It's Friday, I'm In Love: 3/5 Spring Training Game Thread, Jays v. Phillies
Hi everyone, back from Cleveland, the "mistake on the lake." Actually, it wasn't bad. The Jays take on the Philadelphia Phillies this Friday afternoon.
Today's lineup, courtesy of Jordan Bastian:
Bautista, rfHill, 2b
Lind, dh
Wells, cf
Overbay, 1b
Buck, c
Gonzalez, ss
Emaus, 3b
Gathright, lf
Brandon Morrow starts for the Jays kicking off his own career as a starter for Toronto, and let's face it, who cares who pitches for Philly, since it's not Doc (it's Cole Hamels, btw). Also set to be showcased on the mound today are: Lance Broadway (2 IP), David Purcey (2), Casey Janssen (1), Jeremy Accardo (1), and Jesse Carlson (1). According to MLB.com, Gameday Audio will have a feed. Woohoo!
Southpaw Marc Rzepczynski got off to a good start yesterday in his rotation bid, and given his strong performance last season, it appears as though Zep might be something of a lock for the rotation. Fellow lefty Brett Cecil, on the other hand, has is getting a slightly slower start to the spring than he would like as a result of a cut on his hand that he sustained while cooking. The cut apparently hinders his curve a bit and the Jays decided to be cautious and scratch him, though he's expected to pitch in a game soon. A word of caution to Cecil - I cut my hand cooking once, even took care of the cut decently well, only to find myself in an ER a week later getting gallons of vancomycin punped intravenously through my veins. Watch out for MRSA, Brett!
Jordan Bastian brings us a little news from today's "B" game, where Brad Mills and Chad Jenkins combined for 4 effective innings (Mills had 4 Ks in his 2 IP) and David Cooper hit a home run. Zach Stewart was supposed to pitch too, but no word yet on his performance.
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I always thought Exhibition Stadium was called “mistake by the lake”. Well, it is not a title worth haggling over, LOL.
That is definitely a great cast of pitchers for the Jays today. Interesting to see how they do. However, the batting list does not looks so interesting without Ruiz,Snider, Dopirak etc… Wow, looking at that hitting order, if the Jays ever field that in a game this year, it could be a slaughter fest – for the bad guys.
Let’s hope Cecil gets an electric can opener and sticks to Chunky soup for the next little while.
the Toronto media stole that from
Lakefront Stadium in Cleveland.
"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 was a can
I cut my hand on, actually. I’m a whiz with a chef’s knife but cut my hand on a can…figures.
"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 it is just on MLB Audio,,,,
TSN2 has I think the last spring game but I don’t think any others are scheduled for TV, at least yet.
three pitch strikeouts were League's specialty
it is cool that Morrow has picked up the slack. A three-pitch strikeout is a thing of beauty
"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 outing so far. his control seems to be on point today
by syc on Mar 5, 2010 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
could be a huge trade for Alex and the Jays if it works 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
guess his first wasn't as good,
Bastian said 10 pitches 8 strikes in the 2nd, 20 pitches, 8 strikes in the 1st
he should be a callup, at least, if he's playing well
particularly since EE may not be back next season, depending on how this year goes
"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
Hey Tom, don't know if you saw it or not but John Lott Tweeted that Stewart got
the save today, no numbers given though.
I was the one who wrote in the game thread about Stewart
thanks, I hadn’t heard that 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
not at all, thanks
"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
so how is our bull pen going to look this year?
Closer – Frasor
Set up – Gregg
Downs
Carlson
Accardo
Camp
Long man -Tallet
so swap tallet with scrabble then? or cecil the long guy? I think scrabble makes the rotation
by syc on Mar 5, 2010 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
Roenicke I can see over Accardo, but I like Accardo before Casey
by syc on Mar 5, 2010 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
all three have options, right?
so if the Jays are conservative, they may go with the guys like Zinicola who have to make the team or be sent back
"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
mine did last season
"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
mine is working, but it was still working last week with archives, wonder if i'm paying or the subscription is for a full "year" not season....
