I feel more exhausted than elated. I am right that we've at least clinched a Wild-Card tiebreaker?
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 October 2016 02:41 (seven years ago) link
Am I right...
Yes--at the very least, another game after tomorrow. If they win tomorrow, I'm not sure if that clinches one of the two wild cards.
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 October 2016 02:45 (seven years ago) link
Yes, and if Seattle loses we've clinched a WC.
If so, it'll be interesting to see how they handle tomorrow's game.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 2 October 2016 02:47 (seven years ago) link
Ah no, Detroit would have to play the make up game vs Cleveland on Monday if they win and either BAL or TOR lose tomorrow, so no, nothing is clinched yet and it's all hands on deck tomorrow.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 2 October 2016 02:48 (seven years ago) link
i'd be down for a 4 way tie
― qualx, Sunday, 2 October 2016 02:50 (seven years ago) link
I don't know about all the permutations if we lose, but if we can win tomorrow, we guarantee the Wild Card game will be at home against whoever.
Too perfect that we'll be going against Price.
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 October 2016 03:10 (seven years ago) link
Ominous: hitting Price hard, nothing to show for it.
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 October 2016 20:02 (seven years ago) link
Jays have two guys in the lineup pretty much every day, Martin and Upton, who are hitting a combined ~.150 since Sept. 1.
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 October 2016 20:27 (seven years ago) link
God. I love the movement Sanchez gets on his pitches when he's throwing well.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 2 October 2016 20:48 (seven years ago) link
good stuff
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 2 October 2016 21:00 (seven years ago) link
Obviously Sanchez won't go more than seven. But this is like a perfect storm right now. When you weigh the game situation, the pitcher (entire rotation has pretty much revolved around him), how crucial the game is, and the state of our bullpen (five blown saves in seven games, set-up guy and closer over-used), I wouldn't want to be Gibbons right now. This is like the mother of guaranteed second-guessing.
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 October 2016 21:08 (seven years ago) link
feel bad for the kid
― qualx, Sunday, 2 October 2016 21:32 (seven years ago) link
"What the fuck?!"
― Andy K, Sunday, 2 October 2016 21:32 (seven years ago) link
Gotta keep this from getting ugly now.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 2 October 2016 21:34 (seven years ago) link
No idea how we come out of this with a win. I guess they go to Cecil and hope he can last two.
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 October 2016 21:35 (seven years ago) link
haha that's the spirit
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 2 October 2016 21:35 (seven years ago) link
I'm the Bee OK of Canada.
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 October 2016 21:37 (seven years ago) link
triple play time i can feel it
― qualx, Sunday, 2 October 2016 21:43 (seven years ago) link
Thank god for that--Tigers lost 1-0.
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 October 2016 22:01 (seven years ago) link
this is a great game - despite the sudden lack of stakes it feels like the playoffs
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 2 October 2016 22:08 (seven years ago) link
Home field advantage for the WC game and the Boston - Cleveland series is still at stake.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 2 October 2016 22:09 (seven years ago) link
The Red Sox, smartly, seem focused on getting home-field against the Indians; we didn't seem to consider that such a big deal last year.
― clemenza, Sunday, 2 October 2016 22:12 (seven years ago) link
i've never understood the emphasis. does it really matter?
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 2 October 2016 22:25 (seven years ago) link
I think typically teams play better at home.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 2 October 2016 22:32 (seven years ago) link
this article is pretty convincing that it doesn't matter
http://www.hardballtimes.com/home-field-advantage-does-not-exist-in-the-postseason/
among the other evidence: a team with homefield "advantage" only realizes it if a series goes to all 7 games. a best-of 7 series decided in 5 games, for instance, has the non-advantaged team playing more games at home..
