Bits Before the Game

by Tom Dakers on Jun 4, 2009 12:06 PM EDT in Toronto Blue Jays News

Not much Jay related news this morning, but there are a couple of things.

First congratulations to Tao of Stieb for getting to their 1000th post. That an amazing thing that they can go day after day and keep getting posts up of such quality. It can be tough looking at a blank screen with a blank brain or at least I have days like that. Congratulations.

There is a nice story on Brian Tallet (hmmm they have 2 t's at the end of his name in the headline) in the Globe and Mail this morning. He was quite the party animal in college:

Tallet grew up in Oklahoma City and became the only active major-league player to have been drafted four times. He wanted the university education and went to LSU in 1998, only to discover that classes can be an afterthought of collegiate life for a full-ride guy. "I would just drink, and I could drink a lot," he said. "And the biggest thing was we always got it for free because we were athletes.

Beyond the Boxscore has their Power Rankings up for the week and the Jays are number two in baseball behind the Rays(??). Ok.....

And Sammy Sosa announced his retirement. Though I'm not sure if you really can call it retirement when no one offers you a job for 2 years. Sammy, apparently, doesn't think the steroid issue will effect his chances of making the Hall of Fame. Best of luck.

"I will calmly wait for my induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Don't I have the numbers to be inducted?," said Sosa, who presently serves the Dominican government as Special Ambassador For Investment Opportunities.

And, though it is being discussed in BigTimeBlueJayFan's fanpost, I figured we'd put up a poll to see if you guys think the we should go after Tom Glavine. See you in the game thread.

Poll

Should the Jays go after Tom Glavine?

Yes

34 votes

No

42 votes

76 votes | Poll has closed

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Avril can't be any worse than the non Doc Jays starters as of late

Maybe Celine Dion is playing Center Field today and batting 4th?

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

by craig in calgary on Jun 4, 2009 12:10 PM EDT reply actions

shhh that's a game time surprise

by Tom Dakers on Jun 4, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Sorry, my bad

So I shouldn’t bring up Rita McNeil catching and batting 8th?

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

by craig in calgary on Jun 4, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd make a bad joke about a 'heavy hitter'

but I’m above that.

by Tom Dakers on Jun 4, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Ba da bum

I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert

by JohnnyG on Jun 4, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

No way.

Glavine’s got a few of strikes:

1) spent his entire time in the NL (could work the other way, but NL pitchers usually get pummelled +1 run on the ERA)
2) who would you bump from the 40 man roster?
3) early 40s pitchers without PEDs don’t do well

Of course I could be wrong, but if the Braves (who are very good at unloading pitchers they don’t feel are successful) don’t want him then who does?

In honor of the Jays 2nd Baseman who played with fire in more ways than one.

by Damaso's Burnt Shirt on Jun 4, 2009 12:37 PM EDT reply actions

Time to permanently change the starting line up

With Hill struggling of late, Cito has to do something. It’s time to insert Overbay #2, move Hill down to #3 and move Lind up to #4. Lind hit clean up today and was 5 for 5. Rios can be #5, and move Wells to 7 or 8.

Now that the pitching has fallen off, the hitters have to carry us again until either McGowan or Marcum can start again. Maybe Litsch with straighten it out.

by Chesapeake Ron on Jun 4, 2009 4:34 PM EDT reply actions

Rios can be #5?

No, he needs a day-off. He’s 5 for 5 today — all Ks.

by PFHLai on Jun 4, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't know what the hell happened today

But he has been hitting the ball really well for a couple of weeks.

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

by craig in calgary on Jun 4, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah

definitely looked to be doing good things, his OPS was at 800 i think… today was just brutal.

Prehistoric Hoops - a neat little Raps blog

by boo15749 on Jun 4, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Yep

I think the line up needs to be moved around

lets face it, todays order would have won in a different arrangement

i think, generally the lineup Cito has is fine, but if a guy starts slumping, it is time to shift them down temporarily

Today’s lineup should have been

1 – Scutaro (highest OBP)
2 – Inglett (3/8 history vs. Angel starter)
3 – Rios (hot coming into the game)
4 – Lind (hot coming into the game)
5 – Overbay (hot coming into the game)
6 – Bautista (lukewarm coming in)
7 – Hill (ice cold coming in, but good season to date stats)
8 – Millar (cool short and long term)
9 – Chavez (cool short and long term) – although he did have a good game

by aagoodfella on Jun 4, 2009 11:13 PM EDT reply actions

Not do be a dink

But if we are setting up the lineup using retrospect, why would you put Rios before Lind when he struck out 5 times?

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

by craig in calgary on Jun 5, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

not using retrospect

i am saying, that if Jays used a malleable lineup, with prospect, that is what it would look like — i gave the names and the prospective reasons in brackets

with retrospect neither Rios nor Hill would have been in the lineup .. LOL

by aagoodfella on Jun 5, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions