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culdeus
Footballguy
Bogart
Footballguy
Buck Bradcanon
Footballguy
bentley
Footballguy
cosjobs
Footballguy
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Can't believe Tolleson got lit up in his fifth appearance in five days.
Bogart
Footballguy
If I had to guess:
Holland
Hamels
Gallardo
Lewis
then Hamels again.
Perez in the bullpen.
culdeus
Footballguy
Bogart
Footballguy
Solid point. Most of the posts on Newberg had Perez throwing game 3, but Gallardo is the only TEX starter to beat TOR this year, doing it twice. Feels like that needs to be in the rotation. Can Cobra pitch from the bullpen? Feels like a guy that needs all of the prep of a starter.culdeus said:
Bogart
Footballguy
So Gallardo in game one. Hamels in game two. Texas not saying starters in three and four. Bannister leaning towards Perez to get a start which puts Lewis in the bullpen. I kind of want the bulldog Lewis out there in a big game, but gotta trust Bannister at this point. He's making all the right calls this season.
oso diablo
Footballguy
given Gallardo's pitch-count limitations (Newberg had an interesting note on Gallardo that i hadn't run across before - his spin rate drops too much after 90 pitches), you could run out a WIS-like tandem in Gallardo/Perez or Gallardo/Lewis, looking for 4 stud innings from each. Then, you might be able to repeat that in Game 4.
culdeus
Footballguy
I don't like our chances in this series, at all.
It's a really bad beat that Toronto just took the last week off, perhaps trying to tank to get us as their opponent. Toronto is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> KC. In fact, I think Houston gets thru KC and moves on.
It's a really bad beat that Toronto just took the last week off, perhaps trying to tank to get us as their opponent. Toronto is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> KC. In fact, I think Houston gets thru KC and moves on.
Bogart
Footballguy
oso diablo
Footballguy
23 out of 23 ESPN "experts" picked the Blue Jays to win this series.
Bogart
Footballguy
25-man roster is set:
PITCHERS (11): Jake Diekman, Sam Dyson, Yovani Gallardo, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Cole Hamels, Derek Holland, Keone Kela, Colby Lewis, Ross Ohlendorf, Martin Perez, Shawn Tolleson.
CATCHERS (2): Robinson Chirinos, Chris Gimenez.
INFIELDERS (7): Hanser Alberto, Elvis Andrus, Adrian Beltre, Prince Fielder, Mitch Moreland, Mike Napoli, Rougned Odor.
OUTFIELDERS (5): Shin-Soo Choo, Delino DeShields, Josh Hamilton, Drew Stubbs, Will Venable.
PITCHERS (11): Jake Diekman, Sam Dyson, Yovani Gallardo, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Cole Hamels, Derek Holland, Keone Kela, Colby Lewis, Ross Ohlendorf, Martin Perez, Shawn Tolleson.
CATCHERS (2): Robinson Chirinos, Chris Gimenez.
INFIELDERS (7): Hanser Alberto, Elvis Andrus, Adrian Beltre, Prince Fielder, Mitch Moreland, Mike Napoli, Rougned Odor.
OUTFIELDERS (5): Shin-Soo Choo, Delino DeShields, Josh Hamilton, Drew Stubbs, Will Venable.
culdeus
Footballguy
This is a situation that imo you just try and avoid the sweep and build on the momentum of winning a playoff game going into next season with some degree of buzz.
The Duff Man
Footballguy
No tank, big respect for Texas here in Toronto. Our guys needed the rest. The winner here takes the AL I think.
oso diablo
Footballguy
oso diablo
Footballguy
is there a better management combo in baseball besides Daniels/Bannister? i'd probably take Epstein/Maddon first, but can't think of anyone else better
culdeus
Footballguy
oso diablo
Footballguy
spin it that you meant the Blue Jays
hxperson
Footballguy
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Who cares, Jays are a great team with big personalities, awesome to cheer for, terrible to play against. They are going to rub people the wrong way and also win way more often than not. Fun!
Northern Voice
Footballguy
I could do without the sour grapes on Bautista's bat flip though. Your game 4 starter wiped his ### with a Jays rally towel, maybe #### off with the "respecting the game/your opponent" preaching?
The Duff Man
Footballguy
I am not sure if fans in other cities can comprehend what is it like to not have a winning team to cheer for in over 20 years.
Not just in baseball....in all four sports (include nearby Buffalo Bills for the NFL).
Young fans 20-30 at that stadium have NEVER seen a winner...or anything close. That is a lot of pent up energy. Hard to act like you have been there before when you havent.
I am 40. I watched the game at home with my 10 year old and I was thinking to myself....I have not sat and watched a sporting event with this much emotional attachment since I was 18. That is sad.....
Now Bautista is a richard....even he would agree and he owns it.
Bogart
Footballguy
Cleveland, Washington, Kansas City.... yep, no other cities. Besides you guys win the Grey Cup all the time. That should hold you over.
Bogart
Footballguy
The Duff Man
Footballguy
Not just winning the championships....I am talking not even getting to the playoffs.
Leafs...1 playoff appearance in 10 years. Exit first rd
Jays...0 playoff appearances in 22 years
Bills...0 playoff appearances in 15 years
Raptors...4 playoff appearances in 13 years. All first rd exit
55 combined seasons of cheering for sports teams. Five playoffs. All first rd exits. And four of those in the sport most care least about...take those out it is ONE first rd exit in the last 10 years over three different teams.
UGLY
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
Well then, congrats. With yesterday's win you've now made it further in the playoffs than any DC team in all four sports since 1998. Which is to say I know your pain.
But Rangers fans have had a special brand of pain over the last six years. It's been an absolutely brutal for them watching good Rangers teams get eliminated in October in some of the most ridiculous and painful ways anyone can imagine. I can't remember anything like it in my lifetime. They deserve more than a little sympathy from the rest of us. It's a different pain that what you and I and the fans of KC have endured over the last couple decades, but I don't think that makes it less painful. Just different.
hxperson
Footballguy
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
And then lost in the quarterfinal round to the Hawks. That's as far as any of our four teams have been since 1998. Jays made it to MLB's semifinal round with yesterday's win.
Anyway, you all have my sympathy. I started out rooting for the Jays until I stopped and realized the unique torture you all have endured in recent years. Hope you guys are back next year
hxperson
Footballguy
Was actually just trying to make a point about how angry the fan base is for feeling slighted by the powers that be in the MLB for over a decade. Nonetheless, I agree with Culdeus that both the fans and, to a lesser extent the team, behaved a bit like Richards last night.
