All Good Things Have Endings: 10/3 Game Thread, Jays at Orioles

by hugo on Oct 3, 2009 7:00 PM EDT in Toronto Blue Jays Game Threads

Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles, Oct 3, 2009 7:05 PM EDT

Yesterday's game was some kind of ugly, though I enjoyed watching the Twins come within 1 game of the Tigers - the Central is an exciting division.

Tonight, Scott Richmond pitches for the corvids while former Jay Mark Hendrickson goes for the icteridae in the battle for Passeriformes supremacy (at least in the AL, the Cardinals pretty clearly reign supreme in all of baseball.

I won't be around for tonight's game as I have my end-of-season softball tournament this afternoon and plans for an epic Beatles Rock Band tourney later on, but drop into the game threads, which have stayed strong despite the season being almost over.

Today's title from the song "Forgive and Forget" by the Get Up Kids - with the lyric fitting the final series of the season while using the strong struck me given the Cito situation, not to mention Ricciardi's firing.

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ouch tight strike zone tonight

by brrthatscold on Oct 3, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions

did Jaime or Pat say anything about GM news? i jumped on late

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 7:25 PM EDT reply actions

nope, but bastian tweeted or twittered this:

“Anthopoulos will be the general manager going forward, unless the new president (whenever he is hired) decides to bring in his own GM.”

by ClintB on Oct 3, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions

yep

saw that .. i was looking for something more “tangible”

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm thinking that's about as 'tangible' as you'll get until there is a new prez

by ClintB on Oct 3, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions

well, it is just that there are some articles that say he is interim and some are silent on the topic … so I was looking for clarification

sure I understand bastian’s point that until new Pres gets in interim is defacto effective but I am looking for clarification on the ambiguity as to whether or not the “interim” label was attached

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions

one blurb at mlbtraderumors said Alex is the guy as long as beeston is here

by ClintB on Oct 3, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

same as Bastian

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions

but thx though … did not mean to be abrupt

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Ruiz makes it to third on a dropped ball that might likely otherwise seen him put out at third

than Ruiz makes it home on a balk

seems almost unfair to charge the pitcher with an earned run there, but them is the breaks

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

It scares me a bit, doesn't AA come from an admn side of the game?

I’d prefer a scout type gm or experienced gm in this spot, I’d actually prefer Lacava to AA

by ClintB on Oct 3, 2009 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions

i think there was an article that said there are only 3 or so AL GM’s who have actual playing experience

I believe writeups have indicated that AA has some experience with scouting or do I have that wrong?

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I mean more the old school scout type, such as Wilken

by ClintB on Oct 3, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions

ah

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions

he's been thru all parts of a baseball organization....

I think he’d be great

by Tom Dakers on Oct 3, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I would have prefered him to say we'll assess everyone in

the organization when the season is over when asked about Cito rather than full out endorse him for 2010 mind you. First day and all, but Cito has been bad for this team

by ClintB on Oct 3, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions

you have to say that he'll be the guy next year....

means nothing

by Tom Dakers on Oct 3, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions

why do have to say he's there next year, you can be

more vague

by ClintB on Oct 3, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions

because you want o sound like you are supporting the guy

you don’t want, if he is the guy next year, a sound bite making it sound like you didn’t want him.

by Tom Dakers on Oct 3, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions

yea, sound bites are dangerous … have to be careful what u say

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions

if you say 'I'm not sure' then the story tomorrow is Jays are looking to replace Cito

by Tom Dakers on Oct 3, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions

well I just think he's starting out on lie or

endorsing someone who has to go, I see no problem with “we’ll assess everyone in the organization at the end of the year”

by ClintB on Oct 3, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions

can't do it...or you have made the story Cito's not the man

by Tom Dakers on Oct 3, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Well I'm going to have to agree with the post

over at DJF’s on this one, I don’t like the full out endorsement, I find Cito so bad for this team, I guess we’ll have to wait for the offseason to see how this unfolds

by ClintB on Oct 3, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions

not really a big priority

getting good players and a WS is what counts

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions

i wonder if AA speaks french

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions

oh I'm not a fan Cito...

but you need to do the GM job right, can’t make it seem like you might not support a guy that you may end up keeping.

by Tom Dakers on Oct 3, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions

yep .. cya

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions

well second in command is always the guy that can move up

but I figured we’d ahve a new pres and a new GM picked by him

by Tom Dakers on Oct 3, 2009 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions

well, I am still not 100% clear whether he is labled interim — so we shall see

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions

likely depends on the new pres...but I expect who every he is, he has signed off on this

by Tom Dakers on Oct 3, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions

makes you wonder what was the catalyst to part ways with JP now as opposed to post-season

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions

I would have thought they would have rather announce the Pres first.....

by Tom Dakers on Oct 3, 2009 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions

In some article written today Blair thinks perhaps JP leaked the citogate

story and they upped their firing time by 48 hours because of it

by ClintB on Oct 3, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions

yes, that sounds interesting

or perhaps also it was just a good way to deflect media attention away from Citogate

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions

u think they do not track your movement?

they have their eye on u Dakers

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions

someone must....

ever since I turned down the President’s job….

by Tom Dakers on Oct 3, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions

hell hath no furry like a baseball team scorn

by aagoodfella on Oct 3, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions

the leafs have gotten tougher as well as the raptors. Time to add a 200 pound guy on the jays!

by blubb on Oct 4, 2009 10:55 AM EDT reply actions

have you seen Randy Ruiz?

by Tom Dakers on Oct 4, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions

yea, and next year when he first gets up to the plate against the yankees, I hope he leans down towards Posada and says “Go ahead arse-hole. Brush against me. Make my day.” LOL

well, maybe not, but sounds good.

by aagoodfella on Oct 4, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions