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blinky · « **Reply #25 on:** August 06, 2015, 09:53:29 PM »

Quote from: tom joad on August 06, 2015, 09:41:03 PM

Edwin looks to be heating up ...

Jays are 8-0 with Tulo in the starting lineup.

ya EE's last 2 games were great. 5rbi's and i think 1 hr. Their offense is RIDICULOUS.

Tulo
Donaldson
Bautista
EE
Collabelo/Martin

thats their top 5 batting order. Get Travis back and its this plus him for their top 6

tom joad · « **Reply #26 on:** August 06, 2015, 10:21:29 PM »

Quote from: blinky on August 06, 2015, 09:53:29 PM

ya EE's last 2 games were great. 5rbi's and i think 1 hr. Their offense is RIDICULOUS.

Tulo
Donaldson
Bautista
EE
Collabelo/Martin

thats their top 5 batting order. Get Travis back and its this plus him for their top 6

Since 1871 there are only 45 teams with a better wRC+ than the 2015 Blue Jays.
That's out of 2805 teams.
Putting this year's Jays team in the 98th percentile for offense.

CalvinH · « **Reply #27 on:** August 07, 2015, 05:17:51 AM »

CC looking real good last night.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #28 on:** August 07, 2015, 06:10:57 AM »

Quote from: blinky on August 06, 2015, 07:13:56 PM

i know this is a Yankee thread so sorry for the Blue Jays talk(not sorry)

It's not a Yankee thread, it was Mr. Joad being facetious.

Will change thread title, as Yankees vs. Toronto will be a good topic for the rest of the year, plus there's real fans of each team here.

tom joad · « **Reply #29 on:** August 07, 2015, 11:42:37 AM »

what about Baltimore? any O's fans on here?
(they're probably the Jays biggest current rivals with ongoing beanball drama etc.)
I ain't counting them out yet ... tho they've got the toughest remaining schedule.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #30 on:** August 07, 2015, 03:18:53 PM »

Quote from: tom joad on August 07, 2015, 11:42:37 AM

what about Baltimore? any O's fans on here?
(they're probably the Jays biggest current rivals with ongoing beanball drama etc.)
I ain't counting them out yet ... tho they've got the toughest remaining schedule.

Not really impressed with Baltimore. Don't fear their pitching at all.

tom joad · « **Reply #31 on:** August 07, 2015, 08:30:35 PM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on August 07, 2015, 03:18:53 PM

Not really impressed with Baltimore. Don't fear their pitching at all.

looking at just team ERA (before today's games) Baltimore is 6th ... Toronto 8th ... and NY 9th in the A.L.

blinky · « **Reply #32 on:** August 08, 2015, 01:20:12 AM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on August 07, 2015, 06:10:57 AM

It's not a Yankee thread, it was Mr. Joad being facetious.

Will change thread title, as Yankees vs. Toronto will be a good topic for the rest of the year, plus there's real fans of each team here.

Thanx

blinky · « **Reply #33 on:** August 08, 2015, 01:22:10 AM »

Jays outlasted the Yanks in 10. HR's by Bautista and Donaldson again.

Great pitchers duel. Dickey has been on fire his last 3 starts

macgarth · « **Reply #34 on:** August 08, 2015, 06:47:18 AM »

Quote from: blinky on August 08, 2015, 01:22:10 AM

Jays outlasted the Yanks in 10. HR's by Bautista and Donaldson again.

Great pitchers duel. Dickey has been on fire his last 3 starts

Yesterday was a good game. With two potent offenses is was nice to see a close game and that both teams can play in a close one and not suffer mental blunders or give up a big inning. The Yankees have face two knuckleballers this week and did not look great against either.

It was my first time this year watching Eovaldi pitch and found his stuff a little strange. He has a potent arm and was routinely hitting 97-98 but hitters weren't having a difficult time getting around on it. Its like their was no action to it. Sometimes you watch a guy throw 93-94 and it looks 97-98 given the way it comes out of the delivery but Eovaldi almost seemed the opposite, throwing 97-98 but it looking like 93-94. Just an observation, I haven't faced Eovaldi in a game situation so players may feel different.

