Game Recap, Jays Beat Phillies

by Tom Dakers on Feb 26, 2009 5:38 PM EST in Toronto Blue Jays Game Recaps

One of the things baseball people say about spring training when the pitchers do well is that early on pitchers are ahead of the batters. When the batters do well they say early on the batters are ahead of the pitchers. Today we hit some and pitched well.

Scott Richmond pitched 2 innings of no hit ball with 3 strikeouts. A nice start of the spring for Richmond who will be going off to pitch for Team Canada now. Bryan Bullington and Fabio Castro each gave up a run in the two innings they each pitched, Bullington struck out 4 but gave up 2 hits and 2 walks. Bill Murphy got the win with a perfect inning and Luis Perez and Reid Santos each pitched a scoreless inning to close out the game.

Offensively Moonraker (Travis Snider) and Jason Lane went back-to-back in the 5th and Scott Campbell hit a 3 run double in the 8th. Adam Loewen singled and drove in a run in his 1 at bat. So the offense looked better than yesterday, though the starters didn't do too much. Scutaro and Inglett were 0 for 3. Barrett and David Cooper were 0 for 2 and JP Arencibia was 0 for 4 as DH.

I'm glad Lane hit one out, I'd rather he made the team than the ancient Kevin Millar not that either of them will be of great help to the team. Lane is 32, Millar 37. I guess that isn't that big of a difference, I just see Lane as more useful defensively and figure them to be wash offensively.

Tomorrow the Jays play the Tigers, a game that again will only be on Gameday audio. Matt Clement will make the start for the Jays.

Poll

Would you rather see Kevin Millar or Jason Lane make the team out of spring training?

Kevin Millar

26 votes

Jason Lane

20 votes

Neither, they are both useless

17 votes

63 votes | Poll has closed

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and I think Mills pitches

after Clement tomorrow, which will be cool. It was great fun listening to Campbell hit that double, he’s quickly becoming a favourite of mine. If only he could play SS.

As for Lane and Millar, if Wells isn’t able to start the season in the field, it’d be nice to have Lane as fourth outfielder to back up Lind. But the Jays seem to be talking up Bautista an awful lot lately, including his ability to play the outfield. Unless there’s another injury, I don’t think there’s any way Lane makes the team. Unlike Millar (I assume), Lane can be sent to AAA.

"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 Feb 26, 2009 6:27 PM EST reply actions

Bautista is a lot more valuable if he can play CF

Maybe not to us, but getting someone for him and not paying him $400K would be pretty excellent.

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

by Torgen on Feb 26, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions

yeah

I wonder if they have been talking him up thinking he can be moved before the season starts. I’m not sure he can be, but it’s worth a shot. The problem is that he’s making a lot of money considering where the market is at the moment.

"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 Feb 26, 2009 7:20 PM EST up reply actions