It Is Time For You To Stop All Of Your Sobbing: 6/30 Game Preview and Thread, Rays at Jays
by hugo on Jun 30, 2009 7:00 PM EDT
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PrintTampa 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.
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!"
Not a very good start there
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Not a good start to this game
one pitch, one run.
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
Did they miss the strikeout pitch for a recap?
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
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
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!"
Stupid pun for sure
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
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!"
I thought there was a running joke about him being a wine-lover
but I can’t quite remember where I read about this
good call domefan
apparently has a wine rack in his office
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
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.
They use the humidor balls when we bat
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
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!"
I wouldn't think so
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
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!"
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.
Well the pickoff always helps
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
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!"
There's no way Garza throws 101
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
good baserunning instincts to get to third there.
and a nice clean hit for Lindster
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
Nice job going first to third
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
getting to third
allows him to score on the overbay dp.
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
Russ Adams
has really not looked very impressive on this call up
How long before Dellucci gets called up?
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
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
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let us say it again
THIS would be a great time for Wells to come out of his slump
Pulled a Vernon
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
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
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.
And then 3-0 on Crawford
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Nice double play
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Helps that the catcher is running
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
The truffle shuffle
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Another walk for Vespa
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Seems like a plain piece of paper would work
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
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.
His .810 OPS in April wasn't terrible
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
At least they've all been solo shots
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
nice job pitching out of that by Richmond
3 runs in 6 innings to the highest scoring team in MLB is ok …
yep
that last pitch looked like a Brandon League special
Tough bounce there
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Got an easy carom
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Does anyone know if Tabler/Campbell know any stats other than batting average & fielding percentage? Tonight he talked about WHIP that ‘fantasy guys use’.
How much of their job do you think is simply
scripted for them in advance by the sportsnet stats guys?
I sure wouldn't mind seeing randy ruiz
be the dh for a while, he hits righties quite well
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.
Overall he's been a solid hitter, not just this year
then you could promote Dopriak to AAA and see what you have.
Jays quietly Garzafied again
Hopefully that’s the end of him for tonight
I don't think we have an effective LOOGY at AAA
And I don’t know what’s available in terms of cheap free agents.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Bad at-bat by Lind
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
If the Jays are going to have any chance at all this year or even next year, Wells and Rios will have to hit. There's no way around it.
I wouldn’t be opposed sending Russ Adams back down though. He’s had his opportunity, if not this time, previously.
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.
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.
most impressive thing about the game
was that we got 8 hits today instead of 4 yesterday
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!
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