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Originally Posted by cross16
Agreed. Not only do I think you have to go down with what got you there but the Jays are just not build to be a small ball team. I don't think it makes sense to be something that you are not. I'm not always a Gibby fan but I think he takes too much flak for not trying more small ball, he knows that isn't his club.
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You don't have to play "small ball" all the time, but you need to be able to do it when it matters, like in a tight game or say when your season is on the line (Game 6 ALCS last year).
They should have been practicising some small ball since the pre-season. It doesn't mean you have to change your team philosophy. It's about adapting and evolving. The fact that they haven't just shows how stubborn Gibbons is.
I don't know how many times this year, the Jays have been in a tight game with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs, and they fail to get the guy home. It's ridiculous. It doesn't have to be black or white or long ball or small ball. You just have to be able to play anyway the game dictates if you want to be a champion.
Now it's too late, if the bats are cold in September and October, this team is going no where. Won't matter how good the pitching is.