Vernon Wells Hits Two Home Runs, Jays Beat Rangers.
by Tom Dakers on Sep 7, 2010 10:44 PM EDT
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It is so good to see Vernon Wells swinging the bat like he should again. He hit his 26th and 27th home runs. The first one was a massive shot. Adam Lind and John Buck hit one out each too. Buck's needed the video replay to get the call right. We had 11 hits on the day, 3 for Wells, 2 each for DeWayne Wise and Buck, everyone else in the starting lineup had 1 except for Lyle Overbay and Aaron Hill and they had a walk each.
Shaun Marcum had another really good start, 7 innings, 6 hits, 3 earned, 2 walks and 8 k. He did give up a Vlady Guerrero home run but Vlad has hit a few in his career. Shaun picks up his 12th win of the year, tying him with Ricky Romero and Brett Cecil for the team lead. There is a good question, which one do you figure will end up with the most wins.
Jason Frasor pitched a quick 8th. Shawn Camp came in to start the 9th. A month or so ago the team was telling us they were going to take it a little easier on Camp, but they use him today with a big lead after he pitched yesterday. Camp gave up 4 hits, getting just one out. The upside is Kevin Gregg got another save, coming into the game with the tying run at the plate. Gregg now has 31 saves.
Jays of the Day are Vernon (.217 WPA), Bautista (.176), Marcum (.095) and Buck (.093). Honorable mention to Gregg and Wise. No Suckage Jays, tho Hill (-.087) and Camp (-.077) gave it a try.
On the defensive side we turned 3 double plays. Yunel Escobar made a throwing error and Jose Bautista tryed to throw one away but Bengie Molina was the batter and Overbay could go get the ball, stand in line for a beer and then go back and touch the bag and still get the out.
Tomorrow night is game three of the series. Marc Rzepczynski (1-3) starts the start on short rest. Derek Holland (2-3, 4.93) starts for the Rangers. Of course, it is on Sportsnet One most of us won't have it on TV. Great work there Rogers.
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Dear Texas Rangers
Please enjoy your visit to the AL East. We hope that, when you return to beating up on the West Coast teams en route to an unopposed playoff berth and possible World Series Championship, you occasionally remember this visit and pause to consider that, but for the grace of geography, you too could be a fourth place team.
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Sep 7, 2010 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I remember
Baltimore sweeping the Rangers earlier in the season
There She Gooooooes!
Funny because I was looking at the team rankings according to ESPN readers
and the Jays were 16th!! Are you freaking kidding me? How ridiculous was that? I’m sure that if we played in the Central we’d have a few more wins and be leading that division. We’re way better than 16th out of 30 teams.
I read something recently that baseball was thinking of expanding to 32 teams and having 4 divisions in each league of four teams. PLEASE GOD MAKE THIS HAPPEN! I think that would get us out of the Yankees and Red Sox division and allow us to make the playoffs occassionally. The East should then be Yankees, Red Sox, Orioles and Rays. We could be in a division with Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago and that would suit me fine. I remember fondly the days that we were huge rivals with Detroit. Foil Doyle and all that. :)
It takes neither courage nor intelligence to cheer for a team only when that team wins. The true test of a fan's mettle is the same as it is for a player: Were you there when you were needed?
aka Solace
ESPN always underranks the Jays. It’s not worth even getting upset about any longer.
As for the expansion, there’s always rumours about it, but with some MLB franchises in trouble and everything but television revenue down in most markets, I doubt you’re going to see it anytime soon. There’s also some market challenges in some of the more attractive areas; New Jersey is claimed by the Yankees and Mets, Charlotte by the Braves, Orioles and Nationals, Portland by the Mariners (and they just lost their AAA club), and San Antonio by the Astros and Rangers. New Orleans, Calgary, Las Vegas and Nashville are questions whether or not they can sustain a team long term, and Montreal remains a poison pill. Unless the MLB is willing to consider an expansion into, say, Mexico City or Puerto Rico, there really isn’t a single international move you could do.
In short, expansion would be fantastic, but it’s unlikely anytime soon. I’ve added a link to a good article on it on Fangraphs if you’re interested.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/why-relocation-and-expansion-are-a-pain-for-mlb/
I'd say Cecil will have the most wins
I just like the guy for some reason
To Infinity. And BEYOND!!!
by YunelTheLazyLatino on Sep 7, 2010 10:59 PM EDT reply actions
So there was 10,000 people at the game, was there at least 10,000 watching on Sportsnet One? How many people would usually watch it on TV before the switch?
