Jumping Someone Else's Train: Game 5, April 5, 2008 - Boston at Toronto
by hugo
on Apr 5, 2008 12:47 PM EDT
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Boston @ Toronto
Jamie Campbell favorite David Eckstein led off the next inning and worked an 11-pitch at-bat into a leadoff walk (sprint), and Shannon Stewart, batting for Matt Stairs, followed up with a single. Alex Rios and Vernon Wells followed with terrible at-bats, both making first-pitch outs, but Frank Thomas followed up with a gapper to give the Jays the lead for good and preserve a well-deserved win for Marcum. Tallet and Accardo nailed down the win to knot the Jays' record at 2-2.
Today, the Jays take on the Sox again, as a couple of young pitchers face off. Clay Buchholz pitches for Boston while Jesse Litsch pitches for the Jays. Litsch kept his ERA very low last season (3.81) but his low strikeout rate makes some question whether he'll be able to keep that up, even with the Jays good infield defense. Litsch had some trouble with lefties last season but has added a 2-seamer to help him with the lefties. There's a great long interview with him in Behind the Dish , a great free weekly digi mag featuring excellent work by the incomparable Marc Hulet.
Anyway, on to the lineups:
Boston Red Sox
SS Julio Lugo
2B Dustin Pedroia
DH David Ortiz
LF Manny Ramirez
3B Mike Lowell
RF J.D. Drew
C Jason Varitek
1B Sean Casey
CF Coco Crisp
P Clay Buchholz
Toronto Blue Jays
SS David Eckstein
LF Matt Stairs
RF Alex Rios
CF Vernon Wells
DH Frank Thomas
1B Lyle Overbay
2B Aaron Hill
3B Marco Scutaro
C Gregg Zaun
P Jesse Litsch
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Can the starting pitching stay this good all year....
starting to like Scutaro
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 1:15 PM EDT 0 recs
right there with you
although there's no denying he's overexposed as a starting third baseman
"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 5, 2008 2:11 PM EDT
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Litsch is getting great defense...
He needs it...but I thought that Wells should have caught that fly ball....
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 1:40 PM EDT 0 recs
Gotta love Jamie Campbell
'Thomas has got to motor' going for third. 'Here's the relay'...ummmmm no Jamie....that was a soft toss into second.....If Crisp was trying to throw out Thomas at third he wouldn't have hit the cut off man on the first base side of second....he'd have thrown to the shortstop third base side of second.
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 1:46 PM EDT 0 recs
Overbay to the rescue again
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on Apr 5, 2008 2:02 PM EDT 0 recs
hey everyone
just got back from a run. how's Litsch looking?
"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 5, 2008 2:06 PM EDT 0 recs
I wish Gibbons would use Macdonald at short for Litsch...
He needs all the defense help he can get.....
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 2:18 PM EDT 0 recs
we have so many groundball pitchers
you could make a case for Mac to start at SS most days
"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 5, 2008 2:24 PM EDT
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I would yep....easy.....
I don't have the great love Jamie Campbell does for Eckstein....
by rincewind on
Apr 5, 2008 2:28 PM EDT
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haha who does?
although eckstein had 2 nice at-bats in the last few innings yesterday, including an 11 pitch walk. you don't see many at-bats like that from Mac
"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 5, 2008 2:29 PM EDT
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yeah.....
Yeah....a couple of nice at bats...and the team needs a lead off man but.....how old is he now? He's not going to improve.....
by rincewind on
Apr 5, 2008 2:32 PM EDT
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Nice bunt Hill....
though with his power I hate to see bunts but....it worked.
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 2:23 PM EDT 0 recs
I really like the Red Sox Management...
But why would you sign Sean Casey?
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 2:29 PM EDT 0 recs
it doesn't make much sense, does it?
maybe they were trying to repeat their Mientenciewz magic
"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 5, 2008 2:30 PM EDT
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eckstein bloops on in
to give Litsch a 2-run lead
"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 5, 2008 2:31 PM EDT 0 recs
gotta take off for a bit
have some friends coming to see the baby -- Let's go Jays!
"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 5, 2008 2:32 PM EDT 0 recs
how many pitches has he thrown?
hmmmm 77.....I'd like him to get thru 6.....
by rincewind on
Apr 5, 2008 2:39 PM EDT
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He does look great....
Wouldn't you pitch hit for Casey?????
by rincewind on
Apr 5, 2008 2:58 PM EDT
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Hmmmmm
As a Jays fan I love the call but as a baseball fan I wish they could have a better camera view...and maybe someone that could discribe the play decent...If Tabler says 'it started foul and went fair' I'm going to throw something at the tv
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 3:02 PM EDT 0 recs
jays are taking advantage of calls going there way, and boston micues, Im lovin it
by tannman on Apr 5, 2008 3:04 PM EDT 0 recs
Who said Varitek was a good catchers....
