View Profile: Olerud363 - Toronto Blue Jays Message Board

Yesterday, 12:29 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

The Great teams of the AL East are well represented on Baseball America's minor league all star team. This illustrious all star team is not just for...

7782 replies | 528913 view(s)

Yesterday, 08:37 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

This team is seriously fucked up from the highest levels down. The crazy thing is that Schneider has more at bats in September than August. He...

10510 replies | 944565 view(s)

Yesterday, 08:31 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

This was one case where JS, Shapiro, the scoreboard operator, the Mayor of Toronto, and Justin Trudeau should have united to go ballistic.l ...

10510 replies | 944565 view(s)

Yesterday, 07:08 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

How is saying "something is off" any different then any of the stuff I've been saying, except more concise with less ranting? By definition if...

10510 replies | 944565 view(s)

Yesterday, 06:49 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Fuck Belt. It's not the fans, it is that this team has been terrible in big series at home. This is the third year in a row they played the Yankees...

10510 replies | 944565 view(s)

Yesterday, 06:35 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

It depends what the definition of mediocre. Is a high 80s win team mediocre?

10510 replies | 944565 view(s)

09-26-2023, 10:39 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread GDT: 1/3 New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays (7:07 et) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

If every game was independent the Blue Jays have apparently have 95% chance of making the playoffs down 3%. If the games are correlated it's less...

248 replies | 8983 view(s)

09-26-2023, 10:22 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread GDT: 1/3 New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays (7:07 et) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

You are a miserable asshole. Everybody was acting like they had a 100% chance of winning. I fucking totally agree the chances are still good IF...

248 replies | 8983 view(s)

09-26-2023, 10:05 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread GDT: 1/3 New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays (7:07 et) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

You are 100% right. Jays blew so called 98% chance of winning against Seattle and blew a 98% of making the playoffs. But it wasn't 98% chance...

248 replies | 8983 view(s)

09-26-2023, 09:58 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread GDT: 1/3 New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays (7:07 et) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

We disagree on the dynamics but the 98% chance of making the playoffs was bullshit. The games are correlated. Tomorrow they'll lose and then it is...

248 replies | 8983 view(s)

09-26-2023, 05:19 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Former Blue Jays Thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

At age 24 Delgado and Guerrero are the same! .270 25 93 guys with 1 WAR or so and some power but dissapointing power compared to their peers and man...

884 replies | 56686 view(s)

09-26-2023, 04:26 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

I would have thought at this point in the season they won't be really going to Florida and just stay in shape in Toronto or wherever the team is. ...

10510 replies | 944565 view(s)

09-26-2023, 03:23 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

I assume like Manoah they won't really report to the minors and just hang out in Toronto... like they are not really going to the Florida Complex...

10510 replies | 944565 view(s)

09-26-2023, 03:18 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

I've been to lots of ballparks every one was great except for Olympic Stadium in Montreal. I even enjoyed Joe Robbie and the Oakland Stadium,...

7782 replies | 528913 view(s)

09-26-2023, 12:12 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

I just report the truth. If you don't like it complain to reality. I don't think I've ever posted one thing that is insane. Just things that are...

10510 replies | 944565 view(s)

09-26-2023, 09:40 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

The 2014/15 Royals were insane. Off the top of my head 2014 - super improbable comeback against As in wild card game, make it to 9th inning of...

10510 replies | 944565 view(s)

09-26-2023, 09:34 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

I don't think that is true. I started vaguely following in 85 and saw under-dogs win all the time. 85 Royals, 87 Twins, 90 Reds, 2000 Yankees, 2003...

10510 replies | 944565 view(s)

09-26-2023, 08:10 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

You just have to laugh at this point. I wasn't even involved in the original genesis of this issue, but I heard that in 2021 Grant got in an...

7782 replies | 528913 view(s)

09-26-2023, 07:54 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Arizona could also be playing a couple of games drunk as fuck, so the scenario where Jays lose a close fucking intense hard fought game again Tampa...

7782 replies | 528913 view(s)

09-26-2023, 07:44 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

I don't think that's quite the logic. Probabilities are based on each game being independent, but if each game probability is related slightly to...

7782 replies | 528913 view(s)

09-26-2023, 07:39 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

The last 2 maybe last 3 games in Seattle probably won't mean anything to Texas. So assume Seattle wins last 3, Texas wins first. Houston wins 2/3...

7782 replies | 528913 view(s)

09-26-2023, 07:12 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

You are truly an evil moron. Seattle was not one of the luckiest teams in history last year. What the hell is wrong with you? They had a 89 win...

7782 replies | 528913 view(s)

09-25-2023, 08:28 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

That would change the entire narative of the franchise and the Shapiro/Atkins/Bo/Vlad era from "never won a playoff game" to "never won a...

10510 replies | 944565 view(s)

09-25-2023, 04:10 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

World Series Championships (Offense) All types of teams have won, from the obviously cheating KC Royals (I also listed their 2014 stats when they...

10510 replies | 944565 view(s)

09-25-2023, 03:51 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

It's a weird team though. It's not that they 'don't have power' like this combination of players is a 220 homerun team other years. They aren't...

10510 replies | 944565 view(s)

09-25-2023, 01:13 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Vlad Jr. to Indy Ball in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

People have mentioned that Kendry Morales is comparable to 2023 Vlad. A couple of other guys that are comparable are the "older" versions of Miguel...

577 replies | 80717 view(s)

09-25-2023, 12:13 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Another thing fangraphs isn't factoring in is that no fucking way Yankees have a losing season. So actually it's fucking over. Yankees have a 30...

7782 replies | 528913 view(s)

09-25-2023, 12:05 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

I think the soonest Texas can clinch is Thursday so at least they won't be drunk as fuck until then. When Texas get's drunk as fuck it's easy to...

7782 replies | 528913 view(s)