go blue jays!

[S.F.W.]

Jays gave up a lot for Dickey, but being able to get him extended makes me a little more comfortable. Heck of a rotation now.

[Ogata]

now watch your cellphone / cable bills go up if we don't get at least in the playoffs.

[Maz3Dan]

They do have one of the top 4 rotations in the league....if they hadn't gone with the Dickey trade i was really hoping they'd have picked up Shawn Marcum. Sure he wouldn't be the pitcher Dickey is, and he has had a rough year or so, but he has talent. I remember when he pitched for the Jays, everyone loved him. And i remember how pissy everyone got when they traded him for a then unknown Brett Lawrie. They idea of having both would make it seem like we won that trade (which i think we did in the end).

[The Wolf]

Blue Jays? More like Blue Balls. What a disappointment thus far

[omalak]

Pathetic... That is all

[turtle]

Not great yet, but it'll come together. It's a long season.

[Rob23]

Guys its the beginning of the season, it doesnt even matter yet. We will do well this year.

[Slade]

Guys its the beginning of the season, it doesnt even matter yet. We will do well this year.

Exactly!

Half the team is new together, trying to understand how each other plays.

Some of their key players have only played half of the games. You can't blame the fielders for Homeruns and walks.

Too many people I know who are not even interested in baseball joined the bandwagon when they heard Toronto would have a good team, the only time they speak up is when they lose, but when they are winning you don't hear a peep from them, because they don't actually watch baseball.

Monday night game could have gone better, both the play off the bunt and the throw from Kawasaki should have gone to 2nd, neither should have went to first.

Give them time, well see whos wagon jumpers once they get on a roll.

[The Wolf]

I am a HUGE jays fan.

that being said, the following stats have nothing to do with learning how the rest of the team plays the game:

Batting % - .226 (28th in MLB)
OBP - .294 (26th in MLB)
SO's - 167 (6th most in MLB)
BB's - 73 (7th fewest in MLB)
Errors - 14 (26th in MLB)
Defensive assists - 184 (23rd in MLB)
Pitching staff ERA - 4.43 (25th in MLB)
Runs allowed - 106 (2nd worst in MLB)

That being said, I know it is still early and I'm not giving up on them (I never give up on the Jays). But at the same time, NOTHING has gone right this year so far. We also seem to get more than our fair share of bad calls go against us.

[turtle]

I am a HUGE jays fan.

that being said, the following stats have nothing to do with learning how the rest of the team plays the game:

Batting % - .226 (28th in MLB)
OBP - .294 (26th in MLB)
SO's - 167 (6th most in MLB)
BB's - 73 (7th fewest in MLB)
Errors - 14 (26th in MLB)
Defensive assists - 184 (23rd in MLB)
Pitching staff ERA - 4.43 (25th in MLB)
Runs allowed - 106 (2nd worst in MLB)

That being said, I know it is still early and I'm not giving up on them (I never give up on the Jays). But at the same time, NOTHING has gone right this year so far. We also seem to get more than our fair share of bad calls go against us.

Melky Cabrera's called third strike late in the game? Not even in the strike zone.

[Scottobot]

...the following stats have nothing to do with learning how the rest of the team plays the game:

Batting % - .226 (28th in MLB)
OBP - .294 (26th in MLB)
SO's - 167 (6th most in MLB)
BB's - 73 (7th fewest in MLB)
Errors - 14 (26th in MLB)
Defensive assists - 184 (23rd in MLB)
Pitching staff ERA - 4.43 (25th in MLB)
Runs allowed - 106 (2nd worst in MLB)

THAT is what worries me.

[Slade]

After just seeing what Lawrie was struck out on, I am 100% sure you don't even need to be close to the plate to get a strike called.

[The Wolf]

After just seeing what Lawrie was struck out on, I am 100% sure you don't even need to be close to the plate to get a strike called.

Yeah. I mean Lawrie is a K machine early this season so far so that doesn't help either.

I know some of you guys will scoff at this notion but the more I see it, the more I think the umpires have been coached to call close plays against the jays. All the balls outside the strike zone, the bad calls at first base...
MLB essentially admitted to it two seasons ago.

[Kat]

I am a huge Jays fan but even I agree that after 3 weeks of playing together, things should be happening more now. The boys need to loosen up a little and have some fun. I have noticed that when they have fun, they play better. I'm just wondering if they're putting on undue pressure on their shoulders...

[Slade]

Nice to see Gibby stand up to the Ump today.

Beautiful to watch the O's walk the winning run in on 4 throws, after all the bad calls.

[The Wolf]

Nice to see Gibby stand up to the Ump today.

Beautiful to watch the O's walk the winning run in on 4 throws, after all the bad calls.

damn I really need SN1

[Slade]

damn I really need SN1

I stream it while I am at work

Usually pretty smooth. I'll send you a PM.

[Slade]

Just made this up haha

[Ogata]

Hendricks got lucky today...they need to trade for an upgrade but i can't see who they would give up... lind? rasums?

[brucewayne]

Hendricks got lucky today...they need to trade for an upgrade but i can't see who they would give up... lind? rasums?

they need to make a couple deals imho. only untouchables are dickey, buerle, bautista... and maybe jansen

[Arbitrageur]

Maybe AA can convince the Rays to give us David Price

[sp3GT]

^We could only dream lol. The bats are alive now, but a winning record now doesn't mean anything....

[Arbitrageur]

As long as Sportsnet doesn't do a cover page on the Blue Jays, they'll be fine.

After last year's huge winning streak and reaching .500



After putting Stroman on the cover page after he got called up...

[jaimie08mazda3]

Jays do it again. Loving how they are playing lately. Bats are moving and the pitchers are a lot better then they were last year.

[btown-mazda]

Wow, another sweep AGAIN today against Detroit, another Division leading team.

This years team looks completely unstoppable; quality pitching, superb defense and BOMBastic offense. There is no other lineup in the whole league that can strike fear into pitcher's hearts then the Jays do. I know it's still early and a lot of baseball to still be played, but if they keep this up who knows what can happen, title maybe?

My only gripe is the lack of fan support at home games. With a team playing this good we should be selling out every home game rather than have 20,000 at a weekday game, given there are larger crowds on weekends but watching them play to a half-empty stadium is very disparaging and also reflects on the team as well.

Come folks, let's go out there and support our Blue Jays. (Remember their the last team to bring home a major sports championship to the city)