Good Start for Brandon Morrow: Blue Jays Beat Yankees
by Tom Dakers on Jul 15, 2011 11:00 PM EDT
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Have I mentioned how much I like beating the Yankees? That was a great game.
Brandon Morrow had some trouble finding the strike zone in the first couple of innings. Actually, it was as much the plate umpire that was having trouble finding the plate. Brandon gave up a run in the 2nd but, after the single that scored the run, he got 13 straight outs. He pitched 6.2 innings, giving up just 4 hits, 2 walks (would have been 0 if the plate umpire could have made some calls) and 6 strikeouts with just the 1 run.
The bullpen did a good job again tonight too. Octavio Dotel finished off the 7th. Marc Rzepczynski was great in the 8th, 3 quick outs with 2 strikeouts. He made Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano look bad. And Jason Frasor pitched the 9th. Frasor got robbed on what should have been strike three to Russell Martin, that would have ended the game. Then Martin singled and Brett Gardner singled on a bouncer to Adam Lind that Lind should have been able to make a play on. But Jason struck out Eduardo Nunez to finish off the game.
On offense, we scored 7 runs without getting a home run. Yunel Escobar, batting 3rd in place of Bautista, had 3 hits, a walk and 2 RBI. Eric Thames, Travis Snider and Jose Molina each had 2 hits. Edwin Encarnacion went 1 for 2 with a double, and 2 walks, 1 intentional. Lind (0 for 4, with a walk), Corey Patterson (0 for 4, 2 k) and Aaron Hill (0 for 4, walk, run, RBI and 2 steals) were the only Jays not to hit.
Jays of the Day are Morrow (.213 WPA), EE (.144) and Yunel (.118). No one had suckage number, Corey had the low mark at -.071.
The Jays enjoyed stealing bases off Russell Martin. It must have been fun after Martin tells everyone that the Jays were stealing signs. Hey Russell, if the other team is stealing signs, isn't it up to the catcher to change the signs? Hill stole 2 bases, Travis 1 and EE 1 (the back end of a double steal with Hill). Martin threw the ball into left field trying to catch Hill, costing the Yankees a run.
We had some great defense again tonight. Edwin made a highlight reel play, diving to stop a grounder, rolling and throwing, from his butt, to first. He also made a nice catch on a soft line drive. Escobar showed, again, that he is a better defensive (and offensive) SS than Jeter. He and Hill turned a nice DP too.
Eric Thames left the game with leg cramps. He is getting IV and will likely play tomorrow. Bautista? Farrell says he might play Sunday but it's more likely they will wait till Tuesday.
Anyone else tired of Pat and Buck telling us how great veteran players are? I'd bet they said the word veteran 100 times today. I'm going to try to count next time. Yes, I get it. We shouldn't use young players. We were better off with Rivera, Nix and Patterson than we are with Snider and Thames. Please give it a rest.
The Jays have won 5 straight now. Tomorrow at 1:00 Eastern Ricky Romero (7-8, 3.09) goes against CC Sabathia (13-4, 2.72).
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I missed this one
But it looked good what I saw at the pub tonight.
Hey Russell, if the other team is stealing signs, isn’t it up to the catcher to change the signs?
BaZinga!
Only thing that annoyed me about this game… was on the way home. Listened to the guy after Wilner and he wanted to know if listeners thought the Jays should be buyers not sellers (the host was pro-seller.) The first couple of callers were just… wow. Don’t get me wrong, I am enjoying this beatdown of the Yanks, but we’re not even within 5 games of the Wild Card. I wouldn’t trade anyone in the minors for rentals period. Yet here I was driving home listening to (probably) the same bozos who think the Leafs should do the same after a winning streak win. I turned the radio off and my drove home was much better.
In honor of the Jays 2nd Baseman who played with fire in more ways than one.
by Damaso's Burnt Shirt on Jul 15, 2011 11:26 PM EDT reply actions
The most intelligent caller I ever heard on the Fan...
..was a guy that called in when McCown was whining about whether he should have more or less call-in segments. The caller said that the call-ins where a waste of time because the callers are almost always dumb jerks.
I’m inclined to agree. While many of the show hosts aren’t much better (Brady, Krystal – glad he’s gone, Eric Smith, Stellick) the callers are so dumb it makes me question whether there is intelligent life in the GTA.
Hugo thinks I'm a lazy academic
by bluejaysstatsgeek on Jul 16, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
There is intelligent life in the GTA
They’re the ones that don’t listen to sports radio
-- Gravity is not just the law, it's also a good idea
Statsgeek we should start a club
I thought that I was the only one that don’t like most of The Fan hosts. They for the most part are rude ,uninformed ,and downright idiotic. You did forget one of the most obnoxious—Jeff (Mr Repeat everything Twice) Blair. Thankyou , you’ve restored my faith in GTA sports fans.
