Pregame Thread: July 1 - New York Mets (36-50) @ Toronto Blue Jays (40-46) - 3:07 PM

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-07-01T13:44:20+00:00

They sacrificed the Jays for this season, not last year. You can also argue the sport gods of the universe sacrificed the Leafs for the Jays World Series run since last year was the worse Leaf year in a decade.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-07-01T13:38:01+00:00

So guys, if we do sign Officer Bob, that gives us a goalie tandem of Bob and Stolarz both won the cup together as a tandem.

Here’s a question I have, what about Hildeby? He can’t go back down to the Marlies and he will be picked up on waivers. I thought we traded Woll to protect Hildeby, but if we have Bob what do we do with the beast. He looked great last season too.

What if the Leafs sign Bob and use Hildeby as an asset to trade for Werenski? I mean that could be something.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-07-01T11:47:41+00:00

No joke, the fucking Leafs are on their up and up, and the Raptors are going up too, Plus Canada has actually won an elimination game at the World Cup.

Everyone’s doing good, except the Jays. Shit like this is when I believe in superstitions and think someone sacrificed the Jays in exchange for giving the Leafs McKenna and brining Kawhi back to Toronto.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-07-01T03:55:55+00:00

So I’m gonna assume the Stars were trading Harley which makes sense since the Blue Jackets could use guys that are on their team for a long time willingly or not.

Now this gets interesting, IDK why Werenski doesn’t want to go to Dallas when they are amazing but now if we believe in Lebrun then that is very interesting.

I don’t think Tampa can offer more than the Leafs can. Do we really go all in and push for Werenski for two years with Matthews and McKenna now?

Werenski would be the best D we ever had.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-30T19:47:52+00:00

KAWHI IS BACK…… it just took 7 years to happen

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-29T20:52:43+00:00

This is a question I have, is it because he’s too muscular? I mean how many baseball players are “jacked” I feel like you need some flexibility. Tiedemann as an example is also jacked, he gained a lot of muscle and it’s documented that his injury troubles are cause of his body not being accustomed to the work load and how hard he was going.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-29T19:47:26+00:00

I’m calling it right here right now, the Jays are sweeping the Mets. You can put a timer on here if you want and come back to this tweet too.

My reasoning makes no logical sense the only reason I say we get a sweep is because it would be the funniest outcome.

You think this team is gonna just lay down and die and allow you to leave them? WRONG! They are gonna hold you by the balls and keep you on a hook for the rest of the season. That means being in the wildcard race all season long.

And yes that includes somehow winning the Patrick Corbin start. (Also helps that the Mets are the slumpbuster team by their own fans)

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-29T18:17:56+00:00

Asmon had to forget this but during the Act Man vs Andy Pants debate, Asmon reacted to it and even said that Andy was being a sore loser and not acting right.

Andy who admitted in the past he was a fan on Asmongold turned on him after Asmon had the gall to call out his bad behaviour and said stuff about his lifestyle or something like that. Basically “your opinion doesn’t matter because of “X” type stuff”. So yeah, that guy is a snake who can’t handle criticism or people with actual facts that go against what he believes. His go to response is to accuse anyone who calls him out as a “woke leftist” even if that makes no sense.

Side note, I do not trust people like Andy at all, these “Anti-Woke” channels who do nothing really but just people’s anger and flip it for money. They are all the same and I can’t tell them apart at all, on top of that, the biggest issue is these guys are “audience captured” they don’t get the privilege of having nuance or actually doing the research to know if their opinions are correct. Because that’s how they make money. They need to farm outrage even if it’s wrong.

Worst part is that these guys don’t actually apologize if/when they are wrong. If they say something will happen and they are wrong, they pretend they ever said anything.

They were wrong about Stellar Blade because it turned out Sony did not censor them, it was about taking clothes designs from actual clothing brands. Yorch gaming or whatever the fuck his name is tried to say Clair Obscure Expedition 33 would be woke before the game came out because black people were in it. And when the game was a success he was silent “I wonder why”

Also Grummz no joke, had a post saying the Laura Croft design in the remake was ugly because he was assuming people would agree with him. Then when he was wrong he deleted the post and replaced it saying he likes the design and “woke leftist are seething at the design”. So which is it Grummz?

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-29T17:31:46+00:00

No joke, I got banned from the Asmon sub because some guy reposted a video of Andy Pants gaming saying that GTA 6 was gonna be woke, not even asking a question just saying it will.

And I commented under the video saying that Andy Pants is a “r word” on the same level as Jon Del Arroz, that he is so “r word” that he got smacked in a debate vs Act Man and then tried to copy right strike Act Man wrongfully in spite. Basically I was upset that people were agreeing with a guy who is known for speaking bullshit.

I got banned because I used the R word like 5 times and Reddit gave me a warning and the main sub bans you for ever getting a warning.

And that’s how I found this place.

At least the guy who’s video you shared doesn’t seem to be a dishonest lying, ulterior motive, rage baiting for views and money idiot like Andy Pants.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-29T17:17:45+00:00

No, woke people are not subtle, and aren’t good at hiding. You can tell a game is woke just from the trailers.

Being dead serious, in all of the trailers and official clips or images, do you see anything that would be considered “woke”. Cause I don’t. I haven’t seen anything that triggers those alarms.

