Team looks into the abyss, abyss looks back.
― clemenza, Friday, 28 April 2017 00:46 (six years ago) link
I'm ready to write off the season now.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 28 April 2017 04:43 (six years ago) link
the abyss boo's.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 28 April 2017 14:30 (six years ago) link
my facebook as awash with friends trying to unload tickets.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 28 April 2017 14:31 (six years ago) link
come see the Mets and i'll try to get up there this summer
'sanctuary ballparks'
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Friday, 28 April 2017 14:37 (six years ago) link
ha ha! my partner is brown - 100% not crossing that boarder anytime soon. sorry. would love to come back to new york tho, maybe i'll come down for a long weekend with my kid post-impeachment.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 28 April 2017 14:44 (six years ago) link
well i'll have to rob a bank and come to Ontario then.
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Friday, 28 April 2017 15:17 (six years ago) link
well, we have an air b n b bachelor in our basement that comes with a hefty ilx discount if it helps!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 28 April 2017 15:36 (six years ago) link
apparently jarrod saltalamacchia's jays career is over
1-for-25, 1 BB, 16 K, -80 wRC+, 0-for-9 vs base stealers, -0.7 bWAR, -0.5 fWAR in 10 games
― mookieproof, Friday, 28 April 2017 19:34 (six years ago) link
RIP saltalamacchia
He had a good name
― Karl Malone, Friday, 28 April 2017 20:17 (six years ago) link
Sanchez was pulled after 13 pitches today.
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 April 2017 18:25 (six years ago) link
Didn't realise how bad of a season Devon Travis is having, holy mackerel.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 30 April 2017 19:16 (six years ago) link
tbf, it is hard to discern who's doing especially bad in that lineup right now.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 30 April 2017 20:51 (six years ago) link
Mr. Biagini, Mr. Joe Biagini.
― clemenza, Saturday, 13 May 2017 02:05 (six years ago) link
I don't get it. The more guys get injured - the better they do!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 13 May 2017 02:47 (six years ago) link
... and the wheels have fallen off again. I'm not one to get uptight about stuff like bat flips, but the last innings of a third straight blowout loss on the road against a last place team is a *really* bad time to start showboating.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 18 May 2017 13:23 (six years ago) link
It's so egregiously uncalled for (still haven't seen the clip) that I almost wonder if it was meant solely to stir up the Jays.
― clemenza, Thursday, 18 May 2017 15:32 (six years ago) link
I think it was meant to stir up José.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 18 May 2017 20:53 (six years ago) link
the first bench-clearing incident which was precipitated by pillar calling the pitcher a faggot seems like a greater problem to me but ymmv
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 18 May 2017 21:07 (six years ago) link
yikes.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 18 May 2017 21:46 (six years ago) link
Dumb comment I made about Bautista. You can't stir up the team when probably most of them thought the bat-flip was ridiculous.
Surprised at Pillar--just doesn't go along with everyone's perception of him. In general, I have mixed feelings about suspensions for saying stupid or hurtful things. If other players want to treat him like a pariah, fine, if sponsors want to bail, that's fine too. If a pitcher wants to drill him with a pitch, fine; if the pitcher's gay, even better. A suspension just seems like an empty gesture that's meant to wish away the incident. I don't know, maybe it's the best of a bunch of imperfect options.
― clemenza, Thursday, 18 May 2017 22:38 (six years ago) link
his apology was a bit crappy, "i was angry blah blah" instead of you know, just straight up saying "i shouldn't have said that thing because it's offensive". but like, i dunno, the jays as far as i know don't do pride stuff or basically any hat-tip to the gay community at all - when even hockey teams do so- so maybe they could consider those kind of steps?
assiduously avoiding social media hot-takes about this which will be all pc/snowflake etc. lot of dumb fucks who want sports to be their safe space
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 18 May 2017 22:45 (six years ago) link
(badly phrased i specifically mean dumbasses using the terms pc and snowflake complaining that he's even been made to apologize)
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 18 May 2017 22:46 (six years ago) link
If the apology's sincere, I'm all for it; if he's apologizing for no other reason than he's supposed to, it's meaningless. When some student gives me a fake apology over something--the behavioural teacher often standing beside him/her, prefacing it with "Such-and-such would like to say something..."--I usually respond with the most lifeless "Fine" I can muster. It's meaningless.