I was wondering the same thing last season
during the preseason. Then the regular season started and it became obvious that the subscription had renewed, though I don’t know exactly when or whether I did anything to make it renew
"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 agree
it is a very good deal, even just to use it for spring games and the occasional blocked out game. I especially like it because I like to listen to games in my backyard on the weekends.
"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 IS a good player I just dont like him in the leadoff spot or vs southpaws
by syc on Mar 5, 2010 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
a very useful player if used correctly
I have my doubts he’ll be used correctly
"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 you are a little confused
He is supposed to be good against lefties, not against righties
by Blue Jays Revival on Mar 5, 2010 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
Just wanted to say it's GREAT to be doing this...
thanks for the game thread! cheers to the first of many!
Nothing but positive reviews for buck! maybe a guy to keep around for a bit...if not just for his work ethic
for anyone wondering about the cuban Jorge Julio Ruiz, I asked Espn writer
Jorge Arangure about why he hasn’t signed and he said that he’s currently asking way more than any team has offered. The jays were reported to be in on him is why I pass this along
I read that Emaus after having a great spring last year started swinging for the fences
and developed a long swing and screwed his game up, so maybe if he gets backs to that solid compact swing he could be a decent bench player sometime this year or next
he did start off huge at AA last year
but it’s not unheard of for a guy to hit a bump at AA the first time around. I think he can put together a nice year this year.
"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
hopefully quite a few of the jays repeating a level put together a good season, spefically
the entire infield in Dunedin
yeah...
but Mike wilner said he was so fast he could jump a car. speed doesn’t have that much to do with jumping
it shows on the box score
that hill got the two run double…
is the box score
wrong then? it showed that bautista singled, hill got a two run double…unless the box score is so far behind that this is more than an inning ago…
Just got this off of ESPN blog regarding Ruiz:
Maulini said that Ruiz will likely re-evaluate his options and is likely to schedule an open workout for teams in the Dominican sometime in the next 10 days. Maulini said that he’s heard from as many as 10 teams in regard to Ruiz. Previously, the Blue Jays, Red Sox, Giants and Rays had shown interest in the 25-year-old Cuban first baseman, who hit .305/.408/.467 in 52 games for Santiago de Cuba in his final year in the National Series.
“I think his main concern was that his old agency went out and threw big [contract] numbers and that some clubs got scared,” Maulini said. “I believe we’re going to re-establish his market.”
Maulini admits that Ruiz’s agent switch will undoubtedly delay his signing and that Ruiz most likely have to begin his professional career in either Class AA or Class AAA.
“His bat should carry him to the big leagues, though,” Maulini said.
is he calling?
Wilner loves calling games. He really wants to be a play-by-play guy
"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's the score?
Sorry, on my lunch break and thought I’d see what’s going on over here.
I bought the mlb.tv app for my ipod, pretty sweet, has all the radio and tv options,
plus a great box score and summuray option that gives you a player bio when you touch name on the screen.
with the B game this morning, no one will get today off.,,
but sinder should be out there most days.
Ugly Piching by the Phils....
Wright hit Chavez on a 0-2 Ball with the bases loaded….
by jaysfanfromeurope on Mar 5, 2010 3:10 PM EST reply actions
There it is... Sniders K against a lefty... on three pitches....
But it´s hard to critisize when you lead 14-2…..
by jaysfanfromeurope on Mar 5, 2010 3:15 PM EST reply actions
No chance for Purcey to make the time out of spring...
Does he have options left?
by jaysfanfromeurope on Mar 5, 2010 3:20 PM EST reply actions
It's really early to draw any conclusions, but at this point Travis is sounding lost
agaisnt lefties. I don’t see it as the end of the world if he starts in AAA, Ruiz could DH, Lind in Left, and either Reed or Gathrigt as a 4th outfielder and that would leave room for McCoy on the bench.
Imagine the line up in Vegas if Snider goes down, you’d have at some point in the lineup the following in some order:
Wallace
Dopirak
Snider
Arencibia

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