We never hang around until September. The only prayer in the world we have of making the playoffs is holding a lead now, throughout the entire season and never looking back. The minute we fall back in the Division I think we are in trouble.
But for now we not only have one of the best batting lineups (depth wise and talent wise) in the Majors but we have in my opinion the best bullpen, something both the Red Sox and Yankees don't even come close to.
But for now we not only have one of the best batting lineups (depth wise and talent wise) in the Majors but we have in my opinion the best bullpen, something both the Red Sox and Yankees don't even come close to.
It would be very interesting to see the Bluejays in the playoffs. Boston is tough as always, Yankees seem to be picking it up and so are the Rays so Bluejays are in a very tough division. We'll see what happens. I do expect Richmond and a couple other pitchers to fall apart eventually but I hope I am wrong.
A Cito Gaston strategy is to identify nine guys and just run 'em
I seem to recall that in either 92 or 93, the Blue Jays had less than 100 pinch hitting appearances all season.
What they have this season is another nine lineup slots where no one is a gimme Out.
Any team that can threaten 5+ runs a game average will compete for 95 wins if their pitching is Top10 and so far that's the recipe for Jays.
I seem to recall that in either 92 or 93, the Blue Jays had less than 100 pinch hitting appearances all season.
What they have this season is another nine lineup slots where no one is a gimme Out.
Any team that can threaten 5+ runs a game average will compete for 95 wins if their pitching is Top10 and so far that's the recipe for Jays.
Skimming through some of the made in this thread during the Blue Jays hot streak and it appears that a few potentially displayed amateurism by being unable to distinguish the big difference between a solid lineup and a hot lineup, the latter lacking sustainability and often accompanies unwarranted premiums in the teams price.
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Now that the Blue Jays bats have shown significant regression, one has to factor where the true value in their lineup lies and whether or not the market has finally gotten it right with this team. After getting swept by the Red Sox, one would think that the market would have shown some adjustments to the Blue Jays premium during the Braves series. The market didn’t adjust whatsoever, as the Blue Jays were overpriced in every one of their games. After being swept yet again in another series, the market appears stubborn, still placing a premium on their price tag (albeit a smaller one compared to recent games) on the road against the Orioles Monday.
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Sooner or later the market will adjust to the reality that the Blue Jays have a bad lineup. Another bad series against the Orioles, and the market will probably make a sharp adjustment against the Red Sox starting this Friday, and the ability to fade the Blue Jays will have come and gone.
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Pay close attention to the Blue Jays/ Red Sox line Friday. Usually losses like the one the Jays witnessed today coupled with a prolong losing streak creates capitulation in the market place, meaning the Jays may go quickly go from a consistently overvalued team (during the last two weeks) to an undervalued one (or at least a fairly valued one). With the Red Sox consistently being an "undervalued" team this year, my guess is the Blue Jays will probably start selling below their true worth the following next three series against non discounted teams.
