Brian Tallet was Great, Bullpen Less So
by Tom Dakers on Jun 24, 2009 12:17 AM EDT
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Reds 5 Blue Jays7
That turned out to be a lot closer than it should have been. Brian Tallet, just after it was discussed around here that we really weren't confident in him as a starter, has a terrific start: 6 shut out innings, 3 hits, 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. On short rest yet. He was just amazing, he struck out the side in the first inning.
Then, unfortunately Shawn Camp came in. A single and two walks later, Jesse Carlson came in to give up a 2 run double and 2 sac flies to make it a four run inning. Brandon League pitched the 8th and gave up a run on a walk, a steal and a couple of ground outs. Jason Frasor pitched a scoreless 9th for his second save of the season.
Offensively, we got 12 hits. Everyone had a hit except our new left fielder, Russ Adams. He had an 0 for 4 in his first start for the Jays this year. Scott Rolen, Rod Barajas and Marco Scutaro each had homers. That was Scutaro's first homer since April 30th.
Jays of the Day are Tallet (.272 WPA), Barajas (.107) and Rolen (.106). Honorable mention to Frasor and Adam Lind. Suckage Jays? Well no one has the numbers for it, but we's going to give one to Shawn Camp for loading the bases without getting an out.
Tomorrow night Scott Richmond (5-4, 3.79) goes against the Reds and Bronson Arroyo (8-5, 5.16). The Jays announced that Roy Halladay will start on Monday against the Tampa Rays. I'm not sure who will be starting for the Jays on Sunday, I guess Brad Mills will get another start.
If you want to read more about Joey Votto's troubles, Mike Wilner talks a little about it on his blog.
The Good News? With our win and the Yankees loss we are now tied with them for the lead in the Wild Card race. So for all the ups and downs of the season so far, things are pretty good.
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Thank Goodness
Doc will be back next Monday. Well, we knew he shouldn’t be gone for long, but I was afraid of another Litsch incident.
How does Russ looks at the outfield? (looks like he know what he is doing?) I missed the game and always remember him as SS.
by Outz on Jun 24, 2009 1:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't remember a single ball being hit at him!
I’m sure thats not true, and if you don’t remember a LFers play, thats probably a good thing.
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on Jun 24, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too close for comfort, folks.........or is it just me being restless?
This game should never have turned out to be a two-run affair. Excellent start by Brian Tallet on short rest. Too bad the bullpen started the 7th awfully and the 8th wasn’t as flawless as hoped. The Jays can’t keep gambling like that. Offensively, no objections with three homers and a spread-out effort with almost everybody getting a hit.
We need to keep it going. Great to see the Braves blank the damn yankees. Of course, the wish would be to go back to the situation when Toronto was 27-13 but the current situation would be just fine 90 games from now. Although we’ve played 2 more games.
by Marco1978 on Jun 24, 2009 5:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I also thought Scoot and Wells
deserved honourable mention. Scoot had a 2-run HR and Wells doubled and stole third in the 7th. Neither run seemed all that important at the time, so the WPA wasn’t there, but those 3 runs turned out to be pretty key later in the game.
"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 Jun 24, 2009 7:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Scoots homerun
How the heck did that ball clear the wall? The look on the pitchers pace was priceless – “WTF?”
When he hit it I was hoping it would bloop in front of the LFer.
Even Rod thought he “just missed” his HR, obviously it was due to the dome being open. They should honesltly open it up against light hitting teams, and close it against HR reliant teams….why not use the homefield advantage?
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on Jun 24, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
*Pitchers face
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on Jun 24, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
open dome?
maybe for once it finally helped us…. we have done awful with the dome open this year
by Aquamelli on Jun 24, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always thought the dome was supposed to hurt hitting
Something about it knocking the ball down while in the air.
I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers Hornsby
by wroth91 on Jun 24, 2009 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Mills' number was up on Saturday, no?
Richmond today, Cecil Thursday, Rick Ro Friday, and then Mills will have to go, unless we want to start Tallet again on 3 days rest (or bring someone else up). Tallet’s regular day is Sunday.
