Can We Get Bronson Arroyo Traded to the AL East, We Need to Face Him More Than Once a Year

by Tom Dakers on Jun 24, 2009 11:50 PM EDT in Game Recaps Comment 7 comments

That was a great first inning. 3 homers, 5 runs and the game was pretty much over. Aaron Hill, Vernon Wells and Adam Lind went deep. Vernon had a great day at the plate with the homer, a double and a walk. Hill had two hits as well, he looked much better at the plate than he has in the last little while. Lind and Russ Adams each had two hits as well.

It was a great day for our offense, 11 hits, 6 walks and 8 runs. Everyone had at least one hit except Alex Rios and Rod Barajas, but we didn't need them tonight.

Scott Richmond was terrific again, 7 innings, 2 hits, 2 walks and 2 runs. That's two terrific starts in a row. We figured he would be a decent 5th starter but he's been far better than that this year. How can it be that a guy this good wasn't in anyone's system 2 years ago? Speaking of non-prospects, Dirk Hayhurst pitched the last two innings. He was helped out by a great/amazing catch by Scott Rolen, with two on and one out, Jerry Hairston hit a line drive over Rolen's head and he made a great leaping catch.

Jays of the Day are Hill (.145 WPA), Wells (.135), Richmond (.127) and Lind (.103). Honorable mention to Rolen (for the great catch) and Hayhurst (for pitching the 2 innings and saving us from using other guys from the pen). No Suckage Jays.

Tomorrow Brett Cecil (2-1, 4.26) goes for the sweep, while Johnny Cueto (6-4, 2.55) tries to salvage one for the Reds. Hope we can get off to a great start again. Yankees won tonight so we are still tied for the Wild Card lead.

Bluejays.com has a piece with JP Riccardi talks about our injured pitchers. Shawn Marcum is doing well, Dustin McGowan far less so. Casey Janssen is resting his shoulder, Jesse Litsch is a year off and Robert Ray 'is making slow progress'. Oh and though he doesn't mention him, Scott Downs will be back in early July.

0 recs | Comment 7 comments | Share

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

What exactly happened to McGowan anyway? Like, what was his shoulder surgery for in the first place? Its good to see Marcum is on the fast track back to health, but it sucks that McGowan is having so much trouble still. Anyway, it’s funny how this game was a year to the day that the Jays also beat up Arroyo. Hopefully they can get the sweep tomorrow, though it might be a bit tougher against Cueto. Its a shame the Yankees and Sox both had to win today as well.

by Icedragon on Jun 25, 2009 12:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

he tore his labrum

it’s a muscle (i think) in the shoulder area that’s prominent in the pitching action… any more than that, i don’t know

Prehistoric Hoops - a neat little Raps blog

by boo15749 on Jun 25, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i think the labrum was the lesser of the two problems. i've heard a few times that it was a torn rotator cuff

by harrison1 on Jun 25, 2009 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was listenin' to the FAN during the first inning

they said the jays have figure Arroyo’s out or some sort, maybe myth, maybe its facts, maybe a bit of both. But what are the odds that we did so well against him? They said it has somethin’ to do with batting coach pick up his ‘habit’ and able to anticipate his pitch. Quite interesting I think…

by Outz on Jun 25, 2009 12:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

would be quick for Gene Tenace to pick him up last season

became their hitting coach on 20 June 2008, just four days before they faced Arroyo.

"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"

by jessef on Jun 25, 2009 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tom, hilarious title.....it made me laugh first thing this morning

Great stuff! Well, yes that would be helpful if we could make such a trade happen. This game was pretty good all around but I’m very encouraged by the fact that we have seen two big first innings over 3 games, one Sunday and one last night. It hadn’t happened very often to the Jays this year. Now, for the first time this season the team has more runs scored than allowed in the opening frame. While Johnny Cueto must be faced with a very cautious stance, another effort tonight like the one on Wednesday would be ideal!

by Marco1978 on Jun 25, 2009 4:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs