Stroman will be the Game 5 Starter...

[Menses]

Price is finished as a starter as far as this series is concerned...

[Fthestockmarket]

I could understand giving Price an inning or something to help his confidence but why is he still out there? All he's doing is giving Chirinos and Odor more confidence in the fact that they own him.

[slayer14]

blame the Canadian blue jays coach for this

[MickeyMan]

Gibbons is in so far over his head

[pattymayo]

pretty simple, jays need this game and gibbons figures it's his offense that will win (or lose) game 5 anyway

[Menses]

I could understand giving Price an inning or something to help his confidence but why is he still out there? All he's doing is giving Chirinos and Odor more confidence in the fact that they own him.

Sanchez was not warming up until the 8th...and Gibbons as usual did not anticipate another Price meltdown which was a mistake...Price may very well pitch effectively against KC or the Stros if the Jays advance but he is finished as far as the Rangers go...and mentally his confidence may be shot...

[Ratzz]

Price is finished as a starter as far as this series is concerned...

this should have been the move going INTO the series.. he obviously does poorly as a "playoff No.1"

just take a little heat off.. and let him be no.2 or No.3

no prob. i am sure he would prefer it anyways.

[innovation]

not a big deal, rangers have prices number and Jays are too strong at home to not give stroman the edge

I pitty the next team to face price, he will respond

[charcoalbbq]

Out of all the Jays pitchers in the roster price has the worst career numbers against Texas. There is no way gibbons or any coach in right mind would start him for game 5. The only reason Price came in was to keep him tuned when the starts for the next series. Price's worst team is Texas....his era is over 5 and his whip is over 1.4 against texas and this is on a big sample size...over 60 innings!

If i am gibbons i would start Dickey again for 3 innings to go through the line up then bring in Stroman. Dickey is a knuckle baller and he should have no problem going in back to back.....if he pitches dickey and brings in stroman to finish out the last 7 or 6 innings, texas swing will be messed up and with the Dickey effect because dickey throws knuckle ball in the 60's and stroman throws mid to high 90's two seamer.

[Menses]

this should have been the move going INTO the series.. he obviously does poorly as a "playoff No.1"

just take a little heat off.. and let him be no.2 or No.3

no prob. i am sure he would prefer it anyways.

Agreed...but most people did not realize he would have been this bad going in....Estrada should have gone in game 2 and Stroman in Game 1..the series would have been over by now....but no way that happens when your ACE is Price...and he's won 18 or so games...

[Menses]

Out of all the Jays pitchers in the roster price has the worst career numbers against Texas. There is no way gibbons or any coach in right mind would start him for game 5. The only reason Price came in was to keep him tuned when the starts for the next series. Price's worst team is Texas....his era is over 5 and his whip is over 1.4 against texas and this is on a big sample size...over 60 innings!

If i am gibbons i would start Dickey again for 3 innings to go through the line up then bring in Stroman. Dickey is a knuckle baller and he should have no problem going in back to back.....if he pitches dickey and brings in stroman to finish out the last 7 or 6 innings, texas swing will be messed up and with the Dickey effect because dickey throws knuckle ball in the 60's and stroman throws mid to high 90's two seamer.

This is brilliant...and i dont think people are even considering it...Dickey only threw 78 pitches...and should still have a little left in him for a few innings...in a likelyhood, I think what may happen is...he will come in in relief...If the Jays somehow have a lead heading into the 6-7 inning range, and Dickey comes in..its lights out...it would throw the entire Rangers lineup out of whack...

[jaxjonesdrew32]

Gibbons will use Dickey out of the bullpen tomorrow. Great contrast bringing in a knuckleballer after Stroman. Smart man keeping him under 80 pitches

[Ratzz]

This is brilliant...and i dont think people are even considering it...Dickey only threw 78 pitches...and should still have a little left in him for a few innings...in a likelyhood, I think what may happen is...he will come in in relief...If the Jays somehow have a lead heading into the 6-7 inning range, and Dickey comes in..its lights out...it would throw the entire Rangers lineup out of whack...

–oh.. and i think it was a great move for you to call John
and tell him to switch Price in for Dickey in a game
that was pretty much locked up. Good for Dave to just get
off the post-season losing streak, and just get the 'W'.
Now he can relax and move on.. solid advice

i texted John myself, but i don't think he checks his phone during the games..
but i think you have that secret number to the dugout.. ?
(wish i did)

If you could forward that to me, that would be great

cheers, ®

[ByAnYMe9n$]

Gibbons will use Dickey out of the bullpen tomorrow. Great contrast bringing in a knuckleballer after Stroman. Smart man keeping him under 80 pitches

Dickey isnt pitching tomorrow smh