"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 Jun 24, 2009 7:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
On the broadcast last night, Jamie mentioned that Mills was in the bullpen so I don’t know what’s going on…
They wouldn’t call up Purcey for one start would they?
by masterkembo on Jun 24, 2009 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know either
but someone has to start on Saturday, and I can’t imagine it’ll be Tallet on three days rest. I suppose if Mills pitched an inning today or tomorrow from the pen, he could still make his start on Saturday, but I agree that sounds strange. I think Purcey is scheduled to start for Vegas tomorrow, so if he pitches then he’s definitely not starting for the Jays on Saturday – if he doesn’t make his start, he very well might be.
"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 Jun 24, 2009 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody else loving Vernon and Rios' agressivness on the basepads?
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on Jun 24, 2009 10:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
25-27
on the season… most definitely cannot complain about that
Prehistoric Hoops - a neat little Raps blog
by boo15749 on Jun 24, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got a question...
Where is Gustavo Chacin? I like that guy, thought he was gonna be one of the top 3 starter for the jays.
by Outz on Jun 24, 2009 12:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gus was playing for the Nationals AAA team
but I think he was released. Not sure if he caught on anywhere else
"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 Jun 24, 2009 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
More importantly...
What happened to his cologne? ;)
by NascarPoolsOnline on Jun 24, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you a Chacin Man?
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on Jun 24, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
YES!!!
I loved his glasses they where a thing of beauty
by canadiancolts on Jun 24, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That IS AWESOME! I remember he said he has his glasses because it makes him looks like a villian. Bahahhahaaha
by Outz on Jun 24, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
actually, he has alopecia and so doesn’t have eyebrows, which is the real 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
by hugo on Jun 24, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too.
I too have alopecia malepattern baldness
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on Jun 24, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Best start
Was down in Tampa in the dome with the glasses. I think he got shelled for alot of runs in only 4ip.
Man he had great stuff didn’t he a 86mph fastball that was dead straight and a curveball that had very little break to it. As I remember he had a change that was more like a slow fastball just a great pitcher!!!
by canadiancolts on Jun 24, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Always good great run support if I remember!
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on Jun 24, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice sentence Craig
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on Jun 24, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is in the Phillies farm system.
Being released by the Nationals isn’t exactly a good sign. If you can’t make it there, you can’t make it anywhere.
by Tom Dakers on Jun 24, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
We made the Nationals look like the 1998 Yankees!
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on Jun 24, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah well anyone can win a couple of games in a row in a 162 game season
by Tom Dakers on Jun 24, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I don't think losing two games in extras
makes them look like any version of the yankees
by Tom Dakers on Jun 24, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
series of bad luck
and watching CITO abuse the bullpen give me heart attack. wait, was that before the nationals or during…..
by Outz on Jun 24, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just being a smartass
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on Jun 24, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait… You’re not actually Teen Wolf?
'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 24, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is such a great movie
Teen Wolf Too, on the other hand…
"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 Jun 24, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is never been a worse sequel made than Teenwolf Too.
Ever.
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on Jun 24, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how about Freeway 2?
Freeway was great … Freeway 2 just blew
by aagoodfella on Jun 24, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ghostbusters 2
FTW
"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 Jun 24, 2009 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha...
Nice…that was hilarious
Was that on 102.1 they were drumming that up? Or the FAN?
by NascarPoolsOnline on Jun 24, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Question!
If mills is pitching Saturday, who are they sending down for Doc’s Return?
by bowling_kid25 on Jun 24, 2009 12:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Probably Mills
Better make it a good start son!
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on Jun 24, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mills, I assume
he’ll make his start, and unless he is fantastic (maybe even then) or there is another injury before then (which would be just ridiculous) he’ll be sent 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
by hugo on Jun 24, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well..
I read in an earlier post doc was coming back Saturday, and not tossing till Sunday…so really I meant are they pusing back his return? cause they need to send someone down if they don’t…
by bowling_kid25 on Jun 24, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's coming back Sunday and pitching on Monday
Meaning Mills can start Saturday then get called down Sunday
Happiness is a long walk with a putter in your hand.
by craig in calgary on Jun 24, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My bad XD
HAD MY DAYS MIXED UP!!!
by bowling_kid25 on Jun 24, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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