You dont win that type of game without the " Cy Young candidate " not getting off one fucking pitch.

Showalter had the fix. INVESTIGATE!!!

IT WAS EXTRA FUCKING INNINGS TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

This is epic bad

man, poor Droford.

Givens was electric.

I leave you with this. Britton face 3x as many Right hand batter. Gave up a .151 average compatred to .185 to lefties.

Encanacion was a right hand batter.

Buck Showalter just threw a fucking playoff game. Launch an investigation right now.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/split...zach-britton\\

BOOOM


Buck Showcheater!

http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/split...ubaldo-jimenez

Jimenz vs Righties lol

I'm crying right now.

I cant wait for Droford posts.

To make things worse, Showalter had Dylan Bundy, who was better than Jimenez. If he gets brought in, easier pill to swallow. At least you could say Showalter went with a guy who's been good.

Droford will prob be gone until the offseason.

I'm still here

lol it is what it is though. 2 evenly matched teams, came down to a weird decision by the manager. One of the few nights where the Jays bullpen matched up well with Baltimore's.

I understand wanting to save your closer for when you get a lead, but runners on the corners, less than 2 out and one of you opposition's best hitters at the plate seems like the best time to bring in your best pitcher, considering the game is on the line right then and there it should force your hand.

the 11th inning in an away 1 game knockout all or nothing game seems the time to bring him in.

Ubaldo only has one year left on his contract there's Zero chance they resign him. Maybe if he repeats August/September for 3 months he could be a trade deadline deal.
Full season of Gausman and Bundy in the rotstiob will be good.
Trumbo is gone like Cruz...I'm 50/50 on Wieters coming back..probably not but they don't have a better option ready next year
Kim gets a full year playing hopefully not pulled against lefties.

Ultimately the biggest difference from this year for 2017 will be replacing Trumbo. Proven they can hit the jackpot in 1 year reclamation projects so I'm sure they can find someone to play RF.

Ubaldo getting put into the game not loosened up was not his fault.

I'm pretty sure he was warmed up..that was just sucky Ubaldo making an appearance after two months of being in hiding. It was due to happen.

Bundy wilted down the stretch, as I had predicted. You can't count on him long term. Maybe they sign Trumbo. He's smart to start there. Should prob dh tho because he's fucking awful on defense.

/sigh

No good team leaves there Cy Young caliber closer on the bench in hopes that they get a lead. Thats, in fact, a bad team. A very bad managed team.

If you're going to tell me that Britton, a guy who was a starter and switched to a closer, cant come in and give a optimal performance in a tie game... YOU ARE A FUCKING MORON.

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Zach Britton trying to keep classy

In fact.. You keep Britton in there for atleast 2 innings if you need him in this situation. The whole point in a one game playoff that is tied in extra innings it to give your batters a chance to get ahead. Britton is you best chance in INNing 10 and 11. You bring Ubaldo in 12 or 13 if you have to. I mean, Buck really mismanaged the living shit out of this game.

He's going to leave for a long term bigger deal just like Cruz did . Theoretically he's younger than Cruz and a long term deal is less risky BUT I doubt they'll pay him big money off a career year especially when I think they might finally target a decent starting pitcher instead.

You're over estimating his value. Cruz had shown to be a great hitter before. Trumbo was and still is a mediocre hitter who hits the ball over a fence every now and then. But he's never as good a hitter as Nelson Cruz.

I'd be stunned if a team gives him more than 3 years.

What wasn't shown was Britton spitting in Showalter's face and spelling "NPB" in the air with his finger.

Maaan, can't wait to see Baltimore in the world series. Going to be amazing.

#1 team of all times.

Woulda been better if Eddie hit the homerun off of Britton to shut Droford the fuck up.

But now MLB fans have much more of a reason to hate Toronto fans after that bullshit beer can incident. Typical desperate, pathetic Toronto bullshit. Though the general consensus amongst Jays fans is that guy is a fucking asshole.

Having been at the Rogers Center though, Jays fans are a bunch of fucking crybabies.... does make it a crazy place to play though.

Who was the oldest MLB player ever? Feel like Ichiro will beat it with his full head of gray hair.

Easy one there. Julio Franco. He's like 55 now and could still play. as a utility guy. He was 49 or 50 when he retired. Some pitcher retired a few years ago that was in his upper 40's as well, Jamie Mauer or something, can't remember his name.

Damn. 59 by some guy with the last name Paige.

Wonder if he had an "Alberto" tattoo

Cubs are saying rotation is gonna go Lester, Hendricks, Arrieta and Lackey. No surprise but I wonder if they give Lackey the Ted Lilly treatment and bump him for Lester if game 4 is a must win.

Wondering who the hell the Mets are gonna start if they win. Nats are broken but they'll throw Scherzer, Gio and Roark. I can't name a Mets starter other than Synderguard and Bart.

Adam and Drake Laroche are going to throw out the first pitch before game 2 of the NLDS. Lollllllllllllll

Ya the Cubs organization and the city for that matter seem hell bent on jinx this team again.

Giordano's pizza has some new box with the Cubs W on it or something

This is bad.

If they advance rookies Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo will be their other two starters to go along with Thor and Bart. They were both unbelievable down the stretch replacing deGrom and Matz, they team couldn't have gone on a run without them.

I think Gsellman and Bart would get the first 2 games of the NLDS, then Thor in Game 3 and Lugo Game 4 if needed.

Good thing Bernie Mack is dead

I think the Mets will win, but i rather the Giants win matchup wise.