<p>Rejoice, fiends.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jose Batista bats leadoff for Blue Jays tonight, Kevin Pillar out of the lineup. <a href="https://t.co/GHS5tAVHgq">pic.twitter.com/GHS5tAVHgq</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Arden Zwelling (@ArdenZwelling) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArdenZwelling/status/877626411778949120">June 21, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">*extreme Wilner voice* That&#39;s funny because I heard Gibbons would NEVER change his lineup. <a href="https://t.co/e0d7ypx6ef">https://t.co/e0d7ypx6ef</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Andrew Stoeten (@AndrewStoeten) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewStoeten/status/877627149309677568">June 21, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>I think I&#8217;ve said enough about Pillar and Gibbons and lineup decisions the last couple days, so I think I&#8217;m just going to leave it at that.</p>
<h1><strong>UPDATE:</strong></h1>
<p>So, about that Dwight Smith Jr. hitting second thing:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kevin Pillar is no longer the Blue Jays lead off hitter. Jose Bautista will lead off going forward. And Russ Martin will bat second.</p>
<p>&mdash; Arden Zwelling (@ArdenZwelling) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArdenZwelling/status/877641601929027584">June 21, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>That&#8217;s right: Russell Martin isn&#8217;t in the lineup because the Jays are going with Luke Maile behine the plate, but when he returns, the number two hole belongs to him.</p>
<p><em>OHHHHHHH, SHIIIIIIIIITTTTT. How are you supposed to whine about Gibbons now? Would you like me to try to build a time machine for you?</em></p>
<p>Also&#8230; uh&#8230; are we still doing &#8216;phrasing&#8217;?</p>


Rejoice, fiends.

https://twitter.com/ArdenZwelling/status/877626411778949120

https://twitter.com/AndrewStoeten/status/877627149309677568

I think I've said enough about Pillar and Gibbons and lineup decisions the last couple days, so I think I'm just going to leave it at that.
<h1><strong>UPDATE:</strong></h1>
So, about that Dwight Smith Jr. hitting second thing:

https://twitter.com/ArdenZwelling/status/877641601929027584

That's right: Russell Martin isn't in the lineup because the Jays are going with Luke Maile behine the plate, but when he returns, the number two hole belongs to him.

<em>OHHHHHHH, SHIIIIIIIIITTTTT. How are you supposed to whine about Gibbons now? Would you like me to try to build a time machine for you?</em>

Also... uh... are we still doing 'phrasing'?

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