I like Wilner.
That’s about it though.
I'm thinking that when the Leafs win the Cup, I'll lose my drinking problem.
by leafsfan4life94 on Jul 16, 2011 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, guys and girls...
…I creasted a FanPost on FAN590 hosts. Let’s continue this discussion over there.
Hugo thinks I'm a lazy academic
by bluejaysstatsgeek on Jul 16, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
2 so far against the Yankees...
… and the Reyes start is out of the way. Halfway there. I can’t remember the last time the Jays swept the Yankees over 4 games, it’d be great to see.
Despite the sometimes-frustrating nature of watching a developing team (not lately, obviously), cruising Camden chat tonight is a reminder of what we don’t need to watch.
http://www.camdenchat.com/2011/7/15/2278277/indians-6-orioles-5-phasers-set-to-suck
The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Cocaine addicts, maybe :P
I'm thinking that when the Leafs win the Cup, I'll lose my drinking problem.
by leafsfan4life94 on Jul 16, 2011 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Travis d'Arnauld is tearing it up
Bluejays catching prospect had three hits tonight as his average continues to soar to the tune of .325. His OBA is almost .400. His OPS is edging toward the 1.000 number. Considering this kid calls a good game and has great hands behind the plate, the hitting is coming nicely.
The talent on our AA team is exceptional. Most of it is a year and a half away, but still exciting to see what we have coming.
only thing that could be a little bit worrisome about d’Arnaud is his back problems but it seems he may be healthy now. He’s been a on tear since coming back from his concussion
by Sniderlover on Jul 15, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, great to see
hopefully his back issues (I don’t know what they are exactly) aren’t a chronic problem
WAR... WAR never changes.
Watched the game at work but missed the thread
Saw most of the highlights and the 5 game streak is a thing of beauty. Back at .500 and looking up Keep sticking it to the Yanks this weekend.
That EE defensive play was awesome. I was shocked about it.
by ddbumpus on Jul 15, 2011 11:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That may have been the best play a third baseman has made for us this year. And there have been some dandys.
I'm thinking that when the Leafs win the Cup, I'll lose my drinking problem.
by leafsfan4life94 on Jul 16, 2011 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
No, I think Jose’s against Cleveland is 1st for 3rd basemen, this is definately second, a great play by Edwin!
"Ask yourself, "What would Ted do?" Then do the opposite."
- Barney Stinson
by Joseph Kirby on Jul 16, 2011 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
A great play from EE today, he looked solid in the field, I wouldn't mind seeing him there until Jose is ready to play again.
"Ask yourself, "What would Ted do?" Then do the opposite."
- Barney Stinson
Till Lawrie is ready, personally.
As a Toronto sports fan I proudly follow the lessons of lachrymology.
"He drives that new car around town and feels really good about it." - Ron Wilson
"Vancouver, BC: A massive inferiority complex with a city." - TheOtherAndrew
"HOPE is more than a postponed disappointment" - Epica
by Redonred on Jul 16, 2011 12:10 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I could probably put up with this.
"Ask yourself, "What would Ted do?" Then do the opposite."
- Barney Stinson
by Joseph Kirby on Jul 16, 2011 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Can I just say how much I love Escobar? I know this is old news but what an awesome trade. Ohand I love Escobar.
As a Toronto sports fan I proudly follow the lessons of lachrymology.
"He drives that new car around town and feels really good about it." - Ron Wilson
"Vancouver, BC: A massive inferiority complex with a city." - TheOtherAndrew
"HOPE is more than a postponed disappointment" - Epica
by Redonred on Jul 16, 2011 12:12 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 3 recs
'Twas a very good game to watch
I was sitting down the 3rd base line and I must say that Edwin Encarnacion looked really comfortable there, even though he hasn’t played there for quite a while now I believe.
A couple of runners came from the section next to us. The security staff responded fairly quickly, but the officer took his sweet time to get off his stool. Then, a guy in our section (a douchy-looking dude wearing a Clemens jersey) slowly moved down to the front row and was calling Jeter a derogatory term for homosexual men. The staff and the officer kept an eye on him (especially when he turned around and told everyone in our section that he wasn’t even supposed to be there) and when he lunged over the short wall he was immediately kicked out. I was pretty sure he was gonna go if they hadn’t stopped him. A couple of people threw their beer down in right field during the lengthy Brett Gardner at bat and the staff didn’t even go and pick them up. Ugh. That’s why we can’t have nice-sized crowds.
