Brett Lawrie hits a grand slam and steals the show - Jays down the A's 8-4
by JohnnyG on Aug 10, 2011 10:46 PM EDT
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PrintBrett Lawrie has arrived and he does not seem to be having trouble adapting to major league pitcher so far. He had a great opening series over the weekend hitting almost 500 over the series along with his first home run. So how does he follow that up? A fantastic day in the field on the first game of this series following that up by hitting his first career grand slam on his second career home run becoming the hero of the day pushing the Jays to Victory.
Lawrie's big day at the plate overshadowed a good debut for the Jays young flame-thrower Henderson Alvarez. Alvarez pitched into the 6 inning before giving way to Casey Janssen to clean up a few runners left on base. He had his moments and he only walked 1 batter which is good, but he was pitching behind in the count quite a bit. Overall he gave up 8 hits including 1 HR, 3ERs and racked up 4Ks, Really not a bad debut at all. It's too bad the fireworks didn't happen until after he left the game and he didn't get the win.
Our hitters were much better tonight then last night, after blowing a golden opportunity in the first inning by only scoring one run after having multiple runners reach. The Jays were able to put 10 hits up on the board along side 6BBs. Everyone in the lineup had at least one hit except for Arencibia. Lawrie and Lind had two each with both of Lawrie's being extra base hits. The grand slam was one of those high arcing shots that squeaked over the LF fence and the next time at bat he drilled a line drive right at the top of the wall in LF.
Casey Janssen worked out of trouble in the sixth when he came on for Alvarez. In the seventh we got to see Trever Miller, he didn't get through the inning as he gave up a walk and a hit. Jesse Litsch came on to close out the last 2.2 innings, he gave up 2 hits one being a home run and got 2Ks to go along with everything else. Because of the situation that he came into the game and proceeded to pitch 2.2IP, Litsch gets his first career save (NEW CLOSER!).
Jays of the Day: BRETT LAWRIE (.295) Lind (.229), Encarnacion (.129) Litsch (.130)
Suckage: Arencibia -.164
Tomorrow is an afternoon affair that I don't get to watch because I am at work. GO JAYS GO!
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Wow
How great is it to be a Jays fan the last few weeks?
Amazing. The future is looking very bright.
by Dustin722 on Aug 10, 2011 10:52 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
Lawrie
I call him The Hulk, hes Bruce Banner in the field and turns into Hulk Smash in the box!!!
Everyone here had a great time; I'm sure the people down at the RC had even more fun
Today started off being dominated with the anger that followed the ridiculous ESPN article and a really really mad Alex Anthopolous, but ended with Dustin McGowan’s great start for New Hampshire, our great fans wearing white and bringing signs to sit in the RF outfield seats to mock the allegations, Henderson Alvarez doing a great job in his MLB debut, Lawrie’s big grand slam. All in all, I think today was a great day for baseball in Toronto.
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by Minor Leaguer on Aug 10, 2011 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
can we do this at every home game?
Rogers should have a promotion where everyone sitting in the outfield seats are given simple white shirts to wear, really to debunk this. If the Jays continue to hit homers, we know ESPN is full of it (if we didn’t already know that)
here comes the boom!
by thefallensky on Aug 10, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
A great night.
I was at the game with a friend from Australia visiting for the week. It was her first ever Major league Baseball game and I had to give her a running lesson on how the game was played as it was going on. She was just as excited as everyone else though then Lawrie hit the Grand Slam and she loved how pumped he was on the big screen and how loud the crowd got (she wanted to start an "Aussie Aussie Aussie Oy Oy Oy!’ chant). I haven’t heard the RC that loud in a good while.
Great seeing Alvarez’s start even if he didn’t come out with the win. And I have to say I am loving what EE is doing in the DH role. And this is coming from someone who never thought he would put EE and loving in the same sentence.
All in all, a great night
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by Rather Bengt on Aug 11, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Glad to see Alvarez with a decent start
It makes me not feel as worried about our potential after Romero/Morrow/Cecil.
by Goldenhawk99 on Aug 10, 2011 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I was done editing it within 24 hours. SBnation has the issues uploading.
