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Bluejayperched_tiny by hugo on in Game Threads

Oakland @ Toronto


Hey all. The Jays are flying high today after sweeping division rival and the defending world champion Boston Red Sox, who are of course lamely blaming it on their Japan trip. The exhuberant Big Star tune the Ballad of El Goodo (if you don't know Big Star, you should check out their #1 Record/Radio City record, it's great stuff.)

In some additional encouraging news we haven't yet discussed, B.J. Ryan pitched in his second rehab appearance for the Dunedin Jays yesterday. Ryan pitched an inning , striking out 1 over 12 pitches, 7 of which were strikes. He reportedly felt quite good, and it is encouraging to see him working on only 1 day rest. Gustavo Chacin also pitched for Dunedin yesterday, but the results were not so good.

I'm composing this thread quite early, as I will be working late tomorrow and then meeting up with a friend who is in town, so I won't get to see most of the game. But it should be a good one, with a great pitching matchup. A.J. Burnett will oppose Rich Harden in a battle of two starters with all the potential in the world but frustrating injury records. Harden, the native of Victoria island, has already made two successful starts this season, while A.J. was just fine the last time out.

Perhaps someone can add the lineups when they are announced. There is supposed to be a way to have it done automatically with the new site, but I don't think that feature is working at the moment. Hopefully, it will be soon.

Let's go Jays!

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Lineups from Gameday

The visiting A's:
RF Buck
2B Ellis
1B Barton
DH Sweeney, M.
LF Cust
SS Crosby
3B Hannahan
C Suzuki
CF Sweeney, R

P Gaudin

Our Beloved Jays:
SS Eckstein
LF Stairs
RF Rios
CF Wells, V.
DH Thomas
1B Overbay
2B Hill
3B Scutaro
C Zaun

P Burnett

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

by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 6:58 PM EDT   0 recs

Buck pops up foul on 2 pitches

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:08 PM EDT   0 recs

4 pitch grounder to 3B for Ellis

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:10 PM EDT   0 recs

Barton singles over short

There goes the no-no.

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:12 PM EDT   0 recs

M. Sweeney RBI double

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:13 PM EDT   0 recs

Cust grounds out to 2B

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:15 PM EDT   0 recs

x grounds out

Grittily no doubt

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:19 PM EDT   0 recs

Stairs singles up the middle

Running game? :P

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:19 PM EDT   0 recs

Rios singles into left

Please, VW, no double play

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:20 PM EDT   0 recs

A home run will suffice

That's 8 RBIs for VW, and 3 are Rios on homers.

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Frank pops out foul

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:24 PM EDT   0 recs

Overbay singles to left

extending the inning.

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:25 PM EDT   0 recs

Hill singles up the middle

Scutaro with the 2 out RBI chance.

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:27 PM EDT   0 recs

Scutaro flies to shallow center, stranding 2

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:28 PM EDT   0 recs

Crosby leadoff broken bat single

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:32 PM EDT   0 recs

Hannahan walks. 2 on, no out for Suzuki

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:34 PM EDT   0 recs

Vernon?

I didn't think so.

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Burnett was throwing a ton of strikes in the first

and now he can't buy a strike.

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:35 PM EDT   0 recs

Wild pitch advances the runners

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:36 PM EDT   0 recs

Traded a run for an out on a groundball

and then gives up a double to tie it

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:39 PM EDT   0 recs

Now a go-ahead double by Buck

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:40 PM EDT   0 recs

Gameday thinks AJ's change is a splitter

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:41 PM EDT   0 recs

Hope not

Arnsberg came out, but AJ's still in the game.

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ellis RBI triple

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:43 PM EDT   0 recs

Sac fly

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:45 PM EDT   0 recs

Ground out to end it

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:47 PM EDT   0 recs

Zaun flies out to the left field corner

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:50 PM EDT   0 recs

Eckstein slides in under a high throw

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:52 PM EDT   0 recs

Stairs GIDP

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:54 PM EDT   0 recs

Cust grounds out on 2-1

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:57 PM EDT   0 recs

Crosby with a quick ground ball

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 7:58 PM EDT   0 recs

Hannahan singles to CF

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:00 PM EDT   0 recs

Why the 2 out 0-2 pitchout?

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:02 PM EDT   0 recs

Single through the right side for Suzuki

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:02 PM EDT   0 recs

Grounder to Overbay to strand 2

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

Rios swings past a slider

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:09 PM EDT   0 recs

I still think Wells looks heavier than last year.....

some year he's going to have to move out of center....

by rincewind on Apr 8, 2008 8:11 PM EDT   0 recs

Wells swings through a slider too

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

by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:11 PM EDT   0 recs

Often looks that way.

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I guess Gaudin has his slider working

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:13 PM EDT   0 recs

Nice quick out

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Burnett's first K

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:21 PM EDT   0 recs

Fly ball strands one

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:23 PM EDT   0 recs

Gameday says 82

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

Overbay singles up the middle to lead off

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

by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:25 PM EDT   0 recs

Hope he lasts that long

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Nice boat

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:27 PM EDT   0 recs

Does?

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Scoot draws the walk

Running game?

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:29 PM EDT   0 recs

Doesn't even need it

Gaudin throws it away checking on him

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

x's swinging foul means no squeeze?

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

by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:34 PM EDT   0 recs

x singles off Crosby's glove

tie game!

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:35 PM EDT   0 recs

Stairs grounds into another DP

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

Quick out from Cust

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:39 PM EDT   0 recs

Quick out from Crosby

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:40 PM EDT   0 recs

Burnett walks Hannahan

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:42 PM EDT   0 recs

Tallet is warming up

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:42 PM EDT   0 recs

Zaun buying time for Tallet

after the single past Hill

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:43 PM EDT   0 recs

Tallet has yet to allow a baserunner.

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:44 PM EDT   0 recs

An out's an out

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:47 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Gaudin is gone

Brown is in

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:49 PM EDT   0 recs

Another quick trip through the heart of our order

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

Tallet's first baserunner

broken bat single

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

by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 8:58 PM EDT   0 recs

Soft liner to Hill

no double play

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

by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 9:02 PM EDT   0 recs

League and Wolfe have options

We'd have to offer Randy Wells back if we wanted to send him down.

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

by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 9:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Tallet loses Barton

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 9:05 PM EDT   0 recs

Right

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by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 9:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Tallet loses Sweeney too

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

by Torgen on Apr 8, 2008 9:09 PM EDT   0 recs