That was just plain lazy.....
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 3:04 PM EDT 0 recs
haha, well he has went to the dirt on so many occassions this game
by tannman on Apr 5, 2008 3:04 PM EDT 0 recs
Please don't bunt....
the boy can't find the strike zone....
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 3:07 PM EDT 0 recs
I'd like it.....
but dont' gibbons will....I'd like Mac in cause we are winnning
by rincewind on
Apr 5, 2008 3:10 PM EDT
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Would be nice if he had a good start to the season
Have no feel for how Wells is going to do this year....
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 3:23 PM EDT 0 recs
Wells
Wells is gonna be fine, I have no concerns about him one bit.
by tannman on Apr 5, 2008 3:24 PM EDT 0 recs
Do you ever check out the fan 590 website.. Mike Wilner's blog?
by tannman on Apr 5, 2008 3:26 PM EDT 0 recs
I reccommend
Its good reading, he's highly opinionated...
He hates bunting and SB, I love that the jays are playing this way though
by tannman on Apr 5, 2008 3:28 PM EDT 0 recs
yeah Expos were my team
saw Monday's hit in a mall.....left school to watch a TV at Sears.....will never forgive baseball for screwing that city
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 3:35 PM EDT 0 recs
I hear ya
94 strike still fresh in my mind. Took me awhile to get on with the Jays, nut I am fully converted now
by tannman on Apr 5, 2008 3:37 PM EDT 0 recs
I cheer Jays
or who ever might beat the Yankees out. Made my pilgramage to Yankee Stadium ld last year. Enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. Took the stadium tour and sat one game in the bleachers and one in good seats. Great fun chatting with everyone around us.
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 3:39 PM EDT 0 recs
what sort of throw was that?
Pedroia didn't make that close
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 3:44 PM EDT 0 recs
that's a first
Zahn and speed used in the same sentence.....
by rincewind on
Apr 5, 2008 3:47 PM EDT
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I'd love to go to Fenway...
But figured they were tearing down Yankee stadium....House that Ruth Built.. Just figured as a baseball fan I ought to see it....
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 3:46 PM EDT 0 recs
I did the same at Fenway, Bleachers than good seats.. wish Iwould have got to yankee staium...maybe I will
by tannman on Apr 5, 2008 3:47 PM EDT 0 recs
I'm in Calgary....
So the trip to New York was a big deal for us.....I really enjoyed it....people were very nice to us. Almost thought I was missed the New York experiance, not one person was nasty. And my oldest son wore his Red Sox cap all the time.
by rincewind on
Apr 5, 2008 3:51 PM EDT
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We had the Cannons....they were Seattle's Triple A team....
But they left to New Mexico....we have a independant league team...the Vipers....is fun ball to watch but you aren't goign to see any future major leagers.
by rincewind on
Apr 5, 2008 3:55 PM EDT
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yeah vipers are here still
We had Darryl Brinkly last year...he was 38...played a handful of games with the Mariners years ago. He hit .400 and lead the team to the league championship.
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 4:00 PM EDT 0 recs
yeah.....
didn't do the greatest last year....the weather in the early part of the season wasn't great. But as the seaon went on they did ok. I'm going to get to more games this year...just made a couple last year.
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 4:04 PM EDT 0 recs
Yankees are losing 6 to 3
And are down to their last two outs....jays win and yanks loss is about a perfect day
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 4:10 PM EDT 0 recs
Now I'm going to hope the Tigers continue losing....
their game is on fox for me.....but I think I've likely pushed sitting around watching ball as long as I can
have a good night.
by rincewind on Apr 5, 2008 4:12 PM EDT 0 recs
Great game
sorry I missed the last half of it. Litsch had some control problems early, was probably a little gunshy. I liked the two walks from Wells, and of course it's great to see Thomas getting comfortable. A sweep tomorrow would be sweet, and with Doc pitching we can't let them off the hook!
"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 5, 2008 6:11 PM EDT 0 recs
Oh, and Jays of the Day
Going by WPA (trying to be fair since I missed half the game, it is Zaun, Overbay, Tallet, and Eckstein in that order.
I have to say, I was prepared to dislike Eckstein because of all the hype he gets from dumb sportscasters, but I'm kinda digging him. I still would like to see Mac in the late innings though.
"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 5, 2008 6:16 PM EDT 0 recs
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