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After Tuesday's big win....let's look ahead to Wednesday.......


I still can't believe it but it seems that the Jays had not stranded 16 runners on base in a game since April 24, 2004 against Baltimore! Luckily they won last night.

I'm sure we all hope that Scott Richmond gets the win on Wednesday night as it would be his first since May 3. He has never faced the Phillies but since his last win, he is 0-3 with a 5.81 ERA, ouch. Plus, he's one of the few Canucks on the roster.

Jamie Moyer, their starter on Wednesday, is 46 years old but he can still pitch despite being 4-5 so far this year with a 6.11 ERA. In his last 3 starts, Moyer is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA, no walks allowed and opponents hit only .227.

In his illustrious career, Moyer is 14-8 against the Jays with a 5.27 ERA and 35 of his 37 appearances facing Toronto have been starts.

The interesting part is that Alex Rios is 9 for 19 (.474) lifetime against Moyer with 4 doubles, a triple and a homer.

Moreover, Vernon Wells is 13 for 38 (.342 average) with two long balls in his career when facing Moyer. Vernon went 2 for 6 on Tuesday after coming in with 4 hits in his previous 45 tries. Still, no homer from him since May 6. Yet, he delivered in the clutch on Tuesday. Let's hope the next good news is a long ball from him.

It's amazing that four of Philly's last six games have gone to extra innings. Over that span, their bullpen has thrown an average of over 5 innings a game. In the Phillies' last 4 games, all played in Philly, their bullpen has a 6.33 ERA.

Let's hope this trend can continue for two more games! Best wishes to everybody, enjoy the game for me as well!

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Richmond

Needs to avoid “The big inning”. This seems to be his downfall this year. The problem is with Phillies lineup, the big inning can happen quickly and without notice. Like Ninjas.

Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.

by craig in calgary on Jun 17, 2009 10:57 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The problem

And it is going to be a massive massive one for Richmond,

Is his inability to get Lefties. If the Phillies were a rightiy dominate team I would be feeling good, but when Richmond has face down Utley, Howard and Ibanez…. ummm… well this is gonna be tough.

'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'.

by JohnnyG on Jun 17, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey Marco

nice write up Marco, i love these stats-laden intros

do you have any idea how Marco Scutaro has done versus Moyer. Scutaro, by my calculation, is now in an 0-14 slump so I am thinking he is due for a day off soon to break the negative trend. If Vespa has historically fared poorly against Moyer, than more is the reason to give him a night off IMHO.

We have both Inglett or Johnny Mac who can play SS if need be.

by aagoodfella on Jun 17, 2009 12:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Marco had the best 0-6 day I have ever seen

Certainly he did his job with less than 2 out and Rios at 3rd, but…well….we all know how that ended.
Also, what I love about Vespa is his ability to play unbelievable defence when his bat goes cold…he had a great night in the field.

Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.

by craig in calgary on Jun 17, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes, but the Jays lineup is screaming for hits right now

… not sure the Jays can afford to carry any more slumping bats right now

by aagoodfella on Jun 17, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Number of hits in recent games with W or L record

13 – W
7 – L
6 – L
8 – L
6 – L
12 – W
12 – W
9 – W
4 – L

So….. when the Jays get hits they win?

'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'.

by JohnnyG on Jun 17, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

BANG

great great data Johnny G

by aagoodfella on Jun 17, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you Thank you

I will try to continue providing useful insight such as Hits win games.

I hope everyone looks forward to my future installments of obvious reports when I report on such topics as, Getting Caught Stealing and Baserunning gaffes can equal losses and on average when you score more runs then an opponent you win!

'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'.

by JohnnyG on Jun 17, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

To me, Frasor is the only reliable closer in the pen right now.

Beej has been better, but I wouldn’t trust him with a 1 run lead.

Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.

by craig in calgary on Jun 17, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

agreed

'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'.

by JohnnyG on Jun 17, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep.

Bastian just tweeted it.

Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.

by craig in calgary on Jun 17, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A funny read.

I like to go on opposing teams blogs during Jays series’ and I was snooping around Phillies this afternoon and found this. Its a summation of last nights game written by a Phemale Phillie Phan. Its pretty funny…Link here

Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.

by craig in calgary on Jun 17, 2009 4:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Worrisome to see........

……..that the Jays’ DL is starting to look like a crowded Italian public hospital, let’s hope the pitching staff can keep the team into the race…….

by Marco1978 on Jun 18, 2009 3:55 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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