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So What Do We Do With Halladay? MUST READ
The Doc was on display on Tuesday night, starting for the American League All-stars, a testimony to his great start to the 2009 season. The imposing righty has put up excellent numbers going 10-3 with a 2.85 ERA. The question that remains is whether Riccardi will listen to offers like he told the media. Is there a team in the majors who will part with the kind of combo of prospects...
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July 16, 2009
So What Do We Do With Halladay? MUST READ
The Doc was on display on Tuesday night, starting for the American League All-stars, a testimony to his great start to the 2009 season. The imposing righty has put up excellent numbers going 10-3 with a 2.85 ERA. The question that remains is whether Riccardi will listen to offers like he told the media. Is there a team in the majors who will part with the kind of combo of prospects...
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July 16, 2009
Another Extra Innings Loss
There was something I not only said at the beginning of the season, but reiterated anytime someone would ask. "The Jays are NOT going to contenders this season, the hot bats will average out, and the losses will eventually pile up." To keep a positive spin on how well the Jays came out of the gates, I would also often say to enjoy the wins while they were happening,...
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July 12, 2009
Update- Blue Jays and the Yankees tied at 5 in the top of the tenth inning
When I tuned into this game, it was 2-2 in the bottom of the
third inning. Six innings later, a
total of six runs have been scored, all off home runs. We have all seen the numbers and heard
baseball analysts say that new Yankee Stadium is a haven for the long ball, but
coming into the brand new stadium for the first time, Jay's fans have actually
been able to experience how...
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July 04, 2009
Alex Rios: Excruciating? Sure. Untradeable? Probably.
This morning on the FAN590, Keith Law mentioned Vernon Wells as being one piece of the Blue Jays' puzzle that he considered to be absolutely untradeable. It is tough to disagree with Law's reasoning. Vernon's 7 year/$126 million extension was considered a little over the top back in '06, now, it looks like a joke. The guy that has become a mediocre power threat and...
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June 22, 2009
Long balls and an impressive performance by Doc powers Jays passed the Royals
Halladay became the first pitcher in the Majors this year to earn his tenth victory as he pitched a complete game shutout against the Kansas City Royals. Doc's performance, which included seven hits allowed, six strikeouts and no walks was even more impressive considering he showed no signs of fatigue after pitching a complete game-133 pitch outing fives games previous against...
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June 07, 2009
Finally...FINALLY the losing streak is over
It ended the same way it started, a kind of mixed up deja vu or break in the time continuum. After losing nine straight, the Jays faced Boston at home on Friday night, up against the pitcher and team who started the losing streak. There have been some analysts who have tried to justify the streak by saying Tim Wakefield's knuckleballs threw the bats off course. I think...
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May 30, 2009
And so it begins?
After being swept by Boston, and losing 1-0 to the Atlanta Braves last night, the long awaited fall from grace might be coming into fruition. There are many skeptics (I guess me being one of them) that think this Jays team is not for real, and were waiting for the numbers to average out. The hitters had been overachieving all season, in the meanwhile carrying an above average...
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May 23, 2009
Halladay earns win 8
After two straight losses at the hands of the Yankees, it looked like the Jays were about to hit their first slump of the season. Maybe last year's edition of the Jays would have, but this year, everything is different. Following their first home series loss against the Yankees, the Jays countered with three straight wins against the Chicago White Sox. Two impressive starts...
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May 17, 2009
As Promised, a rant on AJ Burnett
In my last post, I left no doubt that I have a whole bunch of animosity left toward Mr. Burnett. Here is why...The Jays took a chance when they signed AJ Burnett in 2006 due to his history of injury problems. He missed a majority of his first two season with the Jays, posting similar numbers. In 2006, Burnett finished 10-8 with a 3.98 ERA with only 135 innings logged. 2007...
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May 13, 2009
Riccardi was wrong, he is ready...
Eight innings of work, no runs allowed, five hits and six strikeouts. No, Halladay was not on the mound when the Jays finished off the Athletics 5-0. This was the work of a rookie starter, making only his second career start. He goes by the name Brett Cecil. It boggles my mind that when Brian Burres was called up following the injuries to Romero and Litsch, Riccardi had left...
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May 11, 2009
Weaver dominates the Jays
A day after the Jays routed the Angels in a 13 run, 15 hit outburst, Jered Weaver held the Blue Jays to a lone run on a measly 3 hits. Weaver was fantastic in his first complete game of his career as he kept the Jays hitters off-balanced, allowing many pop-ups and weak ground balls. The game finished 6-1 in favour of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, or whatever their name...
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May 08, 2009
Hill is the hero in a 5-4 extra inning win
After giving up an error on a straightforward ground ball that led to a Baltimore run in the 10th inning, Aaron Hill hit a tying solo home run in the bottom of the tenth and followed that with a game winning RBI single in the eleventh.The Jays have continued to show resilience this season, this time in the face of a situation that probably would have demoralized them in years prior...
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May 02, 2009
Greinke unstoppable
Zack Greinke continues his winning ways with an 11-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Zack pitched 7 innings allowing just 5 hits and striking out 8. He did allow his first earned run this season on an RBI single by Wells in the first, but that never really phased him and he was hitting his spots all night. Speaking of hitting his spots, Billy Butler came out of a huge slump from starting...
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April 30, 2009
The bats turn up lame in a 7-1 loss to the Royals
The Jays could only muster two hits in last night's game against the Royals,while Purcey displayed another poor effort on the mound allowing six earned in five innings. Purcey is now 0-2 with an ERA of 7.01. He has been getting into similar problems in all of his outings this season, predominately coming in the form of allowing walks and big hits. In 25.2 innings pitched...
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April 28, 2009
Jays get a taste of their own medicine
The Toronto Blue Jays had a 3-game winning streak snapped with a 10-2 whipping at the hands of the Chicago White Sox. Mark Buehrle stymied the Jays, allowing only six hits and two earned runs over six innings. This came a day after the Blue Jays bats collaborated for 21 hits in a 14-0 win. Brian Burres made his Blue Jays debut, going four and a third innings while allowing...
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April 26, 2009
Jays lose a tight game 5-4 to the Rangers
There seems to be an air of confidence every time Roy Halladay steps on the mound. A quiet kind of confidence, but nonetheless, the kind of confidence that spreads across the field into every Blue Jay. When the Doc is pitching, the Jays know they have a chance of winning, however, last night, Halladay produced a very un-Halladay like game. He was an inning eater as usual...
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April 22, 2009
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