A Win in Tampa Bay??

by Tom Dakers on Aug 27, 2008 1:10 AM EDT in Toronto Blue Jays Game Recaps

Is that allowed? Really good to see Doc get a win there, he's had a rough time against the Rays this year, but pitched 6 strong innings tonight, 6 hits and 7 k's. Then the bullpen pitched 3 shutout innings. Cy (hold 16), League, Downs (hold 19) and Ryan in a non-save spot.

And offensively 12 hits, everyone in the starting line up hit except Inglett (0 for 4) and Lind (0 for 4 with a walk and a run). Rios, Overbay and Barajas each went 2 for 4, Rod with a homer and Wells went 3 for 4 with a homer, his fourth in the last three games.

Boy it is nice to see the power, I think we had 5 home runs by about the middle of the month. I know we are pretty much in spoiler mode now, with the Sox beating the Yankees tonight we are 8 back in the Wild Card, but just 2 behind the Yankees and 11.5 back of the Rays in the East. But the good part is: the team is much more fun to watch.

The Fangraph:

Jays of the Day: Lyle (.179 WPA), Vernon (.159) and Doc (.122). Suckage Jay: Inglett (.105), who had just a terrble time at the plate.

In other Blue Jay news, Accardo is being 'shut down' for the season,

opting to have the injured pitcher get an early start to his offseason in an effort to make a healthy return for next year.

Tomorrow it is David Purcey against Matt Garza. Purcey has been striking a lot of batters, hope tomorrow he can put it all together and get us another win. Even when we haven't won the games have been a lot more fun to watch lately.

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5 above .500 again

for like the millionth time, and we’re 0 for like a million in those games.

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

by Torgen on Aug 27, 2008 3:59 AM EDT reply actions

if we keep getting there

eventually something crazy has to happen and we have to win, right? right?

"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 Aug 27, 2008 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions

It has been frustraiting...

We top out at 5 games above .500 and bottomed out at 6 games below. Add in that we’ve been at .500 something like 18 time, I guess we should just admit we are a .500 team.

by Tom Dakers on Aug 27, 2008 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Good Point

At least this team has become fun to watch again. The blip weekend against Cleveland notwithstanding (I of course was unfortunate enough to be in attendance for the Saturday game that series), the team has been fun to watch since Cito took over, and although they’ve still had a bunch of those frustrating losses, it’s been an entertaining ride.

I similarly agree that it would take a Rockies-esque run to get back in it now, and that Sunday loss to the Red Sox probably finished it off, but we have a great chance to finish ahead of the Yankees, and that would be a moral victory, if nothing else. If this team can finish the season they way they have been playing since Cito was hired, they should win 85-90 games, which would be enough for optimism for next year.

by Jevant on Aug 27, 2008 8:48 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah I think it's time just to enjoy the games

And the game have been far more exciting than they were back when if the other team got ahead it was game over. I’m grudgingly cheering for the Red Sox in this series in New York because I want us to finish ahead of the Yankees and I’ve pretty much given up on the hope of playoff baseball. So the Sox can sweep then we can win the series in New York and put the Yankees behind us. Then maybe start looking at the next team to pass.

by Tom Dakers on Aug 27, 2008 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions