ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Xbox said: Thanks! I thought either of these two kids would be a safe bet and you gave me a scare haha. Definitely a safe bet, and even of neither lasts their whole careers here they will be here for a good chunk of it I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, shiznak said: I mean, a lot of people thought Sanchez and Stroman were safe bet to be Jays in the long run.....but that didn’t exactly pan out. I'll admit at one time I felt like that regarding Sanchez but never Stroman, but injury season after injury season to Sanchez I started losing that hope for him. But pitchers don't normally last as long on teams unless they're a dominant pitcher, it's much more rare then a dominant positional player and I believe Vladdy and Bo are going to be those types of dominant players, so I put them as safe for now for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Cavan Biggio just hit for the cycle. First Blue Jay to do it in 18 years. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 The cool thing was, Jays were up by only 1 run in the top of the 9th....2 men on and 2 out....Biggio steps to the plate needing the Triple for the cycle and hits one off the fence in left center. The O's outfielder hurt himself crashing into the wall while trying to make the catch, so it wasn't even close at third. It was a bit of a weird feeling....when the ball left the bat, I was yelling "hit the wall!"...not "get out!" ... IIRC, CB had two strikes on him as well. In fact, I think it was a full count. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 One final thing: With Biggio standing on third, they show a replay from a camera beside the dugout and there's Vladdy....out of the dugout, celebrating and saluting his friend.... How can you not love this kid? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph. Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 8 hours ago, RUPERTKBD said: One final thing: With Biggio standing on third, they show a replay from a camera beside the dugout and there's Vladdy....out of the dugout, celebrating and saluting his friend.... How can you not love this kid? I got the notification on my phone while in class last night that he hit the cycle. It's been a blast watching these kids this season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Red Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 10 hours ago, RUPERTKBD said: The cool thing was, Jays were up by only 1 run in the top of the 9th....2 men on and 2 out....Biggio steps to the plate needing the Triple for the cycle and hits one off the fence in left center. The O's outfielder hurt himself crashing into the wall while trying to make the catch, so it wasn't even close at third. It was a bit of a weird feeling....when the ball left the bat, I was yelling "hit the wall!"...not "get out!" ... IIRC, CB had two strikes on him as well. In fact, I think it was a full count. Is Biggio a speedy guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, Western Red said: Is Biggio a speedy guy? Last nights triple says yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Red Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, gurn said: Last nights triple says yes. Thanks for your insight.. I was actually looking for someone with a little more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 11 minutes ago, Western Red said: Thanks for your insight.. I was actually looking for someone with a little more info. https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/10322/cavan-biggio/ Says he hit 14 triples in 362 minor league games stole 47 bases and got caught 19 times. Major League stats are 2 triples, 13 stolen bases, has not been caught stealing in 87 games Here is a link to a 2016 Bleacher Report scouting report https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2635588-cavan-biggio-prospect-profile-for-toronto-blue-jays-5th-round-pick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 27 minutes ago, Western Red said: Thanks for your insight.. I was actually looking for someone with a little more info. Looking at his past stats and how he's played with the Jays, I'd expect him to be an opportunistic base stealer, not a consistent SB threat. Maybe 20 a year? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 I wonder how sustainable McGuire's numbers are over a longer stretch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Crazy was looking at some numbers salary wise and was shocked lol, not including retained salary though that's scary lol. Vancouver Canucks "active" roster salary for 2019-20 is around $81M Blue Jays "active" roster salary for 2019 is almost $39M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Watching tonight's game and I'm thinking Vlady has lost weight from when he first came up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I notice Boone and the Yankees hitting coach got ejected. Are the Yankees acting like a bunch of entitled brats again? Man, normally hate the Yankees, but it's another level this year. I hope the crash and burn fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Is small ball a thing of the past in baseball..... I get there is still some, but is it being phased out basically. With the way homeruns are going out now a days small ball doesn't seem as necessary, anyone seems to be able to put it out of the park now. Just looking at the Jays game, saw they were winning 3-2 when I see a low scoring game like this in the past I would think it's a tight game, probably some small ball going on, but nope find out all 3 runs from the Jays are from 3 solo homeruns. Just seems in the past a guy would bunt use his speed and hope to get on, now it's like you might as well just swing away you might get a homerun instead and that's better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 On 9/25/2019 at 7:06 PM, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: Is small ball a thing of the past in baseball..... I get there is still some, but is it being phased out basically. With the way homeruns are going out now a days small ball doesn't seem as necessary, anyone seems to be able to put it out of the park now. Just looking at the Jays game, saw they were winning 3-2 when I see a low scoring game like this in the past I would think it's a tight game, probably some small ball going on, but nope find out all 3 runs from the Jays are from 3 solo homeruns. Just seems in the past a guy would bunt use his speed and hope to get on, now it's like you might as well just swing away you might get a homerun instead and that's better. It's pretty much dead.... In that extra inning game that was finally won by the Anthony Alford HR, the Jays basically proved it a few innings earlier. In that inning with the score tied, Randall Grichuk came up with 2 men on (McKinney and Biggio if memory serves) and nobody out. Even though RG is your leading home run guy, that's a situation that screams for a bunt and IMHO it's something that every player should be able to execute. In this case, Grichuk swung away, made an out and the runners were stranded. The other thing that drives me nuts is this refusal to hit the other way, when the opposition is in the exaggerated shift. Big Papi used to do it all the time, but for some reason, it isn't okay for Justin Smoak.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 3 hours ago, RUPERTKBD said: Big Papi used to do it all the time, but for some reason, it isn't okay for Justin Smoak.... Justin Smoak is not Big Papi. But I too, would like to see "small ball" used more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 3 hours ago, gurn said: Justin Smoak is not Big Papi. But I too, would like to see "small ball" used more often. That's my point. If a hitter of that caliber will take the easy single once in a while, there's no reason a hitter like Smoak shouldn't do the same. Let the situation dictate.....tie game and two out? For sure, swing for the fences. But down by three, nobody out and nobody on? WTF are you doing trying to hit it through the shift? Go the other way and get on base so somebody else can knock you in.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph. Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 21 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: That's my point. If a hitter of that caliber will take the easy single once in a while, there's no reason a hitter like Smoak shouldn't do the same. Let the situation dictate.....tie game and two out? For sure, swing for the fences. But down by three, nobody out and nobody on? WTF are you doing trying to hit it through the shift? Go the other way and get on base so somebody else can knock you in.... I'm still pretty new to baseball but this just seems to make sense to me. I get that home runs are exciting, but so is strategic small ball, and if it's gonna be all homers all the time it's gonna get boring after a while. If my fat@$$ potato of a cat can hit home runs in the MLB, then it kinda loses its luster, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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