Blue Canary in the Outlet By The Light Switch, Who Watches Over You? Game 2 of the Doubleheader
by hugo on May 12, 2008 6:11 PM EDT
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Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians, May 12, 2008 8:05 PM EDT
So the lineups for the game being showed by SB Nation's content carrier are just the same as last game, which has got to be wrong, I'd imagine. But since the Jays haven't scored over the last 2 games and in fact have only managed 1 run in the 3 games so far in this series, it doesn't really matter what the lineup is, does it? Put it this way, to be watching the Jays at this point, you've got to have some pretty deep-seated emotional and/or mental issues. Allright, see everyone at gametime!
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I don't think 'who watches over you' is a question in that lyric.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 6:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it doesn't surprise me that you'd say that
but I disagree
"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 May 12, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't the singer the blue canary?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always thought there was more than one character
"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 May 12, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's like, 'canary that watches over you'
except a canary is animate, and in this case sentient, so you say ‘who’.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I get, I'm not an idiot
but you’re not going to convince me, I did a college paper on the song
"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 May 12, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who would the other characters be?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
in my paper
the question posed was who looks out for the blue canary when it’s so busy worrying about everyone else all the time?
"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 May 12, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But the singer is the canary
“I_ have a secret to tell, from _my electrical well.”
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It really screwed the pooch on the _'s that time.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
certainly
the verses are the canary’s. I mean, he says “My name is Blue Canary”. Doesn’t get much clearer than that.
"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 May 12, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But if the chorus is sung to the bird
why does the bird need to make a birdhouse in his soul for the singer to live in (as the bee in the bird’s bonnet)? Is the singer also a bird?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the other singer is God
telling the blue canary that he spends all of its time looking out for other people and neglects itself. Hence its need to carve out a little space in its soul for itself to be nurtured.
"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 May 12, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems like a huge stretch
Is there anything but the chorus that you think is the voice of God?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope
but it was a college english paper and I was an biochem and environmental science major, so I amused myself by deliberately taking out-there interpretations. I mean, if you’re going to do a paper on a They Might Be Giants song, you have to do something unexpected with it…
"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 May 12, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it doesn't have to be God anyway
just the idea that anyone whose job it is to take care of others all the time still needs looking after themselves…
"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 May 12, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hill took a walk....
I’m getting the sound going off on my tv for a moment every now and then….makes it sound like Jamie and Tabler are swearing at the Jays….
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 7:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nice inning fellas
"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 May 12, 2008 7:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We got a fly out....
that’s like a victory
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
indians fan here. sounds like you guys are going through the same kind of offense related despair that hit cleveland for most of april. with your pitching, it’s just a matter of time before the wins start picking up. here’s hoping that starts tomorrow! meanwhile, let’s hope for a fun nightcap.
by macasson on May 12, 2008 7:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
we did go thru this in April....I'm not sure about the matter of time part though....
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, here’s hoping. my roommate in college was a jays fan – i’d like to see them upset the balance of power in the east.
by macasson on May 12, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
out of curiousity
what was your take (and that of indians fans in general) on John MacDonald when he was with Cleveland?
"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 May 12, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
big fan favorite, great glove, etc. he’s missed, but tom mastny has been more than decent in return, though he’s now the 7th man in a 6-man bullpen.
by macasson on May 12, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks,
that’s pretty much exactly the situation in Toronto. He gets more love for a diving stop than Wells does for a homer. As a former glove specialist myself, I really appreciate the love he gets
"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 May 12, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
a good game would be nice
but I’d settle for just a run or two at this point, sad as that is…
"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 May 12, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh no no no
one would think that we could ill afford to give them an early lead here
"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 May 12, 2008 7:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Remember how gibby sent marcum out for the ninth last start?
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 7:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well
he was going for his first shutout
"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 May 12, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was worth a shot though
with the big lead, no?
"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 May 12, 2008 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That meeting sucked
45 minutes wasted. Hey, Hill spoiled my perfect game prediction.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Story of the season
Overbay hits one hard for a lineout.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
months from now
we’ll still be talking about his lineout, how exciting it was….
"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 May 12, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lyle hits it hard
but right at SS
"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 May 12, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well food has arived so I'm going to eat and forget baseball...get some runs.....
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 7:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Zaun with an infield single
Too bad you can’t hit an infield home run.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 7:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why is Velandia in?
He’s a righty who only hits righties.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and Scutaro
can actually somewhat hit lefties
"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 May 12, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
to top if off
Marcum is the least likely Jays’ starter to need the defensive help at SS
"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 May 12, 2008 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marcum makes the Indians look like us
That Sizemore at-bat was worth the price of admission. Way to get back on track after that long 2nd inning. Please score runs!
"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 May 12, 2008 8:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
5 pitch inning
with a strikeout.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rios, take some damn pitches!
And stop pulling into double plays!
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
batting is kinda pointless for us at this stage, isn't it?
"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 May 12, 2008 8:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They might make multiple errors in one inning.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh oh, Martinez doubled.
