6/30 - 7/13 Game Discussion Thread

[Majingir]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

Welp, there goes the Jays' 8-0 record against teams on top of their division.

And now no longer in sole possession of 1st!

[daflyboys]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

I'm not sure if Sandberg is expecting Jake Diekman to suddenly switch hands and throw righty against RH batters, because he acts like that's what he's gonna do.

Ok, Ryne and Co., the experiment is over. Diekman cannot throw against righties. Please make a note of this for next season.

[Sportsforever]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

And now no longer in sole possession of 1st!

You guys were printing playoff tickets a month ago…remember, it's a LONG season.

[Majingir]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

You guys were printing playoff tickets a month ago…remember, it's a LONG season.

But the thing is.....stuff like this usually happens in Toronto(great start to seasons and then fail to make playoffs in the end). As proven by MANY Jays teams over past 2 decades,and many Leafs teams the past several years.

[PhilliesFan13]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

I'm not sure if Sandberg is expecting Jake Diekman to suddenly switch hands and throw righty against RH batters, because he acts like that's what he's gonna do.

Ok, Ryne and Co., the experiment is over. Diekman cannot throw against righties. Please make a note of this for next season.

Agreed. Diekman needs to be put in strictly against lefties. End of story. His numbers against lefties says so.

Also, in no way shape or form should Diekman ever be allowed to close once Papelbon is out of here. That job needs to go to Ken Giles.

[daflyboys]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

Just heard on the Cubs broadcast that Grilli and Frieri, who were traded for each other, ran into each other at the airport on their way to their respective new teams. That's amazing.

[Sportsforever]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

Baseball has to do something about the Jays/A's situation last night…Encarnacion would have been out at the plate IF the catcher knew the runner at 1st was out.

What they should have done is rule it a double play…IMO this is the equivalent of in the NFL a runner being whistled down on a fumble that only one guy reacts to and picks up, and then on a subsequent challenge the Refs say they shouldn't have blown the whistle and award the defense the ball.

[l3ulvl]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

Absolutely loved that opera lady's rendition of God Bless America, that was so good it put a lump in my throat lol

[Mabster]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

Baseball has to do something about the Jays/A's situation last night…Encarnacion would have been out at the plate IF the catcher knew the runner at 1st was out.

What they should have done is rule it a double play…IMO this is the equivalent of in the NFL a runner being whistled down on a fumble that only one guy reacts to and picks up, and then on a subsequent challenge the Refs say they shouldn't have blown the whistle and award the defense the ball.

Every way you look at it, they should have called it a double play. The catcher had ample time to put the tag on the runner with normal effort had the ump called the runner going to second out. If the ump calls safe in the field the catcher has no reason to tag the runner since it's still a force play.

The A's did play the the game under protest and would have been real interesting had they not won the game.

[19]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

Andrew McCutchen missed a cycle by about 5 feet. So close.

[LambertandHam]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

Cutch had a day. 2 doubles, a triple, a single, a SB and just shy of the cycle.

[Watson]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

Dare I say the Braves have turned it around? Or are they just being their normal streaky selves?

Help I'm starting to think it's the former.

[Jr.]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

Help I'm starting to think it's the former.

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[Watson]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

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[Sportsforever]

Re: 6/30 - 7/6 Game Discussion Thread

Help I'm starting to think it's the former.

I'm enjoying it…but I don't expect it to last. Honestly, the big key has been our bullpen. Our offense isn't scoring any more runs than before (actually fewer in this stretch), our starting pitching has been solid, but is has been all year. It's our pen returning to it's normal lights out self…in that 6 week stretch where we played below .500 the pen had an ERA of nearly 6. Glad to see it settling back down with Walden returning and the emergence of Chase Simmons.