Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images I’m keeping the mute button close today. Could we win two in a row? We need 12 and 4 to get to .500, so maybe winning two in a row would be a plan. Today's Lineups METS BLUE JAYS Francisco Lindor - SS George Springer - DH Jose Iglesias - 2B Nathan Lukes - RF Mark Vientos - 3B Vladimir Guerrero - 1B Brandon Nimmo - … [Read more...] about Game #147 GameThread: Mets @ Jays
Pitch Blocking and Rants
Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Over the last few years, I've tried not to let baseball commentators' words bother me as much as they used to. When I started on the site, many of my posts complained about something a sports writer wrote, something Tabler said, or some other old-school comment that came up during a game. I’ve tried using the mute … [Read more...] about Pitch Blocking and Rants
Jays Win 6-2
Photo by Casey Sykes/Getty Images A win! This one was a team effort, with the Jays racking up a dozen hits and four walks, and the pitching staff looking firmly in control most of the way. They’re 2-5 so far in their tour of the NL East with just tomorrow’s game to go. Chris Bassitt had a really good night. He fell behind early, with a trio of singles in the first … [Read more...] about Jays Win 6-2
Game #146 GameThread: Mets @ Jays
Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images The Jays are still looking for their second win of September. On the plus side, they aren’t getting blown out. They haven’t lost by more than two this month, and four of the six losses have been one-run losses. In the month, they have scored 29 runs and allowed 34 runs. It is the Jays Care Auction Day. I used to bid on stuff … [Read more...] about Game #146 GameThread: Mets @ Jays
Who’s Hot, Who’s Cold: Blue Jays Batters
Horwitz | Photo by Kevin Sousa/Getty Images Looking at the Jays batters over the last two weeks. The Jays were 3-9 over the past two weeks. I didn’t realize how bad it had been. Our batters hit .260/.315/.426 and averaged 4.1 runs per game. Hot Spencer Horwitz: Played in all 12 games, starting 10. Hit .357/.413/.714 with 3 doubles, 4 home runs, 8 RBI, 4 walks and 7 … [Read more...] about Who’s Hot, Who’s Cold: Blue Jays Batters