2023 Blue Jays thread

[Arn]

Of all the teams I?ve been cursed with following in various sports, I think the Jays are the most frustratingly infuriating of all.

And I follow the Leafs and Newcastle United.

 

[AtomicMapleLeaf]

Of all the teams I?ve been cursed with following in various sports, I think the Jays are the most frustratingly infuriating of all.

And I follow the Leafs and Newcastle United.

I was a ball boy and bat boy for the Jays in 1979 and 1980. The lost 100 games both years. But they made the playoffs in 1985 and back to back World Series in 1992/1993. I know that's 30 years ago but I was able to watch those wins. I was 2 when the Leafs last hoisted the Cup.

I'm okay with the Jays. They've been entertaining for most of my life.

 

[Bender]

Of all the teams I?ve been cursed with following in various sports, I think the Jays are the most frustratingly infuriating of all.

And I follow the Leafs and Newcastle United.

I was a ball boy and bat boy for the Jays in 1979 and 1980. The lost 100 games both years. But they made the playoffs in 1985 and back to back World Series in 1992/1993. I know that's 30 years ago but I was able to watch those wins. I was 2 when the Leafs last hoisted the Cup.

I'm okay with the Jays. They've been entertaining for most of my life.

I was 5/6 during the WS runs and apart from that at the bat flip they've been unwatchable. And I grew up in the Jr. Jays club and read the comics and everything. Them doing nothing for most of Delgados and Halladays careers really didn't help...

 

[AtomicMapleLeaf]

Of all the teams I?ve been cursed with following in various sports, I think the Jays are the most frustratingly infuriating of all.

And I follow the Leafs and Newcastle United.

When my son was 8 years old, we went to Toronto and went

Of all the teams I?ve been cursed with following in various sports, I think the Jays are the most frustratingly infuriating of all.

And I follow the Leafs and Newcastle United.

I was a ball boy and bat boy for the Jays in 1979 and 1980. The lost 100 games both years. But they made the playoffs in 1985 and back to back World Series in 1992/1993. I know that's 30 years ago but I was able to watch those wins. I was 2 when the Leafs last hoisted the Cup.

I'm okay with the Jays. They've been entertaining for most of my life.

I was 5/6 during the WS runs and apart from that at the bat flip they've been unwatchable. And I grew up in the Jr. Jays club and read the comics and everything. Them doing nothing for most of Delgados and Halladays careers really didn't help...

I was a ball boy and bat boy for the Jays in 1979 and 1980. The lost 100 games both years. But they made the playoffs in 1985 and back to back World Series in 1992/1993. I know that's 30 years ago but I was able to watch those wins. I was 2 when the Leafs last hoisted the Cup.

I'm okay with the Jays. They've been entertaining for most of my life.

I was 5/6 during the WS runs and apart from that at the bat flip they've been unwatchable. And I grew up in the Jr. Jays club and read the comics and everything. Them doing nothing for most of Delgados and Halladays careers really didn't help...

When my son was 8 years old we traveled to Toronto and went to a Jays game. He got his Jays hat signed by Delgado. He had no idea who he was. Unfortunately, the hat was lost during a forest fire years later. We live in New Mexico

 

[cabber24]

Born in 81 and have always been a big fan. I think the team is not even close to as skilled as projected. They aren't underachieving, they're just not very good.

 

[L K]

Went to my first game of the season last night...eesh

 

[herman]

[youtube]Ro9zGl_j3fc[/youtube]
One of the more bizarre moments in Jays baseball

 

[herman]

https://x.com/Cut4/status/1704314779412656199

 

[L K]

This team.....How do you get swept by Texas at home and then rebound.  The pitching this year has been sensational.

 

[Arn]

Didn?t realise of the remaining 10 games, Seattle and Texas play each other 7 times. So if one of them sweeps those (and wins their other 3 games against Houston or Anaheim respectively) the most they can win is 94. But that would mean the other could only win 87 max. The Jays need to finish one clear as they don?t have the tie breakers so would need 88 wins to sneak in.

