What was your favorite Jays game of the season?
by Tom Dakers on Oct 5, 2009 9:35 AM EDT
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PrintWell, now the off season has started for the Jays. It looks like it will be a far more interesting off season than last year. Last year Hugo and I spent the winter talking about nothing, which we are good at, but this year we've already got a new GM, who has a lot of things on his plate already: Which of our free agents does he want to resign? Are there other free agents out there he wants? What should he do with Doc? What to do about the palace revolt? Does he want a new manager? All these questions and more we'll have fun batting around over the next little while. We also have our prospects list to redo.
And we'll look back at the season that started with no expectations, spent April building up unrealistic expectations and then spent the rest of the year beating us up for falling for the quick start.
I thought we'd start by asking 'What was your favorite game of the season?' What game was the best to watch this year? We'll do the worst game too, later on so let's keep that out of this thread, but tell us what game you remember the most fondly. If we get a few good choices, we will vote on which was best.
I'll start off.
My favorite game of the year was May 12, with the Yankees in town. Roy Halladay vs. A.J. Burnett. The game recap is here. Here is the line score:
It was Doc's first complete game of the season, though he hadn't gone less than 7 innings to that point and wouldn't go less than 7 until June 12 when he got injured. A complete game 5 hitter, he didn't walk anyone and struck out 5. He got 16 ground outs and finished the game throwing only 103 pitches. Through 7 innings he faced the minimum number of hitters.
He got helped out by a great throw from Travis Snider in the first inning, Johnny Damon hit a single, tried to stretch it to a double but Moonraker threw him out. Offensively, Scott Rolen drove in 3 and Aaron Hill had a homer. At that point we were in first place 1.5 games ahead of the Red Sox.
Catfish were jumping and corn was high as an elephant's eye. Then the locusts came. Ummmm I mean life was good, but not for much longer.
Anyway share with us your favorite game of the season.
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Game of the year for me was either Docs one-hit destruction of the Yankees on September 4, or the 3-hit blowout against Boston last week. There were some great games, but those two were just fantastic.
by Blue and White Expat on Oct 5, 2009 10:34 AM EDT reply actions
No doubt it has to be the game you chose Tom
I was at the dome for it. It had playoff like atmosphere, Doc at his best, the crowd all over AJ. A great 3 run rally in the 4th. An Aaron Hill homer in the 8th to help drive AJ from the game and force him to take the walk of shame to the yankees dugout. Finally an easy 9th inning for Doc to wrap up another gem in front of 44,000 on a Tuesday night in May.
At that point it really felt like this team could compete for a playoff berth with only 4 and a half months left in the season.
by torontocoltsfan on Oct 5, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions
I have to agree with you all
Just a spectacular game start to finish.
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
It’s true – I saw that game as well, and it was a thing of beauty. Wasn’t QUITE the performance of the September one-hit, but it was one hell of a game.
by Blue and White Expat on Oct 5, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
the Halladay-Burnett game was incredible
Richmond’s 10 K game against Philadelphia was a great one too. I also fondly remember (partially, I’m sure, because I was there) the second game of the season – a strong start for Purcey and a huge come-from behind victory when Rolen hit a solo shot and Hill hit a 3-run bomb with 2 outs in the 8th inning.
It was a tiny crowd because it was a dry game, but the RC went nuts when Hill hit the bomb.
"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
I was at that Purcey game too
It was a great finish and a nice win considering the Jays couldn’t get a hit to save their lives in the first 7 innings (1 hit I think…)
No doubt Halladay vs Burnett was the best
I also remember Romero’s first start. He pitched 6 innings and got a nice W. Bullpen was great too, and it clinched a series win to start the year. It was nice.
The other game I remember was Snider’s 2 HR game against the Twins. High hopes after that one.
Roy Halladay vs. Angels
I would say the Yankee game but everyone else already took it so im mixing it up.
The game where doc struck out 15 or something ridiculous… struck out the side in the 9th. He had his best stuff ive ever seen that game. Some of the ks he got were just amazing.
Onions Baby Onions
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=4841341
25 and 43 seconds in… epic.
Onions Baby Onions
May 30 vs. Red Sox, 5-3 win
Atmosphere at Rogers Center was electric, Rocco Baldelli mashed up his knee sliding into the tarp, Rios went 4 for 4 and I spent roughly 60 dollars on pints. Great day.
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