Toronto Blue Jays

[blayze]

I would love to face TB in that first round! Let's hope your prediction comes to fruition!

[2014olympicgold]

I would love to face TB in that first round! Let's hope your prediction comes to fruition!

What TB is in the playoffs?

That’s who the teams are playing this weekend…

[bondon]

I'm on the fence about the starters sitting. I like the idea of giving them some rest, especially since some are probably dinged up.
At the same time, I think home field would be hugely important throughout the playoffs, especially if they play KC. The Jays' record at home speaks for itself. And Kauffman stadium is a pitcher's park, while Rogers centre is a hitter's park and the Jays are a hitting team.

Tough call on balancing rest vs. the importance of getting home field throughout.

Yeah no doubt.

Makes you wonder if the injuries to certain players is more serious than they were letting on, because it is pretty stupid to treat it like there's nothing left to play for. At the very least there's no real need to put out a full on AAA team yesterday, you can mix in some starters here and there. Baltimore is a very beatable team. Hell, we came decently close yesterday with the AAA team.

[2014olympicgold]

July 10^th – 12^th was their @KCR series. They lost 3-0, won 6-2, lost 11-10. Estrada and Schultz took the losses. So bats went cold once Estrada vs Duffy it happens, we won vs Young, then blew a lead.

The Blown lead was the game Buerhle was down 6-0 after the first. Jays were down 7-0 going into the 6^th and scored 8 in the 6^th. There were 7 errors in that game, so I’ll even chalk that up as a wipe out game. Didn’t happen. So Toronto split the 1^st away series without Price, Tulo, Revere, Hawkins and so on.

Then the KCR series in Toronto was a 3-1 series win. 5-2Jays, 7-6Jays, 7-6KCR, 5-2Jays. The loss was a Blown lead again by Lowe with 3 scored in the 8^th.

In a 7 game series, the away team really just has to do what they do at home, and steal one on the road. Jays can do it. But I much rather that homefield, so I can go to more games…

[LawMan]

2 things.
First, this clip is amazing:


Second, Dickey tweeted this picture during the rain delay yesterday:
https://twitter.com/RADickey43/statu...7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[bondon]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh snap the cavalry has arrived. Tulo is back tonight.

[LawMan]

Let's talk Playoff Rosters. For the Jays 25 man roster I see something like this:

Starters (9): Revere, Donaldson, Bautista, Encarnacion, Tulowitzki, Smoak, Martin, Pillar, Goins
SP’s(4): Price, Stroman, Estrada, Dickey
Relievers(7): Osuna, Sanchez, Cecil, Loup, Lowe, Buehrle, Hendricks,
Bench Players(4): Pompey (OF), Colabello (OF/1st), Pennington (IF), Navarro(C),

That leaves one spot for either another reliever (Hawkins or Tepera) or a final bench player (Kawasaki).

Thoughts?

[The Black Panther]

IF Pilar doesn't win a gold glove.......

[Zorro]

Let's talk Playoff Rosters. For the Jays 25 man roster I see something like this:

Starters (9): Revere, Donaldson, Bautista, Encarnacion, Tulowitzki, Smoak, Martin, Pillar, Goins
SP’s(4): Price, Stroman, Estrada, Dickey
Relievers(7): Osuna, Sanchez, Cecil, Loup, Lowe, Buehrle, Hendricks,
Bench Players(4): Pompey (OF), Colabello (OF/1st), Pennington (IF), Navarro(C),

That leaves one spot for either another reliever (Hawkins or Tepera) or a final bench player (Kawasaki).

Thoughts?

Leave Loup off, god I can't stand that guy.. He only comes in when the Jays are up atleast 5 runs.. Bring the Hawk to the playoffs!!

[habs83]

You guys think Gibbons will give two innings to Buehrle in the last two games? For him to reach 200 IP

[Dobber]

IF Pilar doesn't win a gold glove.......

That catch was sick. I put it in the Awesome Videos section

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You guys think Gibbons will give two innings to Buehrle in the last two games? For him to reach 200 IP

Interesting thought...

[TheWhale]

You guys think Gibbons will give two innings to Buehrle in the last two games? For him to reach 200 IP

I really do think Gibbons will give Him the chance to pitch a couple of innings on Sunday IF Buerhle says he's good to go.

[Zorro]

I think Buehrle starts that game.. Pitches his 2 innings and then give the pen some work as they don't play until Thursday!!

[Axeman33]

This really comes down to whats best for the team, getting the best record in the AL or Buerhle hitting 200 innings.

If the Jays win on Saturday and the Royals lose, then I believe there's a "chance" we see him on Sunday in some capacity, either starting or even coming in as a reliever for a couple innings. If the standings stay the way they are right now (tied), then I doubt we see him. Getting that home field throughout the playoffs is the priority here. Buerhle knows this, and so does everyone else.

[LawMan]

Agree with Axeman. It would would great to see hi get 200 but everyone including Buehrle knows winning the AL I most important. Perhaps if they get up 6+ runs Sunday we could see him as wel.