Toronto Blue Jays Vs Minnesota Twins - ALWC

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

I love the redemption story of Jose Berrios. He went through a lot last year and he’s fully earned the playoff start. It’s wild that, if we go to the next round, Kikuchi and Berrios both would start in the playoffs this year while Alek Manoah is doing god knows what right now.

The Jays made the playoffs despite losing almost 7 wins above replacement from last season between Manoah and Guerrero.

What actually is Manoah doing right now? I’ve lost track. Like is he working a Subway on the Rogers Centre concourse or is he actually still a part of the team? So strange how he has just disappeared like the Toronto mob just came in one night and kidnapped him or something.

[Tsawwassen]

1430h, 2:30 PM


at on

in the USA and in french

https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/games/2587720/
https://www.espn.com/mlb/preview/_/gameId/401581113

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by browna

Jays played ALCS games in 1985 in the afternoon.

The WC this year Texas and TB don't have any better times, it's just get games over ASAP.

For later rounds, with the Jays not having a US TV following or measurable ratings, they are always going to get short end of the stick for times...but those times are not new for baseball or Toronto.

1993 also. I remember my school sent everyone home early (due to a fire) and I got to catch one of them.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

The Rays should have to play all road games until their new stadium is built.

Well, they proposed to play half their home games on the road and the league rejected it haha.

[Inferno]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1709221819046072360

[bluejays]

I like the roster. Small gripe would be to remove Espinal. I don’t think he’d be used under any circumstances give the others they have in the lineup. I think you can never have enough pitchers though, and would have shown some confidence to Pearson through a call up.

[Enoch Root]

I don't have a problem with Espinal. But I am a bit surprised they didn't include one long reliever, whether that be Ryu or Pearson.

[Party Elephant]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

I don't have a problem with Espinal. But I am a bit surprised they didn't include one long reliever, whether that be Ryu or Pearson.

That's Kikuchi. It's a 3 game series so one of the 4 starters won't be starting.

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

I don't have a problem with Espinal. But I am a bit surprised they didn't include one long reliever, whether that be Ryu or Pearson.

That would be Kikuchi. Bassitt would start game 3 if necessary.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Party Elephant

That's Kikuchi. It's a 3 game series so one of the 4 starters won't be starting.

Right, yes. Thanks

[KootenayFlamesFan]

I just clued in that the games start at 1:30 my time?? Wth. I'm lucky I'm off for a few days so can still catch most of them, but that's ridiculous.

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by bluejays

I like the roster. Small gripe would be to remove Espinal. I don’t think he’d be used under any circumstances give the others they have in the lineup. I think you can never have enough pitchers though, and would have shown some confidence to Pearson through a call up.

Say Bo suffers an in game injury, who plays shortstop?

In a 3 gamer, I think 11 pitchers should be enough, and I would have picked Francis over Richard's. But I am more analytic vs feelings type. Richard's got hit hard by better teams in September and is home run prone.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

I just clued in that the games start at 1:30 my time?? Wth. I'm lucky I'm off for a few days so can still catch most of them, but that's ridiculous.

Enoch is a huge fan of the time. You should ask him why. We’re all still wondering ourselves.

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Say Bo suffers an in game injury, who plays shortstop?

In a 3 gamer, I think 11 pitchers should be enough, and I would have picked Francis over Richard's. But I am more analytic vs feelings type. Richard's got hit hard by better teams in September and is home run prone.

I’d say Merrifield or Cavan. But I guess it’s six of one and half dozen of the other. I just like more pitchers so I’d have left off a position player of some sort.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

Enoch is a huge fan of the time. You should ask him why. We’re all still wondering ourselves.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Juuuuust teasin

[SuperMatt18]

I'm late to the time slot discussion...and understand why they would go with afternoon games to try to maximize the time slots...but even with that considered the time slots make no sense to me in terms of the 1 hour separation between some games.

3:08 ET
4:38 ET
7:08 ET
8:08 ET

So you still end up having pretty major overlap between the two games anyways due to only an hour difference in start times.

Wouldn't something like this make more sense:

3:08 ET - Rangers @ Rays
5:08 ET - Blue Jays @ Twins
7:08 ET - Marlins @ Phillies
9:08 ET - Arizona @ Milwaukee (MT/CT for these teams - so later start works)

With games regularly under 3 hours long this year then I think you're still finished by midnight ET and you have very little overlap between the games.

[Enoch Root]

The only real difference there is moving the last game from 8 to 9 Eastern. And I doubt that would have a positive effect on total viewership.

[Jason14h]

They pick these time slots to maximize total viewership and in correlation , the amount they can charge for advertising

And they pick very scientifically I can guarantee you

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

They pick these time slots to maximize total viewership and in correlation , the amount they can charge for advertising

And they pick very scientifically I can guarantee you

No doubt there’s some logic. But why are they the only league to do this type of slots? To me it’s still silly. Again, from a fan perspective they get shafted.