Blue Jays GDT: 2024 v2 | Thu, Apr 25 | @ KC | 2pm ET/11am PT | Berrios vs Ragans

[The Nemesis]

Last thread was close enough to 1k that it seemed appropriate to switch to a fresh thread for the home opener.

Projected starters are:
Monday - Castillo vs Berrios
Tuesday - Kirby vs Bassitt
Wednesday - Gilbert vs Kikuchi

Monday/Tuesday are both 7et/4pt starts, Wednesday is 3pm ET/noon PT. As the home opener, Monday's game has a double-length 1 hour pre-game broadcast.

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[Bijelo]

Matthews show again?

 

[Ciao]

Holy moly this team looks awful for what little I watch. Today I saw a wild pitch bring in a run, but didn't see a whole lot of the game besides that. What little I did see was very discouraging.

Also, do they have a regular player who is hitting at all?

I'm not all that fond of this management group and would not be at all disappointed to see the whole lot of them go.

Guerrero and Kirk, too.

And Manoah.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Holy moly this team looks awful for what little I watch. Today I saw a wild pitch bring in a run, but didn't see a whole lot of the game besides that. What little I did see was very discouraging.

Also, do they have a regular player who is hitting at all?

I'm not all that fond of this management group and would not be at all disappointed to see the whole lot of them go.

Guerrero and Kirk, too.

And Manoah.

There is no one hitting. The ones that are hitting some, are in a rotation.

Feel fortunate to be 4-6. I'll stop there as I am more glass half full type, so this is pretty painful.

 

[CabanaBoy5]

Hands up if you think Castillo is finally going to come out of his slump and pitch his best game of the season.

 

[Nineteen67]

It looked horrible but 4-6 is not too bad heading into the home opener. Better turn it around or it could get out of hand.

 

[Forgotusername]

Hopefully a win, as I have yet to be at a game where they lose, hopefully the strike continues.

 

[shaner8989]

Should be a pitching duel tonight. 3-2 Jays book it

 

[MikeK]

Might just be one game, but I expect a Jays win given the hype around the home opener. Everyone should be up and ready for this one. A loss and I think it'll confirm what many of us are already thinking and that is the season is going to be pretty rough all year.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Need to go 6-3 on this home stand, 2 of 3 from each series. Although, it should be a sweep vs the worst team in baseball.

 

[Clark4Ever]

There seems to be a hangover effect from the end of last season. I hope they can shake it off soon or it's going to be a long season.

 

[Nineteen67]

Might just be one game, but I expect a Jays win given the hype around the home opener. Everyone should be up and ready for this one. A loss and I think it'll confirm what many of us are already thinking and that is the season is going to be pretty rough all year.

I feel the opposite tonight as the hype can be squashed by the Dome and the weird pregame stuff they do.

 

[Forgotusername]

Must say I like how they did the 100's more like more as well.

 

[fancy lad]

This is everyone's chance to make their opinions heard (boo) when it comes to the hitting coach and manager when they call out their names at start of the game.

Not that i generally advocate booing the home team, but i feel like these coaches need to be called out to some extent.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Wasn't sure whether to throw this in here or the Toronto media thread.

Also, say what you want about Sid here, but the Jays bats haven't looked much better.

Should be a full house tonight, in any case......hopefully the Jays actually show up too.

 

[The Nemesis]

Wasn't sure whether to throw this in here or the Toronto media thread.

Also, say what you want about Sid here, but the Jays bats haven't looked much better.

Should be a full house tonight, in any case......hopefully the Jays actually show up too.

f*** Sid. He's a tool.

 

[Forgotusername]

f*** Sid. He's a tool.

I always refer to him as hot take Sid.

 

[The Nemesis]

I always refer to him as hot take Sid.

He's the living embodiment of that "LOUD NOISES!" meme.

 

[The Nemesis]

No, Bo. Average isn't the most important. OBP is better than average in almost every situation because it's average with a broader net.

 

[canucksfan]

This is a good breakdown

 

[Bjindaho]

No, Bo. Average isn't the most important. OBP is better than average in almost every situation because it's average with a broader net.

I think his point is that some people are overemphasized power. I do agree that obp is more important though.

 

[The Nemesis]

Props to Vladdy for doing more interviews in English. He's really coming along.

 

[MK78]

Props to Vladdy for doing more interviews in English. He's really coming along.

I was just about to post that, as it was happening. It's baseball talk, its not rocket science.

 

[MikeK]

The Stadium looks awesome.

 

[canucksfan]

This is a good breakdown

I hate quoting myself, but this is why I don't like having an older guy like Mattingly running the offense. The game has changed and managers need to be more analytically driven. I doubt Mattingly is.