8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

[Sportsforever]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

We are going to have to make a rule...if you no-hit the Dodgers it no longer counts.

[Jr.]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

K'd the side in the 9th.. finishing the no-hitter in style. Great stuff, Jake!

[bcruise]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Well, that was a nice thing to come home from work to.

Congrats Jake, first Cub to throw a no-hitter since Zambrano, and the 6th in the majors this year.

[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Arrieta sneaking into the Cy Young race? If Greinke's ERA catches up with his FIP a bit, maybe

[SidVish]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Jake has been awesome this year. He has figured it out. Maddon always says that we still haven't seen the best from Arrieta and looks like he's right. The dude is a machine and his curve is nasty. Of course the time I saw him pitch live was his last loss against Hamels.

Also, there is no doubt who'll pitch a possible playoff game. Lester came in to be the ace but it looks like Jake has taken that spot.

[Jr.]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Fantastic random stat about Arrieta's night.

He's the first Jake or Jacob to throw a no-hitter in MLB history

[kehlis]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

My reaction after jays 1st inning today...


Lol,jays with 11hrs in this series! Thats more than tigers even scored in total runs! Outscored them 29-6! Doing things rarely(if ever before) seen in franchise history,including their WS years!

I want to like the Jays so much but with posts like this you make it so difficult.

[Majingir]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

I want to like the Jays so much but with posts like this you make it so difficult.

lol but seriously, hope people can even slightly understand where some fans are coming from. It's basically 20+ years of disappointments for the franchise, no playoff appearance since their last WS, so at a time like now, where it's the first time since their WS season,that they're in such a good playoff position, people are basically just letting out all the excitement they've been holding in the past 20+ years regarding the Jays(and basically Toronto sports in general since as people know,the Leafs suck and Raptors can't get past 1st round)

The types of posts/excitement from Jays fans would be more annoying if it's from a fanbase who makes playoffs most of the time, but like I said,for a fanbase who rarely sees something like this,it's basically all just coming out at once. An entire generation of fans never once even seeing a Jays playoff game(and basically anyone under the age of 30,even if they were alive back then,prob don't remember anything from back then),now seeing the team the closest they've been to that in over 20 years. One of longest playoff droughts in sports history.

If Cubs fans are like this next time Cubs are in the World Series, I won't be annoyed at all, cause I'd understand exactly why they're so excited for it(it's not entirely comparable,but I think Leafs have 2nd longest championship drought next to the Cubs in sports history? So I can somewhat relate to Cubs fans in that regard)

[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

I want to like the Jays so much but with posts like this you make it so difficult.

I agree 1000%. It's like the bandwagon Red Sox fans from a decade ago, but more Canadian. Makes it a complete turnoff. Not saying these guys posting here are bandwagon Jays fans at all, but this whole thing has that same feeling where sympathy from other fan bases turns to animosity quickly.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

The whole "include a meme in every post" thing doesn't help either.

[Mabster]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

If Cubs fans are like this next time Cubs are in the World Series, I won't be annoyed at all, cause I'd understand exactly why they're so excited for it

Here's the thing though, you're not in the World Series.

[DamnYanks2]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Dominant start by Arrieta last night, but I'm pretty sure that hot shot Castro missed was a hit, it was iffy.

[TripleCrown9]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Here's the thing though, you're not in the World Series.

Exactly. A more accurate statement would be to say "if Cubs fans are like this the next time the Cubs have a good August".

Because as of this post, that is ALL the Jays have done.

[SPTO]

Re: 8/17 - 8/30 Game Discussion Thread

Exactly. A more accurate statement would be to say "if Cubs fans are like this the next time the Cubs have a good August".

Because as of this post, that is ALL the Jays have done.

Except it isn't just a good August, it's the best month record wise in team history.

Looking past that though I do agree with the general tenor of some of the people complaining here. I don't know how old Majingir is but sometimes his posts even make me cringe a little. It's fine to show enthusiasm but it goes a little overboard when you're throwing up gifs and memes all the time. That being said, i've done that a few times but I realize that the Jays fanbase on here can be a bit grating and i'm trying to bottle my enthusiasm a bit. (no promises if the Jays clinch the division though LOL) As i've said before it's going to be a dog fight for the division between the Jays and Yanks and it's a really exciting time to be a Blue Jays fan these days.