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Lol Litsch is our new Closer that throws 2+ innings everytime
he’s going to rack up 40 saves in like 100 innings
Chose a bad game to watch without a computer...Just read through the game threads
Helluva game, all is well in Blue Jays land
A day that will live in infamy: August 4th, 2011
Brett Lawrie: AVG: .357 HR: 1 RBI: 2 OBP: .357 WPA: 0.003
I did right after I posted
I’m a terrible person :(
A day that will live in infamy: August 4th, 2011
Brett Lawrie: AVG: .389 HR: 2 RBI: 6 OBP: .389 WPA: 0.298
Noticed the guys over at the Athletics blog are cheesed about Lawries dugout celebration...
I see nothing wrong with it… he didnt do it in front of the A’s players…
He’s just a kid and jacked a grand slam in his second game in front of the home crowd
Id do the same thing imoimo
I hope
Lawrie pisses a lot of other teams off like that over the course of his career.
WAR... WAR never changes.
As long as they don't bean his hand
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Ya they keep calling him a douche/tool
I, for one, am quite happy that we finally have one of those on our roster
mhmm. there’s nothing wrong with being yourself & showing your emotions a bit. Else all baseball players will end up like hockey players. I’m a fan of both sports, but ask me which player I’d rather see being interviewed..
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Some weren't happy but the majority of the posters seems to be fair and understanding of the highly emotional nature of that grand slam
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by Minor Leaguer on Aug 11, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
For Pete's sake
He was celebrating in the dugout.
Do we really have to run through a list of Oakland “douchebags”? ‘Cause I don’t think it’s a short one.
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Aug 11, 2011 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
imagine if a yankee did it to us
i don’t know about you, but i’d call him a douchebag
I demand to be heard.
In the dugout?
I honestly don’t think I’d care. It was a grand slam that swung the game.
I've been looking at the sky
by Back In Black on Aug 11, 2011 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
The one guy kept comparing him to a date rapist
All because of his “WOOO!” in the dugout and his tattoos. Look, I personally don’t have any tattoos, but I’m not going to judge someone because of that. As for his amped-up reaction, the kid is 21 and just hit a grand slam for his team. Other clubs better get used to the Jays having a bit of swagger, because next year we’re going to have Lawrie, Rasmus, Escobar, Snider (hopefully), and Thames (hopefully) hitting them around and they aren’t going to be soulless robots doing it. That iconic Alomar homer we’ve seen so much of this year, the one immortalized with a bobblehead? Next year I want to see that ALL. THE. TIME.
by Goldenhawk99 on Aug 11, 2011 7:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I laughed at how he kept saying that seeing douchebags is a 'sixth sense that 20-somethings have
I’m 20, and that’s a bucketload of crap. Humourous crap though, if you are able to laugh at people being douchebags.
I'm thinking that when the Leafs win the Cup, I'll lose my drinking problem.
by leafsfan4life94 on Aug 11, 2011 8:15 AM EDT up reply actions
idn after a couple years in university you get pretty good at spotting the douchebags. Although no system is perfect. After seeing the Lawrie partying pictures he looked like a lot of the guys I’d be wary about, however if you were a 20 yr old multimillionaire who was an elite athlete and living your dream you’d probably do a few crazy things too. I know I would.
It seemed that since he’s been with the Jays Organization he’s really started to mature and I’m thinking it was a result of having someone finally take him under their wing.
Also I WANT to see that fire and passion coming from our players after big hits.
i don’ tthink he’s a bad person at all, but if I knew him personally, i’d want to punch him. Since I don’t, I have no problems cheering for him.
I demand to be heard.
Yep he strikes me as a guy I wouldn’t want to spend an extended amount of time with, but god damn am I allowed to enjoy him on the field.
It reminds me of the WLU football players that lived on my floor is res in 1st year. They were complete tools most of the time, but there were a few good parties and I loved watching them play on Saturday
Plus I feel like as he gets older he’ll calm down a bit, get a classier tattoo to cover the eminem lyrics and be even more of a fan favourite
by WizardofNaz on Aug 11, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
WLU had a bush league first base coach
I wanted to punch him in the face. He would whistle when our pitcher went into his wind up.
Every. Single. Time.
Everyone else was fine though.
Can we start the Gose watch yet?
I’ve only ever watched one WLU baseball game
by WizardofNaz on Aug 11, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
It seems like the field is decently close to campus. Way better than every other team in the league. haha
Can we start the Gose watch yet?