There was some numbers in a post here that I think Tom did. The initial numbers were something like 31,000 people watching from a usual 480,000 veiwers or something, Id have to go check it out, but it cant be good.
by Jesse Taylor on Sep 8, 2010 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
did anyone else
Get automated responses from sportsnet and the blue jays.
I was polite in my first email to the jays. I told them i wouldnt quit watching in my secone email (cant lie) but not so politely said how ignorant this episode is and how they may lose the casual fan that is starting to come back b/c of bautista, the young pitching staff and all the other reasons to continuw to follow this season.
by Rhinos on Sep 8, 2010 1:10 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Basically
telling me to contact my cable provider to get Sportsnet One…we appreciate your concern, blah blah blah.
I got the same one, I replied back with a not so friendly email and haven’t heard anything else since.
by Jesse Taylor on Sep 8, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously,
How often do we see the Rangers? Twice a freaking year, not to mention, this might be one of the last times we ever get to see a great Hall of Famer (Vlady) at the top of his game. The Sportsnet one thing has been pissing me off, but now, well, I guess you can’t go above pissed can you? But somehow I am.
All this buttoning and unbuttoning
Vernon's return on his $16m
It is reaching a bit (given his hot/cold nature this year), but let’s say he hit .275 with 30 homers and 90-100 RBIs… do you think that is worth his $16 mil this year?
according to fangraphs
so far he’s been worth 3.4 WAR, which translates to $13.6 M. He’s got about three weeks of the season left to go. It’s not my money and it’s not like the Jays are strapped for cash so as long as he’s playing well I see no reason to complain.
"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
scrummaging around B-R yesterday
I saw that league average OPS for a CF was .729.
Vernon’s at .849 right now. That’s not too shaky. If he continues to OPS slightly above .800 for the next few years, it’ll make the contract a lot more digestible, notwithstanding the pending arrival of Anthony Gose, Jake Marisnick or cough Colby Rasmus.
for sure
particularly in light of what is looking like rejuvinated defense a healthy Wells is providing in center field. An .800 OPS and league average defense in center is quite valuable.
"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
Rasmus was being a bitch
About playing time or something. Pujols called him out in the media. Chance he may be gone next year.
Huh
Interesting. First I’ve heard about Rasmus being a problem child.
I think that would be worth investigating, if he’s on the market.
Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.
Wilner was all over the Rasmus issue on the Weekend
I totally think he would be a great pick up. Package Lewis and decent pitching prospect (we’ve got a couple to spare) for his as St Louis need pitching depth (great top three, crap 4-5).
We get a CF, move Wells to RF, Snider in Left, JBau to man third. I know we all love his arm in the OF, but by next season, the 3B coaches will have learned, and they will stop running on him. I say keep Wise as our 4th OF (he’s the perfect bech player, like Johnny Mac).
There She Gooooooes!
Hot/Cold
It’s not surprising to see Vernon go hot and cold. Most sluggers are fairly streaky, and Vernon is a classic example of this.
Would I prefer to reallocate the money that is going to be owing to him over the rest of his contract? Yes. Is it looking as bad now as it did a year ago? No.
Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.
Im more than happy. Been my favorite player for years though.
by Jesse Taylor on Sep 8, 2010 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Kudos to the umpires...
For stepping back and reviewing the BUCKSMASH. It’s a perfect example of how instant replay in baseball doesn’t need to impact the length of a game to any great degree.
It’s good to see the umpires using the instant replay more and more often to get the play right in the end instead of pigheadedly sticking to a wrong call.
No homers from Bautista?
It looks like he’s stopped taking the roid juice for some reason. Boo, Jose!
Just kidding!! He has cooled off, though. I hope that he can hang on and win the HR title (he’s up by 10, shouldn’t be difficult). Not that he’ll get any MVP consideration. Only A-Fraud can win an MVP on a losing team (and we’re above .500!!!) for hitting the most homers.
It takes neither courage nor intelligence to cheer for a team only when that team wins. The true test of a fan's mettle is the same as it is for a player: Were you there when you were needed?
aka Solace
Only A-Fraud can win an MVP on a losing team (and we’re above .500!!!) for hitting the most homers.
Andre Dawson says hi
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