OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

[axlsalinger]

TBH i like mattingly saying that. The last thing I want is this team (especially vladdy) trying to swing for the fences. I want them to concentrate on getting on base. The power is there and will come naturally if they focus more on patience imo.

What bothers me is that Schneider was preaching "damage damage damage" all spring and now the hitting supervisor (?) is already completely changing the messaging.

They were just saying that Mattingly wants them to focus on a particular part of the plate and pitches they can do damage on early in the count, which is exactly what they should be doing, and fits in with what Schneider said as well.

 

[worm]

At least they are extremely boring to watch

 

[Wayward DP]

At least they are extremely boring to watch

if there's one thing baseball fans hate, it's fun. just look at wehave.

 

[MindzEye]

View: https://twitter.com/hgomez27/status/1776990231834595838

 

[drewser]

View: https://x.com/codifybaseball/status/1776803617074520536?s=46&t=slYb4pobkRS2d95qyz2U3g

 

[axlsalinger]

#TeamBoras

 

[LeafOfFaith]

This team is shit. Blow it up.

 

[axlsalinger]

Hitting has been shit so far. But considering a 10-game road trip to start the season against 3 really good teams, a 4-6 start isn't the end of the world.

 

[zeke]

I don't mind this series tbh.

Sucks that gausman had his worst start ever but i doubt that's a thing.

 

[axlsalinger]

At least the bats showed some signs of life in NY. Just keep expectations in check in the short term, as the Mariners may have the best rotation in the league.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErvgV4P6Fzc

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Hitting has been shit so far. But considering a 10-game road trip to start the season against 3 really good teams, a 4-6 start isn't the end of the world.

Doesn’t that mean we’re not a really good team then?

 

[axlsalinger]

Doesn’t that mean we’re not a really good team then?

if you think it makes sense to write off any team that hasn't even played a home game yet, i don't know what else to tell you.

 

[worm]

Blow it up / it's early

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

It is early
4-6 isn’t that terrible
But the fears fans had about some of these fringe sticks being terrible and nothing changing with the coaching/philosophy are very fucking real

 

[Deckie007]

Blanco at 14 consecutive IP of no hit ball

 

[LeafOfFaith]

if you think it makes sense to write off any team that hasn't even played a home game yet, i don't know what else to tell you.

I mean, I know there's 150 games left, but I'd imagine this is the preview to the main attraction that is the rest of the season.

Which is the opposite of an attraction, obviously, and more of a repulsion.

 

[Leafin']

Bottom of the division. I’d get used to it. This team doesn’t look good at all this year.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

The Jays with underperforming Vlad and Bo are basically the Leafs if Matty and Marner became 50 point players.

Good luck.

 

[zeke]

pitching has been a bigger issue so far, but that should improve.

 

[manny]

Has this ever happened before without significant injury, where a guy goes from Cy Young calibre to not even professional calibre at any level over the course of a few months?

Manoah has been injured though. I suspect he’s still bull-headedly trying to pitch through shoulder and/or elbow soreness. Just because it doesn’t show up in an MRI doesn’t mean it won’t affect his delivery.

Only other explanation is that he somehow lost feel for his slider suddenly. The rest of his stuff is good, but not great.