Dana Eveland Leads Blue Jays to Fourth Straight Win.
by Tom Dakers on Apr 11, 2010 1:38 AM EDT
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PrintHugo was calling for Dana Eveland to get a starter's job on the team right from the start of spring training so I hope he got to Camden Yards to see this one. Dana (what a terrible name for a boy) pitched 7.1 shutout innings, allowing just 5 hits, walking 2 and striking out 2. The impressive part is that he got 12 ground outs to 6 fly outs. With the good infield defense we have, compared with the less than impressive outfield defense, ground ball are a very good thing. I don't expect Eveland to throw 7 shutout innings every time out there but you have to like how he pounds the bottom of the strike zone.
Scott Downs got the last 2 outs of the 8th and Jason Frasor pitched the ninth for his 3rd save, but he had to give up a single and a walk so that the tying run could come to the plate. I don't think Jason is going to give us a lot of nice easy saves, I guess it is a good thing to get out hearts pumping.
Offensively we did enough. Twice the Orioles intentionally walked Travis Snider to face Jose Molina (a very understandable move, Jose doesn't exactly strike fear in the hearts of opposing pitchers), and both times they paid for it. The first time they walked Travis to load the bases and then hit Jose with a pitch to drive in the run. The second time he was walked with Edwin Encarnacion on second and then Jose singled to drive Edwin home. In the 9th Adam Lind doubled home Mike McCoy.
Lind, Encarnacion, Alex Gonzalez and Jose Molina each had 2 hits. Lyle Overbay had a single. Vernon Wells didn't get a hit for the first time this season but walk twice, once intentionally. Mike McCoy and Jose Bautista each took a walk so everyone in the lineup got on base at least once.
Jays of the Day are Eveland (.472 WPA), Molina (.284) and Scott Downs (.108). Suckage Jays are McCoy (-.142) and Bautista (-.106).
Defensively this is our first game of the year that We didn't make an error and Molina threw out Cesar Izturis trying to steal.
It was very nice to see Edwin Encarnacion get a couple of hits, both hard hit balls and he made some good plays in the field. We are still looking for the first appearance of Randy Ruiz.
We are 4-1 and in first place! It has been a really nice start to the season. These are going to have to be the type of games we win this year, well pitched, close games, I don't think we'll blow many teams out. Tomorrow we finish the series with Baltimore at 1:00 Eastern. Shawn Marcum goes up against Kevin Millwood.
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We didn’t make an error in the last game or the game before that, according to the boxscores.
:D
Ball.
I took it for granted
that somewhere between’s Mac’s lousy throw and Buck’s non catch, somewhere there had to be an error. oh well…..
Eveland was great, but.....
Baltimore had only one lefthanded bat in the lineup… and Dana needed 13 pitches to finally walk Markakis…
"Without a catcher we´ll have a lot of passed balls!" Casey Stengel
by jaysfanfromeurope on Apr 11, 2010 4:24 AM EDT reply actions
The Globe and Mail's Jeff Blair had a "but"
Anytime your starter can pitch seven-plus shutout innings I’ll give him full credit and be very pleased. For what’s it’s worth though, the Globe and Mail’s Jeff Blair seems to be saying this game isn’t worth reading too much into it as the Oriole hitters were chasing pitches all night. Even Eveland himself called it “one of his weirdest games” as he just kept lobbing changeups since the Orioles kept chasing them. Didn’t see the game myself so can’t say and in the end a good pitcher does what he needs to to win on any given night.
I think instead of "but," you mean "especially considering"
a lineup with 8 righties is a tough assignment for a pitcher like Eveland. I was impressed with his ability to keep the ball low in the zone, and two walks over 7 1/3 was a good sign, as was the fact that Eveland was well into the 8th inning and at 94 pitches. Obviously he won’t pitch like that every time out, but I think he can contribute positively this season.
What a great game – a really fun, well-pitched one. I would’ve liked to see the Jays capitalize more on their chances, but it has been a really fun two last games up in Baltimore. Heading up again this afternoon, so hopefully Marcum can make it a sweep!
"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 Eveland has better stats against righties… he sometimes has probs with getting lefties out!
"Without a catcher we´ll have a lot of passed balls!" Casey Stengel
by jaysfanfromeurope on Apr 11, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Historically Eveland has trouble getting everyone out….
Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...
Splits from 2008, his good year
has him a normal lefty. Righties hit .275/.371/.392 against him. Lefties .248/.306/.340.
Although I wasn't enthusiastic...
I was surprised to see the A’s just let him go.
Dana is probably one of those names that used to be a boy's name
before parents started giving it to girls, like Leslie or Stacy or Tracy. Also, what of Dana Carvey?
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
I have a friend
Well, not really a friend. More a tolerable acquaintance named Michael. Nicknamed Mike. She is a hot woman. She was named after her dad’s best friend who’d died. However, her older brother has a normal male name and was born well after the best friend died. Parents are weird sometimes.
"Don't tell me it's impossible. Be honest and tell me you can't do it. Tell me you don't know how."
I can't say I am a fan of Snider batting 8th
It seems like half of his bats have been intentional walks. I think he was walked twice today on purpose because Molina was behind him. And I am sure that pitchers aren’t really giving him anything good to hit when he isn’t being intentionally walked at other times.
I would have to say it is hard to develop if half of your pitches are crappy, but then maybe that is good for experience in some way, who knows.
I think there’s a particular purpose as to why Snider’s hitting 8th.
I was watching the MLB Network preview of the Phillies the other day and the subject of the signing of Polanco was brought up. Mitch Williams (yes, that Mitch Williams, the guy who gave up the Carter homerun) thought it was a great move (I think he was in the minority compared to everyone else out there) because to him, Polanco ‘s the best 2nd hitter (in his opinion) in baseball because he was a very controlled hitter that could get on base very well (or something to that extent). Then the subject of Victorino, the former #2 hitter was brought up. Mitch then thought that he would be better suited as the #7 (!) hitter because he’s not the type of player that excels at selecting and choosing particular pitches to hit and move runners, like Polanco. At #7, Victorino can loosen up his pitch selection a bit and go after whatever he feels like (not paraphrasing here but this is around the ballpark of what Mitch meant) and this suits Victorino best.
So, this might me a similar reasoning for why Snider’s batting 8th. Cito’s letting Snider swing at whatever he feels like swinging at in a spot that he won’t be pressured to either hit for power only or to get on base only. It let’s Snider figure out what type of hitter he will be successful as at the major league level. Also, it’s a little “out of sight, out of mind” for Cito too because he’s not the focal point of the offense (unlike the 2-3-4-5).
While I'd never argue with my favorite reliever....
Mitch Williams may not be the leading authority on batting lineups.
Retribution...
Although I’ve always been partial to guys who wear funny hats, “I’m gonna git you, sucka” (old movie title) for calling me a bastid.
I’m telling.
Name calling...
What about Dana Andrews? He had the lead role in the film classic “Laura”. Believe it was released in 1941. Andrews played a very studly muffin-type detective, who fell in love with the picture of Laura, a murder victim.
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