If they split the series 4-3 either way (and sweep their other series), then the most either team can win is 91, with the other getting 90, in which case the Jays need to find 6 wins from their last 10 games.

If Texas overtakes Houston it probably skews that by a game or two, but Houston have to face Seattle and also have an ?easy? series against Kansas.

Long story, I think 5 wins probably gets the Jays in. Unfortunately they face Gerrit Cole probably twice , then Tampa in 6 of the last 10

 

[Frank E]

Didn?t realise of the remaining 10 games, Seattle and Texas play each other 7 times. So if one of them sweeps those (and wins their other 3 games against Houston or Anaheim respectively) the most they can win is 94. But that would mean the other could only win 87 max. The Jays need to finish one clear as they don?t have the tie breakers so would need 88 wins to sneak in.

If they split the series 4-3 either way (and sweep their other series), then the most either team can win is 91, with the other getting 90, in which case the Jays need to find 6 wins from their last 10 games.

If Texas overtakes Houston it probably skews that by a game or two, but Houston have to face Seattle and also have an ?easy? series against Kansas.

Long story, I think 5 wins probably gets the Jays in. Unfortunately they face Gerrit Cole probably twice , then Tampa in 6 of the last 10

I hate them.

 

[Arn]

Didn?t realise of the remaining 10 games, Seattle and Texas play each other 7 times. So if one of them sweeps those (and wins their other 3 games against Houston or Anaheim respectively) the most they can win is 94. But that would mean the other could only win 87 max. The Jays need to finish one clear as they don?t have the tie breakers so would need 88 wins to sneak in.

If they split the series 4-3 either way (and sweep their other series), then the most either team can win is 91, with the other getting 90, in which case the Jays need to find 6 wins from their last 10 games.

If Texas overtakes Houston it probably skews that by a game or two, but Houston have to face Seattle and also have an ?easy? series against Kansas.

Long story, I think 5 wins probably gets the Jays in. Unfortunately they face Gerrit Cole probably twice , then Tampa in 6 of the last 10

I hate them.

My bet is they somehow drag it to the last game of the season, a win guaranteeing them post season, they lose it, end up in a 3 way tie with Texas and Seattle on ~90 wins and miss out because of having losing records against those two.

 

[Arn]

A simple way to think about it is that with the Astros loss on Sunday, the Blue Jays can claim a postseason berth if they reach 90 wins ? or three more victories. That guarantees at worst, they earn the third wild-card spot. But because both Houston and Seattle lost on Sunday, and because they play each other three more times, if Houston reaches 73 losses, Toronto can claim a postseason spot with 89 wins, because they hold the tiebreaker over Houston. In other words, Toronto is in a favourable spot.

From The Athletic. So basically 3 more wins from the last 6 definitely does it. Chance that 2 wins does it. 

 

[herman]

https://x.com/bluejays/status/1707913448388968649
The most exciting play in baseball

 

[Bender]

https://twitter.com/bluejays/status/1707913448388968649
The most exciting play in baseball

That was honestly hilarious. Why didn't he bother going after it? Can't throw anyway?

 

[bustaheims]

https://twitter.com/bluejays/status/1707913448388968649
The most exciting play in baseball

That was honestly hilarious. Why didn't he bother going after it? Can't throw anyway?

Embarrassed and thought his teammate would get there quicker. These Rays aren?t playing nearly as solid fundamental baseball as we?re used to them playing. They?ve been really sloppy.

 

[Bender]

Ryu is terrible.

 

[Arn]

That may be the last we see him?

 

[Frank E]

Just tuned in...what happened to Ryu?

 

[Arn]

I just think his contract is up end of this season isn?t it? Maybe I?m wrong.

And Jays may not make the playoffs so that may be him done with the club.

He didn?t pitch too well today at all.