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Today, 07:20 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

1638994616228921344 This cracked me up big time.

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Yesterday, 02:33 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread ST GDT March 23rd. Jays vs Twins 1pm in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Damn. 9Ks in 5 innings. Tight tight tight!

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03-14-2023, 08:32 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread World Baseball Classic thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Don't worry guys. Otto Lopez got it.

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03-14-2023, 08:29 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Francis throwing 95 and 96? Along with his strong showing in winter leagues, he has become a lot more interesting.

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03-14-2023, 04:02 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread Official MiLB/Prospects Thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Fangraph's ETAs are when players need to be added to 40 man roster.

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03-13-2023, 10:36 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread World Baseball Classic thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

That's because nobody takes WBC seriously. It is just a for-fun tournament that makes spring training a little bit more interesting.

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03-13-2023, 10:32 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread World Baseball Classic thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

5th. We don't have anybody available given how many pitchers we used yesterday.

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03-13-2023, 10:24 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread World Baseball Classic thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

LOL. I must getting old because these are almost the exact same words I was about to post. Poor kid. Just 19 with little professional experience....

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03-13-2023, 10:20 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread World Baseball Classic thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

This is not going to be pretty.

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03-13-2023, 02:28 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread Bold Predictions Thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

I agree with the first two. Will add: 1- Manoah will have a ERA over 4.5 2- Blue Jays will be the worst team in the majors in base running. 3- The...

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03-13-2023, 02:05 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread World Baseball Classic thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Again, I think he did it to save a couple of arms from an already taxed bullpen. As you said, it probably does not matter.

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03-13-2023, 01:56 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread World Baseball Classic thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

I am Danny Jansen's mama. Get your facts straight.

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03-13-2023, 12:31 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread World Baseball Classic thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

He might have wanted to trigger the mercy rule. Had GB scored, he could have needed two extra innings from pitching.

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03-12-2023, 08:03 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread World Baseball Classic thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

It is kind of weird. Seems like the homers Berrios gave up came off good pitches down or below the zone.

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03-12-2023, 02:33 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread ST GDT March 12th. Phillies vs Jays 1pm in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Yes they certainly paid a fair price for one of the best players in the league despite his league average bat. He produced very good or elite...

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03-12-2023, 02:22 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread ST GDT March 12th. Phillies vs Jays 1pm in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

I hope so too. But it seems people around here are thinking that Varsho is only worth the trade if he takes a step forward with his bat. I think he...

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03-12-2023, 02:18 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread ST GDT March 12th. Phillies vs Jays 1pm in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

WTF are you talking about? He was a 4.7 WAR player with his league average bat. He is worth the trade without the need to improve offensively. He can...

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03-12-2023, 02:16 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread ST GDT March 12th. Phillies vs Jays 1pm in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

I will be very happy if he improves offensively, but he does not need to improve offensively to be worth the trade. If he maintains his league...

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03-12-2023, 02:06 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread ST GDT March 12th. Phillies vs Jays 1pm in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

No we did not. We paid for a well-above-average player. His bat has been league average.

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03-12-2023, 02:03 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread ST GDT March 12th. Phillies vs Jays 1pm in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

We got him for his elite defense and league average offense. He is no middle of the order bat.

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03-12-2023, 02:00 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread ST GDT March 12th. Phillies vs Jays 1pm in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Another baserunning out this ST. The team is practicing these really well.

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03-12-2023, 01:20 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread ST GDT March 12th. Phillies vs Jays 1pm in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

It is just ST .. but another CS. Runner on 1st and 3rd and 1 out. Bo gets caught stealing second. At least the Blue Jays are doing their part to...

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03-09-2023, 04:06 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread ST GDT March 9th.SPLIT-SQUAD DAY 1pm in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Merrifield got CS at 3rd base (2nd time this spring at least). Bo got picked off at 2nd base. What exactly is the team learning here? Do they really...

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03-09-2023, 03:11 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread ST GDT March 9th.SPLIT-SQUAD DAY 1pm in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

I really hope these baserunning outs are just the team experimenting in ST. Even if it is, it is getting tiring because the experimenting has been a...

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03-06-2023, 07:04 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread Official Fantasy Baseball Advice Thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Keyword is "upside". Tiedemann's upside is easily a #1.

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03-05-2023, 10:09 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread Official Fantasy Baseball Advice Thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

20 year old lefty throws 97-99 FB, plus slider, and plus-plus change up. If this is not #1 upside, what is exactly?

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03-05-2023, 03:41 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Wow. This is amazing!

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03-05-2023, 03:29 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread ST GDT March 5th. Phillies vs Jays 1pm in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

He averaged 93.5 last year. I hope he can ramp up to that by the season opener.

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03-05-2023, 12:33 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread ST GDT March 5th. Phillies vs Jays 1pm in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Pretty good squads from both teams. ST games are ramping up to opening day squads earlier because of WBC probably.

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03-04-2023, 04:06 PM

Captain_Obvious replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Your classification of these changes as stupid has no basis. The fact the majority of people like the changes means that MLB made a smart decision;...

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