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John Schneider also sucks at using Nate Pearson. Just having the kid sit there. I have never seen such a shitty manager with such a great record. Lol
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Imho, John Schneider's decisions, lost the last two games. How he has the record he has is beyond me.
Don't know the exact percentages, but bringing Romano into a tie game feels like 50/50.
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..... further, I think one of the best traits a manager can have, is really defining the bullpen roles. Having a solid general outline of who does what that you stick to. Who is the mop up guy? Who is this set up guy? Who is the set up to the set up guy? Who is your tie game equalizer? All i see, is a bunch of guys that don't really belong in the roles they have.
Like at this point, Garcia is a mop up guy. He should've lost all trust two weeks ago. Jays could have an extra two or three wins to this point, based on a solid manager.
All I see from John Schneider is Tim Mayza all day, and then Romano in the ninth for that part is not rocket science lol.
Philip
I was listening on the radio an hour ago.
Caleb Joseph said that right now Schneider has lost confidence in Garcia and Bass. Cimber is hurt and they're worried about pushing Pearson too hard because they still want him in a longer role. Romano and somebody else had just pitched two days in a row. So even though the Jays starters had pitched the most innings of any staff in the majors in April, his bullpen is not as long as one would imagine.
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would've been nice to see Richards before Romano yesterday. I trust Richards in a tie game right now.
On another note, has anyone noticed that Bo and Vlady are not giving each other high-fives right now? They seem distant for some reason I wonder if there's some jealousy brewing somewhere. Hmmmm.
Philip
On another note, has anyone noticed that Bo and Vlady are not giving each other high-fives right now? They seem distant for some reason I wonder if there's some jealousy brewing somewhere. Hmmmm.
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Between Cimber, Garcia, Bass and White..... I would get rid of Garcia and Bass. Trade them for some Rookie Ball prospectsand a jar of pine tar.
Keep Cimber as your blow-out mop up, and keep White as you're "trying to keep it close" mop up.... after White proves himself after a few outings. Who knows or maybe they can go the other way around lol. And we have Trent Thornton stewing around somewhere. I like him as a keep it close and mop up as well.
....but then, on the other hand, maybe Anthony Bass figures it out. It's so damn complicated lol
Philip
Ex-Yankee Chad Green will figure in at some point, maybe June? Should still be able to throw hard after Tommy John surgery last year.
I hate that Alex Verdugo, as K Douglas onece said to effect of -I'd like to punch that smug look off his face.
I can't understand how that Mo' Fo can hit a baseball with that straight up standing batting stance.
Hope Manoah nails him right between the eyes with a fastball tonight.
I can't understand how that Mo' Fo can hit a baseball with that straight up standing batting stance.
Hope Manoah nails him right between the eyes with a fastball tonight.
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I always have this vision and memory of both Chad Green and Josh Beckett, throwing in a home white jersey, in the playoffs, throwing probably in the upper 90s....and the speed of their fastball, the popping of the catchers mitt, the way they are hitting their spots, the movement on their pitches, it's just unhittable! And probably their white jersey home uniform hiding the ball a little better, making it a little more deceptive for the hitter. It's so hard to explain, but it's almost like I've seen these two guys throw so hard and deception and everything is just right on point, where the whole crowd and the whole stadium knew what was coming and the hitter had absolutely no chance.
I think it's one of the most exciting things in baseball. When the pitcher has this unbelievable fastball momentum, and there's nothing anyone can do about it even though they know it's coming. Roger Clemens also did this a lot in his early days.
Philip
Their bullpen was absolutely lights out until the last 3-5 days. 0 earned runs and 0 hits in a 15 inning stretch.
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Pitching overall has to improve or they won't be playing in the post season period. Most of the good pitching performances have come against weak hitting teams. Good hitting teams are feasting on Jays pitchers. Just about everyone in the bullpen is struggling. Manoah has struggled and is not pitching like an ace. His slider has been completely ineffective. Kikuchi looked like a typical struggling #5 starter his last time out. Overhauling an entire bullpen during a season is not possible but I hope they acquire at least 2 effective arms and get rid of the 2 pitchers that show no potential of turning it around.
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His mechanics look out of sync, which probably leads to his ineffective slider. Imho, I think he's about 15 to 20 pounds heavier, and he looks constantly winded and trying to catch his breath. He covered first base on a ground ball to his left yesterday, and unless it was my imagination, I could've swore I seen him gasping for air with an open mouth, breathing heavy. With the way he defended being big, successful, and big men in general, that probably justified a few extra Arby's combos this off season.
With that said, imagine what the pitch clock is doing to him. How many one second left on the clock pitches has he made? Tons.
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