The Birds Were in the Trees Until the Place Was Gone: Game Thread, 6 June -- Royals at Jays
by Tom Dakers on Jun 6, 2009 12:53 PM EDT
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Note: All content in this game thread was mine, so don't hold Tom accountable for my ramblings! - Hugo
Hi all. It finally seems to have stopped raining here in the Washinton area, and, back from camping, I'm excited to watch my first Jays game since last week -- or at least part of it. After dropping a heartbreaking rubber game to the Angels, the Jays got off to a nice series start last night behind excellent pitching by Ricky Romero and some timely hitting by Marco Scutaro, Lyle Overbay, and company against Royals starter and early Cy Young award candidate Zack Greinke.
Today, Scott Richmond pitches against Luke Hochevar in an interesting matchup - the 29-year old rookie, former dock-worker, and Northern Independent League veteran against the highly-touted first overall pick of the 2006 draft (and former draft holdout). Richmond has had the better of it so far this season, with a nice two months under his belt, but had his last turn through the rotation skipped, though he pitched two nice innings in relief against Boston.
As folks here have noted, Aaron Hill has been scuffling at the plate and he gets the day off, and I'm pretty surprised to see the Jays turn to John McDonald, rather than Joe Inglett, to man second, especially against a righthander. That said, I get the feeling the Jays have been trying to get Mac into games and this was a chance to do so. It's a strange lineup today, as Jose Bautista gets the customary start for Scott Rolen in the day game after a night game, but seeing him bat second against a right-hander is pretty strange, especially with Lyle Overbay's .412 OBP against righties stuck in front of out-machines Raul Chavez and J-Mac. Adam Lind starts in leftfield while Kevin Millar, who has been pretty cold recently, gets the start at DH. Not the prettiest lineup card ever drawn up by Cito, I have to say.
Today's title comes from the great song "Eden Was a Garden" by Roman Candle off their most recent record, Oh Tall Tree in the Ear - I've been listening to it a lot lately.
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yikes
that is a scary looking line up for the Jays .. hitting wise
I think I would have played Inglett and Overbay, but we shall see
oops
Overbay is playing
i guess it is ok except for Inglett
oh and
just for accuracy’s sake, that’s me writing, not Tom.
"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
is Rolen that delicate
or is Cito just being careful to make sure he is around and strong for the playoffs?
if it's keeping Rolen healthy and strong, it's okay I guess
but I don’t like Bautista hitting second against righties too much
"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
It's not like you can call what he does hitting
He stands there for a few pitches and then walks to either the dugout or first base (and it’s the latter surprisingly often).
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
fair enough
"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
i dunno, his numbers are pretty impressive
i’m really always surprised by his OPS
Prehistoric Hoops - a neat little Raps blog
yeah
but not against righties. Both this season and over his career it’s sub .700, though with an unusual number of walks this season, as Torgen points out
"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
good start for Richmond
"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
lineout to Scoot
completes the 1-2-3 inning
"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
yikes
another sparse crowd
too bad — the Jays were rising in average attendance .. just passed Tampa the other day
15k fans i think
they are averaging 23k, ranking 21 in the league
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/attendance
but i think they will fall to 22 after today … Sunday attendance should be up with Halladay pitching
I wouldn't mind Scoot
leading off the 2nd though :)
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tough
2-2 pitch to Scoot
"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
ok at bat for Bautista
even though a ground out
Hochevar
looked pretty sharp that inning, I thought
"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
Tough to call that after one inning.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Richmond does well
to induce the foul popup by Jacobs
"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
and then the fair popup
by Guillen
"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
Hochevar is looking good
i dont think he is as bad as his numbers show. he looked like he had pretty good command on his pitches.
on the other hand, Richmond’s pitches are staying high and are all over the place…
I agree with you
that Hochevar looked pretty sharp in the first inning. Richmond looked better in the second inning, I thought
"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
bad swing by Vernon
on that 1-1 pitch
"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
bad swing on the first pitch
he was chasing
I made it!
Threw out my arm turning a double play in softball but I made it!
I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert
the ground out was a great pitch
strike if called but otherwise real hard to hit
hard to see how Hochevar got 11 ERA
he looks good
his numbers are skewed by a 2 inning 6 run outing
Yeah that one I thought was going to the wall
I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert
I thought he had better wood on it than he did too
maybe a bit off the end of the bat
"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
Millar lines to DeJesus
still no baserunners for either side
"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
Looking like its going to be a long day for the Jays
Im just getting that vibe right now.
Onions Baby Onions
Lind recovers
after the so-so read to make a bit of an awkward catch
"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
Pena singles to right centre
Wells was shading the other way and can’t get there
"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
double play!
"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
Double Play 4-5-3,,, (I think thats right…. right?)
I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert
Wait… Shortstop is 6 isn’t it?
I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert
a 4-5-3 double play
wonder if that has ever happened?
"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
maybe with the overshift on a lefty
and the third baseman playing the SS position?
"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
working a walk always a good way to start off the inning
"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
Ra----ooooooool!!!!
