Jays Roster Discussion

[Kin]

Jays fans really need to stop throwing stuff on the field. If they catch the guy who did that he really needs to be banned from the Stadium.

 

[Deebo]

we got the bleachers, we got em till from spring til fall.

 

[TBLeafer]

Remember.

 

[cabber24]

This early game crap pisses me off. We get second tier treatment as a Canadian franchise. Are Americans really that disinterested in watching if the Jays are playing? All of Canada watches does that make up some of the difference. The size of our Canadian fan base has to better then most cities fan base.

Why do we always get the shaft for playoff game scheduling?

"We talked about foul balls into the stands... they don't play a lot of baseball in Canada, a lot of people aren't used to catching them"

 

[TimKerr]

Is Texas in Canada too?
If Baltimore had got through instead of the Jays than they would have had the early game.
Fact is, the Red Sox are the draw and most teams will play second fiddle to them.

 

[TBLeafer]

Okay! Let's get those bats going!  Kick off this epic rematch with a bang!

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

That's close at 1st, did Pillar make it?

 

[Arn]

Good first 4 innings anyway...

 

[Kin]

This early game crap pisses me off. We get second tier treatment as a Canadian franchise. Are Americans really that disinterested in watching if the Jays are playing? All of Canada watches does that make up some of the difference. The size of our Canadian fan base has to better then most cities fan base.

Canadian ratings are entirely irrelevant to TBS or Fox or whoever pays for US ratings. Sportsnet simulcasts the game and replaces the US commercials with their own so TBS can't sell advertisers on their products reaching that Canadian audience even if they wanted that(A company like AT&T, for instance, doesn't do business in Canada). You might argue that it makes those simulcasting rights more valuable but Sportsnet has to work out their broadcasting deal with TBS without knowing if the Jays will be in the playoffs.

Realistically, the Jays will cut the US ratings by a pretty fair margin and it's not unreasonable for that to be what a US network cares about.

 

[bustaheims]

Masterful performance by Estrada today. Great way to start the series.

 

[Zee]

That's how you take it off the chin Texas.

 

[cabber24]

This is unreal, Happ and Sanchez up next! Feels like we four Aces... we do have four Aces! If we can continue to hit this could be a lot of fun.

 

[hockeyfan1]

The boos rained down on Bautista but Joey Bats silenced the crowd with a three-run homer in the ninth inning with the Jays already leading by a wide margin.

Bautista ties Joe Carter for most home runs in the post season.

Starting pitcher Marco Estrada joins an elite group of Jays pitchers Dave Stieb & David Cone, as only the third Blue Jays starter to go more than eight innings in allowing one run.

According to ESPN, the Jays are the third team in MLB playoff history to win the first game of a best-of-five series on the road in scoring more than nine runs.

Great job, guys!

GO JAYS GO!!!

Story:
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-rangers-alds-game-one-1.3794939

 

[TBLeafer]

HOME RUNS FOR EVERYONE!!!

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Maybe it's because this is a daytime series, but it doesn't seem like there is as much interest in the Jays as there was last year, social media seems to be significantly quieter.

 

[herman]

Maybe it's because this is a daytime series, but it doesn't seem like there is as much interest in the Jays as there was last year, social media seems to be significantly quieter.

Last year: huge momentum from wiping the floor with the Yankees to clinch the division and playoff berth.

This year: dropping a 5 game lead on Boston to narrowly squeak into the wild card after a dreadful September swoon.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Maybe it's because this is a daytime series, but it doesn't seem like there is as much interest in the Jays as there was last year, social media seems to be significantly quieter.

Last year: huge momentum from wiping the floor with the Yankees to clinch the division and playoff berth.

This year: dropping a 5 game lead on Boston to narrowly squeak into the wild card after a dreadful September swoon.

Yeah, but playoffs...

Huge from Osuna.

 

[TBLeafer]

Maybe it's because this is a daytime series, but it doesn't seem like there is as much interest in the Jays as there was last year, social media seems to be significantly quieter.

Last year: huge momentum from wiping the floor with the Yankees to clinch the division and playoff berth.

This year: dropping a 5 game lead on Boston to narrowly squeak into the wild card after a dreadful September swoon.

Yeah, but playoffs...

Huge from Osuna.

TWO AND OHHHHHHHHH!

Its best if we put Texas away as quick as possible.  They have a bad Odor.

 

[herman]

Yeah, but playoffs...

Last year had novelty of "the drought is over" storyline. This year was the high expectation year that kind of fell short. The hospitals were overrun with twisted ankles from people hopping off the bandwagon late in the year.

I don't know. Those are just my reasons for not caring that much about this year. My social media friends are still pretty into it. Lots of attendees on weeknights throughout the year. Edwin love during the wild card draw was huge.

 

[Kin]

Maybe it's because this is a daytime series, but it doesn't seem like there is as much interest in the Jays as there was last year, social media seems to be significantly quieter.

I think a lot of that just is the product of last year they broke a 22 year playoff drought(and really, 22 years without playing meaningful September baseball).

Teams who make the playoffs with some frequency don't get crazy worked up over doing it. It was like that with the Leafs too.