RUPERTKBD Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 A lot of Jays fans were disappointed when Jason Grilli was let go....not so much because of his performance (I think even the most die-hard Grilli fan realized his time was up in T.O.) but because he was such a likeable guy. (Sort of this year's Moony Kawasaki) Now there's another reason to like Jason Grilli: http://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/news/blue-jays-rally-around-all-star-osuna-who’s-pitching-better-than-ever/ar-BBEeUhM?li=AAggNb9 Quote MIAMI – In the days late last month when Roberto Osuna first experienced strange feelings off the field that prevented him from performing on it, the young Toronto Blue Jays closer found people from across the organization offering to help. The person he leaned on most? “Jason Grilli,” Osuna says without a moment of hesitation. “I got support from all my teammates. Russell Martin was one of the biggest guys, too. But Jason Grilli spent all day and all night with me, telling me what to do to feel better, and he was a big help.” ....not that we needed another reason to like Jason Grilli.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 ^^ As much as I did like Grilli because you knew his heart was here in Toronto and really wanted to win here, but yeah his time was sadly up. When he finally decides to call it a career, the Jays should bring him in to help coach the bullpen. And after hearing about Osuna and him, this would be a very smart choice imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 This team does remind me a bit of 2 years ago, but as much as this will be deja vu for fans what really needs to be done to this team is the same thing AA did 2 years ago. Trade to get an Ace pitcher, a bullpen pitcher, and get a legit leadoff hitter. Getting Price and Revere 2 years ago shifted this team for the better, and this year it seems that's the same thing that may help this team turn around and go on a tear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 18 hours ago, numb3r 16 said: How did betances and severino make the all-star team over stroman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numb3r 16 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Did she laugh while singing the anthem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosalie73 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Yes. Justin Smoak's face was priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beary Sweet Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) 23 hours ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: This team does remind me a bit of 2 years ago, but as much as this will be deja vu for fans what really needs to be done to this team is the same thing AA did 2 years ago. Trade to get an Ace pitcher, a bullpen pitcher, and get a legit leadoff hitter. Getting Price and Revere 2 years ago shifted this team for the better, and this year it seems that's the same thing that may help this team turn around and go on a tear. I completely agree. Heard and read on The Score that Smoak could potentially be trade bait due to his reasonable salary and his contract is a beauty. I don't think it's worth moving tbh. Still in the Wild Card mix and all the team needs is that one little boost which is a lead off hitter and pitching like you mentioned. Hopefully we can surprise and make another run for the World Series! Edited July 12, 2017 by Beary Sweet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Beary Sweet said: I completely again. Heard and read on The Score that Smoak could potentially be trade bait due to his reasonable salary and his contract is a beauty. I don't think it's worth moving tbh. Still in the Wild Card mix and all the team needs is that one little boost which is a lead off hitter and pitching like you mentioned. Hopefully we can surprise and make another run for the World Series! For me, it would all be about what was being offered. Draft picks are too much of a crap shoot, but young MLBers who have shown they can play are another story. I was a big proponent of trading for Charlie Blackmon, before the season started and would still like to see a move for a guy like him. Dee Gordon is another example. As much as I like Smoak, (and JD and Tulo) these are the guys with value and the Jays are not serious contenders, even if they somehow manage to sneak into the playoffs. They are far too one-dimensional and below average defensively. When you get to the playoffs and the opposition is sending out their best pitchers in every situation, the weaknesses in the lineup (lack of speed and situational hitting) are exposed. I was hoping for a change in philosophy before the season started, (which is why I advocated letting both Edwing and Bats walk) now I'm hoping that the change starts at the deadline. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, Beary Sweet said: I completely agree. Heard and read on The Score that Smoak could potentially be trade bait due to his reasonable salary and his contract is a beauty. I don't think it's worth moving tbh. Still in the Wild Card mix and all the team needs is that one little boost which is a lead off hitter and pitching like you mentioned. Hopefully we can surprise and make another run for the World Series! Yeah that rumor is going around, and I don't see that happening, can't take out your best offensive player and still expect to win games without him, not going to happen. Heard Shapiro talking about not trading key players because of the fans and it wouldn't be right to them, so by those sounds I don't expect guys like JD, JB, JS or even Tulo being traded, even though if there was one guy I wouldn't mind trading would be Tulo as long as we got a SS or 2B player back. I still believe if they make the trades to aquire the key positions I mentioned they would at least have a shot at making the playoffs, but what they trade would be similar to what AA did as I mentioned before it would be a deja vu, prospects and picks because according to Shapiro he isn't going to trade key players. But then again it's hard to see Shapiro allow trading prospects and picks, since they're here too rebuild that in the first place. Edited July 13, 2017 by ChuckNORRIS4Cup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosalie73 Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Pablo Sandoval anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 If the Jays are pushing for the playoffs, they should target Denard Span. He would be the ideal lead off hitter and would be relatively cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beary Sweet Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 JB take sole possession of 3rd in Jays All Time RBIs list after his bomb yesterday. Congrats and hopefully he has an explosive 2nd half! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numb3r 16 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Has Montero ever thrown a ball that hasn't bounced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 29 minutes ago, numb3r 16 said: Has Montero ever thrown a ball that hasn't bounced Lol I was thinking when I saw that throw this guy actually called out his pitching.... It's more like he just can't throw period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Pathetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beary Sweet Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 3 hours ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: Pathetic I feel bad sometimes for it but the team wouldn't be in this deep of a hole if the team wasn't so injury riddled. Now Liriano is hurt. It's been a factor along with the fact that they still play home run ball. Just need a lead off hitter plus a starter potentially and the team will start to get back. They also need to change their hitting approach and get runners on base and sacrifice to set the next guy up. We are looking like sellers though as of today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 7 hours ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: Lol I was thinking when I saw that throw this guy actually called out his pitching.... It's more like he just can't throw period. A lot of that going around. One of the worst defensive games I've seen from the Jays this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 23 hours ago, Beary Sweet said: I feel bad sometimes for it but the team wouldn't be in this deep of a hole if the team wasn't so injury riddled. Now Liriano is hurt. It's been a factor along with the fact that they still play home run ball. Just need a lead off hitter plus a starter potentially and the team will start to get back. They also need to change their hitting approach and get runners on base and sacrifice to set the next guy up. We are looking like sellers though as of today When you walk the bases loaded and then walk in the winning run can't feel sorry for that crap, that was just brutal bush league ball. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 20 hours ago, RUPERTKBD said: A lot of that going around. One of the worst defensive games I've seen from the Jays this year. Later in that game he threw another one too 2nd and it bounced twice before getting to the bag horrible. As good as Donaldson is, he's been really bad at 3rd lately. And LF has just been a ZOO all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 37 minutes ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: Later in that game he threw another one too 2nd and it bounced twice before getting to the bag horrible. As good as Donaldson is, he's been really bad at 3rd lately. And LF has just been a ZOO all year. The really sad thing is that two of their blunders didn't even count as errors. Te ball that dropped between Pillar and Bats was a case of miscommunication that resulted in a double and the ball off of Zeke's glove later in the inning should have been caught as well. Tabby went through the motions of talking about Zeke almost making a great play, but he jumped way too soon. That's a ball that a major league outfielder has to catch. The problem is, Pearce wouldn't have caught it either. The fault is with management for leaving the team so handicapped defensively in the name of adding more power to the offense. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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