2025 Blue Jays
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OldTimeHockey
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Hopefully some of the steam they all seemed to blow off last night helps refocus them. The poor me attitudes are killing them. Whines of "if they want New York to win" is garbage. At least NY is hitting the ball. Suck it up, make contact, put the ball in play. Get back to having fun playing ball.
OldTimeHockey
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Note: that strike zone last night was once again horrendous. All over the map. It's like they have somewhere to be and want out of there as soon as possible. It forces the batters to adjust, and chase while they guess what's a strike.
L K
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Kirk being thrown out at 1st from the outfield by a full stride to end the game.......I know he does some thing good but watching him out of the box, I really don't think this team hustles enough. Vlad Je got thrown out earlier in the game when he blasted a ball up the middle and he definitely didn't fully run it out. For a team struggling to generate offense right now I find the effort level pretty poor. Vlad getting thrown out of the game drawing lines in front of the ump was embarassing. You make 500 million bucks and are in a pennant race....be a leader
This team is extremely frustrating
This team is extremely frustrating
dappleganger
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Mad Max got some favourable calls with that strike zone too, but yeah, it really screws the hitters. Against someone like Crochet, it's like a death sentence. Garrett doesn't need the help.
OldTimeHockey
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Even yesterday's game doesn't give you a really great feeling, at least from an offensive point of view. They had one "good" inning. And calling it good may be a stretch. The 3 players on base were there because of an error, a walk, and a hit batter. Varsho hit the grand slam on a pitch he strikes out on 99% of the time. Gimenez hit a double up the line and Springer cashed him with a clutch HR.
At the end of the day, they only had 7 hits. If they hope to win the TBay series and win the division, they'll need more from Guerrero, Varsho, Kirk(has seemed sluggish), and Barger.
At the end of the day, they only had 7 hits. If they hope to win the TBay series and win the division, they'll need more from Guerrero, Varsho, Kirk(has seemed sluggish), and Barger.