Where the Land Is Low and the Water Flows To and Holds You: Game Thread 6/13, Marlins at Jays
by hugo on Jun 13, 2009 12:43 PM EDT
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PrintMiami Marlins at Toronto Blue Jays, Jun 13, 2009 1:07 PM EDT
Hi all -
Rough one yesterday. Still no conclusive news on Halladay, but mlb.com Jays beat writer Jordan Bastian expects we'll know something by the end of the game. The Jays were planning on skipping Scott Richmond's next start as well, so if Doc has to miss a start, Richmond will be the fill-in.
The Jays have still yet to win one in interleague play and starter Casey Janssen hopes that will change today. Janssen is coming off arguably his best start of the season, where he took a shutout into the 6th inning in Arlington before leaving in the middle of the 6th after a somewhat bizzare and unfortunate series of events. Sean West starts for the Marlins and the Jays hope to get their offense going off him after two subpar days for the offense. The Jays send Millar and Bautista out against the lefty West, but as Scott Rolen gets the day off after the night game, Bautista is in at third and so Lyle Overbay is still starting. Raul Chavez starts behind the dish.
In minor-league news, Scott Campbell is rehabbing after a leg injury has caused him to miss the last month or so. Campbell has played a couple of games in Dunedin (at third base) and he's got 4 hits, so he seems healthy and will probably return to AAA soon. Russ Adams also returned to the lineup after about a month off due to injury and has also collected a lot of hits in his 2 games back. He's also been playing shortstop for Vegas. Travis Snider, however, is still having back problems and isn't expected to play again until July. If he doesn't come back super-strong, he'll probably be a September callup if anything.
Not sure how much of the game I'll get to watch today, but do stop in the thread if you're around watching the game.
Today's title comes from the song "Love Dog" from TV on the Radio's Dear Science, a record I really like.
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i'm kind of afraid to watch today
who knows what’ll happen. can’t be any worse then yesterday though i suppose
yeah
I was thinking of skipping today’s game myself, but then the mountain of casefiles I brought home to read over the weekend convinced me otherwise, haha
"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 God not another ump with a weird zone...
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
I can't remember the last time
I went from not knowing who a person was to hating him so quickly
"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
grounder moves the runner over
"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 we're down quickly in this one
"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 hasn't missed a bat yet...
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
that pitch to Hanley was up
lucky he didn’t take it out of the park
"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
Hey but on the bright side!
I got my HDPVR today! Woot Woot!
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
that 1-2 pitch looked pretty good to me
"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
Looked pretty good to Gameday
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
good to know I'm not being too
homeriffic
"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
infield single
not hit hard at all 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
Janssen gives up an infield single?
Unpossible!
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
where's that curve he had moving last time
"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
Missed that bat
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
that was an important
swinging strike
"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
Given that he swung, it was important that he missed
but it was in the zone.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
he seemed to start getting his command
towards the end of that inning. started putting it down and near the black more
"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 a call for ball 4
Was on the black.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Doh.
Warning track power…
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
caught at the wall
of course
"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 thought by Aaron 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
2-0 popup
for Wells
"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 a call on the first pitch to Lind according to gameday
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
yeah that one looked good
although Janssen didn’t seem to get that pitch in the 1st either
"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 leadoff walk stranded
"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
Lind got the same pitch 3-1 as he did 3-0
but it wasn’t a great pitch to hit.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
easy grounder to Hill
"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
Casey
doesn’t seem to have much control over that curve
"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 fury of a thousand burning suns?
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
double off the top of the centrefield wall
"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 play Scoot
on the weak broken-bat grounder
"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
Seemed like that was hit softly enough that Janssen coudl have gone for it.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
he didn't even seem to consider 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
Lind
didn’t have much of a jump on that, did he?
"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 hasn't had trouble getting ahead of hitters
putting them away has been a bit of a chore
"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
finally got that guy
good time to do 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
Everytime....
It looks like he hits it so much harder then he actually does…
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
single for Rios
"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
draws the walk. nice eye
"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
Lefty walks Overbay?
He must not have seen Lyle’s numbers
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
West has fallen behind most of the hitters
"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've heard the tour isn't that great
but never done 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
Ummmm
Rios…. what were you doing?
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
how did Rios not advance on 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
West falls behind Chavez
"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
Whats the news on Barrett? Anyone know?
