The Official 2011 Toronto Blue Jay (2013-14 Champs)

lukin2006

polaris_x wrote:

this team is bad ... it comes down to this:

* poor fundamentals - this team makes too many errors and just plays poor fundamental ball ... we don't move runners over and are very poor situational hitters (hence the dps)
* too many hrs and k's ... this team has to lead the league in strikeouts ... watching cano on the weekend hit was like watching a true pro ... in this league - you have to take what the pitcher and defense gives you ...
* mentally weak ... there is no fire to this team ... although most any team should be able to manage - the loss of reyes is the key here ... the guy we have at Short is an A-ball player at best ... we lost arguably our best overall players and our lack of depth there is showing big time ...

having said all that - the talent is there and really when you look at the 4 game sweep against the yanks - each game was winnable and they blew it because of poor fundamentals ... that's fixable ...

also - i think the manager has not helped out as much ... batting kawasaki second!? ...

you sound like me with the tigers last year ... the big difference ... we play in the central division, you can suck till September and then play good ball and win the division the jays are in the east ... fall too far back and may be impossible to make up enough ground.

I also didn't like that bowing or whatever kawasaki did after that nice catch ... maybe if it was a catch to win the game ... but not when you almost 10 games back.

Bronx Bombers

lukin2006 wrote:

Bronx Bombers wrote:

Think you guys should change the thread title from champs to chumps

Not only does the OP got them winning this year, the OP has them winning in 2014 ... or does he mean either 2013 or 2014??

I guess he's thinking back to back

Cliffy6745

I hope this lasts.

At least you guys won the offseason World Series

lukin2006

Cliffy6745 wrote:

I hope this lasts.

At least you guys won the offseason World Series

fife

Nice little streak going. pitching has not been good but last 3 games have been good hitting wise.

if they win tonight, it will be the first series they have won this season.

polaris_x

fife wrote:

Nice little streak going. pitching has not been good but last 3 games have been good hitting wise.

if they win tonight, it will be the first series they have won this season.

team still plays really poor fundamental ball ...

first and third nobody out and you get a strike out and a double play ... just brutal ... it's definitely all in their head ... the talent is there ... but they need to get tougher mentally and start doing the right things ...

uninnocent-

Nice to see the team string together three straight wins. Hopefully they can keep this momentum going and be the team we all know they can be going forward. The next game I'm attending is on Tuesday and I'd love to catch another win.

fife

2 very big series coming up. we need to win both series and we are right back in the race.

Melky is hitting the ball well and so is Lind.

davidtrios

ra dickey is a POS. with 10 strike outs last outing, it looked like his 2012 form. but, looks like TB is knocking him around quite nicely today

uninnocent-

I'll be at the game tonight to catch Nolin's debut. Hopefully he'll have a good outing and show us some quality stuff, but Tillman's going to be a tough guy to beat tonight. I've seen 2 wins in the five games I've attended so far, and would love to get to .500 tonight.

polaris_x

as the fundamentals improve so have the wins ... like dickey says ... if they can get to .500 by the all star break ... they can make a run ... hopefully reyes comes back soon and we can get johnson back into the rotation ...

uninnocent-

polaris_x wrote:

as the fundamentals improve so have the wins ... like dickey says ... if they can get to .500 by the all star break ... they can make a run ... hopefully reyes comes back soon and we can get johnson back into the rotation ...

Two key pieces. If they can get to .500 without them, they'll have a fighting chance at a playoff berth with them.

polaris_x

team has started to play better ball ... more importantly the fundamentals have been there ... i know you guys haven't posted to not jinx the team but what the heck ...

hopefully, we get reyes back for trip to tampa and morrow soon after ... lawrie can stay injured as far as i'm concerned ...

i also like the fact everyone is playing ... no one is sitting too long ...

fife

polaris_x wrote:

team has started to play better ball ... more importantly the fundamentals have been there ... i know you guys haven't posted to not jinx the team but what the heck ...

hopefully, we get reyes back for trip to tampa and morrow soon after ... lawrie can stay injured as far as i'm concerned ...

i also like the fact everyone is playing ... no one is sitting too long ...

Reyes is coming back after the weekend. since work has calm down i have been able to finally use my season tickets and have seen the last 3 games live. more people need to show up.

smarchee

fife

so big moves coming? team had a closed door meeting and from what I hear Adam Lind called out some players for being kids.

This might be the worst year of me being a jays fan.

polaris_x

wow ... this team has absolutely crumbled from the pressure and the expectations ...

smarchee

JP Arencibia is the worst starting catcher I have seen on the Jays

ever

fucking horrible

managment needs to start over at the position

:fp:

Dead Man Walking

^They listened

I found my Pearl Jam / Blue Jays 2011 white t-shirt the other day. It's never been washed or worn. If anyone is interested in it, $35 (cost) plus shipping. It's a Large.

davidtrios

Looking good- 7 wins in a row and counting. Mark B looks awesome