what have you done
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 21 May 2021 03:52 (two years ago) link
Yeah that loss last night was rough. I thought Dolis was a bit unlucky, they were hitting some good pitches ... until the Martinez HR, which was a big fat meatball.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Friday, 21 May 2021 11:09 (two years ago) link
God. What DID I do? Two games in a row the pen has biffed it.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 22 May 2021 01:58 (two years ago) link
Damn, that would be something, maybe even a first: a walk-off cycle.
― clemenza, Saturday, 22 May 2021 03:48 (two years ago) link
Arenado did a few years back vs the Giants!
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 22 May 2021 04:10 (two years ago) link
This bunting on two strikes bs needs to fucking stop.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 22 May 2021 05:49 (two years ago) link
This is the worst game for our pen yet. Total fucking meltdown in the 9th. Rays barely had to take their bats off their shoulders to turn a 2 run deficit into a two run lead.
What the fuck did I do
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 23 May 2021 20:05 (two years ago) link
After all these completely disheartening losses, time to shake it up. Manoah up against Yankees on Wednesday! š¤š®
― francisF, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 15:43 (two years ago) link
it's a panic move, but i am down. contemplating starting him in our fantasy league.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 15:52 (two years ago) link
Go for it! High stakes, this is what it's all about! š°
― francisF, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 18:00 (two years ago) link
I benched rodon last time out for fear of the Yankees and swiftly learned the Yankees are not very fearful right now
Start Manoah with confidence imo
― ā, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 18:31 (two years ago) link
Meet your new hero, Thermo.
Laughed when he patted the base ump on the back as he came off the field (presumably finished for the day)--shades of Fidrych!
― clemenza, Thursday, 27 May 2021 22:12 (two years ago) link
I missed that!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 27 May 2021 22:45 (two years ago) link
kid's definitely not shy
― francisF, Friday, 28 May 2021 01:59 (two years ago) link
I know the Yankees are not very yankee-like right now (Odor batting second?! Lol) but the kid looked good.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 28 May 2021 02:13 (two years ago) link
that first Judge at-bat was so awesome. had him fall to a knee and then had him so boggled he swung about a calendar year too late
― francisF, Friday, 28 May 2021 16:33 (two years ago) link
Like Bichette without the contact!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 28 May 2021 22:41 (two years ago) link
Big night for Vlad: 4-4, double, 3-run homer (so far).
― clemenza, Wednesday, 2 June 2021 01:19 (two years ago) link
He should have tried to stretch that second single into a triple.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 2 June 2021 01:34 (two years ago) link
Also heās got the AL lead in home runs now, ahead of that guy nobodyās heard of in Tex.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 2 June 2021 01:37 (two years ago) link
Not watching right now, but I see Vlad belatedly stretched one of his singles into a triple. (Also just noticed he's one RBI short of a Triple Crown right now.)
― clemenza, Thursday, 3 June 2021 00:55 (two years ago) link
Manoah didnāt look so hot today, and no Vlad RBI, but they got a Walkoff in the 9th at least!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 3 June 2021 02:57 (two years ago) link
He's leading the league in hits, homers, all three slash categories, and total bases (and IBBs!)
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 3 June 2021 08:13 (two years ago) link
I think heās got the triple crown after today.
Iād also want it noted, for the record, I called all of the Jays runs today. My only witnesses were a disinterested 6 year old and a toddler that can barely talk (but can manage āMilwaukeeā)
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 5 June 2021 21:11 (two years ago) link
This bullpen is so bad.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 02:15 (two years ago) link
Vlad's six BA points shy of an MLB triple crown and an MLB slash triple crown.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 11:43 (two years ago) link
i love him so much
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 12:27 (two years ago) link
I'm going to look into that today. Incredible longshot, but my guess is it's never been done before.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 12:42 (two years ago) link
Started working backwards and got to Ted Williams in '42. He led the (white) majors in all five categories--batting average, on-base, slugging, HR, RBI--but Baseball Reference has dropped him to third in batting average behind two Kansas City Monarch players.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 14:25 (two years ago) link
would i recognize their names?
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 19:00 (two years ago) link
Not Josh Gibson-level famous; I didn't recognize them, but I probably should (Ted Strong and Bonnie Farrell).
― clemenza, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 19:47 (two years ago) link
no clue.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:22 (two years ago) link
I don't think it would be a bad idea to give Vlad a night off. He had that phenomenal series in Fenway, almost had a couple of 0-fers against the Yankees. He's played every game.
― clemenza, Friday, 18 June 2021 23:54 (two years ago) link
Manoah looked amazing tonight. Had a no hitter go into the 6thā¦ wound up pitching 7 shutout innings with 10 strikeouts!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 3 July 2021 01:31 (two years ago) link
Hurrah
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31829476/toronto-blue-jays-get-approval-canada-health-officials-july-30-return-reportedly-likely
― Andy K, Saturday, 17 July 2021 01:38 (two years ago) link
I wonder if I have a hope in hell of seeing a game.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 17 July 2021 02:53 (two years ago) link
TOR-TEX runs in the series: 25-2. Can we always play Texas?
― francisF, Monday, 19 July 2021 01:49 (two years ago) link
I wonder what the series record is since the bat-flip...will look that up.
― clemenza, Monday, 19 July 2021 18:20 (two years ago) link
Overall: 21-14 for Toronto (18-14, + 3-0 playoff sweep).
― clemenza, Monday, 19 July 2021 18:26 (two years ago) link
rough inning
― mookieproof, Monday, 19 July 2021 23:41 (two years ago) link
Do the Jays normally play a three-game series' with a different uniform style in each game? Against the Mets they wore the grays, the powder blues, and then the dark blues in succession.
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 25 July 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link
Iām honestly not sure how itās decided.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 25 July 2021 23:15 (two years ago) link
on some teams at some times it's supposedly the starting pitcher's choice (assuming a certain veteran prominence)?
in general i suspect it has more to do with the marketing department? as wedded to routine/comfort as players are, i'll bet the whole thing drives them fucking nuts a la chris sale. i can't blame them
― mookieproof, Sunday, 25 July 2021 23:25 (two years ago) link
That would make sense. I heard Ryu loves the powder blues.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 25 July 2021 23:32 (two years ago) link
attn clemenza: https://sportsstories.substack.com/p/the-king-and-his-court
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 27 July 2021 16:17 (two years ago) link
Thanks, I'll read that. I think I mentioned that I saw him give an exhibition once--very hazy memory, but I'm pretty sure.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 13:27 (two years ago) link
Jays just traded Adams (totally expendable) for Brad Hand.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 29 July 2021 16:39 (two years ago) link
So that series vs Boston was epic.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 8 August 2021 22:59 (two years ago) link
yeah.
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 9 August 2021 10:42 (two years ago) link
I canāt watch this team anymore. They canāt score runs when it matters and the pen canāt hold a lead. These guys are killing me.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 21 August 2021 03:23 (two years ago) link