Unfortunately, the powers that be are letting it get close to the deadline and this thread might get locked!! I have no faith that a new thread will appear in time so I MUST take action on my own!!!
It's time, let's relive a few of the good moments from the playoffs!
Discuss amongst yourselves! Don't be too hard on the moderator - he doesn't have the courage, the desire, the will to win necessary to do what has to be done!!
Thursday 05 April 2018 7:05 EDT / Dunkin' Donuts Park / Hartford, Ct.
Francisco Rios (RHP 0-0 0.00 0K 0.00) v. Jack Wynkoop (RHP 0-0 0.00 0K 0.00)
Preamble: Dabbles here, bored, scared, lonely. No Jays game tonight after starting the season with a respectable 4-3 homestand. Luckily, on this glorious of off-days, The Blue Jays AA affiliate The New Hampshire Fishercats are opening the season. Why is this important you may ask? Well because the second coming of Troy Glaus (Vladimir Guererro Jr.) and his sidekick Bob (Bo Bichette) are taking the field for the first time this year and they are surrounded by a solid group of high ranking Jays prospects (Gurriel, Biggio and Pentecost among them). Although I can assure you we wont be having a game treat for every minor league game, I will closely keep tabs on our sprightly young bucks and maybe do a weekly recap of the farm system if time permits.
Of Note: Okay I was just joking about Troy Glaus, but I think we can all agree he was great that one year. I like to think of Vladimir as more of a Barry Bonds type player (I am taking a shot at this "optimism" thing you guys keep going on about). Last year Bo Bichette led the minors in batting average at .362 and was the MVP of Midwestern League. He is the Blue Jays 2nd ranked prospect and a top 15 prospect in all of baseball. Not only is he a great baseball player but he has nice hair! Vlad finished last year with a .323 batting average, 13 home runs and 76 RBI in 119 games. He was named ESPN's prospect of the year and is in the top 3 prospects in all of baseball on everyone's list. Look for these 2 to continue to terrorize the minors and be called up in August or September to contribute to the Blue Jays world series championship this year (optimism feels weird...my feet are tingling and my vision is blurred).
Now I do not know if we will be able to find...*ahem*...visuals for the game tonight online, however, I just found out that MILB.tv is only $25 for the YEAR! so I think I will bite. Here is a link for the "discount". http://www.milb.tv/yearlydiscount
Here is a clip of Vlad's epic walk off HR in Montreal last week.
New Hampshire Fishercats SS Bo Bichette CF Jonathan Davis 3B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2B Lourdes Gurriel RF Harold Ramirez 1B Cavan Biggio LF Conner Panas C Patrick Cantwell DH Andrew Guilliot Hartford Yard Goats 2B G.Hampson CF Y.Daza SS B.Rodgers 1B B.Mundell RF S.Hilliard LF W.Rogers DH D.Nunez 3B M.Jones C C.Rabago
Some notes about the lineup: 1. I am too lazy to find out the first names for all the guys on the Yard Goats but we can guess. My guess is that Rabago's first name is Cabbage. 2. I am too lazy to find out what side the batters bat from. 3. I thought Pentecost was in AA but I guess Cantwell is the #1 catcher there, or at the very least he is starting today. 4. The Fishercats are stacked! Their DH is hitting 9th! (although to be fair our sweet morsel should be batting 9th for the Jays) Finally, these are not fishercats.
This is your game treat "September call ups" edition.
