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Jays 9, Royals 3

Hi everyone!  I'm back from the wilds of Shenandoah National Park.  Lots of rain, but great times.  And back just in time to write up the Jays victory over the Kansas City Royals

The Jays got on the board early against Royals starter Zack Greinke, who was chasing Doc for the league lead in wins, with a Marco Scutaro double and a Vernon Wells non-clutch 2-out RBI single.  They added a run on a Lyle Overbay home run to centrefield in the second - don't look now, but Lyle is having himself a nice little season in his platoon role.  In the third, things got even better for the Jays:  Alex Rios doubled in Marco Scutaro, who had hit his own double to start the inning, and after Rios scored on a Vernon Wells grounder, Adam Lind singled and then Lyle Overbay doubled in both Lind and Wells to give the Jays the 6-0 lead.  The Jays never looked back, and added a run on an Adam Lind home run in the 5th and two more on a Rod Barajas 2-run shot in the 8th. 

On the other side of the ball, Ricky Romero had a nice start for the Jays.  Romero took a shutout into the 7th and ended the game with a 7-inning, 3-run, 5 K/2 BB evening.  All runs against him were scored via the home run in the 7th, so it really was quite a good performance by the young righthander  lefthander, and nice to see him come back with a nice start. Jason Frasor and Scott Downs did a nice job closing out the game.

With a win tonight against Greinke, the Jays put themselves in a great position vis-a-vis the rest of the series.  Scott Richmond pitches tomorrow for the Jays against Luke Hochevar, and Doc Halladay goes Sunday against Kyle Davies.   Let's go Jays!

Jays of the Day are Romero, Overbay, Wells, and Scutaro.  And many thanks to Tom for carrying things whilst I was away.  It's great to be back!

 

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Hugo, I'm glad you enjoyed the Blue Ridge Mts.

Thanks for spending money in my state. As for the game, beating Grienke should give the players confidence for the rest of the series. However, Hill is struggling badly. Do you think Cito could give him a day to regroup? Inglett can play 2nd tomorrow and the team will be fine. This is not complicated….unless of course if you are asleep in the dugout.

by Chesapeake Ron on Jun 5, 2009 10:51 PM EDT reply actions  

well of course it's wrong

because Cito has the magic power to end slumps by sitting people.

/sarcasm (or /end sarcasm)

what about Ortiz… he’s been sitting plenty. maybe just leave him in? I think he’s proved he will work through it…

Prehistoric Hoops - a neat little Raps blog

by boo15749 on Jun 5, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well, Hill made some great defensive plays today, so even though his bat has gone silent he’s still providing great D.

by Icedragon on Jun 5, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

Rookie Mistakes!
Come on Hugo get yer head in the game!

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 5, 2009 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

duh

thanks, not sure what I was thinking!

"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 5, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

What’s with Hill all of a sudden? His average has dropped nearly 40 points in the last 4 or 5 games. 0 for his last 21 and only 2 hits in his last 31. The Jays can’t really afford to have his bat dying on them now, although give credit to the rest of the team for picking up the slack. Plus Overbay has been hitting a lot better lately and his creeping back up towards .300, so thats a positive.

by Icedragon on Jun 5, 2009 11:05 PM EDT reply actions  

Im starting to worry about Hill

Not that he wont break out of this slump… but just that his early season pace was a bit lucky.
I still see him as a .300, 20HR, 90RBI guy… but i dont know if its anything more. Not that thats something to complain about…. but i just dont think its viable to expect him to produce like he did in april for a full season.

by ohmybosh on Jun 6, 2009 12:09 AM EDT reply actions  

with the lots of doubles and excellent defense

Hill has shown over the years, that’s a very valuable player, if not a superstar

"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 6, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

This team is bi-polar.

From day to day you never know what you are going to get. Just yesterday I said we needed to beat an ace for once and today we pounded one of the best this year. Tomorrow we’ll probably suck against a minor leaguer. I just don’t know what to expect.

by BigTimeBlueJayFan on Jun 6, 2009 2:14 AM EDT reply actions  

How is that

Different than anyother year? We play Boston and NY tough and then choke on interleague, and all the cellar dwellers in the AL. They are a tough team to bet on cause you never know what you will get.

by mavadjdj on Jun 6, 2009 7:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

Regarding that Rios Video

I could be wrong but I think that’s why I keep hearing people said its hard to get players to come to play in a Canadian team (specifically Toronto), its because idiots like that guy who yell at Rios when he had a bad game. (well, one of the reasons anyway)

Seriously, he had a bad game, damn, let it go, its not like he suck all year while the team is paying him 6.4Mil, he just hit a homer few days before that 5K game. Stop this non-sense and be supportive! Go jays go!

by Outz on Jun 6, 2009 4:12 AM EDT reply actions  

Hahahahahahahahaha

I can’t stop laughing about your claim that Toronto fans are hard on the players. hahahahahah
Have you ever been to Phladelphia, New York, hahahahahahaha

by Chesapeake Ron on Jun 6, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

well yeah

but there are 20-something other major-league cities too

"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 6, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

Toronto fans are hard on visitors

one reason the team is 20-9 at home and 11-17 on the road (well that and a 9-game road losing streak)

by aagoodfella on Jun 6, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

Aaron Hill

He’s slumping right now because the scouting report about him swinging at fastballs early in counts has clearly gotten out to the rest of the league. Most pitchers are starting him off with slow breaking stuff, and he hasn’t adjusted yet.

by Brad Fullmer Fan on Jun 6, 2009 4:52 AM EDT reply actions  

the thing about Hill

I think the reason he was getting fastballs early in the count in the first place was that he had handled breaking stuff really well, so I could see him making the adjustment sooner rather than later.

"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 6, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

Rios video

You know. I looked at the Rios video a few times, and I’m not so sure the fan was wrong in calling him out. Maybe calling him a “bum” is not the best way to do it, but he sure deserved something. He should have taken 5 seconds to sign the piece of paper. It took him more time than that to curse back at the heckler anyway.

Frankly, I think the heckler did Rios a favor. Maybe now he’ll think twice before doing stuff like that in the future.

What a bum! lol

by REMO on Jun 6, 2009 12:13 PM EDT reply actions  

The only part I agree with

Is that you probably should have signed the paper for the kid. I hope he/the Jays reach out and try to get something to the kid to apologize for swearing in front of him, even in light of it being deserved.

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 6, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

And by "you" I mean "he"

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 6, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

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