Game over.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, he got out of it
I guess I lose points for calling ‘game over’ too soon.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we've forfeit all our points
by watching the game in the first place
"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 May 12, 2008 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey
Mench got on
"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 May 12, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
RISP time!
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate to say it
but I actually called that triple play
"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 May 12, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And that's the problem with the hit and run
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well
they tried something and it didn’t work, I guess.
"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 May 12, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
how often do you see a hit and run with runner on first and second.....there might be a reason for it....
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Because Overbay hasn't hit lefties well this season?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
very true
no one would deny its not a good percentages play. It’s just a case of grasping at straws in desperation
"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 May 12, 2008 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah still think it's trying too do too much....but ok....
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well not doing enough didn't work
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it usually doesn't
"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 May 12, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marcum
with another good inning
"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 May 12, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hmmmm love Jamie...'Stewart gets a hit'....he sounded so surprised....
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
this would be an acceptable time to hit-and-run
"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 May 12, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With 2 outs and a right handed bat
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sure
Hill has been struggling at the plate and pressing too much, I like the idea of hitting-and-running just to let him ease up and worry about making contact
"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 May 12, 2008 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
like hill to be up in a hit and run spot...take some pressure off him....
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Also, why bother gettnig him on base
when Rios is just going to ground into a double play anyways.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stewart's first hit in 19 at bats....didn't Lind get sent down for that?
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that was so dumb
"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 May 12, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
after 19 at-bats
"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 May 12, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I think so....I think the only way to deal with Lind is to tell him he's getting 400 at bats and stick to it....then see where we are....
but everyone is worried about thier jobs
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, my thought was that it was so he could find his stroke
without the pressure of trying to be the savior of the lineup.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
right, that is a nice thought
but no one in Lind’s situation would take it that way. The only way to take it is that the organization has no faith in you.
"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 May 12, 2008 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I think it told Lind 'we have no faith in you' and 'if we can you up again you better go 4 for 4 first day.
he’s up and Stewart goes 3 for 4 one game and Lind’s down. Shows they don’t have a clue.
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfotunately at some point Marcum's going to be out of this game
Probably next inning.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
why do you think we called up Benitez?
He only threw one inning at Syracuse since the hamstring injury, right? seems like League could’ve been a lot more help. Or if not him, someone else.
"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 May 12, 2008 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good thing we added Mench's lefty-mashing bat
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
how long until Gibbons gets canned, do you think?
"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 May 12, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When does this game end?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's about what I'm thinking too
"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 May 12, 2008 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, who do you replace him with?
Butterfield? Or do you clean house? And where are you going to find replacements in the middle of a road trip?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing the keep Butterfield
They like him enough that they’re putting up with Pevey, who’s no third-base coach, just to have Butterfield on the bench. I suppose Whitt could finish up the road trip too. In the long-term, I like the idea of Bobby Valentine, but I’m not sure why he would leave Japan, though I think he can opt out of his contract if a major-league team offers him a job.
"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 May 12, 2008 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But what's Butterfield going to be able to do as the manager
that he can’t do as the bench coach?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But anything he could do as the manager
he could already advise Gibby to do, and anything he could do to motivate the players, he’s already in position to do.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well I don't think it really matters much to be honest
if they make a move, I think it’s just to send the message that folks are accountable if the team isn’t performing, to shake things up a bit.
"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 May 12, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone but the players
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well lind was accountable...thomas was.....
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Touché
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the hitting coach and Gibby go....for someone in house...triple A or something and after the season do a full search...for a GM too
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe we could get DePodesta from the Padres
Because getting former Moneyballers worked so well last time.
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by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
heh
yeah, something tells me the next GM is going to be Richard Griffin-approved
"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 May 12, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because Griffin couldn't possibly hate any other GM
as much as he hates JP?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, there's that
"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 May 12, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
JP hasn't acted like a moneyballer.....
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
he talked like one at first, but he’s more in the super-scout mold I think
"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 May 12, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well he was the scouting director for Beane, wasn't he?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
and I think came up as a plain old no-frills scout
"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 May 12, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well he didn't come up as a stats guy
Phys Ed degree, I think.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a little confused why Zaun was in this game
when he hasn’t been good against lefties, and Barajas played the first, but Barajas got on base twice against Carmona.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it is counterintuitive
maybe Gibbons sees Barajas as a better defensive catcher, and he wanted A.J., who’s been struggling, to have the benefit of that?
"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 May 12, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He could have had Burnett start the second game
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he could have
but I’m guessing that didn’t ever occur to him
"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 May 12, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
another great start for Marcum
at 103 pitches, he’s probably done, no?
"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 May 12, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If he's not
then Gibby is trying to get fired.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, the hard luck no decision for Marcum?
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by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it would be pretty impressive
in an antimatter sort of way if we managed to get 1 run in a 4-game series
"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 May 12, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I like that we used Scutaro as DH
so we can’t pinch-hit for Velandia unless we want Inglett at short. Brilliant thinking
"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 May 12, 2008 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who would we have pinch hit with?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
with 2 outs
whoever is most likely to hit a homer, no?
"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 May 12, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Against a lefty?
