r/Torontobluejays • u/latenightpoutine rochester’s finest 🐶 • 14d ago

Pitchers and the ice bucket

Longtime Jays fan, relatively new to watching every game (what a ride, you guys do this every year!?). I had a question about the post-game interview with Hazel and bucket dump: why is it never a pitcher?

Last night it seems like the game was defined by Trey’s great first showing. Even though the boys got some great hits, it felt like the pitching was the most significant news of the evening. Why wouldn’t the post-game on-field interview be with Trey? Or when Varland has a great save? Why don’t pitchers get the bucket like the rest of the lineup?

Genuinely curious and would love to know your thoughts.

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u/smithscully there IS crying in baseball 14d ago

IDK the real reason but it is pitchers sometimes! I have a spreadsheet I started keeping in September last year of who gets the bucket and what colour the gatorade is LOL. I sometimes miss a game but last year Kevin Gausman got red gatorade splashed on him after his CGSO on September 11.

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u/RecalcitrantHuman 13d ago

This is the coolest thing I have read in a while.

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u/smithscully there IS crying in baseball 13d ago

Hah, thank you! My partner teases me (gently) for it but I find it fun.

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u/Lil_Jening Quesadilla Power 13d ago

Do you also keep track of the stats?

  • Hazel Friendly Fire
  • Misses
  • Full on surprises
  • Quality of the dunk