Old stats bear out new stats (James tweet):
"Once more, 38% of you got it right, which was a plurality. Randal Grichuk missed more opportunities to drive in runs than any other major league player in 2019."
― clemenza, Saturday, 5 October 2019 13:07 (four years ago) link
He seems to have done much better when he wasn't batting cleanup.
― timellison, Saturday, 5 October 2019 20:33 (four years ago) link
first of a series in which young-ish blue jays write scouting reports on themselves, which is an interesting angle
https://www.mlb.com/news/blue-jays-thomas-pannone-aims-to-improve
― mookieproof, Thursday, 17 October 2019 15:22 (four years ago) link
Pearson struck out 3/3 yankees today on 10 pitches.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 05:32 (four years ago) link
Go Jays. (I would've entered the '92 team rather than the '93 team. The '93 team had more star-glamour and the big offense, but the pitching advantage to the '92 teams is sizable.)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/article-classic-jays-and-expos-to-face-off-in-computer-simulated-playoff-to/
― clemenza, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 15:49 (four years ago) link
"'92 team"
give me that '87 outfield any day.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 26 March 2020 15:05 (four years ago) link
Sorry, but after extensive professional counselling, I have successfully obliterated 1987 from my memory.
― clemenza, Thursday, 26 March 2020 15:43 (four years ago) link
I only remember the glory.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 26 March 2020 21:54 (four years ago) link
The no travel restrictions element of this is particularly interesting for #BlueJays given the Canada fed gov’s seemingly more stringent response compared to that of the United States’ fed gov. What happens if teams can travel within the US but still can’t cross the border? https://t.co/HPLIsUMrvY— Laura Armstrong (@lauraarmy) March 27, 2020
― mookieproof, Friday, 27 March 2020 17:46 (four years ago) link
@joe_sheehanRemember that in 1995, Ontario law barred the use of strike breakers, so the Blue Jays were going to have to play in Dunedin before that plan, brought to you by Hall of Famer Bud Selig, fell apart.
Hadn't given him any thought until I saw this, and then I thought yeah, what happened?
https://jaysjournal.com/2020/03/30/toronto-blue-jays-whatever-happened-chris-colabello/
― clemenza, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:13 (four years ago) link
toronto has banned all public events through june 30
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 20:18 (four years ago) link
doesn't include sporting events. its things that require a special city permit for, like pride or caribana.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 22:46 (four years ago) link
http://theathletic.com/1701961/2020/03/30/a-shocking-fun-yet-legit-ranking-of-the-greatest-blue-jays-position-players/
Three different lists--the first one is partly a joke.
― clemenza, Friday, 3 April 2020 13:48 (four years ago) link
I was up at 4:00 last night watching the bat-flip game...A couple of things I'd forgotten: 1) the fantastic one-handed play Donaldson made just prior to the bizarre errant throwback that put the Rangers up; 2) the Pompey slide at home just before Bautista's home run--that the catcher somehow managed to hang on to the ball, and that Texas was fishing for a double-play because of the slide. I've never heard anything like the noise-level, and right from the start of the game; it was so loud, there were constant audio drop-offs. The broadcast crew didn't even mention the bat-flip for at least the first four or five minutes after the home run (went to bed at that point).
― clemenza, Saturday, 18 April 2020 12:55 (four years ago) link
how
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 19 April 2020 01:59 (four years ago) link
how on earth do you go to bed right after that?!
I felt confident they would win.
― clemenza, Sunday, 19 April 2020 03:29 (four years ago) link
vlad moving to 1B
― mookieproof, Friday, 10 July 2020 18:44 (three years ago) link
Not sure if they want him as a back-up 1b option, or if they’ve just realized he’s never going to be a passable 3b and want him there full time. Either way, about time.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 10 July 2020 19:48 (three years ago) link
Also surprised the revive wasn’t about a storman tweet.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 10 July 2020 19:49 (three years ago) link
I guess I wasn't paying attention down the stretch last year, because I didn't realize--until they were talking on the radio yesterday--how badly Guerrero faded at the end (.232/.264/.293 in September, no HR). They also said that, according to Guerrero, that's because he was worn out.
