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Blue Jays GDT: ('16 v1)OPENING SERIES! |@TB| 7pm ET/4pm PT |Dickey vs Smyly (Post #1 is YT heavy)

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The Nemesis

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Before we step into the 2016 season, let's take a moment to remember 2015















and oh yeah...




Alright, time to turn the page.



Ready?

Let's go.

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2016 Toronto Blue Jays Opening Roster

Rotation
|#|Throws
Marcus Stroman|6|R
Marco Estrada*|25|R
R.A. Dickey|43|R
J.A. Happ|33|L
Aaron Sanchez|41|R
*Estrada is beginning the year on the 15-day DL, but I'm leaving him here since it's expected the Jays can avoid having to semi-permanently fill his spot for now thanks to off-days/scheduling.


Bullpen
|#|Throws
Roberto Osuna|54|R
Drew Storen|45|R
Brett Cecil|27|L
Gavin Floyd|39|R
Jesse Chavez|30|R
Joe Biagini|66|R
Arnold Leon|68|R
Franklin Morales| |L

Lineup
||Pos.|#|Bats
1|Kevin Pillar|CF|11|R
2|Josh Donaldson|3B|20|R
3|Jose Bautista|RF|19|R
4|Edwin Encarnacion|DH|10|R
5|Troy Tulowitzki|SS|2|R
6|Chris Colabello|1B|15|R
7|Michael Saunders|LF|21|L
8|Russell Martin|C|55|R
9|Ryan Goins|2B|17|R


Bench
|Pos.|#|Bats
Justin Smoak|1B/DH|14|S
Ezequiel Carrera|OF|3|L
Darwin Barney|2B/3B/SS|18|R
Josh Thole|C|22|R

Disabled List
|Pos.|#|Throws/Bats|Injury|ETA
Marco Estrada|SP|25|R|Back soreness|Expected to join team on April 10
Aaron Loup|RP|62|L|Strained elbow tendon|Late April?
Devon Travis|2B|29|R|Shoulder surgery|Late May/Early June

Injury updates are courtesy MLB.com
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The Nemesis

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Copied from the discussion thread:

NOTICE ABOUT THE SPLIT BLUE JAYS THREADS & HF JAYS CONDUCT/RULES (for new posters)

If you haven't been around the HF TML board before to see the Blue Jays discussion, know that it is a little quirky. Due to the high demand for Jays talk, it was decided that there would be 2 types of threads for the Blue Jays: a Discussion thread, and a GDT.

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The GDT is for discussion of the game going on and for tangential discussions that occur during the game (like any other hockey GDT on the site). It is up to the mods to determine if talk is getting too tangential for the GDT or not, but generally it's a pretty relaxed attitude as long as you're not trying to talk about something that fits better in another thread (like the hockey games going on). Under most circumstances, the GDTs are locked when a game is not happening. A mod should unlock it 30 min to 1 hour before scheduled game time (going by broadcast start time, not necessarily 1st pitch) and will likely close it by 30-45min after the game concludes, when it looks like discussion is thinning out some.

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Thanks everyone. Let's have a great 2016 season.
 
clunk

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I'm gonna..
This is going to be great... Have to wake up at like 4:30 am for this but worth it.

Go Jays.

E2H5.
 
Looney Toonies

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EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING!!!! One of the best days of the year. I certainly haven't been this excited for baseball in a really long time.
 

Tony Romo

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Not gonna lie i'm still shocked at that lineup. I legit laughed seeing Troy Tulowitzki as our 5th hitter after JD, Bats and EE.
 
MJ65

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This is going to be a very exciting pitching matchup. Our starting lineup look so good but bench is weak
 
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Magic Mitch said:
Hyped as hell!

Looking forward to a whole season of Buck's blunders.
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I'm sure he's already in the booze...what is it 9:30 ..hm by game time he should have a good buzz going

Get ready for some classic Buck blunders and comments for example "He just looks like a baseball player" or " he hits high and deep!!!!!!!!......he catches it at before he even reaches the warning track.
 
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MJ65 said:
I am not sure except for Smoak it's a very week bench
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It's not perfect, but consider this; The lineup is stacked to the point where you don't need to pinch hit for anyone. You really just need that one guy for Goins or Thole when Dickey is pitching, if it comes to that. The bench wasn't going to be used heavily anyway. The one thing I would have liked to see was a better speed option. Barney and Carrera have some wheels but aren't necessarily speed demons. Aside from that gripe, bench is fine for day-to-day usage.
 
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TootooTrain said:
It's not perfect, but consider this; The lineup is stacked to the point where you don't need to pinch hit for anyone. You really just need that one guy for Goins or Thole when Dickey is pitching, if it comes to that. The bench wasn't going to be used heavily anyway. The one thing I would have liked to see was a better speed option. Barney and Carrera have some wheels but aren't necessarily speed demons. Aside from that gripe, bench is fine for day-to-day usage.
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I totally agree with your point of view but the problem is if any of your infielders (except 1B) get injured, what option do we have? Barney? (that's what I am worried about)
 
Leaf of the Mind

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People complain about them but I would not trade them for anything. Just getting that one dose of American broadcasters for the playoffs again was enough to last a lifetime.

Pat and Buck drinking game

"Tell you what" Take a sip.
"Swingin a hot bat" Take a shot.
Buck yells high and deep but stays in the park. Finish your drink.
"Little looper, this could be trouble" Take a sip.
Buck showing off his Spanish pronunciation of Ezequiel Carrera. Take a shot.
Buck back to his regular pronunciation of Carrera during play. Take a sip.
"Git up Ball Git up" Finish your drink.
"Fisted" (I think someone told Buck what this also meant so he doesn't seem to use it anymore) Take two shots.
"Looks like a ball player" or cliche about how something in baseball is so simple. Take a shot.
Pat mentions George Brett. Finish your drink

Pat or Buck says something followed by dual old man chuckle. Take a sip. (you might get hammered just on this one alone).
 

Tony Romo

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TootooTrain said:
It's not perfect, but consider this; The lineup is stacked to the point where you don't need to pinch hit for anyone. You really just need that one guy for Goins or Thole when Dickey is pitching, if it comes to that. The bench wasn't going to be used heavily anyway. The one thing I would have liked to see was a better speed option. Barney and Carrera have some wheels but aren't necessarily speed demons. Aside from that gripe, bench is fine for day-to-day usage.
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You gotta realize when Travis comes back also, goins goes to the bench which means our bench gets stronger.
 
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