GT: Chicago White Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays: April 24-26

SharoneWright · Post #61 » by **SharoneWright** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:11 am

Our situational running (risk/reward management) has been quite perfect this year thus far

Fairview4Life · Post #62 » by **Fairview4Life** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:11 am

SharoneWright wrote:Our situational running has been quite perfect this year thus far

Chicks dig the big bases. Or something.

Post #63 » by **Schad** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:12 am

Randle McMurphy wrote:Time for Drew Hutchison to make his return to the Jays rotation.

If he's out for 1-2 starts, I wonder whether we'll get Hayden Juenger in a 40-pitch opener role, possibly alongside Pearson. He's being used as a multi-inning guy in Buffalo at the moment, and striking damned near everyone out.

Madvillainy2004 · Post #64 » by **Madvillainy2004** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:20 am

Leafs depressing me as usual but nice to see the jays having solid game. Sucks Bassitt got hurt but hopefully it was an abundance of caution cause of the pitch count.

Madvillainy2004 · Post #65 » by **Madvillainy2004** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:21 am

Schad wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:Time for Drew Hutchison to make his return to the Jays rotation.

If he's out for 1-2 starts, I wonder whether we'll get Hayden Juenger in a 40-pitch opener role, possibly alongside Pearson. He's being used as a multi-inning guy in Buffalo at the moment, and striking damned near everyone out.

Iirc wasn't Drew the opening day starter in 2015? Man baseball seasons can get weird.

Post #66 » by **Schad** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:22 am

Belt has hit three balls on a line at 100+ mph. That's a good sign, even if one was straight at the third baseman.

Randle McMurphy · Post #67 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:23 am

Such a bad luck inning not to score there. Hope Yimi isn't a disaster again today.

Lateral Quicks · Post #68 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:24 am

Wait a minute, Caleb Joseph is wearing a light purple suit. Is it the same suit Joe Siddall wears? Is it a rule that anyone sitting beside Campbell has to wear a light purple suit? So many questions...

SharoneWright · Post #69 » by **SharoneWright** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:25 am

Once you Pop you don’t stop.

Randle McMurphy · Post #70 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:25 am

Schad wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:Time for Drew Hutchison to make his return to the Jays rotation.

If he's out for 1-2 starts, I wonder whether we'll get Hayden Juenger in a 40-pitch opener role, possibly alongside Pearson. He's being used as a multi-inning guy in Buffalo at the moment, and striking damned near everyone out.

That would be more interesting than Hutchison at least. Doesn't look like Mitch White has entered game action yet.

Lateral Quicks · Post #71 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:29 am

Uggh, this is over-managing. Three run lead, 2 outs, let Pop finish the inning.

Randle McMurphy · Post #72 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:29 am

Mayza time. Scary.

SharoneWright · Post #73 » by **SharoneWright** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:30 am

Randle McMurphy wrote:
Schad wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:Time for Drew Hutchison to make his return to the Jays rotation.

If he's out for 1-2 starts, I wonder whether we'll get Hayden Juenger in a 40-pitch opener role, possibly alongside Pearson. He's being used as a multi-inning guy in Buffalo at the moment, and striking damned near everyone out.

That would be more interesting than Hutchison at least. Doesn't look like Mitch White has entered game action yet.

You guys are in denial. Everybody knows it’s Thornton!

Randle McMurphy · Post #74 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:34 am

Clearly a great decision to bring Mayza in. Never any risk there at all.

Post #75 » by **Schad** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:34 am

Randle McMurphy wrote:That would be more interesting than Hutchison at least. Doesn't look like Mitch White has entered game action yet.

We have some pretty decent tandem options at the very least. Pearson, Juenger, Zulueta, White (once healthy) all profile relatively well in that sort of role, and Pop is efficient enough that he'd make sense as a 2-3 IP guy, as well. Not optimal if someone gets injured longer-term, but I'd have more faith in the variety pack than your average AAAA starter for a month or two.

Raps in 4 · Post #76 » by **Raps in 4** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:34 am

The Twins own the Yankees this year (thanks, Carlos), which is great. The Twins used to be a free win for them in the past.

SharoneWright · Post #77 » by **SharoneWright** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:37 am

I HATE the fact that the team feels it owes Jordan each and every save opportunity. The White Sox are not the Yankees. We can rest him. He shouldn’t be territorial about it.

xAIRNESSx · Post #78 » by **xAIRNESSx** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:42 am

Not cutting to commercial for Romano's entrance was a good production decision. :thumbsup:

SharoneWright · Post #79 » by **SharoneWright** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:43 am

Sheesh. And the drama! The new homer jacket.

Do they also have walk off music for when he blows it and they follow him with a camera into the dugout…?

This is all marketing. Not necessarily a baseball decision.

Post #80 » by **Schad** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 1:46 am

SharoneWright wrote:I HATE the fact that the team feels it owes Jordan each and every save opportunity. The White Sox are not the Yankees. We can rest him. He shouldn’t be territorial about it.

There was a good five minutes there when Andrew Miller was dominating that everyone remembered that saves are dumb and the important thing was to use your best reliever in the most important spots, and then everyone went back to closer absolutism again.

That said, in this specific spot, I can see wanting to give Romero a bounceback in as low-leverage as a save situation gets. He hasn't been worked too hard of late.