Meh Bechtal is like a 10 minute drive from campus and there aren’t really any buses that go out that way. There’s one every like 45 minutes IIRC. Its why not many people go watch
by WizardofNaz on Aug 11, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Better then Mac
Its a good 25 minute drive from campus. Sucks balls.
Can we start the Gose watch yet?
I'm looking forward to catching at least one
A day that will live in infamy: August 4th, 2011
Brett Lawrie: AVG: .389 HR: 2 RBI: 6 OBP: .389 WPA: 0.298
It is merely a sympton of
BEASTMODE
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by bluejaysstatsgeek on Aug 11, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
lawrie's enthusaism
Although Lawrie’s enthusiastic celebration at his slam is understandable, it appeared over the top. Did Escobar pay the price for Lawrie’s emotional excess? ‘In the day’, pitchers like Don Drysdale and Bob Gibson, would not have accepted being shown up by an opposing batter. Likely, Lawrie would have been hit by a pitch his next time at bat, or someone else on the team would have paid the price(Escobar). Of course, the Jays should offer a little payback today for the deliberate drilling of Escobar last night.
by tenpointgame on Aug 11, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
no.
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
deliberately hit by pitch
It could have been a poorly thrown pitch. Considering the way the game was going for the A’s, I thought , when it happened, that it was a deliberate hit by pitch. Escobar certainly thought so.
by tenpointgame on Aug 11, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't see how that is over the top
High fives, and a thrown helmet. Really?
This isn’t golf.
Can we start the Gose watch yet?
there's no doubt its over the top
it lasted for a long time.
Its more of “is it acceptable?”
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
If it does it every time? … No. Definitely not. That type of stuff will get you thrown at or members of your team thrown at.
But this is the kids second start at home, he is still in his first week of major league play and this was without a doubt the biggest hit and the biggest feeling he has had in his career.
Giving your team the team the lead with a grand slam Home run especially with all the crap about spy-gate? Hell of a good feeling especially for a 21 year old kid who seems to have the world on a platter at the moment.
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I agree I found it to be acceptable given the context
but it’s not my opinion that matters. It’s the opposing team that counts.
Excuse me, do these effectively hide my thunder?
by T.Dot_Bronco on Aug 11, 2011 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, you can't just high five one team member
Although he did leave EE out of the mix. :(
Can we start the Gose watch yet?
are you sure?
i thought he got him
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
He also got hit with Lawrie's helmet
on the bounce.
"Upon further evaluation, though, the Blue Jays reversed course. Doctors suggested that the inconsistent workload in the bullpen would increase the chances of McGowan suffering another injury. "
EE got the chestbump
that’s like 15 high fives
Excuse me, do these effectively hide my thunder?
by T.Dot_Bronco on Aug 11, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I was there.
It was the most amazing game I’ve ever been to, hands down. Just incredible.
by leaflover4ever on Aug 10, 2011 11:43 PM EDT reply actions
man, i haven’t been to any games this season.
maybe I’ll catch one fo the last Jr Jays games, do they still let the kids run the bases?
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 7:49 AM EDT up reply actions
how high was the GS
they didn’t show it, we know it was up there a long time.
Close to hitting the roof if it was closed? lol
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I MISSED HIS FIRST GS!!!!!! :O
NOOOOOOOOOOooooooo
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Aug/9/11 - ACC, Rogers Centre, HHOF, & Burke look-a-like (i.e. best day ever!!)
Games like today are why I love baseball...
It was just a random mid-week game, in the dog days, against a pretty crappy team from a different division… and it ended up being one of the most exciting games of the year.
by shuswapslugger on Aug 10, 2011 11:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Not to nit pick but it was 8-4
by Seal Clubbing on Aug 10, 2011 11:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
oops!
Forgot about the last HR
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Haha no worries its all about the win anyways
by Seal Clubbing on Aug 10, 2011 11:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I remembered it later in the article! Just not in the title.
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Venit, Vidit, Vicit
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by bluejaysstatsgeek on Aug 11, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey guys
Going to the TB series, coming in from Winnipeg. What is the best way to buy tickets? Just buy single game? Or is there like series packs? Any help would be great. Thanks!
I think it's single game tickets only right now
flex packs would be 15+ games if they were still being sold or something to that effect.
