Well, well, well I'm glad to see everyones on the Gibby bandwagon, have I missed something...A GENIUS?
uke: Lets not break our arms patting Gibby on his back, yes good call, even tho it was a 50-50 shot.Osuna did not take himself out, He either said something to EE or EE noticed something and notified the bench. Osuna came out reluctantly. Time will tell how serious it is or isn't. Don't believe it was serious as he celebrated the win on the field and in the club house. Hope I am right.
Not what was told on TSN, Osuna told EE, EE signal the bench and according to Steve Philips, Osuna told Gibby that he felt something in his shoulder and that his arm felt tired. Ya Osuna came out reluctantly, but then again, what player won't in a game of this magnitude. In fact Osuna did pull himself.
The whole idea is to get the started out of the game then get to the bullpen. It was great to see Liriano come out because he can log a lot of innings if the game went longer, it's like a starter starting the game in the 6th or 7th inning...advantage us. Great to see Grilli pitch good as well as Biagini. IMHO we need those two to to step it up a and pitch like they can.
How many years do EE and JB have left in them though??
Just read the sportsnet report and it is very similar to what you reported from TSN. I was going on what I saw and what was said last night. Various stories out there on his return one says Thur. and another says Fri. At least it doesn't sound serious.
Ya your right, EE will be 34 in January while JB will be 36 on Oct 19. How could you justify paying a player, approaching 39 or 40 , 30 mill a year, especially if EE is a DH. It will be harder to sign JB if he has a great post season. Question, if you could only sign one, who would you sign, EE or JB? Sorry, one more question. Would you give the player that you choose to sign, EE or JB, a front end load contract so it will be easier to trade that player once there productivity demises?
If Osuna can't go could we see Liriano come out of the pen again? IMHO I think so.
One thing is for sure, if Jays only want to sign EE and JB for 1 or 2 years with additional years as options. And then Boston or Yankees come along and do offer them crazy 5-year long term contracts, its usually the money that wins out
if Osuna can't go, the stupidity with the Yanks really starts to hurt. Liriano seems to get better every time out so yes he comes out of the pen again. If possible, I think you bring him in with no one on as they did last night.
I can' see that happening. Both of them gave the Jays a home team discount when they signed there last contracts, forgoing free agency, so I can't see either of them signing 1 or 2 or 3 year deals. It appears that JB has a new saying, " SHOW ME THE MONEY ". Lets face it, this contract will be the last one either one of them sign before they retire so I think they will go for the money.
Don't understand the Yanks thing. If Liriano comes into the game, 6 or 7th inning, then you basically have another starter getting you to the 9th inning, or, if the starter starts to falter in the early innings you have another starter coming in to eat innings.
