Game Thread for Spring Game Jays and Tigers
by Tom Dakers on Mar 14, 2009 12:29 PM EDT
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PrintJays are a little closer to the 25 man roster, sending Buck Coats and TJ Beam to the minors. I am taking it as a positive over last season that Coats isn't even in the running to make the team. Other than that I don't think there is much for news this morning. As Hugo's post notes, we still aren't much closer to knowing who is going to round out the rotation. Well, I guess we can totally cross Mike Maroth off the list, not that we thought he really had a chance. Other than that, everyone has looked good in the battle for the 4 and 5 spot in the rotation.
Today Casey Janssen gets to make his case and Maroth is to pitch as well. Dontrelle Willis starts for the Tigers, so we should see if last season's inability to hit poor left-handers carries over. The game is on MLB Gameday audio, I'll be around for some of it but my boy has hockey playoffs this afternoon, so won't be here for the end. There is also a couple of WBC games today. Netherlands and Veneuzula is the early game, the Netherlands have been a fun team to watch but I can't imagine they will win today. And the USA plays Puerto Rico tonight in what should be a great game. Javier Vazquez starts PR with Jake Peavey for the US. And, of course I won't get to watch.....
Jays line up:
Russ Adams DH
Aaron Hill 2B
Adam Lind LF
Lyle Overbay 1B
Jason Lane (Yay) RF
Jose Bautista CF
Brad Emaus 3B
Raul Chavez C
John McDonald SS
Johnny Mac is getting a lot of spring playing time with Scutaro off at the WBC, I am not sure that's helping him. Join us in the Thread.
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Emaus
is really playing well. Will be interesting to see how he does at AA this season.
"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
definitely with the next update of the list
"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
This is pretty good....
got the Jays game on radio and the WBC game on TV….life doesn’t get much better….
good start for the Jays
"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
good to see him clock one against a lefty
even if it was Willis
"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
how's your weekend going?
"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
got up early this morning to run
have been working since then unfortunately, but hoping to get a lot of work done so I can watch the Newcastle match this afternoon (don’t tell me the result if you happen to know it, btw, haha) and have some fun later.
"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
Nope we got two boring teams this morning....
can’t even remember who it was…boring soccer….but I watched some. Looked like the Manchester-liverpool game was good
yeah
I didn’t get to see it unfortunately, but a bunch of my friends went down the pub to catch it. I like doing that, kind of fun being in a bar at 10 a.m., but don’t often get to
"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
That I haven't done....
Always think about it during the big tournaments. But then England drops out early each time.
I used to go a lot
but now I try to keep the weekends free to spend time with the family. Especially as my hours just keep getting longer
"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
we were supposed to go last night
but Anna’s sitter wasn’t able to watch her until later so we missed the movie, ended up just going out for dinner and for a few drinks
"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
oh too bad. My son was mildly disappointed
So I’m wondering if it was that I was so happy to see it on the big screen that colored my view. I liked it, there was a in the comics they didn’t use but is was long enough.
I'm looking forward to it
"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 liked so much about it....
I do agree some with a couple of reviews that it was needlessly violent in places but that’s movies
so big hockey game this afternoon?
sounds like a blast
"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
Yeah.....best fun there is.....
he is a level below where the checking starts, so is just fun to watch. win they play tomorrow, lose they are done. But, for me is just the fun of watching, don’t care about winning or losing
the Detroit announcers
like his delivery
"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
me too
coming back from that kind of surgery is really tough, but the return rate is getting better and if he is healthy, he’s an above-average starting pitcher, I think. He’s got very good breaking stuff, excellent control, keeps the ball down.
"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
nice inning
"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
who would've thought Willis would've been such a bust with Detroit?