Ball.
flex packs are a rip off
you have to commit yourself to a ton of games, and you barely save any money (i don’t remember exact amount, but its not even close to 1 tickets worth)
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 7:53 AM EDT up reply actions
But if you are going to the games… and you are saving even a little bit how is that a rip off?
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because you have to pre-commit!
poor choice of words.
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
The value of the option is taken away.
If you have to miss a game for whatever reason, you are taking the financial risk for very little gain.
Especially if its 15 4-hour commitments, those can be very hard to keep.
2011 Jays slogan should be "Power and Speed", not just "Hustle and Heart".
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I guess Im just looking at it from a different perspective.
So used to working with financial advisors and other folks from my company buying flex packs to share with clients and what not.
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Thats it....back to Winnipeg
All I want to say to you is…….GO JETS GO!
How much testosterone does Lawrie have??
Amazing to watch him after the Grand Slam!
The only problem?
I hear there could be two or three Blue Jays out for today’s matinee with undisclosed finger, wrist and hand injuries! :-)
It’s probably been said lots, but, damn those guys were great in the outfield last night.
the players were pretty good too.
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by elseldo on Aug 11, 2011 7:34 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The whole team was in white today
Which one are you talking about? ;)
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by leafsfan4life94 on Aug 11, 2011 8:16 AM EDT up reply actions
jp arencibia will be on the Dean Bludnell show this morning
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ah it was Ricky, Lawrie and JP on the show. i need to keep a camera at work for whenever i “run into” guests leaving the studios.
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so you don't know what they said? =(
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
stupid people need to stop asking for my help. I caught the end when they were talking about tattoos, but then left my desk again.
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i wish someone would do a story on the blue jays awesome high fives. I do believe each player has their own, be nice to get some videos/explanations of them.
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It looks like Yunel has a certain handshake he does with everyone in the dugout at the start of each game… the one that starts with 2 fingers
....
they all have one, i wouldn’t mind a story on them…..
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Me neither and I would assume most of them have one but Yunels is the only one I’ve seen for sure that I know “thats his thing”
i didn't just make it up
i know they all have one… thats why i’m saying it lol
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Theres a ton
JP and lawries is beating on their chest, making antler like signs, yelling something in each others faces and then ending with a chest bump
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
i wonder if theres any on youtube
can’t look at work =(
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions
incase anyone missed it
Yunel was hit by a pitch, high on the back, near his head. He didn’t take it lightly and had some choice words for the pitcher and took a few steps towards the mound. Bautista quickly came out to restrain him, and then the Oakland pitcher realised what was happening and started to return fire. Both benches cleareed, but as usual, nothing came from it.
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Janssen should have been an honorary Jay of the Day
Sitting in the bullpen with coffee-cup binoculors was pure comedic genious.
by ABsteve on Aug 11, 2011 9:09 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
make this happen!
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Are you serious?
I missed this completely. Please someone if you have a screenshot….
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here
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2011/08/10/as_jays_recap/
The video has fans, and casey
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Heh, That is awesome.
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lazy
didn’t crop it!
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
i’m at work and all I had access to was paint.
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paint is more then capable!!
excuses!!
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah they are.
add I’m lazy to the list.
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ahah
thanks for the screen =P
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Eat these and you too can get BIG and STROOOOONG!
Thisrighthere!
by TonyFernandezSavedMyLife on Aug 11, 2011 9:10 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
reading through the game thread
I actually laughed out loud at “I just POOPED!” following the GS
WAR... WAR never changes.
Farrell reopens door for McGowan to be a closer
Farrell said in the off season the Jays management will look at the situation and decide based on team needs and player health if McGowan may be used as the closer. Obviously McGowans health will be key, but as a fan who watched McGowan closely throughout his career I remember him always starting games very strong. He was not one of those starters who got into first inning trouble. I don’t have any stats to back it up but I have a good memory about these things. As I recall he was one of those guys who was very strong first time through the order. This would be good if he could close….Just sayin.
he has more value as a starter
i really hope its done only on player health and not “team needs” He’s been injured enough.
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
That was 6 months ago before the team doctors told Farrell that a regular schedual of pitching every 5 days will be better for his arm and that being a reliever shouldn’t happen at this point and time
yes
but then Farrell went on the radio and seemed to suggest that closing might be feasible since you (theoretically anyway) get more, and more regular work than a set up guy/middle reliever
WAR... WAR never changes.
