OT: Toronto Blue Jays/MLB Talk

[Mazatt]

You don't see how subtracting from a strength, to improve a weakness will increase their odds?

I think the major difference in opinion here is that I don't see outfield as a position of strength yet, and that is being outlined heavily by how Grichuk is falling back to earth.

Running a Gurriel - (All-star CF) - Grichuk outfield works when Grichuk is also playing all-star caliber ball, but when he is cold that becomes a lot harder to stomach and the offense produced by the outfield would be back to a weakness imo.

 

[Lunatik]

I think the major difference in opinion here is that I don't see outfield as a position of strength yet, and that is being outlined heavily by how Grichuk is falling back to earth.

Running a Gurriel - (All-star CF) - Grichuk outfield works when Grichuk is also playing all-star caliber ball, but when he is cold that becomes a lot harder to stomach and the offense produced by the outfield would be back to a weakness imo.

Outfield by itself may not be a strength, but overall hitting is, one less big bat is hardly going to hurt us especially when it improves our defense.

 

[Lunatik]

Robbie Ray had his no-hit bid broken up by a double with 1 out in the 7th. He's likely done for the day now after a very good outing; 7IP, 1H, 0ER, 1BB and 11K. He also made a very good defensive play on the hitter after his no-hitter was spoiler where he snagged a come-backer and managed to hang-up the runner on 2nd and get him in a run down.

Jays lead 3-0 after 7. Jansen, Espinal and Biggio have the RBIs

 

[Anglesmith]

Hopefully Guerrero and Springer come out of the break strong. Unsurprisingly, the offence goes from very good to very bad directly along with how the 3-4 spots hit.

 

[Lunatik]

Hopefully Guerrero and Springer come out of the break strong. Unsurprisingly, the offence goes from very good to very bad directly along with how the 3-4 spots hit.

Hopefully. Montoyo also needs to move Grichuk down in the lineup when he's playing, I see no reason for him to be hitting 6th when Gurriel and Biggio have been hitting better than him recently. Also, having Biggio hit 6th when McGuire is in the line-up could force an opposition manager to either keep a left-handed reliever in a hitter longer than they'd like, or have a righty face one of them.

 

[Lunatik]

Jays grabbed Gunnar Hoglund with the 19th pick in the MLB draft. He's a big RHP who sounds like he's a control guy. He was projected top 10 until he suffered an injury in May that required tommy john surgery. Sounds like a potential high-reward pick. The analyst on MLB Network suggested Hoglund would rise through the minors quickly.

That said, what is better than a pitcher named Gunnar?

 

[Lunatik]

Marcus Semien with an infield RBI single to put the AL All-Stars up 1-0.

In the top of the 1st Vladdy came inches from putting a major damper on the game as he missed Max Scherzer's head but just a couple inches on a very hard hit line drive. Thankfully he missed and the two hugged it out after.

 

[Lunatik]

Teo grounds into a DP

 

[Lunatik]

Vladdy.
468 feet.

 

[Lunatik]

Vladdy RBI ground out.

AL 3 - NL 0

 

[Lunatik]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is your 2021 All-Star Game MVP

 

[Lunatik]

Youngest MVP is ASG history

 

[Lunatik]

BLUE JAYS ARE COMING HOME!!!!

July 30th, the Jays return to SkyDome!

 

[Lunatik]

Vladdy hits a solo blast. 1-0 Jays

 

[Lunatik]

Semien goes deep. 2-0

 

[Lunatik]

Teoscar 2-run shot! 4-0 Jays

 

[Lunatik]

Randal! Back-to-back Jacks. 5-0

 

[Lunatik]

Payamps was DFA'd today to make room on the roster for Borucki who was activated from the 60-day DL

 

[Lunatik]

RBI Single for Bo. 6-0

 

[Lunatik]

Bo saother RBI single.
Vladdy with a 3-run BOMB onto the freeway. 10-0 Jays

Vladdy getting MVP chants and comes out for the curtain call

 

[Anglesmith]

Hopefully Guerrero and Springer come out of the break strong. Unsurprisingly, the offence goes from very good to very bad directly along with how the 3-4 spots hit.

Hey, they're 2-for-7 so far with two homers. Not too bad!

 

[Lunatik]

Barnes gives up a 2-run shot. 10-2

 

[Lunatik]

Jays win 10-2

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Ray is having quite the season.

 

[Lunatik]

Ray is having quite the season.

He's a Cy Young candidate IMO

Also no game today