This should be a great series and a tune up (for players and fans) for the September pennant chase.

blinky · « **Reply #35 on:** August 08, 2015, 06:20:17 PM »

Price and the Jays bats cruised past the Yanks today. Only 2.5 games back now

tom joad · « **Reply #36 on:** August 08, 2015, 07:40:51 PM »

blinky, you live in Toronto?

blinky · « **Reply #37 on:** August 08, 2015, 09:03:36 PM »

Quote from: tom joad on August 08, 2015, 07:40:51 PM

blinky, you live in Toronto?

no. Western Canada though

Grape Ape · « **Reply #38 on:** August 09, 2015, 07:33:50 AM »

Watched that one live. Suspect bullpen management, but wouldn't have mattered. Yankees couldn't hit Price, who they've had success off in the past. Oh well.....lots of baseball left.

Tulo/Donaldson/Bautista/Encarnacion is a nasty top four of a lineup.....adding in Martin too........easy to see why they score so much.

tom joad · « **Reply #39 on:** August 09, 2015, 10:33:22 AM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on August 09, 2015, 07:33:50 AM

Watched that one live. Suspect bullpen management, but wouldn't have mattered. Yankees couldn't hit Price, who they've had success off in the past. Oh well.....lots of baseball left.

Tulo/Donaldson/Bautista/Encarnacion is a nasty top four of a lineup.....adding in Martin too........easy to see why they score so much.

you get one of those nifty cowboy hats?

Grape Ape · « **Reply #40 on:** August 09, 2015, 11:02:14 AM »

Quote from: tom joad on August 09, 2015, 10:33:22 AM

you get one of those nifty cowboy hats?

Lol, got four of them.

blinky · « **Reply #41 on:** August 09, 2015, 09:28:06 PM »

SWEEP

Yanks had some trouble with the Jays pitching. First time ever they've been shut out in back 2 back Ga especially since 1999. Estrada has been awesome his last 5ish starts. ERA of 3.21.....top 10 in the AL
Donaldson and Bautista going deep again.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #42 on:** August 10, 2015, 04:23:38 AM »

Quote from: blinky on August 09, 2015, 09:28:06 PM

SWEEP

Yanks had some trouble with the Jays pitching. First time ever they've been shut out in back 2 back Ga especially since 1999. Estrada has been awesome his last 5ish starts. ERA of 3.21.....top 10 in the AL
Donaldson and Bautista going deep again.

After scoring 90 runs in 10 games, the offense had a collective slump. Price is awesome, didn't really see greatness from Estrada. Toronto was just better overall this series, and was able to win both games in which they were held to two runs.

Going to be fun down the stretch.

CalvinH · « **Reply #43 on:** August 10, 2015, 05:17:54 AM »

I was at the stadium yesterday and the place was dead. 2-0 felt like 10-0.
and the bleachers are lame now, just a bunch of wanna be bleacher creatures.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #44 on:** August 10, 2015, 05:48:22 AM »

Quote from: CalvinH on August 10, 2015, 05:17:54 AM

I was at the stadium yesterday and the place was dead. 2-0 felt like 10-0.
and the bleachers are lame now, just a bunch of wanna be bleacher creatures.

Not scoring runs can do that to a crowd. Just a collective slump - baseball being baseball.

One thing about this NY team this year - when they get bad, they get really bad. Hopefully it's not prolonged.

CalvinH · « **Reply #45 on:** August 10, 2015, 07:00:38 AM »

I'm getting sick of your unnecessary fuck up of the quote function, clean this shit up.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #46 on:** August 10, 2015, 07:29:11 AM »

Quote from: CalvinH on August 10, 2015, 07:00:38 AM

I'm getting sick of your unnecessary fuck up of the quote function, clean this shit up.

Apologies for this transgression.

tom joad · « **Reply #47 on:** August 10, 2015, 08:24:52 AM »

Quote from: CalvinH on August 10, 2015, 05:17:54 AM

I was at the stadium yesterday and the place was dead. 2-0 felt like 10-0.
and the bleachers are lame now, just a bunch of wanna be bleacher creatures.

were you the dude who threw back Bautista's HR ball and nailed Gardner in the head?

CalvinH · « **Reply #48 on:** August 10, 2015, 08:31:04 AM »

Quote from: tom joad on August 10, 2015, 08:24:52 AM

were you the dude who threw back Bautista's HR ball and nailed Gardner in the head?

Lol no, we were in the right field bleachers.

King Shizzo · « **Reply #49 on:** August 10, 2015, 09:05:53 AM »

I'm getting tired of this "money ball" shit from my A's. Its great to watch Donaldson have an MVP type year in Toronto

When will they realize that you actually have to keep some talent to stay competitive?