Teams were also less concerned about the long term health of pitchers when they were all on one year contracts, most were paid less than $25K per season, and nobody had an agent.
Jays 2023
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Honestly, I’ve been to so many stadiums this year. Detroit, Los Angeles, New York Mets, Texas Rangers…. and I feel the buzz in theses stadiums, except maybe Detroit lol, and I love it. I’m still in Texas, and I have given away my jays tickets to tonight’s game to my friend…. I honestly don’t give a rats ass about the Blue Jays right now. I mean in my heart I will always care, so im lying….. but I’m so frustrated watching this team on so many levels, that I really don’t give a shit right now. I’d rather watch the Mets.
Philip
Philip
Poor guy. A closer in baseball is like a goaltender in hockey. When they mess up there's no hiding it, it's out there for everyone to see. I hope Romano gets a save tonight.
- Jun 15, 2004
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I wonder if Koufax would have had a longer career if they had pitch counts back when. I think only one player in the HOF retired at a younger age than Koufax.
No one has been a Hall of Famer longer than Sandy Koufax | Yardbarker
I know that the Jays hitting coach has taken a lot of heat and many think that he should be the fall guy for this poor offensive season when the Jays do fall.
Davis Schneider comes up from AAA and is unstoppable, setting all-time MLB records for players starting their major league careers.
After about a month, with Toronto's (big league?) coaching he's mired in an 0-30 or 0-40 slump. He's sitting on the bench.
Coincidence? I don't fucking know, but the optics sure isn't helping the coach's case.
Davis Schneider comes up from AAA and is unstoppable, setting all-time MLB records for players starting their major league careers.
After about a month, with Toronto's (big league?) coaching he's mired in an 0-30 or 0-40 slump. He's sitting on the bench.
Coincidence? I don't fucking know, but the optics sure isn't helping the coach's case.
I'm not arguing that Gibson wasn't great, because of course he was great. However, keep in mind 1968 was the last year of the 15 inch pitcher's mound and it was a notoriously low scoring year in baseball history.
Kyle Schwarber bats leadoff for the Philadelphia Phillies, but I don't know if he has done so all year. He has the most unusual stats for a leadoff hitter EVER:
.197 batting average, 0 stolen bases, 212 strikeouts.
107 runs scored, 41 home runs, 101 RBIs.
- Jun 15, 2004
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It was a different game completely. Although not in the same league as Bob Gibson, (taken from google) regarding Dave Stieb….
In 1982, Stieb worked to a 3.25 ERA, good enough for fifth in the AL, and a 17-14 record. He led the league in complete games (19) and innings pitched, with 288.1 (22 more than teammate Clancy, the next closest).
That is also a crazy statistic.
Philip
It's been said many times in the past, and I'll keep repeating it......."if only Stieb was with a better team".
My nominee for the 2023 Blue Jay MVP. Look at that form, that dedication, those knockers.
So are all the so called Jays on here beck on the bandwagon again, lol.
Christ if you listen to the broadcasts you would think they've found the holy grail the last two days.
The reality is they're not facing King and Cole. That's it. They're same the team. Same hitters. Same defence.
Folks they're going to make the postseason. book it.
Christ if you listen to the broadcasts you would think they've found the holy grail the last two days.
The reality is they're not facing King and Cole. That's it. They're same the team. Same hitters. Same defence.
Folks they're going to make the postseason. book it.
It was Earl Wilson who lost the third game of the 1968 World Series. I knew Earl personally and we talked about the Tigers frequently. In fact, we talked about the TIgers whenever we hung out. He is deceased now, so I can state some things he mentioned to me. He was not on in Game 3 of the Series but was not bitter that he was pre-empted for the last four games of the Series. He disliked Denny McLain and averred that McLain was not a nice man. Additionally, he was a big dude, running about 6'3" and 225 lbs. I knew him until his death in 2005. He was truly a humble gentleman who was thankful that he played major league ball for many years. He even had a 20 win season in 1967.
AL Playoff seeding
The AL West division title and the seeding for the final two Wild Card spots.
If the Blue Jays, Astros and Rangers all end up with 90 wins, it is not treated as a three-way tie, but rather as two separate two-way ties, with the AL West being settled first. In that scenario, the AL West would to go Houston, by virtue of winning the season series against Texas. The Rangers would take the second WC spot while the Blue Jays would have the third WC spot. (Texas finished with a better head-to-head record.)
Jays would play at Twins.
If Texas wins the division and the Astros and Blue Jays finish with 89 wins, the second WC seed would go to Toronto, with the third spot going to Houston.
Jays would play at Rays.
The AL West division title and the seeding for the final two Wild Card spots.
If the Blue Jays, Astros and Rangers all end up with 90 wins, it is not treated as a three-way tie, but rather as two separate two-way ties, with the AL West being settled first. In that scenario, the AL West would to go Houston, by virtue of winning the season series against Texas. The Rangers would take the second WC spot while the Blue Jays would have the third WC spot. (Texas finished with a better head-to-head record.)
Jays would play at Twins.
If Texas wins the division and the Astros and Blue Jays finish with 89 wins, the second WC seed would go to Toronto, with the third spot going to Houston.
Jays would play at Rays.
