Falling Slowly: Jays Implode Late Versus White Sox
The game last night was two faced. The first half featured offensive dominance by the Jays, continuing the trend established over the weekend, and everything seemed to be chugging along towards victory. Miguel Gonzalez was not great and the Jays doled out punishment.
And then
Marcus Stroman, though low in pitch count, lost command on his fastball and stopped throwing strikes.
He also instinctively swiped at a ball hit by Dioner Navarro that probably wouldโve been an inning ending double play but instead spread gasoline over simmering embers.
And then the bullpen stopped getting guys out. It felt like an endless stream of bodies coming out of the gate
And it was 6-5. And then 7-5. And then over.
Brett Cecil did not have a great night at work.
Gibby, do you regret putting him in?
โNo, I donโt.โ
Good! Why not?
โHe has been throwing pretty solid lately. After a slow start, he has been getting better. ... Thatโs his inning there, and letโs be honest, we need him. We have to get him to get sharp, he needs to find it.โ
This game felt a lot like the Home Opener.
Early dominance. Faltering. Disaster. An opponent named after hosiery.
A game in which the league MVP hits a grand slam should be a victory. A game that is 5-1 going into the 7th with your โaceโ on the mound should be a victory.
Baseball cares nothing for "should."
Brett Lawrie looks skinny and is wearing glasses.
And maybe because I started watching Penny Dreadful as this game escalated towards suck, this is all I could see:
Otherwise, he's similar.
Drake is releasing an album.
Blue Jays Twitter responded.
โDropped outta school now we dumb rich, dumb richโ
โAll I do is hang with the young and heartless
All this is for my family, man, I try my hardestโ
โGirl let me rock, rock, rock, rock, rock your body
Justin Timberlake and then I hit the highway
I canโt trust no fuckinโ body
They still out to get me cause they never got meโ
TEAM PHOTO DAY!!!!
Many mentioned Gibby's epic manspreading, but I decided to focus on something different.
It's blurry, but Troy Trevor Tulowitzki is smiling.