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The 2014 Toronto Blue Jays Thread

L K said:
Potvin29 said:
Pretty surprising - Mets have sent Travis d'Arnaud back to AAA.
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.180 batting average, .544 OPS.  A negative oWAR and dWAR.  21% CS% (League average is 25%).  Those aren't really numbers deserving of being in the majors.
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Yeah sorry, I meant surprising that he's putting up those numbers and is having to go back to AAA, not that his numbers don't warrant it.
 
bustaheims said:
Andy007 said:
Nik the Trik said:
The Jays also may have made a really good pick at #49, taking high school pitcher Sean Reid-Foley which just about every mock draft I saw had him going in the first round.
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He was projected to go in the 20's pretty much across the board.

I like all three picks. Hoffman can be risky but Tommy John is almost commonplace now and his arm has a gigantic upside. Pentecost is a lot safer and plays a premium position with good offensive and defensive tools. Reid probably will be a tough sign (unless there's another reason he fell so low?) but will be a steal if he signs...which is the really the only way to gauge this draft. AA HAS to sign his first rounders, at least, this year.
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Another nice thing about the 2 picks from the 1st round is that there's a good chance they'll both sign below slot deals. Hoffman isn't likely to be able to pitch again until around this time next year, so, he's not in a position to improve his draft position, and Pentecost is expected to be a pretty easy sign. Getting those guys under slot would really help the Jays in terms of offering Reid-Foley an over slot deal to get him on board.
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Apparently, Reid-Foley signed today.
 
It really played to Tanaka's advantage. Getting those fastballs called at the shins really set up his splitter nicely. What a BS game that was.
 
TML fan said:
It really played to Tanaka's advantage. Getting those fastballs called at the shins really set up his splitter nicely. What a BS game that was.
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Yeah that's exactly what annoyed me about it.  I mean, Tanaka on his own is great, but if he's getting those called as strikes the Jays batters pretty much had to start hacking at anything low.  Plus, even if it was consistent it's not a good pitch to hit.  If I'm reading that graph correctly, I don't see a single low called strike in favour of a Jays pitcher either, and I know there was one at bat where strike 3 was thrown to Jeter, it was called a ball and he got on-base and eventually scored.
 
It's really nothing new though.  The preferential strike zone for the Yankees at Yankee stadium is pretty standard.  The frustrating thing for me is that it seems to follow the style of pitcher.  You see veterans get those nice strikezones when they establish an ability to get those pitches.  Usually rookies don't get it...but Tanaka is a Yankee so that rule goes out the window.

Bring on computer umps.  I'm all for the odd reputation call if a pitcher has been nibbling corners all game, but when it's happening in the 1st inning, that takes it way too far.  Umpires shouldn't be impacting the game like that.
 
L K said:
Bring on computer umps.
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Is there a particular reason they aren't doing this? Is it just the traditionalists that don't want to change the game like that? From what I understand the technology can pretty much read the play instantly. Why not just have a LED sign that reads strike or ball?
 
CarltonTheBear said:
L K said:
Bring on computer umps.
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Is there a particular reason they aren't doing this? Is it just the traditionalists that don't want to change the game like that? From what I understand the technology can pretty much read the play instantly. Why not just have a LED sign that reads strike or ball?
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I'd be all for it.  At the same time, to be able to call plays at the plate, you still need an umpire there.  And somebody needs to make the calls on whether a batter went around on a swing or not.  Besides pure traditionalism, I think those two factors would delay or prevent the adoption of ball/strike technology.
 
Heroic Shrimp said:
I'd be all for it.  At the same time, to be able to call plays at the plate, you still need an umpire there.  And somebody needs to make the calls on whether a batter went around on a swing or not.  Besides pure traditionalism, I think those two factors would delay or prevent the adoption of ball/strike technology.
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Yeah, of course you wouldn't be able to get rid of the home plate umps entirely. But that should make things easier on the traditionalists. It's not like you're going to have a robot standing behind home plate. They could even just give the ump an ear piece with the computer reading the plays to him. It's like nothing would change.
 
The only thing more infuriating was Gardener's double down the line that was only a home run because of their stupid stadium. I hate every single thing about the Yankees.
 
bustaheims said:
This team's inability to beat the Yankees is a serious issue.
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They struggled to start the year because they couldn't hit anything and got buoyed by a fantastic 20 game stretch.  Now they are back to not hitting anything.
 
Potvin29 said:
Gonna be 15 straight losses to them at Yankee Stadium.  I don't get it.
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3 wins in the last 29 at Yankee Stadium.  How does that even happen. 

I hate watching the Jays play at Yankee Stadium.  So frustrating to watch on so many levels.
 
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