2015 Blue Jays Regular Season Thread

[JBR]

The Empire Strikes Back!

Yankees win... Ttthhhhheeee Yankeeees Win!

[KelVarnsen]

New drinking game. Do a shot everytime Reyes swings at the first pitch. Do two shots if he hits into a out on the first pitch.

[ThatsRobbery]

Well that sucked

[Machiavelli]

Cecil was a hot mess.

[Caged Great]

Wouldn't be shocked if Castro was the closer by May.

[Jason14h]

Was Cecil really that bad?

Comes in with bases loaded and no outs...

He hit a guy sure, but he was trying to be perfect and get a K or double play since he had to enter in such a jam. The final run should have been an easy double play, he just made a bad fielding play.

Loup however should be ashamed of himself.

[ben voyonsdonc]

There were some definite positives from the game. Dickey was really good in pretty tough conditions. If Dickey can find his form early, it would be huge. Osuna and Castro looked dominant. Justin Smoak played well too.

Let's hope Cecil and Loup can just shake it off because, in my opinion, they are the glue that holds the bullpen together.

[Antithesis]

Loup pitched poorly for sure - and I can't say I've ever been a huge fan. To be fair, the weather conditions were awful, but they were awful for both teams. I'm surprised the game was pitched as cleanly as it was.

[Skaloper]

Its game 2 of the season you can't really judge them based on one performance.

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

Was Cecil really that bad?

Not in my opinion. Weather conditions + the circumstances of his entry basically. Cold, wet, having to pitch to bases loaded no out (so basically having to confine your pitch selection to optimize K and Groundball outcomes).

Loup was awful thou.

[The Big Chill]

Originally Posted by Parallex

Not in my opinion. Weather conditions + the circumstances of his entry basically. Cold, wet, having to pitch to bases loaded no out (so basically having to confine your pitch selection to optimize K and Groundball outcomes).

Loup was awful thou.

I wasn't able to watch the game, but on the radio they made it sound like Cecil's fastball was a few MPH slower then it was last year. I don't think that is a huge deal considering the weather and his recent return from injury, but it is slightly worrying.

It makes me wonder if bringing him in for that situation was the right choice or not.

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by The Big Chill

It makes me wonder if bringing him in for that situation was the right choice or not.

It was. Gibbons made the right call at the time... it just didn't work out. Once Loup imploded the guys he had warmed up were Cecil and Osuna and the only one-sided batter upcoming was McCann, a lefty, so there was a favourable platoon split upcoming and Cecil was by far our best relief pitcher last year. In that situation I pick Cecil everytime.

IMO the right call was made at every step but baseball is just a game where you can make the right choice everytime and still have it go tragically wrong.

[The Big Chill]

Originally Posted by Parallex

It was. Gibbons made the right call at the time... it just didn't work out. Once Loup imploded the guys he had warmed up were Cecil and Osuna and the only one-sided batter upcoming was McCann, a lefty, so there was a favourable platoon split upcoming and Cecil was by far our best relief pitcher last year. In that situation I pick Cecil everytime.

IMO the right call was made at every step but baseball is just a game where you can make the right choice everytime and still have it go tragically wrong.

I mean purely in the sense that he didn't have his velocity back yet after his injury. Cecil at 100% is the right choice in that situation, but its a lot less clear if he wasn't at 100% yet.

[Antithesis]

This is more like it: 4 straight singles for the Jays to start the top of the 2nd, and they are up 1-0 ... until Tolleson doinks one off the end of his bat to score a second run. Second and third with one out.

[KelVarnsen]

Jose has more strikeouts then Lawrie so far...

[Antithesis]

Can't fathom how CC's managed to strike out Bautista and EE so far with the garbage he's throwing ... 90mph fastballs at best.

Oh well - 4-0 Jays is hard to complain about!

[The Big Chill]

Yes! Martin throws him out at 2. I like watching this guy.

[Antithesis]

Nice! The Jays win a series at Yankee Stadium for the first time in forever (it seems). Pitching was great. Solid start from Norris, Osuna with some fantastic relief, a solid recovery for Cecil, and another dominant performance from Castro.

[SuperMatt18]

Did Castro ever predict to be a starter, or as he always projected as more of a bullpen guy.

[Galakanokis]

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