A long dismal afternoon, Jays lose to Red Sox.

by Tom Dakers on Aug 22, 2010 7:25 PM EDT in Toronto Blue Jays Game Recaps

BOSTON - AUGUST 22: Jose Molina #8 of the Toronto Blue Jays breaks his bat against the Boston Red Sox on August 22 2010 at Fenway Park in Boston Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

The first game of this series was by far the best. Life goes like that some times. We knew it would be a tough month, but even with today's loss we are still 10-8 so far, not too bad really.

Today we had no offense, 6 hits total, 2 each for Jose Bautista, Vernon Wells and Jose Molina. The rest of the club went 0 for the day. The hits we did get were all singles. Course Clay Buchholz doesn't have a 2.26 ERA because he's a lousy pitcher.

Shaun Marcum pitched a good game, despite the rain delay. He pitched 4 perfect innings before giving up a lead off triple to David Ortiz to start the 5th. I'm pretty sure, if Marcum wasn't throwing the no-hitter, Vernon would have played the ball off the wall and Ortiz would have been lucky to get a double, but, as it was, Vernon tried to make the big catch and Fred Lewis had trouble picking up the ball. A double and a Bill Hall homer later and we were down by 3. Marcum pitched 2 more good innings before Jason Frasor came in and gave up 2 more runs in his inning.

No Jay of the Day today. Adam Lind (-.174 for an 0 for 4 with 2 k) and John McDonald (-.108, 0 for 4 with 1 k) had Suckage numbers.

Things don't get easier for our guys, we start 3 against the Yankees tomorrow in Toronto. Tomorrow Ivan Nova makes his first career start for the Yankees while Brandon Morrow starts for the Jays. And even those of us without Sportsnet One will be allowed to see it.

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Pitching, Pitching, Pitching...

You see Lester and the Big Buch with Boston and then look at the Jays young four Prime Time Kids and you can’t help but think we’re very, very close.

IF – we lose / give away / let go – Downs and Frasor how many frogs will we have to kiss before we find their EFFECTIVE replacements? Will we find them by April? June? or later?

Can we afford JPA full time catching – if it means we have to keep Molina instead of Buck? Buck says he’ll start – but not be a caddy. Would it be better to let JPA caddy Buck for a year – with some 1st base and DHing and PHing?

Which Snider do we get – the one that appeared to have put it together before his wrist exploded or the lost lamb that’s come off the DL?

At least the starting SIX looks solid with the Fab Four and Drabek and or Stewart breathing down their necks.

If Lewis, Buck, Overbay, E5, Downs and Frasor are gone will ANY of their replacements actually be better in 2011?

Questions – lots and lots of questions.

by Mylegacy on Aug 22, 2010 8:07 PM EDT reply actions

add Camp, Tallet and Accardo to the relief corps that are most likely gone.

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by syc on Aug 22, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions

why

I’ve got Camp and Accardo under team control for another year after this one

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by hugo on Aug 22, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought Accardo and Camp were on a one year deal each.....

Camp signed a 1 year contract according to TSN

http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/teams/players/bio/?id=2750 Scroll down!

Roto world and Bastian reported that Accardo signed a one year deal on Jan 19th for 1.08mill

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?id=4139&sport=MLB scroll down

Maybe they have options and they are not being reported

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by syc on Aug 22, 2010 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Bastian's tweet about when Accardo signed is here

http://twitter.com/MLBastian/statuses/7954720630

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by syc on Aug 22, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I think he's arbitration eligible for one more season before he's a free agent.

If the Jays decide to give him a contract, he’ll probably make around the same this season as next season I’d. Gee, what a waste of a million bucks though for him to have stayed in LV all season. Maybe they’ll just cut him loose.

by REMO on Aug 22, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions