6/18 Angels at Blue Jays Gameday Thread No Upton

[beatlesrule]

Stroman on the mound for the Jays

1. Eric Sogard (L) 2B
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) DH
3. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) LF
4. Cavan Biggio (L) RF
5. Randal Grichuk (R) CF
6. Rowdy Tellez (L) 1B
7. Freddy Galvis (S) SS
8. Danny Jansen (R) C
9. Brandon Drury (R) 3B

[red321]

that'll teach him to hit a home run his first game back

 

 

 

 

(in before it's pointed out he just came back and they are playing on turf)

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

[UndertheHalo]

Maybe today is the day that Tyler Skaggs manages a quality start. 

[DMVol]

25 minutes ago, red321 said:

that'll teach him to hit a home run his first game back.....

Hell, I think it was on the first pitch back....

[Angel Oracle]

36 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Maybe today is the day that Tyler Skaggs manages a quality start. 

At least pitch at least 6 innings for a freaking change! 

[Docwaukee]

At least

[SoCalSportsFan]

29 minutes ago, DMVol said:

Hell, I think it was on the first pitch back....

 

[stormngt]

Seriously what logic is there to sit Upton.  Does he need a rest after those 9 inning he has played in the first three months of the season ?

[SoCalSportsFan]

 

[Jay]

12 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Seriously what logic is there to sit Upton.  Does he need a rest after those 9 inning he has played in the first three months of the season ?

Kind of a head-scratcher for sure.

[bloodbrother]

18 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Seriously what logic is there to sit Upton.  Does he need a rest after those 9 inning he has played in the first three months of the season ?

Probably easing him back and not wanting to run him out there immediately on that Toronto turf

[Lou]

1. Turf

2. Turf toe 

You guys can't be this dense. It's obvious they are being cautious with him. 

[krAbs]

21 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Seriously what logic is there to sit Upton.  Does he need a rest after those 9 inning he has played in the first three months of the season ?

This is my guess (tweet from yesterday) :

 

[eligrba4ever]

Didn't they call Upton's injury "turf toe"? Probably wise to limit the toe's exposure to plastic turf on concrete.

[UndertheHalo]

I mentioned the other day that I was surprised they were playing Upton at all in this series.  

Also, if the turf is so awful there, why doesn’t MLB step in and make them use a surface that doesn’t grind players down.  This all seems very dumb. 

Edited June 18, 2019 by UndertheHalo

[Duren, Duren]

The turf in Toronto is wicked. Best to be cautious where possible. Upton may just need to have a game off and get his body re-familiarized with the nine inning routine. Sort of like spring training again for him in terms of muscle and joint litheness and fluidity. Seems like his eyes and hands are ready but no point pushing him at this point. Especially against a weak team. 

[floplag]

Pretty sure the Upton thing was planned from the get go due to turf,  im ok with that.  There some curiousness in that lineup though... or perhaps im over thinking the trade season approaching. 
Remember, if im not mistaken there are no august waiver trades this year so get em done by end of July or dont this year.

[failos]

2 hours ago, UndertheHalo said:

Maybe today is the day that Tyler Skaggs manages a quality start. 

Lol good one. I’m guessing Nero will keep Skaggs 1 inning too long

[failos]

25 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

Didn't they call Upton's injury "turf toe"? Probably wise to limit the toe's exposure to plastic turf on concrete.

Yep, turf toe is a serious injury. I feel like the name doesn’t do it justice

[goldenGlove]

Skaggs on the mound, gonna need 5+ runs again

[tdawg87]

8 minutes ago, kj_maestro said:

Skaggs on the mound, gonna need 5+ runs again

We need 5+ runs no matter who is pitching.

[UndertheHalo]

11 minutes ago, failos said:

Yep, turf toe is a serious injury. I feel like the name doesn’t do it justice

It’s absolutely one of the worst injuries for a baseball player.  People acting like Upton was being a pussy or whatever were being dumb about it. 

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!!!!!

Go Skaggy!!!! Beat the Jays, eh??

 

[Claude]

12 minutes ago, failos said:

Yep, turf toe is a serious injury. I feel like the name doesn’t do it justice

It’s getting better