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 2 October 2016 22:36 (seven years ago) link
Huh.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 2 October 2016 22:37 (seven years ago) link
Well. 54% odds for the home team, in general. Esp in a one-game elimination match, I'll take it.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 2 October 2016 22:45 (seven years ago) link
Just realized after today, Sanchez is the era king!!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 3 October 2016 01:04 (seven years ago) link
Heard on the radio the other day that three Jays may be going in for off-season surgery: Donaldson, Martin, and I forget the third--Travis, I guess.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 22:48 (seven years ago) link
that a little unnerving.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 26 October 2016 02:01 (seven years ago) link
He will be missed: no Jay past or present ever made 6-inning, 4 runs-given-up starts sound so interesting.
― clemenza, Thursday, 10 November 2016 23:39 (seven years ago) link
So Donaldson is dodging the off-season surgery.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 10 November 2016 23:45 (seven years ago) link
@DCameronFGI guessed Morales would get 2/$22M and thought it would be an overpay. 3/$33M seems silly.
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 November 2016 21:25 (seven years ago) link
looks like the signed lourdes too (sry if that's upthread somewhere)
― jingo unchained (Will M.), Friday, 11 November 2016 21:28 (seven years ago) link
no, that's brand-new, unexpected news. pretty excited to see how he (Lourdes) turns out. thinking this commitment to Morales spells the end for EE & Bats in Toronto. but possibly more money for Fowler?!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 11 November 2016 22:03 (seven years ago) link
man, a fowler-pillar-whoever outfield would be prettyyyyyy dope
― jingo unchained (Will M.), Friday, 11 November 2016 22:16 (seven years ago) link
you guys love keepin this team thread goin eh
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Friday, 11 November 2016 22:19 (seven years ago) link
EE can still play first -- and they shouldn't bring bats back anyway
― mookieproof, Friday, 11 November 2016 22:30 (seven years ago) link
EE at 1B full time can work. Morales can be the full time DH.
I like how the Jays are making their moves early before the winter meetings and before the bidding for FAs gets ratcheted up. It worked for them last year too.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 12 November 2016 11:05 (seven years ago) link
stained-glass edwin
http://imgur.com/a/KxGMf
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 14 December 2016 17:15 (seven years ago) link
EE had a press conference today (can't bring myself to post this on the Indians thread...) and had a funny answer when he was asked if the parrot was making the trip: (paraphrase) "I'll have to check with immigration."
― clemenza, Thursday, 5 January 2017 21:59 (seven years ago) link
so - Bautista likely returning. reading a one or two years deal at around 18 per.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 16 January 2017 16:26 (seven years ago) link
I'm sure EE will be thrilled to see Bautista get a somewhat comparable deal.
― clemenza, Monday, 16 January 2017 16:49 (seven years ago) link
@sportslogosnetFull line from Marcus Stroman on why #BlueJays always wear blue in playoffs: "Tulo. Tulo likes the blue jerseys. He's the man, so he picks"
― mookieproof, Friday, 20 January 2017 22:53 (seven years ago) link
Having a hard time believing that Bautista turned down more money to return. That's what I heard on the radio, and the headline of this article corroborates that:
http://www.tsn.ca/bautista-turned-down-more-money-to-sign-with-blue-jays-1.655192
When you actually read the article, though, nowhere does it say that he was offered more money elsewhere.
― clemenza, Sunday, 22 January 2017 01:40 (seven years ago) link
I just played the press conference clips, and he doesn't seems to say it there, either. All he says is that were other offers.
Somehow the idea that he turned down more money is taking hold.
― clemenza, Sunday, 22 January 2017 01:48 (seven years ago) link
Heard a Joe Biagini interview clip on the radio yesterday (not Jimmy Kimmel--still haven't watched that) that made me laugh. The reporter asked him if he'd made any adjustments this year (paraphrase): "Well...I drove down instead of flying--that was an adjustment."
― clemenza, Thursday, 16 February 2017 12:41 (seven years ago) link
i want to adopt him.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 16 February 2017 14:31 (seven years ago) link
I didn't pay enough attention to him last year--he's like a character from Ball Four, the living heir to Bill Lee and Moe Drabowsky and Dan Quisenberry.
― clemenza, Thursday, 16 February 2017 19:24 (seven years ago) link