2022 Blue Jays Season Thread

[flames_fan_down_under]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Awesome.

This team may not be totally healthy or firing on all cylinders offensively, but man are the gutsy. Bodes well for when they do start catching fire.

Looks like Bo is getting his timing back. Hit some balls hard today, the home run, and then the game yesterday. Bodes well.

[Roof-Daddy]

Gausman so far has 41 K's and 0 walks to start the season.

Impressive

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by fleury

I don’t mind it. Should just get hitters to be more versatile in the future. I’d argue that it should bring the bunt back.

The shift is an embarrassment. Why even bother with athletes. Buncha fat guys could stand where you tell them and catch line drives hit directly at them.

It’s the equivalent to hockey letting a guy stand in front of the other team’s goalie when the puck is in his defensive zone. (In terms of ridiculous and obviously illegal positioning).

Sorry, you can’t do that. It’s illegal. Stand somewhere else.

You can shade guys left or right. That’s it. Make a goddamn play.

It isn’t going to do anything for the pace of play or offense.

It is going to make the game much more watchable.

Orlando Hudson made some horrific Jays teams fun because he’d do something interesting in the field every game.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1520856001242714113

[transplant99]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

https://twitter.com/user/status/1520856001242714113

Just think about that.

The numerous all-timers/hall of famers since this has happened...118 years worth.

I mean...when you do something only the guy who's name is literally the gold standard of the position has done.....wow.

[Jiggy_12]

Re: Gausman

Seeing a guy sign a mega contract and then become an even better player than expected is so, so rare.

[Party Elephant]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

The shift is an embarrassment. Why even bother with athletes. Buncha fat guys could stand where you tell them and catch line drives hit directly at them.

It’s the equivalent to hockey letting a guy stand in front of the other team’s goalie when the puck is in his defensive zone. (In terms of ridiculous and obviously illegal positioning).

Sorry, you can’t do that. It’s illegal. Stand somewhere else.

You can shade guys left or right. That’s it. Make a goddamn play.

It isn’t going to do anything for the pace of play or offense.

It is going to make the game much more watchable.

Orlando Hudson made some horrific Jays teams fun because he’d do something interesting in the field every game.

If a batter can only hit it to one spot, then that batter is an automatic out. It's not the defence's fault that some batters are predictable. Batters need to get good if they don't want to be automatic outs. Spread it around, make them work for the out. If there's a big gaping hole in the infield, learn to hit it there! Shorten/lengthen your swing or just bunt it and leg it out. The defence is going to put their fielders where they're most likely to get the out, and they would be stupid not to.

It's not like your goalie analogy. It's more like, if a goalie knows that a shooter ONLY shoots for the left top corner, and the goalie cheats to the left and stops the shot. That's on the shooter for being predictable, and the goalie would be stupid not to cheat left. If the shooter is physically incapable of shooting to the right then he's probably not going to have an NHL job for long.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Just think about that.

The numerous all-timers/hall of famers since this has happened...118 years worth.

I mean...when you do something only the guy who's name is literally the gold standard of the position has done.....wow.

particularly when you consider that in the AL in 1906 only one guy had more homers (12) ALL SEASON than Rizzo has already (9)

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

Looks like Bo is getting his timing back. Hit some balls hard today, the home run, and then the game yesterday. Bodes well.

I dunno, I mean sure he was hitting the ball he's hard but he wasn't making soft contact before... he's been taking some real ugly swings. To many K's.

[Cheese]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

https://twitter.com/user/status/1520856001242714113

Meanwhile, over in Seattle, Robbie Ray has started 2-2 with a 4.15 ERA in his first 5 games.

[flamingred89]

Originally Posted by Cheese

Meanwhile, over in Seattle, Robbie Ray has started 2-2 with a 4.15 ERA in his first 5 games.

In some very pitcher friendly parks might I add.

And don't look now but Semien is playing some awful ball. Rocking a sub.450 OPS. Yikes.

So far looks like the Jays made some great decisions regarding their FA's and signing.

[KelVarnsen]

I want the Jays to find a way to bean Boone

[GirlySports]

Get Bichette out of the 2 spot

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Bo swings and strikes out at a ball that literally hit the plate. Still looking for his mojo.

[KelVarnsen]

I didn’t know that Stanton could jump

[flamingred89]

Oh cmon. That’s the only defensive highlight of Stantons career and he robs Chapman of Extra bases. If he misses that’s an easy triple as that ball bounces away from him.

Should also add that ball is about 5 rows deep at yankee stadium. Damn Yankees.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Also that ball is out of the park with last years baseball.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Wait, Bo with a double? What is this tomfoolery?

[Karl]

Yeah. That's MUCH better Bo.

[ben voyonsdonc]

I like Joe Siddall as colour - he offers the insight that Tabler doesn’t.