2024 Toronto Blue Jays Season Thread

[KelVarnsen]

Maybe pitch around Mountcastle?

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Men against boys. This is ugly.

Not sure why they keep pitching to him. He obviously owns them in a huge way but they keep giving pitches to hit. It's insane.

[flamingred89]

Just embarrassing

[bluejays]

Man, what a team. Asking more than 2 runs is a real headwind. I'll be at tomorrow's game watching another beatdown, no doubt.

[flamingred89]

I heard something interesting the other day during a Guardians broadcast. They mentioned that Terry Francona would still like to manage one day. He just wanted a little time off. With the obvious connections to Shatkins and the Jays bringing in Demarlo Hale in the offseason. I wonder if there could be an angle there. A manager like that would be perfect to see if they could squeeze something out of this lifeless corpse of a team.

[browna]

Another game another less than 2 runs of offense. Really doesn't matter how much they give up, though Pearson continues to look like a dud and Francis just replaced Swanson as the mound turnstile.

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by flamingred89

I heard something interesting the other day during a Guardians broadcast. They mentioned that Terry Francona would still like to manage one day. He just wanted a little time off. With the obvious connections to Shatkins and the Jays bringing in Demarlo Hale in the offseason. I wonder if there could be an angle there. A manager like that would be perfect to see if they could squeeze something out of this lifeless corpse of a team.

It's funny because I truly think behind the scenes our boy Schneider gives it to them. He doesn't call anyone out in the media though, which is kinda the right thing to do from a "keep it in house" perspective. More and more I think of it, coaching isn't the largest problem. It's a piece of it, but on paper I'll maintain this team is mediocre. GM has to the first to go. From there I'm pretty indifferent who goes and who stays, but I know Ross Atkins has to go, first and foremost. Between the roster he's assembled and the lack of great drafting in ten years here, he doesn't deserve another kick at the can.

[Patek23]

I think Bo makes the most sense to trade. He has value as a hitter but hes a terrible SS and he isnt willing to move to 2B where he should be. I think keeping Vladdy will pay off in the long term.

[Roof-Daddy]

Looks like the Jays might be screwed for a while here.

The only thing they seem to have going for them is their willingness to carry a big payroll.

That's not going to help much when you can't draft and develop worth a click though.

[flamingred89]

I can't believe I'm going to subject myself to this again. But I'm hoping for 3 competitive innings tonight.

[KelVarnsen]

Shulman must have been day drinking. He thinks Jays will score a run in the first inning.

[flamingred89]

26 games without scoring a run in the first inning is the most embarrassing thing ever. This team is all kinds of no good.

[KelVarnsen]

I want them to set the record for games without a run in the first inning

[flamingred89]

A laser hit perfectly to Mountcastle. You can't write this stuff at this point.

[flamingred89]

And ball game haha.

[flamingred89]

What an absolute clinic of how to play baseball by the Orioles.

[flamingred89]

Schneider unlucky not to have 2 bombs already. That's the way she goes against the juggernaut Orioles.

[FireGilbert]

Turner with a successful almost 15 year career and just getting his 1,500th hit shows how incredible it is for anyone to get 3,000 hits.

[flamingred89]

Why Bo was held there is ridiculous. This team can't hit. May as well try and force the issue. That throw was 15' up the line too.

[KelVarnsen]

Lead off double. No run(s) scored. Do a shot.