Well there you have it! The Blue Jays are the 2015 AL East Champions! WOW! Such a great year and the best part, is that it's really just getting starting.
5 thoughts on the Blue Jays clinching the AL East! Go!!!!
1. I've said this before and I know there are a bunch of people that are out there that don't like the guy, but I was so Happy for John Gibbons last night when the Jays won! Hopefully this now means that he'll finally get some of the respect that the other two Managers who brought Blue Jays teams to the Playoffs. Let's be honest....of all the Major sports Coaches out there the Baseball Team Manager has the least amount of effect on a games outcome than any other sport, and the decisions that they do make aren't really all that hard to figure out if you have any kind of concept of the game of baseball! With that being said... John Gibbons makes those correct decisions and now he finally has the players to execute...Just like Cito did. Congrats John! You deserve it.
I also wanted to point out 3 instances last night that also showed how much Gibbons is actually in touch with his team and why I think they really do appreciate it.
- He had LaTroy Hawkins finish out the game! What a great way to show some respect to the oldest player in the game with giving him the opportunity to close out the clinching game in his final season.
- He and the Coaches didn't run out to the mound with the rest of the team when the Jays won. They stayed by the side and let the players enjoy the moment.
- In the 2nd game of the double header he took RA Dickey out after the 5th inning! The trained eye probably noticed that he took RAD out after he got his ERA under 4 for the year and since the game was still tied it allowed him to finish with a .500 record for the year!
2. I`ll say it now...It`s kinda weird watching grown men run around hugging each other and spraying each other with booze for 3 hours! BUT....It was must see TV for me last night! The Interviews are bad, and confusing, but they are surprisingly engaging and it`s great to see guys celebrate after they just did something great!
3. Top Three Blue Jays that I was happiest for last night! 1. Brett Cecil, 2. Jose Bautista 3. Edwin Encarnacion.
I think I was happiest for Cecil only cause he's had such an up and down career and it's great that he's been such a big part of this 2015 run.
4. I loved the Alex Anthopoulos and his staff were at the game sitting with the fans! I think this was the 1st time that we saw the real Alex. The emotion and joy that you could see on his face was like a little kid at Christmas! I don`t think there are any fans out there that would have watched the game and not liked Alex more after all the celebrations than they did before.
5. Blue Jays fans invaded Camden Yards in Baltimore yesterday and showed once again why they are the best traveling fans in all of the MLB. Seriously how great is it that the Blue Jays fans in attendance cheered for their GM aloud in the middle of the home teams stadium? How many times this year when watching an away game this year did you hear `Let`s Go Blue Jays`and `MVP`chants over the course of a game? It's really quite impressive when you think of it! A bunch of brash Canadians storming a rivals Park and cheering louder than the home team! AWESOME!
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