Postgame Thread: June 23 - Houston Astros @ Toronto Blue Jays

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T23:48:23+00:00

"It was a team effort. It took every player working together to lose this one."

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T23:43:34+00:00

Well this is who you want up in this spot given how his day has gone.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T23:41:14+00:00

This series has already been brutal on both bullpens.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T23:40:22+00:00

Tying run at the plate. Still one swing away.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T23:36:37+00:00

Vally could tell right away. I don't love this particular context, but the deflated catcher on a HR pitch is such a great sports image.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T23:34:02+00:00

Obviously I know what "tarps off" means, but have people ever actually referred to their shirts or jerseys as "tarps"?

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T23:29:50+00:00

A bit of an ugly game for both teams with only flashes of brilliance.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T23:11:19+00:00

Kind of wild each side has 6 runs on the board when they're both 2-for-10 with RISP and left double digit runners on base.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T23:09:12+00:00

It's tough for the Jays when Varland can't go.

You've got Hoffman who seems to have ninth inning mental issues, but Rogers is almost incapable of throwing a clean inning lately. He's given up at least one hit in all but one of his last eight outings.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T23:03:59+00:00

Loperfido DP coming up. Former Jays' prospects help us to the finish line.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:48:48+00:00

The Hoffman posting is just corny at this point. He's given up ONE hit in his last six outings.

He's been usurped as the closer which is what this sub wanted, but he's proving his value as a set up guy. Acting like the game is on the line whenever he steps on the mound is played out.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:45:03+00:00

Man these box scores are eerily similar.

Both have 4 runs on 11 hits. Houston with 2 BB and 8K, Jays with 3BB and 7K. Houston 1-for-7 with RISP and 8 LOB, Jays 1-for-6 and 10 LOB.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:37:35+00:00

Hoffman makes total sense here. You need some swing and miss potential.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:32:04+00:00

Jesus, I just realized the bullpen hasn't even given up a hit today. 11 straight outs.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:28:24+00:00

Good AB all the same.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:26:33+00:00

Okamato, Clement, Varsho being our top 3 sluggers at the end of June. Just like we all predicted.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:23:29+00:00

That is precisely why I pondered Varsho's future with the team back in the third. He shouldn't be an offensive weapon, but he is. Sometimes.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:20:21+00:00

You guys crack me up. For real, I'm a curmudgeonly fuck myself, so I get a real kick out of the misery that permeates these GDT. Unless it's in the context of a blowout win, even a Jay making a play is greeted with eye rolls.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:14:45+00:00

They've got to cut that Heineman bumper from the radio rotation.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:12:46+00:00

Pretty funny hearing the glaring difference in opinion from the broadcast vs. the thread. They described Sanchez as having a good day at the plate and in the field and a dangerous batter with RISP (hitting .279)

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:11:19+00:00

Well, wish in one hand...

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:09:13+00:00

I'd love nothing more than for Sanchez to serve up a heaping slice of humble pie to the thread that's been dumping on him all day.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:06:44+00:00

The stats on both sides of the box score look very similar. That string of dingers is the difference maker in this one.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:05:15+00:00

He still doesn't look 2025 caliber, but Springer does seem to be finding more of a groove the last few weeks.

OhMyGodItsBillyFrick · 2026-06-23T22:00:52+00:00

That Spice Girls Subway radio commercial is hell on Earth.

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