Actually, rest of the fans (even Yuckees fans) were great! There was a lot of good cheering. A man (who had a few of the disgusting pre-mixed canned Jacks-and-coke) was begging the ballboy to give his kid a ball, but the ballboy ended up tossing it to another section. A couple of at bats later someone hit a foul ball into our section and the guy who caught it tossed it to the kid. The Jacks-and-coke guy passed on a can of beer to the donor. That was nice to see.
I had never had seats that close to the field and it was really weird watching the game from that perspective, being basically level with the playing field. Although it was nice during the seventh inning stretch to have a Jays Crew girl right in front of us. My years of practice perfecting the OK Blue Jays dance earned me a smile, wink, and high-five.
@BBBMinorLeaguer
Oops forgot to say that
when the douchy Clemens-jersey guy was kicked out, the crowd in our section started chanting “MISTRIAL! MISTRIAL!”. Loved it!
@BBBMinorLeaguer
by Minor Leaguer on Jul 16, 2011 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice
My favorite place to sit at the game is always in the outfield seats, especially in the 200 section. I get a nice view of the whole stadium (except the portion I can’t see right in front of the wall), and it’s fun watching fly balls hit towards my vicinity.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
I went with my family last year – sitting in the 100 outfield seats in left centre. We had the front row. Great spot to watch some baseball.
I'm thinking that when the Leafs win the Cup, I'll lose my drinking problem.
by leafsfan4life94 on Jul 16, 2011 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I sat around there for Morrow’s one hitter last year. Well worth the money if you only go a couple times a year. I’ve found at the games I’ve gone to that the croud may be a bit small but it is always lively.
As a Toronto sports fan I proudly follow the lessons of lachrymology.
"He drives that new car around town and feels really good about it." - Ron Wilson
"Vancouver, BC: A massive inferiority complex with a city." - TheOtherAndrew
"HOPE is more than a postponed disappointment" - Epica
by Redonred on Jul 16, 2011 3:36 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
After accusing the Jays of stealing signs
The Jays let Martin know how they feel by stealing a few bases on him. Great to see another win by the Jays, especially against the Yankees. Hopefully, Romero and the Jays extend the winning streak to 6 tomorrow.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Thames is for real
I truly think that he is going to be a key part of this team moving forward.
I agree, he has not looked of the mix at all so far!
"Ask yourself, "What would Ted do?" Then do the opposite."
- Barney Stinson
by Joseph Kirby on Jul 16, 2011 4:24 AM EDT up reply actions
not really his "fault"
he’s hitting 24% line drives (!), which is probably unsustainable, but he is hitting very well right now
WAR... WAR never changes.
Just as we shouldnt be giving up on anyone after 100 or so at bats
we also shouldnt be hailing anyone as the next big thing. Give Thames 500 at bats first… or at least half a season.
Onions Baby Onions
And Jason Frasor equals Duane Ward's record for games pitched in.
Hard to believe he’s been around that long.
by Defense Counts! on Jul 16, 2011 6:38 AM EDT reply actions
Anyone else tired of Pat and Buck telling us how great veteran players are? I’d bet they said the word veteran 100 times today. I’m going to try to count next time. Yes, I get it. We shouldn’t use young players. We were better off with Rivera, Nix and Patterson than we are with Snider and Thames. Please give it a rest.
Pat and Buck have all kinds of praise for Snider and Thames. I find them to be generally positive about anything Blue Jays-related – be it veterans or young guys.
If there’s a criticism to be made it’s there, in that they’re supportive of all the players until they’re gone, then they’ll have nice things to say about whoever replaces them – young or old.
They’re an old-school “homer” broadcasting team, accentuated by the fact they are both former Jays, each very much exuding a sense of being part of a fraternity with the guys on the field today.
I don’t mind at all though. Watching Jays games for the first time in years this year with MLB TV and I love tuning in to Pat and Buck, it’s like findind a couple of old friends to spend a few hours with at the ballpark.
I don’t mind though, I like that in a home broadcast,
you need to watch more out of market games
if you think Pat and Buck are terrible.
He gone!
"Ask yourself, "What would Ted do?" Then do the opposite."
- Barney Stinson
by Joseph Kirby on Jul 16, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
F****** Hawk Harrellson, for one...
I'm thinking that when the Leafs win the Cup, I'll lose my drinking problem.
by leafsfan4life94 on Jul 16, 2011 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, I remember Buck saying that the call-ups of Thames and Snider have really boosted the offensive production.
I'm thinking that when the Leafs win the Cup, I'll lose my drinking problem.
by leafsfan4life94 on Jul 16, 2011 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
MLB.com had this tidbit--
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110716&content_id=21857594&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
Not amention that the Evil Empire got it handed to them two games in arow.
I love this :D
I'm thinking that when the Leafs win the Cup, I'll lose my drinking problem.
by leafsfan4life94 on Jul 16, 2011 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
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