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
last I heard he might be ready to come back in early July I think
"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
Jays strand 2
"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
West certainly hasn't impressed me
fell behind most of the first 9 hitters he faced 2-0 or 3-1, it seemed. If Janssen can keep the Jays in it, they should be able to score some runs unless the offense is totally DOA
"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
leadoff single
as soon as I type 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
On a pitch down and away
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
that pitch
certainly wasn’t where Chavez put the glove
"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 play by Bautista there
"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
pop up to Hill
on the first 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
crap fest
"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 have 14 come-from-behind wins.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
can we send VW down to the minors?
that guy is getting to be a real liability
So was Hill
when he was 0 for 25
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Hill's slump lasted a few games
VW has been slumping for over a month now … it is just getting to much to burden at this point
Ramirez laid off an awful lot of sliders in a row
for Camp to keep going to it.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Rios responding well to move in lineup
'But I don't want to go among mad people' Alice remarked.
'Oh, you can't help that' said the Cat 'we're all mad here'.
Chipping away
Rios two run shot for our second hit.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
come on wells
time to tater one here … way over due
lets do it
Hanging slider too
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
We'd have to pick up too much salary
and Wells would veto it anyways.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
How is everything we hit hard getting caught?
That should have been a double
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Two run game now
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
yee haaaaaaaaaaa overbay
still plenty of time left
Hopefully we won't have to read any BS about mental toughness
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
And yet we're bringing in BJ Ryan
At least nobody’s on.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
im confused....
i dunno if i should be worried or not. he’s done well the last few times out… but then on the other hand, its beej
First pitch popup
Good enough
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
He's batting .271 with 0 walks and one extra base hit
I don’t think it mattered.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Especially showing bunt first pitch and taking a strike
If they’re playing you too deep then bunt, but don’t just take that pitch.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Scoot walks
C’mon Hill
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
bad swing by aaron there
the ball was almost by him by time he swung
And it was way up
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
come on Aaron tater
pull that sun-b*tch over the leftfield wall
Didn't he hit his knee off the protruding ad box?
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Fouled off another high fastball
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Yeah, that's not going to happen
Who would you bring in, Inglett?
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
"Doesn't want to walk him and face the middle of the lineup"
Frankly I’d want to face Wells more than Hill at this point.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Never sure how available he is on a day off.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Gift run is always nice
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
That's what I thought
Helms considered tagging him and it threw off his timing.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Vernon must of had a horse shoe in his back pocket there
cause he’s one lucky bastard. he was about to get boo’d out of the building if that was a DP
Idunno
If A-Rod popping up to second with two outs and the tying run in scoring position is clutch, why not that?
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
that must suck, dropping an easy pop up to lose the game like that
feel sorry for the guy. then i remember they were playing the Yanks and i get mad at him.
And then he threw to second for some reason
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
time to begin launch sequence
getting ready to detonate ADAM BOMB
See, that way sounds way better than A-Bomb
because we don’t abbreviate Lind’s name.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Lind was just late on a hanging slider
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
And then broke his bat on another
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
geez Millar has a fast bat
that first pitch was 93mph and he was way early on it
Fast bat with bat timing sucks
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
from Bastian
No DL for Roy Halladay (mild right groin strain). May or may not start Saturday for the Blue Jays.
Three fastballs up and Millar can't do anything with them.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Wells alleviates some of the hate
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Please don't walk someone in front of Cody Ross
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Millar has really been struggling
if he does not get better, Dellucci pickup might start looking good
come on Frasor
lets get the Jays bats back on the field
Not really
Awful high for a slider
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
I guess if you know he's looking fastball
you can throw that, but it’s risky, and you should actually get it in the strike zone.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Rios has 4 of our 5 hits
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Do you steal, or keep the hole open for Lyle?
They might just walk him to face Bautista if you steal
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Rios steals second on ball 2
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Didn't need to walk Lyle
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Bautista is not who I want up when we need contact
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Rios caught stealing third
Bautista was awful cooperative getting out of the way of the throw
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
And ya... Bautista... stay up. Take the throw in the face if needed. We needed that runner over there.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
good job (so far) by bullpen today
but used up lots of arms
really need to get a win out of this for all those bull pen arms
need a long outing by Tallet tomorrow ...
hope he is up for at least 7 complete
alright baby
lets go … lets get a walk off win
In Rod We Trust
leadoff single!
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
come on Jays magic!
"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
yikes
not a typical Vespa chase swing there
I'm worried they walk Hill to face Wells here
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Hmmm
Hill and Wells get a chance to drive in Barajas… but FFS HILL!
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
Really bad at-bat by Hill there
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Optimism, I like it...
Now if we can get a starting pitcher into the 5th inning, that’d be nice.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
Swung through a fastball up
Looking for the curve?
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Damnit, got home for lunch just to see Downs get Ramirez
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
His LD% and HR/BIA certainly resemble 2007
when he supposedly hurt his shoulder running into the wall.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
got this from Bastian on Wells
Since his last HR (5/6), he’s hit .201 (27-134) with 7 RBIs over 35 games.
Then again, his GB%, LD%, FB%, and IFF% are almost identical to last year's numbers
but his BABIP is down 40 points and his HR/BIA is half what it was then.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
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