RUPERTKBD Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 I don't think we're making enough of a big deal about last night's game. Before the series started, Kikuchi vs Cortes looked like the one guaranteed victory for the Yankees and after losing the first two, (both of which were winnable) it looked like a disastrous sweep at the hands of the division leaders. Instead, the Jays escaped with a 2-1 series loss, but only dropped a game in the standings. That's huge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 I see Cincinnati got pasted again, this time 10-5 by the Brewers. Their run differential is -87. The next worst record is Kansas at -39. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) Jays game rained out, doubleheader tomorrow Edited May 7, 2022 by Mj2345 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Fully expected the double header to be 7 inning games, but the first one is going 9, so I guess the next one will as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, gurn said: Fully expected the double header to be 7 inning games, but the first one is going 9, so I guess the next one will as well. Good game here and Gausman got over the 100 pitch count as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Alek Manoah, pitches out of a bases loaded jam, allowing no runs. Alek Manoah, 24 yrs of age, 6 foot 6 inches tall, 285 pounds, multi millionaire-meanwhile in the out field Alek's mom yells " Way to go, baby" as he gets the last out. roflmao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Disappointing loss today, but I think if the bats don't get going we're going to see more of these. The Jays' record in 1 run games just wasn't sustainable.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 (edited) Missed the game today was hoping we’d win today with Manoah on the mound Edited May 9, 2022 by Mj2345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mj2345 said: Missed the game today was hoping we’d win today with Manoah on the mound And they had a chance to do so.....but once again, they gave the bullpen zero room for error.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/mlb/why-blue-jays-alejandro-kirk-is-on-verge-of-offensive-eruption/ar-AAX6Fwi?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=e19ca525adf8432593f4104e2f685727 Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk sat back in his two-strike approach and lashed an outside pitch down the right-field line. The 23-year-old’s eyes lit up as he rounded first base and slid into second, beating the throw from New York Yankees right-fielder Aaron Judge. Toronto’s dugout went wild, as that line drive on May 3 gave Kirk his first extra-base hit of the season. After 61 at-bats, the monkey was finally off his back. “He's starting to hit balls hard,” Blue Jays assistant hitting coach Hunter Mense said during the club’s last homestand. “And, honestly, not having an extra base hit and just being able to hit one where he stands on second, I think is such a relieving thing, too.” Kirk has handled his first significant major-league slump well — a .260/.348/.312 slash line is still passable for a guy who’s fighting it at the plate. And when you dive deeper into Kirk’s 2022 numbers, there’s plenty of evidence he’s on the verge of breaking out. The approach Kirk has an eagle eye at the dish, and his plate discipline this season is better than it’s ever been, with his whiff rate and strikeout rate ranking in the 97th and 99th percentiles, respectively. For even greater context, in April 2021 — where Kirk put up an .805 OPS — he struck out 13.6 per cent of the time. In April 2022, the worst month of his career, Kirk struck out just 9.8 per cent of the time. He’s seeing the ball well right now. Even during his least productive stretch as a major-league hitter, Kirk has stayed true to his approach. He’s walking at a higher clip than any player on the Blue Jays, and chasing very few pitches, which says he’s not panicked by his slow start or trying to do too much. That level of maturity and commitment to his approach, especially during a period where his power has almost completely disappeared, is remarkable. Kirk’s been frustrated with himself the past few weeks, Mense said, but the perseverance he’s used to overcome these obstacles will set him up well for the future. “You don't want to wish anybody to struggle at all, at any point in their careers,” Mense said. “But if it's taken the right way, it's so beneficial.” The mechanics With the approach numbers at an all-time high, Kirk is a tweak away from an offensive explosion. Right now, though, the swing is still “a little bit out of whack.” “It’s really in his setup,” Mense said of Kirk’s mechanical struggles. “When he gets sitting down too far on the back of his heels, it's a position that he has a hard time moving from. And it's natural for anybody to just kind of start shifting and changing in positions throughout time and not really notice it.” Mense described Kirk as a “sturdy” hitter, who, because of his short stature, works his hands closer to his body for success. In a normal year, Kirk crushes pitches up and up-and-in. That hasn’t been the case this season, and pitches have felt “further away” for Kirk. When you take a swing, you know exactly where it's at, especially [Kirk], he's got such good discipline and sees it so well,” Mense explained. “But then if you go back and look and it's not at the same spot you thought it was, or it feels closer on the plate than what you thought, your eyes aren't matching exactly where the pitch is.” Kirk’s low barrel rates in April confirmed this theory. His typically flawless bat-to-ball ability is a tick uncalibrated this year, preventing him from fully squaring up pitches in the zone. But, over the last few days, plenty of progress has been made, and the Kirk of old is slowly returning to Toronto’s lineup. While the Blue Jays struggled in Cleveland by dropping three of four to the Guardians, Kirk quietly had his best series of the year. The Mexican-born catcher went 4-for-14, connected on his first home run, didn’t strike out, and walked twice. Kirk has an .828 OPS through 24 at-bats in May, partially because he’s made some minor improvements on the inner half, but more so because the mechanical adjustments he practiced in the cage are starting to feel more comfortable. For Mense, Kirk’s gradual improvements are a product of his receptiveness to hitting instruction and the youngster’s vicious determination to prove he belongs in the big leagues. “It’s really cool to watch,” Mense said. “Because you couple that with competitiveness, too, and confidence that not a lot of people have, and you’ve got a pretty good player.” He’s not all the way there yet, but Kirk’s bat is coming along. And for the Blue Jays, that help can’t come soon enough, as Toronto sits tied for 13th in MLB with a .692 team OPS — well below the club’s offensive capabilities — and four games behind the Yankees for first place in the American League East. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Yankees Today and Tomorrow, then in Tampa Bay Starting Friday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Note Tomorrows Jays game is at 9:35am pacific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Blue Jays were up 3-0 in the bottom 6th and Stanton 3 run HR 3-3 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Aaron Judge 3 run HR wins it in the bottom 9th 6-5 Yankees…on to Tomorrow.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I know it's early for a season defining game, but how the Jays come out tomorrow will tell a lot about the team. God damn, I hate the Yankees and their sense of entitlement. The way they bitch and moan every borderline pitch and then get their way and run up pitch counts is infuriating. The Jays don't get away with it, they get tossed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 That Stanton HR would have been a HR in only 2 (NY and Boston) out of 30 ballparks. Sucks for pitchers, playing in Yankees’ Stadium and Fenway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I'm hoping, that over a 162 game schedule, the umpiring mistakes even out. Brutal call to eject the pitcher. For a bit there I though the Jays coaches were all going to take turns, getting tossed, one after the other. I'm not usually one for making a spectacle/fiasco out of a game; but perhaps that is what it will take for the trillion dollar league to fix their ump problem. -and maybe do something about fixing the baseballs. How many years has the league existed and they still can't get a handle on ball construction? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Blue Jays drop another losing 5-3 to the Yankees Today, time to regroup and head to FL to take on Rays starting Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 And in other baseball news: I guess if you like to see runs a fan should watch a Reds/Brewers game: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Jays need pitching or they won’t even make the post season. Maybe trade a bat for an arm or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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