10-04-2015, 01:50 AM
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#141
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by corporatejay
I'm assuming that even if Buerhle is off the Roster, he's allowed to be in the dugout in the playoffs?
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Yes abolutely. No rule against that.
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10-04-2015, 10:35 AM
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#142
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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Looks like he's going to give it a go. And he's got the regular roster behind him too.
I wonder when the last time a pitcher started after 1 day rest? Given it's baseball, I am sure there are stats on that, and I am sure that it happened circa 1920.
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Last edited by browna; 10-04-2015 at 10:42 AM.
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10-04-2015, 10:44 AM
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#143
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Disenfranchised
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Geez, even without Travis, look at that lineup. Who cares which team the Jays are playing? It doesn't matter.
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10-04-2015, 11:00 AM
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#144
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Antithesis
Geez, even without Travis, look at that lineup. Who cares which team the Jays are playing? It doesn't matter.
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Exactly. The only thing, as a fan, that truly scares me in the postseason are injuries to their core and the bullpen (specially the Jays' young studs) imploding. Other than that, please analyze that Texas' rotation is a bad matchup for the Jays (lefty galore) and those Kansas City punks have a mediocre rotation and manager. Jays are the scariest team to play in the MLB.
I just shake my head when I see people who are seriously worried about losing the AL record. It's been 22 years since we've had a GAME 163...let's enjoy this ride., man. The Blue Jays themselves aren't even worried about any of those other AL playoff teams. And we just don't know how great JoeyBats and Edwing are in the postseason. I bet that they are saving their "beastmode" for the bright lights of October baseball.
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10-04-2015, 12:01 PM
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#145
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Don't click that link!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Rural Alberta
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There's too many vets and clutch performers all over this lineup for them to do poorly enough to lose a 5 or 7 game series. I'm not concerned until they run into the Cardinals in the World Series.
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10-04-2015, 12:42 PM
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#146
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Since the all star break:
TOR - 48-22 / +148
NYY - 39-34 / +45
TEX - 45-28 / +36
HOU - 36-33 / +59
LAA - 37-36 / -40
KAN - 42-33 / +15
The Jays don't need to fear any team in the AL.
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This shows exactly why Texas isn't a team to fear. 17 games above .500, but only a +36 run differential. That basically means they won a ridiculous amount of 1-run games and didn't blow teams out. They were an improved team but are still nowhere in the Jays' league. They can still win a short series, but that's the nature of playoffs in any sport.
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10-04-2015, 01:04 PM
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#147
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Lifetime Suspension
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Royals are rolling out Cueto today. Clearly they see an advantage in finishing first.
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10-04-2015, 01:08 PM
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#149
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Lifetime Suspension
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Is Buerhle not a good bullpen option for the playoffs? I mean the only
Left hander we have outside of Cecil is Loup who I hope doesn't see the light of day in any playoff game.
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10-04-2015, 01:08 PM
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#150
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I believe in the Pony Power
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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
Royals are rolling out Cueto today. Clearly they see an advantage in finishing first.
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Good for them. Neither approach is right or wrong - my stance is having a well rested team is more important. But either way is acceptable. You seem to be really worked up about this. Not sure why.
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10-04-2015, 01:11 PM
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#151
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
Royals are rolling out Cueto today. Clearly they see an advantage in finishing first.
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Except Cueto has been kind of terrible for them. probably also means they don't plan to use him in game 1 of their series which says something.
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10-04-2015, 01:12 PM
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#152
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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Never mind Cueto likely needs the start. He has been nothing more than average since joining the Royals. 3-6 and doubled his era with them.
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10-04-2015, 01:14 PM
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#153
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Good for them. Neither approach is right or wrong - my stance is having a well rested team is more important. But either way is acceptable. You seem to be really worked up about this. Not sure why.
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Probably because I've been a fan for 35 years and I think throwing away an easier route to the Worlds Series is completing assanine. They may not make the playoffs for another 22 years, so it's not like this is something that guanranteed to happen again.
I honestly wouldn't care so much if it wasn't for the huge discrepancies in stats for the Jays at home versus the road. I care about that more than I do the opponent. That said, Texas is the team i least wanted to see them play.
Last edited by TheAlpineOracle; 10-04-2015 at 01:19 PM.
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10-04-2015, 01:16 PM
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#154
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Lifetime Suspension
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Time for EE to get #40
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10-04-2015, 01:21 PM
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#155
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
Probably because I've been a fan for 35 years and I think throwing away an easier route to the Worlds Series is completing assanine. They may not make the playoffs for another 22 years, so it's not like this is something that guanranteed to happen again.
I honestly wouldn't care so much if it wasn't for the huge discrepancies in stats for the Jays at home versus the road. I care about that more than I do the opponent.
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If it was as cut and dry as you make it that this would be the "easier path" then I would agree. But who is to say which path is easiest?
1. Finish 1st in AL. play wildcard winner (Houston, Anaheim, NY). Hope to win series, play winner of other series (KC, Texas). Need 7 games to win series and get the home game.
2. Finish 2nd in AL. Play Texas (arguably the best opponent for Jays in ALDS). Hope to win series and play winner of other series (KC or ?). Need 7 games to win and play game 7 on the road.
We are talking about a 1 game at home difference. Just one. and that's in the off chance it gets to 7 games, and in the 50/50 chance we even play KC.
Personally, I would rather play Texas in round 1 and have the team rally around getting Buerhle the milestone and have a great vibe going in to the post-season.
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10-04-2015, 01:21 PM
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#156
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiggy_12
Except Cueto has been kind of terrible for them. probably also means they don't plan to use him in game 1 of their series which says something.
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Cueto is starting per the Royals broadcast.
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10-04-2015, 01:21 PM
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#157
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Calgary
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6 more outs
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10-04-2015, 01:23 PM
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#158
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Lifetime Suspension
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Wow, Minneota has sure pulled the plug on this lineup.
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10-04-2015, 01:24 PM
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#159
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
Cueto is starting per the Royals broadcast.
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They said he's starting game 1 of the ALDS?
That means he'll be going on short rest by 1 day. Interesting that they would use him today.
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10-04-2015, 01:26 PM
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#160
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiggy_12
They said he's starting game 1 of the ALDS?
That means he'll be going on short rest by 1 day. Interesting that they would use him today.
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Yeah on 4 days rest. Maybe they'll change that to game 2 by the time the ADLS rolls around.
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