The punchline: he comes back this year not having lost any weight. Maybe you can place some of the blame on the pandemic, but wow, that seems clueless.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 16:53 (three years ago) link
idk -- the weight isn't ideal, but it's pretty common for players that young to fade in their first season playing that many games
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:20 (three years ago) link
i understand the lack of nu-thread motivation when the season may end next week, but i was lookin fwd to "2020 Buffalo Jays"
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 17:54 (three years ago) link
(xpost) True, but it's hard to believe Guerrero's weight didn't play a part in that, maybe a large part. Honestly, I'd give him some kind of an ultimatum on the weight, within a reasonable time frame. If he doesn't get rid of it, get rid of him, when he still has tons of trade value, and spare yourself the next Prince Fielder/Ryan Howard.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 19:54 (three years ago) link
Aside from that one home run last night, he hasn’t looked so hot so far.
Anyways - really looking forward to watching Pearson pitch tonight!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 29 July 2020 20:22 (three years ago) link
xp jesus you're hard to please! howard wasn't a full-time starter until age 26, fielder age 22. they combined for 10 top-10 mvp finishes before hitting walls at age 30. howard turned into a joke because the phillies gave him an absurd contract, not because he wasn't an extremely good player for five or six years
the jays don't have to pay vlad $30m for each of his decline years, they simply get to work with him for a while while paying him very little. he was an above-league-average hitter as a 20-year-old, which is extremely rare, and he is roughly the same size as pete alonso, whose weight doesn't seem to concern many people
admittedly he hasn't torn shit up like his reputation suggested, but it's not like the jays are pressed for time or have any better options, so you might as well be patient -- he has a very high ceiling and even if he doesn't pan out it won't be anywhere near the disasters you mention
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 20:29 (three years ago) link
That's it--just disappointment in the gap between good rookie season and the second coming.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 21:17 (three years ago) link
Are the Aerostar uniforms new?
https://cs.copart.com/v1/AUTH_svc.pdoc00001/PIX133/ce4e5875-3245-48c8-bf24-bf86100f3e20.JPG
― Andy K, Wednesday, 12 August 2020 23:44 (three years ago) link
hahaha I knew they looked familiaryes they're new, and they're quite ugly
― francisF, Thursday, 13 August 2020 01:01 (three years ago) link
I like the powder blue!
Also they are playing like dog shit today. Like fucking single A amateurs.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 13 August 2020 01:10 (three years ago) link
I'm against powder blue in the loose-fitting age in general. How do you like the hats?
Vladdy looking especially like a DH today that may or may not be able to hit. I hate to be negative but I have difficulty watching this team sometimes
― francisF, Thursday, 13 August 2020 01:23 (three years ago) link
esp. with those uniforms :'D
― francisF, Thursday, 13 August 2020 01:24 (three years ago) link
Vlad has been one of the hardest things to watch about this team.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 13 August 2020 01:25 (three years ago) link
def.
― francisF, Thursday, 13 August 2020 01:32 (three years ago) link
hits a home run on queue
― francisF, Thursday, 13 August 2020 01:33 (three years ago) link
I should trash talk him more often.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 13 August 2020 01:36 (three years ago) link
last time i checked this game was 8-2 and now it's 11-11
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Thursday, 13 August 2020 02:28 (three years ago) link
I saw that. Turned it back on. Now they’re down 14-11 almost right away.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 13 August 2020 02:36 (three years ago) link
maybe if Stroman re-signs with the Jays this winter you lazyboys can keep using this thread
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 August 2020 13:41 (three years ago) link
Stroman tweets will always be relevant!Speaking of which, I saw he opted out of the season. Pretty amazing haul the Jays got for him considering he only wound up starting 11 games.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 13 August 2020 16:33 (three years ago) link
not when you consider who they traded with :/
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 August 2020 17:09 (three years ago) link
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/geddy-lee-cardboard-cutout-blue-jays/
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 13 August 2020 17:13 (three years ago) link
This team is so much goddamn fun to watch.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 29 August 2020 02:06 (three years ago) link
My interest had been awakened a bit before the Yankees series. Hard to care at this point, even if they back into a "playoff" spot.
― clemenza, Sunday, 20 September 2020 03:01 (three years ago) link
Didn’t expect them to take 3/4 of this series after how the last one against the Yankees went; but they’re playoff bound!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 25 September 2020 04:16 (three years ago) link
I think it'd take them advancing to the second round for me to begin to take a sincere interest, but it they were to win today, that'd be a half-step towards that: .550 is at least a legitimate record for a playoff-bound team. So I guess the schedule just lined up perfectly with whatever good 60-game stretch they were going to have during an actual season.
― clemenza, Sunday, 27 September 2020 14:40 (three years ago) link
they oscillate between frustrating to watch and really fun.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 27 September 2020 15:19 (three years ago) link
i don't like this Shoemaker thing.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 13:05 (three years ago) link