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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, rf

Hill, 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.

by aagoodfella on Mar 5, 2010 12:18 PM EST reply actions  

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

by hugo on Mar 5, 2010 12:20 PM EST up reply actions  

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

by hugo on Mar 5, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions  

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.

by Tom Dakers on Mar 5, 2010 12:33 PM EST up reply actions  

It is spring.....

I hear Jerry Howarth’s voice

by Tom Dakers on Mar 5, 2010 1:11 PM EST reply actions  

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

by hugo on Mar 5, 2010 1:30 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

by hugo on Mar 5, 2010 1:35 PM EST up reply actions  

guess his first wasn't as good,

Bastian said 10 pitches 8 strikes in the 2nd, 20 pitches, 8 strikes in the 1st

by Tom Dakers on Mar 5, 2010 1:35 PM EST up reply actions  

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

by hugo on Mar 5, 2010 1:44 PM EST up reply actions  

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

by hugo on Mar 5, 2010 1:46 PM EST up reply actions  

so how is our bull pen going to look this year?

Closer – Frasor
Set up – Gregg
Downs
Carlson
Accardo
Camp
Long man -Tallet

by syc on Mar 5, 2010 1:53 PM EST 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

by hugo on Mar 5, 2010 2:00 PM EST up reply actions  

yea, but I would not want to be the guy to tell Accardo he is going to AAA again

by aagoodfella on Mar 5, 2010 2:35 PM EST up reply actions  

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

by hugo on Mar 5, 2010 1:58 PM EST up reply actions  

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

by hugo on Mar 5, 2010 2:01 PM EST up reply actions  

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

by hugo on Mar 5, 2010 2:04 PM EST up reply actions  

new club rule. No fireworks in the dugout. No exceptions.

by aagoodfella on Mar 5, 2010 2:36 PM EST up reply actions  

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

by ClintB on Mar 5, 2010 2:19 PM EST reply actions  

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

by hugo on Mar 5, 2010 2:21 PM EST up reply actions  

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.

by ClintB on Mar 5, 2010 2:30 PM EST reply actions  

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

by hugo on Mar 5, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions  

I have to run off

Purcey could have had a better inning

by Tom Dakers on Mar 5, 2010 2:58 PM EST reply actions  

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  

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

by ClintB on Mar 5, 2010 4:33 PM EST reply actions  

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