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Don't Let's Start: Game 21 - Toronto at Tampa

Bluejayperched_tiny by hugo on in Game Threads

Toronto @ Tampa Bay


Well, yesterday's game was frustrating as hell. Marcum had uncharacteristic difficulty controlling the zone and was victimized by shady defense, a little hit-bunching, and a terrible Jays offense that couldn't manage anything until Gregg Zaun went deep with the bases empty in the 8th. The split with Detroit leaves the Jays at .500, a familiar place for our heroes. Rolen and Lind can't get healthy soon enough.

I'll be around for the game tonight, but probably won't be around earlier on as I'm going to try to get a run in. The weather here has been downright biblical though, so the torrential rain may stop me from running. It was a little creepy driving home from rehearsal last night and seeing dozens of wrecked cars on the road.

Jesse Litsch faces off against James Shields tonight and looks to improve upon his last outing, which was his worst of the season. The way the offense has been going, the Jays may need a great performance from Litsch, and Shields is quite a good pitcher as well. As long as Barajas isn't DHing, I'm happy.

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Rios is sitting????

We benching another…..anyone with any power gets benched and released?

by rincewind on Apr 22, 2008 6:55 PM EDT   0 recs

Rios is 1 for 9 vs. Shields with 5 Ks

Although I have no idea if that’s why he’s getting today off.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Also, lefties hit Shields .357 so far this year

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

You're going to try to get a run in?

You could teach the Jays offense a thing or two. ZING!

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 6:57 PM EDT   0 recs

Apparently the Rays picked up Gross an hour ago

for Josh Butler.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:02 PM EDT   0 recs

x taps back to the mound

grittily.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:15 PM EDT   0 recs

Hill also grounds back to the mound

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:17 PM EDT   0 recs

Stairs hits it at the pitcher too

but low enough that it’s a single.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:18 PM EDT   0 recs

Wells grounds to third

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:19 PM EDT   0 recs

I still think Iwamura would look good as our shortstop

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:22 PM EDT   0 recs

Another grounder

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:23 PM EDT   0 recs

brewers-cards game was interesting...

both teams batted the pitchers 8th. Brewers won in the 11th, Pujols ended up playing 2B

by rincewind on Apr 22, 2008 7:23 PM EDT   0 recs

And a third grounder

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:24 PM EDT   0 recs

Isn't this basically a minor league ballpark?

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by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hmm... looks like it's deep-ish in the alleys

Kinda Comerica-like.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Overbay draws the leadoff walk

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by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:28 PM EDT   0 recs

Stew draws the back-to-back walk

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by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:32 PM EDT   0 recs

Overbay with the worst slide ever

but safe somehow. Thanks, Shitske!

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by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:34 PM EDT   0 recs

Scutaro with the RBI grounder

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by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:36 PM EDT   0 recs

Scoot looked safe at second to me

unless Bartlett blocked the base.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:41 PM EDT   0 recs

That looks like a play Mac makes

Maybe not for the out, but to save the run at least

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:50 PM EDT   0 recs

Strike-em-out throw-em-out

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by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 7:52 PM EDT   0 recs

Looked like Litsch got a glove on that

but couldn’t stop it

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:04 PM EDT   0 recs

Litsch needs to start getting those grounders

like he was in the first.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:05 PM EDT   0 recs

Overbay works a walk last time

this time first pitch swinging. Which of those worked out better for you, Lyle?

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:10 PM EDT   0 recs

Yay scoot....

got the lead again

by rincewind on Apr 22, 2008 8:14 PM EDT   0 recs

seems funny sometimes Inglett looks great at the plate....

then other times he looks like he shouldn’t be in the majors at all

by rincewind on Apr 22, 2008 8:17 PM EDT   0 recs

I suspect today is Inglett's last day in the outfield

if not with the club. Lind’s neck is apparently fine, so the only question is if we keep Diaz up so we can platoon DH (with either him or Barajas) or Inglett to platoon third.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:17 PM EDT   0 recs

hey all

how’s the game going so far?

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 22, 2008 8:24 PM EDT   0 recs

Good until you got here

We score 2, they score 2, we get 3 straight singles with 2 outs, Hinske gets an RBI triple

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

And now they have the lead

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by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:26 PM EDT   0 recs

Bartlett's a no-bat SS, right?

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by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:30 PM EDT   0 recs

Doesn't help if you don't throw strikes for him to ground out on

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

he's had at least one good season with the bat

for a SS I mean. Great fielder

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 22, 2008 8:31 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

pretty much hating this team right now

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 22, 2008 8:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

My post a few games back asking them not to make me look

like an idiot for cheering for them applies today as well.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

luckily my throwback hat

has kitsch value here in D.C. apart from any connection to actual sports

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 22, 2008 8:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It's not in gang colours or something, is it?

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

touche

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 22, 2008 8:39 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I remember seeing an article today about Yanks hats in alternate

colour schemes which just happened to match gang colours, and were being sold for that purpose by some stores (with optional gang symbol embroidery done in-store).

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:40 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Out on the squeeze bunt

Nice play Cy.

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by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:36 PM EDT   0 recs

Hill with the single after the x fly ball

C’mon, Stairs!

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by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:41 PM EDT   0 recs

that was quick

and painful

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 22, 2008 8:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I meant c'mon, drive in Hill!

Not c’mon back to the dugout after grounding into a double play!

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That was a bomb

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by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 8:55 PM EDT   0 recs

it would be nice

to get a run back and just once not immediately give it back

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 22, 2008 9:03 PM EDT   0 recs

How the hell is Shitske a single short of the cycle against us?

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 9:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That didn't help him in Toronto or Boston

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Apr 22, 2008 9:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

the dude abides

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Apr 22, 2008 9:10 PM EDT to parent up