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It Is Time For You To Stop All Of Your Sobbing: 6/30 Game Preview and Thread, Rays at Jays

Tampa Bay Rays at Toronto Blue Jays, Jun 30, 2009 7:07 PM EDT


It is always tough to lose when Doc pitches, but hot and cold for the Jays' offense is nothing new.  Today they look to get back on track with Scott Richmond pitching for the Jays and Matt Garza going for the Rays.  Richmond certainly hasn't given the Jays anything to complain about but the Rays offense has been fantastic and Garza is an excellent pitcher too, so it should be a good one.

Some good news - Scott Downs threw off a mound for the first time since his injury today and it reportedly went well.  There's still no return date, but sounds like progress. 

Just to put it in perspective (thanks to the Pretenders for today's title), the Jays are 4 games over .500, 3 1/2 from the wild card.  Yes it has been a drop off, due as much to excellent play by the other AL East teams as mediocre play by the Jays.  This is a team that plenty of pundits picked to finish with as few as 70 wins.  I think the Jays can play better than they've been playing recently, but every team has its ups and downs.  And no, the Jays aren't losing because they "don't want to win as much as the other team" or "aren't as determined to win" as the other team.  What, they wanted to win more than the other team in April but now they're tired of winning and want to try losing? 

This is baseball.  One week you sweep the champs, next week you look like you won't win another game for the rest of the year.  It's a long season and there are plenty of surprises, good and bad, in store.  Enjoy the games, it's been great baseball for the most part.  I know I have.

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Why does Rod Black's recap sound like it belongs on the Rays' broadcast?

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 7:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Guess Jamie Campbell isn't the only one who loves inane rhymes

“A Jay-Ray Tuesday . . . on the way.”

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

by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:04 PM EDT reply actions  

Not a very good start there

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 7:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Not a good start to this game

one pitch, one run.

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

by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:09 PM EDT reply actions  

what the heck!!!

I get up to get some water… come back and its 1-0 ?! I was up for 15 seconds… if that!

ugh kjasghksjaghsajkg

by Aquamelli on Jun 30, 2009 7:12 PM EDT reply actions  

next time get a beer

could be luckier

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

by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

is Joe Maddon an actual teetotaler

or were they just making a stupid pun about him drinking actual tea?

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

by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions  

Stupid pun for sure

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

So the man himself is not actual a teetotaler, then?

It doesn’t really work as a pun unless both meanings are correct.

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

by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

good call domefan

apparently has a wine rack in his office

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

by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Considering our record in TSN games

he’ll be out of a job soon.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

They use the humidor balls when we bat

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

upton covered a lot of ground there

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

by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey all

does anyone know whether doc is going to be on a short pitch count again this weekend?

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

by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:26 PM EDT reply actions  

I wouldn't think so

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I watched the game at the pub last night so I didn't have sound

Cito just wanted to ease him back in with a (relatively) light first start, right?

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

by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

If you throw an offspeed pitch in a fastball count

“down the pipe” is not what I would use to describe it

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 7:29 PM EDT reply actions  

burrell walks

on a close pitch.

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

by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:29 PM EDT reply actions  

Well the pickoff always helps

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 7:30 PM EDT reply actions  

bartlett doubles down the leftfield line

good thing they swapped zobrist for burrell out at first

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

by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:33 PM EDT reply actions  

There's no way Garza throws 101

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 7:39 PM EDT reply actions  

He'll throw 101

pitches

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

by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

good baserunning instincts to get to third there.

and a nice clean hit for Lindster

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by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nice job going first to third

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 7:43 PM EDT reply actions  

getting to third

allows him to score on the overbay dp.

