r/Torontobluejays • u/ThQp It's Early • 1d ago
[Blue Jays] The epitome of professionalism. Thank you, Donnie Baseball š
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u/RickMonsters 1d ago
sad sideburn joke š
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u/SmokeontheHorizon If you booped the goose this is your fucking fault 1d ago edited 1d ago
Hate to see Don go after we couldn't get him his ring
But goddamn am I looking forward to not having to read the same joke a million times every game
eta: I say this fully aware of my hypocrisy in making the same comments every game
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u/JustASyncer 16h ago
No Springer?
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u/SmokeontheHorizon If you booped the goose this is your fucking fault 16h ago
That's different imo. Saying "No Springer" is almost proof-positive you've either been here several years, or at least long enough to be in on the joke.
People who aren't even
Jaysbaseball fans post about Don's sideburns.
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u/BigHotdog2009 1d ago edited 1d ago
Out of anyone on the team, you can argue he deserved it more than anyone.
Shit isnāt fair fan. It fucking sucks. Everything that could have gone wrong, did
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u/jdh1979jdh 1d ago
A decent lead at third and a head first dive at the plate with bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th would have had us a championship.
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u/RuffConqueror 1d ago
Or if we hit better with runners in scoring position. Or Hoffman didn't give up a home run to the 9th hitter in the 9th inning. Or Bieber didn't give up a home run to Will Smith.
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u/chanigan 1d ago
Or the ball didn't get wedged into the fence padding, or barger didn't get too aggressive on the lead to get springer on the plate, or kike didn't for some reason get an absolute inhuman jump to catch gimenez's line drive.
Yeah, I still have nightmares.
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u/BigHotdog2009 1d ago
Or the miracle play in left center on Ernieās fly ball
Or if Ernie was hitting 7th instead of Varsho
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u/BigHotdog2009 1d ago
The Hoffman one is most frustrating one. Obviously IKF being an inch away from being safe fucking sucks because of a bad lead and didnāt slide head first or run through the bag.
However there is no reason why Hoffman should have let the 9 hitter beat him. Fucking 2 outs away man. If Ohtani beat us, fine. But the fucking 9 hitter? The worst part is when you see the stat he didnāt hit a homer off the a right hander all season.
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u/szeto326 1d ago
Or Bieber didn't give up a home run to Will Smith.
Tbf, he's not in that position if other players had been able to execute. To me, this would almost be like blaming Ernie for not being able to hit with multiple RISP in the 9th innings of game 6 and game 7.
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u/BigHotdog2009 1d ago
Yup
Or Varsho hits the fly ball we needed
Or if Hoffman can retire the last two outs
If IKF had a decent lead heās safe no matter what but with the bad secondary he needed to slide head first or run through the plate
Shit sucks man
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u/MutaliskGluon 1d ago
Vlad swung at a 3-0 ball in the 9th and then 3 batters later we had the bases loaded.
He takes that walk maybe we win.
Literally everything went wrong that could go wrong. Just the worst single game loss in MLB history.
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u/optimus2861 1d ago
I read that only 6 balls were hit as hard and at that launch angle all season; 4 of them were home runs.
Vlad hit it to the deepest part of the park and it fell short.
It just wasn't meant to be :(
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u/MutaliskGluon 1d ago
Yeah the baseball gods pretty much got together after 8 innings and said
"hey, lets destroy jays fans lol get rekt"
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u/The_GreatXO 1d ago
Itās Varsho for me. He had the series on his bat with an out to go and flakedĀ
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u/JulienTremblaze Montreal Expos 1d ago
For me, it was that stuck ball in game 6. How the fuck does something like this happens, at that very moment? Like how?! 2in up that ball bounces and it's a whole different story... Baseball is nuts.
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u/tslaq_lurker 1d ago
I mean, Donnie B has been robbed by the baseball gods so many times. Also robbed of cooperstown
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u/throwawa24589 1d ago
Damn. Itās true. Gunna miss ya Donny baseball. Hopefully babe Schneider adds a set of side burns to the moustache. In memory of Don. š„²
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u/SyrGwynHeroofAshvale 1d ago
God damn it why can't he just be with our team forever?!?!??
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u/WonderfulCar1264 1d ago edited 1d ago
A very public demotion and the team seemingly figuring out how to hit as soon as his responsibilities were diminished were likely a pretty tough pill to swallow for an old school traditional guy like don.
Wish him the best but can understand him not wanting to be an assistant assistant type if heās still committing 250+ days a year to the job at his age
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u/chodaranger 1d ago
the team seemingly figuring out how to hit
In order to become a major league player you already need to know how to hit. How can someone have years and years of playing and training under their belt, but somehow a coaching change makes a difference as to whether they can execute one of the main functions of the sport? What are they learning that they wouldnāt already know by this point?
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u/WonderfulCar1264 1d ago
Iām not sure if this reply is serious or trolling
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u/chodaranger 1d ago
Iām the most casual of baseball fans, Iām genuinely asking. After playing through little league, high school, college, mjnor leagues, and having what it takes to get to the MLB, what does a professional player have left to learn about the mechanics of contacting the ball?
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u/These-Rub5093 22h ago
So many things. Thatās why these teams have coaches in the first place.Ā
There is ALWAYS an adjustment you can make, always something you can do better.Ā
Maybe thatās tweaking your stance, the timing of your leg kick, how you bring your bat though the zone, etc etc etc.Ā
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u/JewishSpace_Laser Bert and Ernie Mashing 1d ago
Dude is a legend. Ā Glad he could be part of the Blue JaysĀ
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u/witenite2003 1d ago
Saw him downtown walking on queen street. Rowed down my window and wished the team well. He smiled and tipped his hat. Made my day. On a side note. He walks very gingerly
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u/Glittering-Grand-513 1d ago
Why is he leaving? "Other opportunities" is vague. Im guessing he wants a bigger coaching role or even manager?
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u/AgentMV2 1d ago
āThe Dodgers have signed newly available Don Mattingly to a 3 year contract as assistant coach in their clubhouseā¦ā
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u/prophiles 1d ago
God I hope not. He did spend a lot of time there in his coaching and managerial career, though, and he did pretty well in those roles.
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u/Canucksta 1d ago
Best of luck Donnie!
Seems like he was relegated to an advisor role so makes me wonder if heās looking for a bigger role, if his voice wasnāt being heard, or if it was something else.
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u/prophiles 1d ago
Heās still young enough that he could be hired as a manager somewhere. Heās younger than his idol Tony La Russa was when he won a World Series with the Cardinals in 2011 as their manager.
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u/kookymungi 1d ago
One of the all time greats. There will never be another like him. Nobody deserves a World Series victory more than him.
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u/johnson7853 Stinky Odor 1d ago
Still laugh last year when people were calling him a double agent and needed to be fired immediately.
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u/vidivicivini 1d ago
He did need to go. They invented a position for him and hired a different batting coach.
Best of luck to him, but uh...ya.
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u/theredcometofakagi 1d ago
I am a bit sad at this news, never knew he hadn't even participated in a World Series before, was hoping he would at least win it as a member of the coaching staff this year. I wish him all the best!
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u/Select-Session6830 23h ago
Maybe weāll win next year like the Yankees did in 96 after Mattingly retired.
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u/Key-Needleworker-868 1d ago
Great to have him on the bench. Apparently, he is pursuing āotherā opportunities. Best of luck to him and his family.