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Monday Bantering: Jays Bits

May 20, 2024 by Blue Bird Banter

MLB: Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays
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We have a day game today. 3:00 Eastern start on the holiday Monday.

John has done more tinkering with the lineup today. Jansen is batting in the number two spot. I prefer Vlad ahead of him, but I don’t really have a complaint. Maybe Turner will end his long hitless streak and Bo his shorter hitless streak.

Today’s Lineups

WHITE SOX BLUE JAYS
Tommy Pham – CF Davis Schneider – 2B
Andrew Vaughn – 1B Danny Jansen – C
Gavin Sheets – RF Vladimir Guerrero – 1B
Eloy Jimenez – DH Bo Bichette – SS
Andrew Benintendi – LF Justin Turner – DH
Paul DeJong – SS George Springer – RF
Korey Lee – C Daulton Varsho – LF
Nicky Lopez – 2B Isiah Kiner-Falefa – 3B
Danny Mendick – 3B Kevin Kiermaier – CF
Erick Fedde – RHP Jose Berrios – RHP

We had some complaints about yesterday’s plate umpire, and apparently, they were well-founded complaints:


He had a very wide strike zone (especially when the Jays were at bat). Looking at the Umpire Scorecards website, he has tended to help out visiting teams. In his ten games behind the plate this season, visitors were ‘favoured’ nine times, but yesterday was the largest edge to one team he’s had this year.

And it is Jamie Campbell’s birthday today. Happy Birthday.


We may be getting bullpen help soon:

Chad Green said he felt good during a nine-pitch rehab outing at triple-A Buffalo yesterday.

He’ll do another inning for the Bisons on Wednesday, when Bowden Francis will throw 2-3 innings/45ish pitches, said manager John Schneider.

Blue Jays hoping both ready after.

— Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) May 20, 2024

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Kevin Gausman told reporters he “probably should have gone on the IL” to start the season. He’s right, of course, but then the team we were short on starters at the time. Teams have to make hard decisions sometimes. They figured Kevin even a little sore, was better than their next possible starter.

Kevin Gausman says he “probably should have gone on the IL and got back to normal” at the start of season, calling this “an uphill battle”.

Some days he feels back, then the next start feels different. He’s chasing that still and trying to find his best splitter again. #BlueJays

— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) May 18, 2024

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