Saturday Morning Bantering: Links
by Tom Dakers on Mar 6, 2010 12:10 PM EST
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PrintG'morning. We still have a couple of spots left in our fantasy baseball league so send me a note, if you would like to join in. If you are looking to start your own league, somewhere on the page there is a link to CBSSports.com that would save you half price from their usual fee. Or click here:
http://baseball.cbssports.com/splash/baseball/spln/mgmt/offer/a?ttag=fbbc10_on_all_sbnat_os_iab_0007
Jays play the damn Yankees today. Shaun Marcum is to start. Other pitchers that will see action: Willie Collazo, Zach Jackson, Rommie (?) Lewis, Robert Ray, Steven Register, Merkin Valdez and Zech Zinicola. The game will be on the FAN 590 and on MLB Audio. It is also on MLB.TV, that's what happens when you play the Yankees. Today's lineup:
Bautista 3B
Hill 2B
Lind DH
Wells CF
Overbay 1B
Reed RF
Gonzalez SS
Snider LF
Molina C
Cuban SS on the wish list of a number of us Jay fans, Adeiny Hechevarria has been cleared to sign with any MLB team by the 'Office of Foreign Assets Control'. The other Cuban on our wish list, Jose Ruiz, has changed agents, so it might be a bit before he signs.
Jordan Bastian has a profile of JP Arencibia, including this bit on his health troubles:
Since birth, Arencibia has had a problematic kidney condition that remained asymptomatic until last year. He suffered from a ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction, which is a blockage in a tube between the kidney and bladder. During last season, Arencibia had a liter of fluid that was blocked and his weight increased to 220 pounds.
It reached the point where Arencibia was at risk of needing to have his right kidney removed -- something he wanted to avoid if possible. In September, the catcher underwent a surgery to remove the blockage, saving the kidney, but ultimately losing some of the organ's function. After the operation, Arencibia said his weight dropped to 193 pounds.
He also mentions JP's vision troubles:
"Every doctor I talked to said, 'Wow, you're playing with that vision?'" Arencibia said. "So that was my indicator."
Robert MacLeod, in the Globe, writes about pitching coach Bruce Walton. He refused to become a scab back when the owners locked out the players, in 1995, so my respect for him has taken a big step up.
Jeremy Sandler writes about Alex Anthopoulos in the National Post, there was even a shot at JP:
"I think for the first time really since the middle of last off-season ... there's a clear direction and a path about where we're going," says Anthopoulos.
The Star has a story titled "Red Sox impressed already by Scutaro". We all knew they'd like him.
John Lott in the National Post writes about Jeremy Accardo's less than fun 2009. Gotta hope better for him this year but there are a lot of arm trying for a spot in the pen.
.Ken Fidlin, in the Sun, writes about Jose Bautista's quick start to spring and another one noting Brad Mills start yesterday in the B game, saying he could play himself into the rotation battle.
And, also in the Sun, Bob Elliot talks to some of the Canadian major leaguers about Canada's Gold Medal hockey win.
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whats frustrating
is that why has he already decided that?
i think if i could list
my three biggest hopes for this season…its that snider has a huge breakout, morrow turns into a stud and that marcum becomes my new jays favorite player by returning to what he used to be.
right now with Morrow, Marcum, Rzep and Romero … the Jays look like they have a good corps of starters … right now that is. I think it is a bit premature to be making those kind of conlusions, but so far so good.
they're not conclusions
they’re hopes. if we finish wth 100 losses, however upsetting that would be, if these things could all happen i would atleast be somewhat satisfied with our season.
and besides
i need a new favorite player. and now that doc is gone, it looks like this season will determine who that is…so let the battle begin.
fair point
but i figure that one is less likely. but definitely agree that would be even more important than my 3. although snider being a stud would certainly help his cause in terms of playing time.
I`ve read three articles in the sun about AA personally scouting three short stops
for this years draft.
mlbtv should be paying you guys
for making me want to get it just to be able to watch spring training games…
mlb.com should be ashamed
for failing so badly at their spring training box scores….its like a whole inning behind.
k thanks
just wondering if it was a good play by us or a bad one by them
alright so a bit of both i guess
always nice to see the pitchers make good decisions in the field
lots of pitches...but yeah just the one inning...shouldn't read much into it.
he’s not one I’m cheering for too so…
so this is how we plan on competing in the AL east
good plan guys…knock out the yankees’ players…
good news
LottOnBaseball
Marcum: “It felt like I was out there in 2008 again but with a brand-new elbow.”
who havent we brought into this game yet?
it seems like just about everyone is gettin up there…
I'm sure there are a couple more, but not many...
since they wouldn’t have brought everyone to this game
i can only think
of hoffpauir and wallace…although i dont know who else we’ve got around for tryouts.
can you imagine the AAA batting order if snider goes down, might be better than the jays
snider
dopirak
wallace
arencibia
yeah....
is a funny thing isn’t it. I know he’s looked great so far this spring, and yet that one lousy AB is what’s going to stick in my mind
well I`ve seen McCoy make an out at short stop, that`s enough for me make him
the starting short stop and lead off hitter :)
Where are you guys watching/listening?
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Mar 6, 2010 3:25 PM EST reply actions
Score?
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Mar 6, 2010 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
Nice
It’s never a bad thing to beat the Damn Yankees
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Mar 6, 2010 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
do you think he would still have been considered
our best even after the halladay deal if he hadn’t had such an awful year last year?
yeah he does look bigger to me, also ruiz is the one who gets the infield single where
gathright fails twice to do the same
well on the radio they said infield single
but they might ahve gotten it wrong
walk for mccoy...
now if padilla can get on we can see jp with the bases loaded
I'm all for him winning the job
but I’m afraid it will take an AGon injury or trade, and even then he’d likely split time with 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
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