Quote from Bluejays.com today
Farrell said the Blue Jays remain committed to continuing McGowan’s work as a starter this season, but he kept the door open for possibly turning McGowan into a closer at some point down the road.
“I’m sure that will come up and I think we probably reserve that until after this season is over when we sit down and review everyone on the roster,” Farrell said. “Map out an offseason program and what the projection going forward would be.”
there was talk in the GDT
i think it was covered in the pre-game, and i believe shi davdi also stated he would like mcgowan to close
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Ahh thanks.
Will finish this year starting and then possibly after being able to pitch again for a year and getting arm strength back he can move to the ‘pen. Don’t know how I feel about it but okay
by WizardofNaz on Aug 11, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I insulted Cox and McCown on the podcast, but credit where credits due. I think Michael Grange and McCown have a good report and I find them much more enjoyable to listen to.
Still don’t know much about baseball, but more enjoyable never the less.
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I'm not a big fan of Blair either
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by T.Dot_Bronco on Aug 11, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I dont listen to Blair at all anymore, when he has hosted I just delete the podcast.
His grumpy old man act has grown quite tired to me.
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yeah he was pretty
unbearable this morning talking about the ESPN report….he’s a smug grouch, who in my opinion knows little about what he reports on. He strikes me as someone who regurgitates others opinions
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by T.Dot_Bronco on Aug 11, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
why are they trying to change his role based on need
this feels like a knee-jerk reaction to our lack of closers
I demand to be heard.
This is why I’m unsure how I feel about it. If there is legit concern he won’t be able to get up to 100 pitch outings then I could see trying relief, but there is a reason the doctors said “starting is better”.
At least I know they will plan it over the course of the offseason when they will be able to do more tests, see how the BP comes together as well as the rotation. But I think it should always be based on McGowan and not on the team and its needs
by WizardofNaz on Aug 11, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
I for one was happy to see the reaction after the grand slam
but I could see where the opposing team may start beaning some of our players. I bet that hit on Yunel was directly related. Right or wrong I could see it happening.
Excuse me, do these effectively hide my thunder?
if they really we're pissed about the reaction
wouldn’t you think they’d bean lawrie, not escobar?
I demand to be heard.
if you thow at a batter, you're expecting the worst
i don’t think thats the case
I demand to be heard.
whats your point
that he chose not to purposefully throw at Lawrie, but instead at Escobar, because he though lawrie would rush the mound and escobar won’t?
I demand to be heard.
Escobar is lazy
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by JohnnyG on Aug 11, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Bingo.
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I don't know how it works
I thought about that too…but they did hit one of our best. Farrel even said after the game, he doesn’t know how it looked from the other dugout. I don’t condone it, it’s rather silly but I could definitely see other teams take liberties with us if they see stuff like that. if that’s how the game will be played the question becomes, when are our pitchers going to start protecting our hitters?
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by T.Dot_Bronco on Aug 11, 2011 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
There was no way it was intentional
the pitcher completely looked away after he did it, upset he lost control
Why would you hit yunel and put people on base for Jose. Why not try and hit Jose?
It doesn’t make sense
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn't say it was
I was speculating that in the event that it was, I could see how they may use that as the reason. There’s no way to gauge intent, unless you have the ability to steal thoughts. You guys sure are quick to squash speculation when the truth of the matter is you have as much an idea as I do about the truth of the matter.
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by T.Dot_Bronco on Aug 11, 2011 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
innocent till proven guilty!
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I am not condoning either, but I would rather see a hitter charge the mound then throw at a guy. The pitch to Escobar was thrown at him and way up. That is inexcusable, someone could be hurt severely. I understand that the umpire let it go because of Lawrie’s celebration but I think he should have tossed the guy for throwing so high. It was also a very hard pitch.
it was a wild pitch
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by Pikachu on Aug 11, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
short and sweet
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Alvarez
Nice outing, expected a few more groundballs and need to see him do this against better hitters, but he’s looking pretty good so far.
his pitch count
how was his pitch count this year in the minors? does he usually go past 100?
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by Bowling_Guy25 on Aug 11, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
1 if by fastball
2 if by breaking ball
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