Our bench is 3 lefties and Barajas.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
but Wilkerson, Stairs, or Barajas
still could jack one, no? and who says this is velandia’s last at-bat?
"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 May 12, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then there won't necessarily be 2 outs when it matters.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't follow
I would still want to pinch-hit for Velandia, probably more so, if there were less than 2 out
"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 May 12, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh... Marcum still out there
At least he got a quick first out
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what is the point of this
"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 May 12, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Leaving Marcum out there?
Or playing more innings?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well I was referring to leaving marcum in
but you make a compelling point on the latter
"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 May 12, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bunt
Hill has beat them out in the past.
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by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he got the bunt down
"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 May 12, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stew draws the leadoff walk
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Popped up a bit much for my taste
If Lee dove for it, double play.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sigh
"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 May 12, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Story of the season
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
up to GJE
"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 May 12, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
we are the masters of
the hit with RISP that doesn’t score a run
"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 May 12, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How much cash do you think JP traded for him?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you release him still?
He made solid contact.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
in an alternate universe
Rios and Mench have RBI hits, Ryan just saved the game, and Schroediger’s Cat is not dead
"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 May 12, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget Overbay
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and he didn't take two friends with him.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
right, of course...
"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 May 12, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I mean, is there any conceivable way we do not lose the game this inning
is that even within the realm of possibility?
"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 May 12, 2008 9:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Is the Beej pitching?
Do I get to pretend I captioned a picture of Kavok from the Star Trek Video Board Game with “Experience Beej”?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan gets Cabrera
good stuff there
"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 May 12, 2008 9:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and Jhnonny
"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 May 12, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How often do you see catcher interference and a unassisted triple play in the same game?
may have never happened before
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Single for Stairs....move him to second and then leave him there....I've read ahead.
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 9:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't want to double him off?
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by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
cmon Lyle
"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 May 12, 2008 9:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Betancourt
has clearly studied at the Trachsel school
"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 May 12, 2008 9:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's a 6 year program there.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
would that have been a double play if it hadn't hit Betancourt?
cuz Stairs was running, which would’ve drawn the fielders to the bag? did we just get a….break?
"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 May 12, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Depends if Betancourt would have fielded it
and how big a jump Stairs got.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
but it's possible that something actually worked out for us
and that’s good enough for me
"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 May 12, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zaun bunts Lyle and Stairs over
"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 May 12, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I might have to bail soon
for the weekly Magic draft, so I hope something happens soon.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wilkerson pinch-hitting
but intentionally walked
"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 May 12, 2008 9:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wilkerson pinch hitting
He got it in the air last game.
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by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
up to Stew
"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 May 12, 2008 9:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Stew
gets Stairs in!
"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 May 12, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
cmon Hill!
yeah yeah yeah!
"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 May 12, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Great, I can go.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 12, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else wonder, when the ball hit the pitcher, how it was going to turn into a DP?
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 9:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm telling you
the universe shifted in that one at-bat.
"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 May 12, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
all it took was that one bounce to go our way
"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 May 12, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hate to ask this.....who comes in for the save?
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 9:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good question
Downs, I’d guess, with a righty ready, but which one?
"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 May 12, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
although B.J. only threw 7 pitches...
"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 May 12, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
man I'm hoping my breath....they blow this I'm a Red Sox fan
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll forsake baseball and just follow MLS
but not really
"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 May 12, 2008 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only sport with less scoring than the Jays....
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
an easy transition for me
"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 May 12, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no drama Downs!
no walks
"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 May 12, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This first at bat is taking awhile....
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 9:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
least he's throwing strikes
"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 May 12, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 to go!
nice one Snakeface!
"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 May 12, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ground Rule Double.....ummmmm do curse words show up here?
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
feel free
"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 May 12, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
my mom reads the site, so I don't
"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 May 12, 2008 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
now if Downs can just get Francisco
"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 May 12, 2008 10:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Please baseball Gods....you've screwed with us enough
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 10:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
like line drives to wanton Cleveland boys are we Jays to the baseball Gods
they pluck us out of the air for sport
"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 May 12, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
man that was truly terrible
I blame the excessive drinking the Jays cause
"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 May 12, 2008 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Downs gets it done
and the losing streak is over…
"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 May 12, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hard to believe we're only 4 below .500
and will actually gain 1/2 game on Boston and NY today
"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 May 12, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Stew, Hill and Marcum, Ryan and Downs?
by Tom Dakers on May 12, 2008 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yep
Downs is really more of an honourable mention, since he pitched well but it wasn’t really a high enough leverage situation with the 3-run lead. The other 4 are definites.
"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 May 12, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
would you believe
Stew’s first JotD? Not a good sign, given that the season is almost a quarter over…
"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 May 12, 2008 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we need to get back to .500
I’m running out of They Might Be Giants songs
"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 May 12, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopeless Bleak Despair
It was always there.
Exquisite Dead Guy and Why Must I Be Sad are also available.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
by Torgen on May 13, 2008 2:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has never gotten bad enough
for Hopeless Bleak Despair, at least, not yet.
"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 May 13, 2008 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he earned it
particularly given his quality performance in this afternoon’s game
"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 May 12, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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