I feel like people pretty much knew what was going to happen, but the real problem was that they extended him for absolutely no reason
"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
that question was Jamie and Alan's not mine, by the 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
Hill is
really hitting the ball well. Fun to see him and Adams combine for some runs today
"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
Hill thrown out trying to stretch it for three
but Adams scores
"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
The Cards' Schumaker experiment isn't working out too well defensively
I think if anyone’s a candidate to take him, it’s them.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
he could be a big upgrade for them
"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
ground ball single
the first baserunner against Janssen today
"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
Chavez shows
what he can do, picks the runner off first
"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
Alan
says Chavez is way out in front of Barrett for the backup catcher job. I tend to agree
"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
Janssen issues the walk
"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
and followed up with an RBI double
"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
gets the little liner to end the inning
"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
Lyle
hits a long single
"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
they are still talking about why willis faded off.
couldn’t be that he was getting people out because of that funky delivery and batters got used to it?
sure
but that doesn’t explain why he has totally lost his control and command, not to mention velocity – it has to be mechanics too
"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 think some is that batters stopped chasing out of the strike zone.....
but yeah I think there is mechanics too now….
Let's see how Casey does this inning
"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
and the second
"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
error for Emaus
"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
hits Sheff
on the foot on a 1-2 pitch
"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
Hill makes what sounds like a great catch
saving the inning for Casey
"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 know I'm old and everything....
but batters with big earrings in still look stupid to me
Or maybe it is just Bobby Abreu
I'm under 30
and still think it looks dumb, unless you’re a pirate
"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
Adams a little over-anxious
goes too far on the 3-1 pitch
"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
does Maroth come in now?
"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
Good morning, guys
Seems like I missed some offense and a pretty good job by Tek. Anyone know if you can always substitute lard for shortening? I don’t really feel like pancakes, and with the food I have in the house I don’t think I can make anything other than tea biscuits for breakfast.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
I'm sorry, make some things but don't know about that....I'd ask the wife but she's sleeping.....
in front of the ball game….
I don't know either
I just cook, I can’t bake
"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'd also ask Mrs. Hugo, who made some excellent blueberry muffins for breakfast this morning
but she’s out grading papers at the coffee house
"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
Moot point anyways
I don’t have enough flour.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
and me
about what I’m going to make for dinner
"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
Chicken Cordon Bleu?
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
gave up meat for lent
was thinking about Szechuan string beans though
"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
well, still eating fish
"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 gave up the elevator at work
and meat. so far, so good
"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
well, as good as it can be
when you work on the 15th floor
"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
it really is
"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
We were all so sick around the start of lent...
And since I’m the non-believer around here…it went by without much notice
I miss Coke with sugar in it
All HFCS here, although I hear the bottler that serves Sacramento uses sugar.
"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"
yeah
it it always cool traveling somewhere it’s made with real sugar
"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
yeah, we are
though lately Mrs. Hugo is advocating for Hawaii instead. We need to figure it out this weekend though
"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
definitely, sounds great
"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
yeah we've
never been. only thing is that it’s a long flight from here and I’d rather not be away from the little girl for too long, she’s staying with my mom
"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 won't tell you my story of the first time we went away..
and left our first with grandparents for 10 days till you get back from this then
haha
please don’t. we went on vacation last spring too, but only for 3 days/2 nights and we were only a few hours from her
"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
not great
though he’s not getting help from the defense
"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
got out of the inning without a run though
"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
speaking of
I wonder if Dirk will get into the game today
"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
Maroth
picks him off
"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
lucky thing
as the batter hits a line drive single
"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
Maroth's luck ran out
"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 like how he said it sets up the double play
that’s what made me check and see that Maroth still hasn’t gotten a groundout
"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
Maroth
still hasn’t gotten a groundball out.
"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
tough day for Jeroloman
"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
no real reason to keep him around, is my opinion
he was always there in the event of a total water landing, and it hasn’t happened.
"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
what do you expect from the Coors family?
also, their beer sucks
"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
can't go wrong with that
"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
Mac
with the infield hit. JJ in to pinch-run
"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
although
Maroth did make Janssen’s outing look that much better
"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
will be interesting
to see how Jackson does this season. Pastornicky could move pretty fast
"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
Well I guess I ought to get a boy moving....
hockey, as always is way across town…have a good afternoon
well this has turned ugly
"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
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