I was thinking about Elvis Costello. He said something really stupid in 1979. The record company didn't fine or suspend him (that I can remember anyway); he did spend the next couple of decades and beyond haunted by the comment, trying to explain it and live it down. That's a much better consequence.
― clemenza, Thursday, 18 May 2017 23:08 (six years ago) link
i still tell that story about elvis costello to anyone who will listen!
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 18 May 2017 23:09 (six years ago) link
I should have been watching--Teheran plunked Bautista.
― clemenza, Friday, 19 May 2017 00:02 (six years ago) link
he took it like a champ. then scored.
big story from tonight is the Stroman home run!
also: Ceceliani (sp?) dislocated his shoulder hitting a home run. our b-team is starting to go down now.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 19 May 2017 04:38 (six years ago) link
jays have apparently called up anthony alford from double-a
― mookieproof, Friday, 19 May 2017 16:16 (six years ago) link
Truth be told, a month ago I thought Bautista was finished for good. Thus far in May, including today:
.313/.421/.638, 7 HR
― clemenza, Wednesday, 24 May 2017 23:07 (six years ago) link
have to admit – I've had a minor man-crush on Alford for a while now. he has like, all the talent of Gose, but with a fucking brain. Someone said Coco crisp would be his ceiling comp, and that sounds about right to me.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 25 May 2017 16:19 (six years ago) link
whatever happened to mississauga's own dalton pompey?
― mookieproof, Thursday, 25 May 2017 17:40 (six years ago) link
concussion in spring training, still on DL iirc
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 25 May 2017 17:46 (six years ago) link
looking more and more like his 2015 was a bit of an aberration tho, regardless of concussion.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 25 May 2017 17:57 (six years ago) link
yes, i don't think he would be expected to play, barring injuries
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 25 May 2017 18:05 (six years ago) link
17-10 over the last month
seems close to 'true talent'
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Monday, 29 May 2017 16:52 (six years ago) link
so that was some game today.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 30 May 2017 03:36 (six years ago) link
Stroman went into the game tonight 4th in the league in run support:
http://stats.nesn.com/mlb/getleaders.asp?rank=085
― clemenza, Tuesday, 30 May 2017 03:49 (six years ago) link
Reds starting pitching, good for what ails you.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 30 May 2017 05:56 (six years ago) link
Meaningful if you know the Skydome: Donaldson hit one into the 500s tonight.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 31 May 2017 02:43 (six years ago) link
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/233384126/josh-donaldson-homers-into-fifth-deck-vs-reds/
― clemenza, Wednesday, 31 May 2017 02:46 (six years ago) link
holy shit! he must have been charging up the last several weeks
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 31 May 2017 02:52 (six years ago) link
one win off .500
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 31 May 2017 20:16 (six years ago) link
the jays low-A squad has the teenage sons of dante bichette and vlad guerrero, both of whom are absolutely tearing it up
― k3vin k., Thursday, 1 June 2017 18:11 (six years ago) link
yeah vlad jr is the top prospect for the jays apparently
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 1 June 2017 18:17 (six years ago) link
i read a scouting report of his and he has like the exact same tools as his dad, lol. great bad-ball hitter, lots of power, huge arm
― k3vin k., Thursday, 1 June 2017 18:20 (six years ago) link
bo bichette's line in 64 pro games/283 plate appearances: .396/.456/.656
and he's two years younger than average in the leagues he's been in
and he's a shortstop, though he might be borderline there ultimately
insane
― mookieproof, Thursday, 1 June 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
If Justin Smoak improbably keeps this going, he'll pull off one of those great Rich Aurilia/Jim Hickman-type outlier seasons:
Going into 2017 (per 162 games): .223/.308/.392, 21 HR, 65 RBI, 95 OPS+2017 (projected): .288/.350/.559, 38 HR, 109 RBI, ~135 OPS+
I guess he always had decent power pro-rated.
― clemenza, Saturday, 3 June 2017 17:31 (six years ago) link
judge just hit a 116.2 mph screamer that basically went right through pillar's glove
― k3vin k., Saturday, 3 June 2017 18:03 (six years ago) link
Guess Grilli didn't have it today.
― Andy K, Saturday, 3 June 2017 19:48 (six years ago) link
Bo Bichette went 7/8 in Lansing's doubleheader today and is now hitting .400 and slugging .645. He only turned 19 in March. #BlueJays— keithlaw (@keithlaw) June 16, 2017
― mookieproof, Friday, 16 June 2017 03:25 (six years ago) link