Down by the River Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: I thought leaving Gausman in was the right thing to do, despite the three dingers. KG wasn't pitching poorly...the Mariners just made him pay every time he missed his spot with the fastball... Pulling Kikuchi the day before was a mistake and it pretty much forced Schneider to leave KG in, because he had used so much of the bullpen on Friday. Bottom line for me: I probably would have done the same as Schneider did with Gausman...Pearson and Garcia didn't do their jobs. You can't plunk the leadoff guy with a three run lead and Garcia had Teo down 0-2 and let him off the hook with a pitch that had way too much of the plate. I can be as critical of the manager as anyone (and I was after Friday's game) but this one was squarely on the pen, IMO. One could argue that if Schneider had saves some arms on Friday, he might have had Swanson available on Saturday, but Pearson and Garcia are being paid to get those outs.... I didn't think Gausman was bad. My issue is the inconsistency with which Schneider makes decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Genesis Cabrera is on the active roster Today, while Nate Pearson has been optioned to AAA Buffalo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 21 minutes ago, Down by the River said: I didn't think Gausman was bad. My issue is the inconsistency with which Schneider makes decisions. Agreed. Giving Kikuchi the hook when he did was a mistake, IMO. Shizzy criticized it afterward and I agreed wholeheartedly. It might be that he learned something....or as I mentioned earlier, he decided he had to stick with KG because of the depleted 'pen. I guess the answer to that depends on how charitable one feels. My guess would be somewhere in the middle. Given their respective stature, Gausman probably gets a longer leash, either way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 41 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: I thought leaving Gausman in was the right thing to do, despite the three dingers. KG wasn't pitching poorly...the Mariners just made him pay every time he missed his spot with the fastball... Pulling Kikuchi the day before was a mistake and it pretty much forced Schneider to leave KG in, because he had used so much of the bullpen on Friday. Bottom line for me: I probably would have done the same as Schneider did with Gausman...Pearson and Garcia didn't do their jobs. You can't plunk the leadoff guy with a three run lead and Garcia had Teo down 0-2 and let him off the hook with a pitch that had way too much of the plate. I can be as critical of the manager as anyone (and I was after Friday's game) but this one was squarely on the pen, IMO. One could argue that if Schneider had saves some arms on Friday, he might have had Swanson available on Saturday, but Pearson and Garcia are being paid to get those outs.... Garcia also did a terrible job executing the pitch but who the hell called for an 0-2 change-up? So dumb. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 21 hours ago, Bounce000 said: It’s like Gaussman was the coach’s kid or something He probably wanted to pull him but was having ptsd about pulling Gausman too early in the wildcard game last season against the Mariners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Teo felt terrible for crushing the Blue Jays fan’s souls, the last two games. So, he repaid them on that Belt HR. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Nice to salvage a W (especially considering it was a Manoah start) but these guys are still killing way too many rallies with ground ball double plays... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 SF at Detroit is already in the Top 8th…the game started at 10am pacific…I’m loving the pace of games this year.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounce000 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Outman is a quite unfortunate baseball name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Could change the name from 'Blue Jays" to "Swings at first pitch"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 George "first pitch swinger' again; and a double play out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Varsho and Kirk, do what they do best in crucial situations. Nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Top of the 7th, ump just decided he was going to make Espinal's strike zone 7 ft wide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Bounce000 said: Outman is a quite unfortunate baseball name. Not for a pitcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Why didn’t Mayza pitch against those lefties….? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Hopefully three runs is going to be enough....pretty disappointing to get nothing else when you have bases loaded, nobody out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 I'm also at a loss as to why Merrifield didn't score on a ball that got past Heyward and went all the way to the wall.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 That's a pretty big win, considering what happened in Seattle.... Jay Jackson with a huge contribution tonight.... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 I've been crusading for the automated strike zone for several years now....and it isn't just because of bad strike/ball calls against the Jays.... Check out this brutal strike called on Jose Abreu: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj2345 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Rays won 4-1 over Miami on Sportsnet, game started at 3:40pm and was over at 6:04pm… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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