check-in!

 

[Man Bear Pig]

I'd assume it will be Hamels on short rest in game 1, Gallardo in game 2, Holland game 3 and Perez game 4, with Hamels getting game 5. To be honest this could really back fire on Texas, I'm really surprised Bannister is going with all 3 lefties in this series.

Hamels .675 OPS Vs. righties .645 vs lefties
Holland is .848 and .740
Perez is .777 and .537

Having Perez and Holland out there is asking for 2 losses. Hamels is Hamels, he's still a very good pitcher and the less extreme splits show he's effective. He's only started 4 games vs the Jays and the numbers are ugly; .348 BAA,6.97 ERA,1.94 WHIP. Hard to argue that we aren't favorites here.

 

[ACC1224]

What's the hold up for the game-time on Thursday? I have a stadium-view room in the Rogers center and it'd be nice to know when to check-in!

Game is at 12. What if Check In isn't until 3?

 

[Suntouchable13]

Game is at 12. What if Check In isn't until 3?

It's not going to be at 12. They are not going to have it start 11 am in Texas.

 

[TheCLAM]

Game is at 12. What if Check In isn't until 3?

Confirmed? My buddy organizing and another guy work full-time the plot thickens if it's at 12

You have to check out of those rooms by 10 sharp aha I'm not concerned about that one not my first rodeo

 

[The Nemesis]

What's the hold up for the game-time on Thursday? I have a stadium-view room in the Rogers center and it'd be nice to know when to check-in!

Likely they want to know who wins the WC game so that the other ALDS matchup is set. That way they can schedule based on popularity/ratings potential or something like that. Like someone suggested, if the Yankees win the wild card game and the other Thurs. game is NYY/KC, it probably gets the late slot. If it's Hou/KC, it's a tougher call.

AFAIK the games are either 8pm ET or about 4-5pm ET

 

[theaub]

There is absolutely zero chance Game 1 is at 12

The earliest (and most likely time tbh) it will be is at 4

 

[ACC1224]

Confirmed? My buddy organizing and another guy work full-time the plot thickens if it's at 12

You have to check out of those rooms by 10 sharp aha I'm not concerned about that one not my first rodeo

Just messing, I'm sure it will be fine.
Selfishly, I'm hoping both games are early so I can catch all of it.

 

[LeafsNation75]

Likely they want to know who wins the WC game so that the other ALDS matchup is set. That way they can schedule based on popularity/ratings potential or something like that. Like someone suggested, if the Yankees win the wild card game and the other Thurs. game is NYY/KC, it probably gets the late slot. If it's Hou/KC, it's a tougher call.

AFAIK the games are either 8pm ET or about 5pm ET

If Houston wins the Wild Card game I can't see them and the Royals getting the late game on Thursday. With Toronto having Donaldson, Bautista, Encarnacion, Tulowitzki and Price starting Game 1, you think those they would get a prime time start.

 

[theaub]

Blue Jays twitter is indicating that they're hoping to have game times finalized today - and if that's the case no chance we get a primetime start with the Yankees still conceivably involved.

(or they could just be placating the hundreds of people asking them the exact same question)

 

[Muston Atthews]

Just messing, I'm sure it will be fine.
Selfishly, I'm hoping both games are early so I can catch all of it.

I know you're a STH so I hope you're not going to the Leafs game instead

 

[p.l.f.]

Texas guy on 590 is talking maybe Holland starting game 1 - he really isn't sure

 

[ACC1224]

I know you're a STH so I hope you're not going to the Leafs game instead

Leafs don't play Thursday.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

If Houston wins the Wild Card game I can't see them and the Royals getting the late game on Thursday. With Toronto having Donaldson, Bautista, Encarnacion, Tulowitzki and Price starting Game 1, you think those they would get a prime time start.

Really? The plucky Royals, who captured America's heart last year with their pluckiness.

Hosmer, Cain and Moustakas are more household names than Bautista, Encarnacion and Donaldson in the US.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Leafs don't play Thursday.

Play Friday though

 

[ACC1224]

Play Friday though

In Detroit.

 

[p.l.f.]

CC Sabathia going to Alcohol rehab
Will skip playoffs - fox sports

 

[BertCorbeau]

Texas guy on 590 is talking maybe Holland starting game 1 - he really isn't sure

Uhhhhhhmmm okay....

I really hope Texas overthinks their starters

CC Sabathia going to Alcohol rehab
Will skip playoffs - fox sports

Didn't see that one coming

 

[LeafsNation75]

Really? The plucky Royals, who captured America's heart last year with their pluckiness.

Hosmer, Cain and Moustakas are more household names than Bautista, Encarnacion and Donaldson in the US.

Yet when all the Royals players were virtually leading all the starting positions for the All Star Game at one point all those votes were coming out of Kansas City and everyone else was upset at that. So I think people outside of Kansas City don't care as much about them.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Yet when all the Royals players were virtually leading all the starting positions for the All Star Game at one point all those votes were coming out of Kansas City and everyone else was upset at that. So I think people outside of Kansas City don't care as much about them.

Still know exactly who they are thanks to Fox and TBS a year ago.

 

[Muston Atthews]

In Detroit.

Fair enough, I was just bugging anyways

 

[LeafsNation75]

Still know exactly who they are thanks to Fox and TBS a year ago.

When I was in the United States this past August the Blue Jays got featured a lot more with highlights on ESPN and they are talked about a great deal and rightly so on the MLB Network.