The 2016 Toronto Blue Jays Thread

[mrkajz44]

Afternoon baseball alert - Game starts at 1:00pm MDT

Love listening to the game on the radio at work - just makes the afternoon so enjoyable.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Afternoon baseball! Wahoo! Yesterday's game was completely nuts.

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Awesome piece by John Lott on the Bluefield Blue Jays.

http://bluejaysnation.com/2016/6/29/...-professionals

Holmberg’s players – including 17-year-old prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – are among the least experienced in the Toronto system and the least accustomed to the daily grind of pro ball. They also quickly discover they are not nearly as polished as they once thought, back in their star-studded amateur days.

All of that is old hat to Holmberg, but it is not old. This is his 38 th consecutive season as a manager or coach in the Blue Jays’ system, mostly in the short-season, small-town venues like Auburn (no longer a Toronto farm club) and Bluefield (added to the system in 2011). He is content there, for he is a teacher at heart.

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Stinks to go from 1 on with none out to two outs with none on in 2 pitches.

I'm already annoyed by this game.

[mrkajz44]

The extremely rare catcher's interference call. Always so surprised when this gets called - not really sure why they are so close to the batter.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Sanchez!!!!

Please don't be injured.

And he's out to boot.

[Machiavelli]

Woo, go Sanchez! But is he okay?

Edit: oops, ouch. Please be okay

[Dan02]

damn he's out

[flames_fan_down_under]

Sanchez looked fine there. Still worried though.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Donny!

Now EE with the double.

Tulo RBI single!

[flames_fan_down_under]

Since the collision I haven't seen Sanchez hit over 94 mph on his fastball.

Edit: Just saw 95 mph

Edit again: Easily throwing 96 mph again.

[Machiavelli]

Do they play that Hunger Games whistle after every SO? Annoying

[flames_fan_down_under]

Taylor Hall traded, PK Subban for Shea Weber, T.O. doesn't get Stamkos AND THOLE GETS A BASE HIT!!!!!!!!!!

[flames_fan_down_under]

Sanchez really getting boned by the umpire today. Just some excruciating missed calls.

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I love seeing EE dive out to snag those balls at first.

[KelVarnsen]

Thole has two hits in this game. Such a strange day.

[Karl]

Originally Posted by KelVarnsen

Thole has two hits in this game. Such a strange day.

And Travis is 3 for 3 in strikeouts.

[Karl]

Yaay, avoids the golden sombrero!

[flames_fan_down_under]

Awesome double play!

[Dan02]

And that double play is why I love Tulo, no one else on the Jays turns that.