"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
he was really happy not because he hit the dinger
but because he didn’t have to run hard around the bases
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bottom of the order getting it done
Mac goes up the middle for a hit
"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
I didn't think it had enough either
"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
That was weird
I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert
not if they score Scoot it wasn't
"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
does a fielder's choice help OBP?
no, right? it’s just AB + BB + HBP
Prehistoric Hoops - a neat little Raps blog
Rios
bounces into the double play
"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
darn
at least we got to see Chavez run all the way around
Prehistoric Hoops - a neat little Raps blog
that little image icon, the tree
then enter the url
"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
Make sure to put a subject heading on anything with a picture, That way people can minimize it so it doesnt slow down the thread
I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert
that's a very good practice
"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
two soft groundouts and a backwards K
nice inning!
"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
Wells works the leadoff walk
only pitch that was in the zone Wells ripped foul
"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
And Lind with his Vladi Impression
As he golfs it off his shoetops
I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert
Lind chased that low pitch
then chased it again and hit into a double play. two poor at-bats today
"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
ugh
I leave for a few minutes and it’s a tie? what happened?
"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
Teahen took Richmond deep to the opposite field
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
and goes 3-0 on DeJesus
"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
6-7-8-9-1 all lefties?
Tough part of the order for Richmond.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Please don't get beat by Willie Bloomquist
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
bases loaded for Bloomquist
"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
Camp is warming
"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
ugh
that was terrible
"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
and that's it for Richmond
"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
I'd like to think we can come back from this
"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
Willie Bloomquist
seems to destroy us
"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
the bottom of our order
wastes no time in making three quick outs
"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
good
2-2 slider to get Guillen swinging
"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
hell of a play
by the PMoD
"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
Scoot almost hit his 6th
and DeJesus almost misplayed it into a double
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
yeah
he looked awful playing that ball. Came up with the catch, though
"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
i think he was just making it look tough to get our hopes up
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Rios lines out
and another 1-2-3 inning on us
"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
phew
i thought Millar was gonna get picked off running to 2nd
Millar reaches on the error
to give us a baserunner for Overbay
"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
And the defense looks like the Keystone Cops out there
I believe in Karma. That means I can do bad things to people all day long and I assume they deserve it. - Dogbert
Barajas?
He seems to get into the game on his off day a lot.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
I doubt anyone would, would they?
he has a HR already, and Rod has to play again tomorrow
"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
yeah
I don’t like the idea of pinch-hitting for the guy who has produced our only runs, especially when you’re not gaining a big platoon advantage
"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
Millar can't score
on Lyle’s gapper
"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
KC makes a change
"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
Globetrotter up that bullpen explosion, Farnsy
Make it a bullpen implosion.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
wow
that was awful
"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
Much more indicative of Chavez's .282/.282/.282 line
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
coming into today's game, of course.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
we finally got some guys on base
but our two-out rally fell short
"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
I might have sent him myself
and forced the play, what with Chavez and Mac coming up
"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
can't imagine Camp will be back out, will he?
wonder who it will be. Hayhurst?
"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
nope. Carlson
"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
Karma
just when the Jays were about to break out of their slump, the Os came back to steal the game .. it is just Karma that as KC is looking to break out here, the Jays come back and steal it
Carlson
does the impossible and retires Willie Bloomquist
"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
come on Carlson
let’s hold the line here .. it has been awhile
yeah
anecdotally, it has felt like the bullpen has hard a hard time holding the score when we get behind long enough for us to make a comeback.
"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
case in point
sigh
"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
what a difference
being a right handed batter vs. lefty thrower instead of a lefty batter
as a righty
you see the ball better out of a lefty’s hand than a lefty hitter would. Also, the action of certain pitches can be dangerous when a righty is throwing to a lefty or vice-versa, which then can negate the use of that pitch against certain batters.
"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
sure
or Richmond’s slider is another good example — it has nasty action breaking down and away from righties, but it breaks down and in against lefties, right into their wheelhouse (since many lefties are low-ball hitters). Since it’s his best pitch, it’s no surprise that he has problems against lefties
"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
Scutaro keeping runner honest?
allowed single?
though not necessarily likely to matter
that run hurts
"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
no pinch hitter for J-Mac?
"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
Johnny
shoudl have swing at first pitch … di d not
should not have swung at sencond pitch .. bu t did
really
he shouldn’t have been batting
"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
I don't think he should have started this game
except that he hasn’t started any game until today.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
yes
but it was him or inglett and doubt that inglett would have done much better than 1 for 3
A bad bet is bad even if you win.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Scoot hit that well
"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
Scoot has got it to the warning track twice
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Way too much warning track power
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Bautista
puts it on the warning track as well
"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
well
gotta head out, take Anna to a birthday party. Will be around tomorrow, though, so talk to whoever’s here then
"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
here's to the improbable comeback!
"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
Leadoff walk to Rios helps
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Wells double play doesn't
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
And the Yanks got some favorable calls
on a 3-2 pitch and then a would-be inning ending double play and tie their game in the 8th.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Rays got their 2 back off Rivera
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
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