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

by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

good job alex

Going the other way

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by jessef on Jun 30, 2009 7:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Dellucci heating up

Dellucci now batting .273, slugging .509 and OPS of .848

He has 3 taters and 4 doubles

I would say … good bye Adams and hello Dellucci .. tomorrow

by aagoodfella on Jun 30, 2009 7:53 PM EDT reply actions  

let us say it again

THIS would be a great time for Wells to come out of his slump

by aagoodfella on Jun 30, 2009 8:04 PM EDT reply actions  

what is really disconcerting

is how difficult it seems for Rios and Wells to hit the bat out of the infield … it is bad enuf they are not hitting for average, but they cannot even seem to make enough contact to drive the ball deep that often

these infield squibbers by VW and Rios are really getting frustrating

by aagoodfella on Jun 30, 2009 8:22 PM EDT reply actions  

Chavez has 2 bunt singles

Rios and Wells combined have 0, and they’re they supposed speedsters of the team.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Nice double play

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 8:29 PM EDT reply actions  

Helps that the catcher is running

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Another walk for Vespa

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 8:40 PM EDT reply actions  

With how he'd been running

I would have accepted a bunt single attempt

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

painful

3rd homer of the night for the Rays

by jlahey on Jun 30, 2009 8:46 PM EDT reply actions  

At least they've all been solo shots

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

nice job pitching out of that by Richmond

3 runs in 6 innings to the highest scoring team in MLB is ok …

by aagoodfella on Jun 30, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions  

yep

that last pitch looked like a Brandon League special

by aagoodfella on Jun 30, 2009 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

If he gets another inning of scoreless baseball, Richmond will have done a great job tonight

by REMO on Jun 30, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Tough bounce there

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:02 PM EDT reply actions  

Got an easy carom

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Does anyone know if Tabler/Campbell know any stats other than batting average & fielding percentage? Tonight he talked about WHIP that ‘fantasy guys use’.

by ian1432 on Jun 30, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions  

50%? Jamie credits Scott Carson like he’s Bill James for projecting stats over a full season.

I also don’t think Campbell has any clue what pitch is ever thrown…if he does, he certainly doesn’t let us viewers in on his secret.

by ian1432 on Jun 30, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I sure wouldn't mind seeing randy ruiz

be the dh for a while, he hits righties quite well

by ClintB on Jun 30, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions  

MLEs aren't very good

Bear in mind it’s a hitter’s league.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Overall he's been a solid hitter, not just this year

then you could promote Dopriak to AAA and see what you have.

by ClintB on Jun 30, 2009 9:22 PM EDT reply actions  

Jays quietly Garzafied again

Hopefully that’s the end of him for tonight

by REMO on Jun 30, 2009 9:23 PM EDT reply actions  

this season is slowly slipping away

by torontocoltsfan on Jun 30, 2009 9:39 PM EDT reply actions  

So, I just got in. I have the game on PVR... is there anything worth rewinding to up to this point?

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 30, 2009 9:41 PM EDT reply actions  

Our one run was on an Overbay GIDP

so no.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

blarg

No great defensive plays?

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 30, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Only in innings where Richmond gave up leadoff homers

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

I actually saw that... was home to pick up my lunch and saw that first pitch of the game HR

And I do have Crawford on my fantasy team

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 30, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not a great job by Rolen

except that he only got himself out… c’mon Lind

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions  

For some reason MLB.tv thought they cut to a commercial

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Hmm... cut to the commercial without even showing the manager coming out.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Bad at-bat by Lind

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:51 PM EDT reply actions  

How come we have lefties back-to-back?

Doesn’t Cito usually try to break those up?

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 30, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Lind usually doesn't have problems with lefties

and this way Rios is lower in the lineup.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

He still bats in the same inning as Scoot and Hill

so it doesn’t solve anything.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

His line is equivalent to a .732 OPS at the majors

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

They need to hit with RISP

the way they hit without RISP. Calling up one guy won’t fix that problem.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

Le Sigh

That was unfortunate. Three outs left to try and get back into this one.

by Temujin on Jun 30, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions  

This is why we can't move Overbay up in the lineup

Because they can always go to a LOOGY when it counts

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Off day thursday, right?

Obviously going to skip his rotation spot.

They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.

by Torgen on Jun 30, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

most impressive thing about the game

was that we got 8 hits today instead of 4 yesterday

by epoxypatch on Jun 30, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions  

if we lose 9 in a row again, will we fall to 5th in East?
hitting looks like it did in the nine-gamer

by epoxypatch on Jun 30, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

just checked in to see if the game was over

looks like the D-Rays deserved this one. A patient day at the plate – 7 BBs, 3 HRs – I suppose it’s to be expected from a good offensive team like Tampa.

 Looking forward to tomorrow!

by jaysbrazil on Jun 30, 2009 10:40 PM EDT reply actions  

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