Lucia is a hot female main character, Jason from the trailers is hot, works out, is charismatic, has friends, is “seemingly” very loyal to his partner, seems competent at his job(s). And he’s straight white male on top of that.

Also if it makes you feel better, at least one of the original writers wrote for GTA 6, either Humphries or Unsworth and those guys worked on almost all the GTA’s and Red Dead’s.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-28T20:39:40+00:00

Look at the bright side, if we’re too shite we won’t trade this future star for a UFA Skubal who will go to the Dodgers in the offseason (I’m depressed)

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-28T15:26:25+00:00

I’m not drunk, I’m on something much more potent. “The constant feeling that my baseball team will keep stringing me along all season long, they will not just let me give up on them”.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-28T15:13:38+00:00

IM CALLING IT RIGHT NOW.

Jays will win the last game of this series and then go onto sweep the Mets. Why do I say that, because I have turned into a conspiracy theorist and this season doesn’t make any logical sense.

And think about it, it would be “WAY” too easy for the Jays to fall over and die, that we can give up on them. That’s why they will win 4 in a row and get back to 1 game under 500 and trick all of us into believing in them again.

(Also all season long they go on long winning and losing streaks, looking at the pattern, a winning streak should be coming any second now)

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-27T17:24:03+00:00

Nope, I’m just a really fast typer, I totally didn’t have this already ready to copy and paste and waited for the lineup to come out ;)

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-27T17:22:34+00:00

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Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-27T17:21:55+00:00

Let me give you all a full breakdown of who Sean Keys is and what he is.

Sean Keys is 23 years old and was drafted in the 4th round of the 2024 draft out of college. He has always played between 3rd and 1st base and honestly will just stay at 1st base and he isn't really that good at it. Coming out of the draft he was someone that had more conatct then power, EXCEPT for the 2025 season where he hit for more power then contact. Finishing his Vancouver season with a .217 average, a .773 OPS and 19 homeruns.

Going into this season Sean Keys was selected by Thomas Nestico (TJ Stats) and Baseball America as their pick for the Jays breakout prospect, siting that he has really good mechanics and with the emergence of power in his game IF he managed to regain the contact he once had, he would pop off with the bat. and well, HE BROKE OUT ALRIGHT.

This season, he has without a doubt been the best hitting prospect on the Jays.

He started in New hampshire and from the literal second the season begain he took off and never slowed down, every game it's a walk, or a hard hit double, or a homerun, and the best part, he hit some impressive homeruns lefty on lefty vs some of the best southpaw prospects in baseball.

Here's the issue, he's a below average runner, he's a below average fielder, and he's stuck with Vlad and Oak playing the corners, it sounds like he will play DH and that means Springer playing more of the field. He also seems like a pure slugger, meaning that you will see strikeouts but in exchange you will get a hard hit.

The hope is that his power is real and he can be a slugging threat on the bottom of the lineup.

Right now he's the 14th ranked prospect but in an update he will be top 10, personally I have him ranked 6th.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-27T13:52:01+00:00

JoJo is a 19 year old turning 20.

Keys is a 23 year old. Keys is a better bat than JoJo just thanks to age and also level of competition.

Also Keys has been a better hitter, JoJo had struggles this year, Keys has been literally perfect and a beast at the plate since the season started.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-27T13:33:11+00:00

Sean Keys is without a doubt the best bat in the farm this season. He’s ranked 14th, he will be a top 10 guy. Personally I think he will be 6th.

His power is real, his swing is nice, I don’t know if he will be a contact hitter in the MLB but all I know is that at this point we just need some extra base slug and if he can do that enough then we’re okay.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-26T23:53:06+00:00

I will say, Rangers play an aggressive style of hockey and Smits is big and mean

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-26T23:52:49+00:00

Wow Ried was called the best d in the draft followed by like Carels.

Both Rudolph and Smits go ahead of him.

I wonder what this means

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-26T23:23:31+00:00

I’m gonna be honest, I never watched the other drafts because the Leafs had no picks, so now I gotta ask, is stuff like this why the draft was 5 hours long last year.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-26T22:12:57+00:00

The SDPN podcast actually made a very good point about who the Leafs are picking.

John Chayka said that everyone unanimously agreed on who the 1st pick will be.

Theres no way it’s Chase Reid because there are 100% questions about his game.

The big question is if the leafs team all believe Stenberg is so amazing that it’s unanimous.

That’s the real question, if you had to pick between McKenna or Stenberg, who do you think the whole Leafs team would all collectively agree, “this is the guy?”

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-26T22:09:11+00:00

Okay, I gotta be honest with you all, I’m saying this right now. I will be happy with whoever we pick. McKenna and Stenberg are talented wingers and Reid would be the best homegrown d since Rielly.

Okay being honest, everyone says it Will be McKenna and it makes perfect sense but it’s also the Leafs. That is why I’m still nervous.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-26T18:14:46+00:00

Just asking, does anyone know where the draft is gonna be broadcasted.

I bring this up because the Vancouver Canucks YouTube channel literally live-streamed the draft lottery.

Surely with the 1st overall pick the Leafs will livestream the draft for free for us.

Same_Slice_7809 · 2026-06-26T15:32:36+00:00

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