Cito Decides if He Can't Win Why Not Chase Fans Away
by Tom Dakers on Sep 5, 2009 5:37 PM EDT
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I don't really want to talk about the game. Cecil was ok but pitched from behind in the count too much. Randy Ruiz hit a homer and was about a foot and a replay off of having two. The plate umpire made a terrible call at home when Bautista tried to score in fourth.
But let's talk about Cito. Kevin Millar once again hit cleanup going 0 for 4 but only striking out twice. Sort of a victory for him. Millar is hitting a big .216 now. Why is Cito running him out there? Is he hoping the embarrassment will make Millar quit? Won't work, a guy that will wear a beard like that can't be embarrassed (sure Tom, take a shot at his looks, isn't how he'd playing enough for you). Millar along with the 0 for 4 missed catching a throw from Edwin Encarnacion on an amazing play Edwin made, diving for a ball and making a good throw. And Edwin gets the error. There is no justice in the world. Can we not try Ruiz at first or bring up Brian Dopirak, please???
Not only did Millar play, Cito sat Snider and Lind so that John McDonald could play LF. Yeah, the guy that can't hit well enough to play SS even with an amazing glove and he plays LF. To be fair Mac had a single, a bloop that fell between the second baseman and the right fielder. Cito, Snider should be playing every day and definitely not sat so Mac can play LF.
Jose Bautist did walk twice and had a triple to center but he's hitting .218, hasn't he proven he shouldn't be out there enough yet? He's ok as a bench player but let's try the other guys.
It was nice to see Encarnacion back. He walked and scored twice.
Jay of the Day is Batista (.241 WPA). Honorable mention to Ruiz and Jesse Carlson who pitched a great 1.1 innings. Suckage is Cecil (-.195), Casey Janssen (-.109), Wells (-.187, he hit the ball hard the first two times up, Cano made an amazing play against him) and Millar (-.161). Hill came close to Suckage with his 0 for 5 day.
It would be nice to see if we have the horses to play against teams like the Yankees next year but Cito keeps sending out guys that won't be here, so it is impossible to tell.
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Gear up for next season
I actually thought Inglett is pretty good, why not put him in Millar’s spot? He had two critical hits yesterday and did not even get to play today. Encarnacion has great potential and Ruiz is a warrior even though he still needs to use his brain more. Millar has lost the will to even put up a fight at the plate.
by Jason Z on Sep 5, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
there is a whole list of players who should be hitting ahead of Millar and Bautista for that matter
reasons include (1) developing them for next year (2) assessing their skills etc …
there is no good reason to be playing Millar or Bautista at this point … neither should be back next year IMHO
it is really really really frustrating …
by aagoodfella on Sep 5, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t the Jays say that they will be making more call ups once the 51’s are done? I think we have to cool it until then, but I agree with what you are saying Tom!
by T.Haynes on Sep 5, 2009 8:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
why do we have to cool it until then?
what is the point of having guys like Dopirak finish out the PCL season? It’s not like Las Vegas is competing for the championship. I agree it won’t make much of a difference if they’re up on September 1 or September 8, but that doesn’t mean it makes any real sense to keep them down until the PCL season is over.
"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 Sep 6, 2009 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To me, Snider (and to a lesser extent, Lind) sitting is worse than trotting Millar out at the clean-up hitter.
Millar is awful, clearly, but the team’s sucked with everyone else batting 4th, and it’s not like the team is playing for anything right now.
by BigOneBitey on Sep 5, 2009 9:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wow
When I saw Johnny Mac was playing LF, I think my brain exploded.
by Jevant on Sep 6, 2009 12:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Cito is senile?
I can’t think of any other reason why he keeps putting MIllar out there.
by JayLo Biafra on Sep 6, 2009 10:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Haha JayLo Biafra?
Is that a tribute to Jello Biafra? Thats awesome!
And so, Craig finds himself leaping from blog to blog, striving to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap, will be the leap home.
by craig in calgary on Sep 6, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
I sometimes use the nickname JLo Biafra, but I modified it as this is a Jays board.
by JayLo Biafra on Sep 6, 2009 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When Gibby left and Gaston came in - I was extremely happy
But now, not so much. Why does it seem like I could do a better job then either of them?
by SPENCEMAN on Sep 6, 2009 10:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
For the fifth time...
Dopirak is not on the 40-man. You cannot call him up…
by JaysFanInKS on Sep 6, 2009 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
we could release a player from the current 40 man roster
and call him up then. Millar would be an obvious candidate.
by SuckaMD on Sep 6, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
guys can be moved into the 40 man easy...
There are lots of guys on the 40 that we could remove. that’s not an issue.
by Tom Dakers on Sep 6, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
do you not understand how the 40-man roster works?
we have many players on it who do not need to be on it
"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 Sep 6, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Releasing a veteran, who might have some pull in the clubhouse...
Is never a good idea. Unless, ya know, he tries to fight the manager, or something like that. Millar is playing awful, no doubt about it, but he doesn’t deserve to be released. He hasn’t done much great, but he’s done nothing terrible, either. And when you’re out of a race, it is of my opinion just to let these guys ride off into the sunset- no sense in pissing off anybody in the clubhouse right now. I understand that some of you view this as a time to give younger talent a chance to develop at the big league level. But I think that standing pat may be the best option.
by JaysFanInKS on Sep 7, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they don't have to release Millar
there are a number of other guys on the 40-man that would likely pass through waivers. And don’t forget Barrett, unless the Jays plan on picking up his option
"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 Sep 7, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Millar finally did not show up in the line-up
Today’s line-up is the ideal line-up for the Blue Jays. Please keep it that way.
by Jason Z on Sep 6, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe Cito
is playing Millar in advance of his online conversation with the fans
he might want to give him some visibility in advance of that event?
you never know. Perhaps I will give him benefit of the doubt.
I remember earlier this season when they were given out Rios bobbleheads. Before that point in the season, Rios had been sucking badly. I had visions of fans throwing Rios bobbleheads onto the field. However, in the games leading up to the Rios bobblehead day, Rios got hot. I remember thinking “phew, good thing Rios got hot otherwise things could have gotten ugly”. So along those lines, maybe Cito was trying to get Millar a chance to get in fans good books before the online interview. It should be interesting anyway.
by aagoodfella on Sep 6, 2009 5:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know,
but for the online conversation, I am sure at least ONE of the fans would ask (if they don’t filter the questions) “Why are you still batting cleanup?”
by Outz on Sep 6, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
*Please let Cito go...*
I’m no expert on managing a team, but can some one else not step in for Cito for the last month or so? How bad can his replacement be and the Jays aren’t playing for anything. Good to see the Jays win today, but they sure got help from the Yankee defence.
by GoFlamesGo on Sep 6, 2009 5:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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