Jays Waste Litsch's Good Start.

by Tom Dakers on Sep 23, 2008 10:33 PM EDT in Toronto Blue Jays Game Recaps

Seven strong innings for Jesse goes for naught today, 7 innings, 5 hits, 2 earned and 8 strikeouts. And it should have been better, Robinson was clearly out at the plate on Jesse's wild pitch in the 7th. But the plate umpire had a rough night. The strike zone was all over the place, I was sure that a Jay was going to be thrown out before it ended. The pitch to Giambi before his homer was a better pitch than many that were called strikes tonight. Tallet pitched the last two scoreless innings.

Offensively we got 9 hits but struck out 14 times. Many of them looking and many of those had a Jay grumbling afterwards. On one check swing the third base umpire ruled not a swing while the plate umpire called it a swing. And course, that was an out. Rios, Lind and Snider each had 2 hits. Inglett, Overbay and Zaun were 0 fers, Zaun with 4 strikeouts.

No Jay of the Day today. Hinskes go to Inglett (-.185 WPA), Overbay (-.168), Zaun (-.157) and Scoot (-.121).

In other Jay's news, they have decided to shut down Purcey for the rest of the season just to stop running up the inning count on him. Last season he only threw 62 innings because of an arm injury, this year he is up to 182 inning in the Majors and Triple A comblined. A little late to worry but a good move.

Tomorrow AJ (18-10, 4.18) goes against Phil Hughes (0-4, 7.96). What are the odds we lower his ERA by a couple of runs?

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good to see them shut down Purcey

just nice to know they are thinking about that sort of thing, some teams don’t. looks like he will be counted on for 200 innings next season, the question is how many of the innings will be good. He’s a big guy and not a kid, so the 180 innings is probably not too many at all.

"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 Sep 24, 2008 11:54 AM EDT reply actions

also

with every game, it looks more likely that Snider will be a regular next season, 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 Sep 24, 2008 11:54 AM EDT reply actions

Lind's gonna be pissed

Unless we trade him for starting pitching. I mean, if he reverts to his July form he’ll make a fine DH, but he hasn’t been great in a while.

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

by Torgen on Sep 24, 2008 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Lind hasn't hit a homer since Aug 19th

Average is still decent but doesn’t get on enough for an outfielder with no power. I wonder if there is a reason why the power shut off. Cito is supposed to fix those things.

by Tom Dakers on Sep 24, 2008 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Funny how in August his BABIP was .400

and his OPS was over 1.000. This month his BABIP is .360 and his OPS is .700-ish.

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

by Torgen on Sep 24, 2008 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions

now that pitchers have adjusted to Liind

he needs to make the next adjustment. all hitters go through good and bad periods and Lind’s overall numbers are still pretty good. He needs to work the count and walk more, though, and he has been rolling over an awful lot (both anecdotally and based on his GB%). But he’s not the same hitter who struggled last season – he is hitting half as many popups and striking out less. some plate discipline would go a long 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 Sep 24, 2008 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

by the way

the most frustrating thing about yesterday’s game was seeing Mussina get the win and be that much closer to 20. I really dislike Mike Mussina. Between his antics at the all-star game managed by Cito, his complaining abou tthe Jays honouring Tom Cheek, and his constant whining about everything, he’s one of the tiny group of players in the league I actively root against.

"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 Sep 24, 2008 12:34 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah....he is easy to hate isn't he.....

Snider really does look like a keeper, he’ll be high everyone’s list of possible Rookie of the Year next year. And Purcey, it is the right move, not that one more start is likely to break him, but 180 innings is a ton after 62 last year. We can’t afford another starter to go down. And I’ll admit I’m more impressed by Purcey than I thought I’d be. I wanted to remove him from the ‘Prospects List’ because of his age but you have to like someone that strikes out 58 in 64 innings in his first taste of the big leagues. His walks rate is too high but I’m hoping that will change with the confidence of starting the season as a member of the starting five.

by Tom Dakers on Sep 24, 2008 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions

i am also very sick

of hearing about how he went to stanford and majored in economics

do we know who the skanks play when he goes for 20? normally i root for almost anyone to get to twenty, but there are some obvious exceptions and mussina is one of them. you do have to sort of applaud him for how good he’s been this year, though.

on the bright side, as good as he’s been, yankees are out of the playoffs and something good could come of this. i hope the skanks resign him big money and he regresses back to 07 form.

"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" --Apu Nahasapeemapetilon

by jessef on Sep 24, 2008 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions