Series Thread: Jays @ Reds (June 17-19)

Post #1 » by **LittleOzzy** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:32 pm

Friday, June 17, 7:10 PM ET, Great American Ball Park
Jo-Jo Reyes vs. Mike Leake

Saturday, June 18, 7:10 PM ET, Great American Ball Park
Brandon Morrow vs. Edinson Volquez

Sunday, June 19, 1:10 PM ET, Great American Ball Park
Carlos Villanueva vs. Bronson Arroyo

MGD24 · Post #2 » by **MGD24** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:47 pm

so quick!

I didn't even get a chance to post in the Baltimore thread saying Little Ozzy needs to make the next series thread lol

Good job!

torontoaces04 · Post #3 » by **torontoaces04** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:03 pm

MGD24 wrote:so quick!

I didn't even get a chance to post in the Baltimore thread saying Little Ozzy needs to make the next series thread lol

Good job!

what you think they just throw around Mod tags?!

Randle McMurphy · Post #4 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:19 pm

Losing the DH for three series will actually be a benefit for the Jays unlike most AL teams. It's just one less scrub (E5, Rivera) they have to put in the lineup.

MGD24 · Post #5 » by **MGD24** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:14 pm

Randle McMurphy wrote:Losing the DH for three series will actually be a benefit for the Jays unlike most AL teams. It's just one less scrub (E5, Rivera) they have to put in the lineup.

good point...unfortunately Jo Jo Reyes batting isn't going to be any better at batting either

BigLeagueChew · Post #6 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:35 pm

Curious to see what they do with Lind the next couple weeks and interleague play. No rest day for Lind until next Thursday(jays day off). So do they consider his back healed and play him everyday until Thursday or give Rivera a start or 2 and have Lind on the bench for a few games? Tough call.

With no DH he might need a few rest days but it would be nice having a left handed bat coming in to pinch hit for once.

kwamebargnani · Post #7 » by **kwamebargnani** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:55 pm

BigLeagueChew wrote:Curious to see what they do with Lind the next couple weeks and interleague play. No rest day for Lind until next Thursday(jays day off). So do they consider his back healed and play him everyday until Thursday or give Rivera a start or 2 and have Lind on the bench for a few games? Tough call.

With no DH he might need a few rest days but it would be nice having a left handed bat coming in to pinch hit for once.

Probably that's why he's been DHing a lot. You can't take Lind out of the lineup.

Randle McMurphy · Post #8 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:29 pm

Yeah, Lind's not going to come off the bench. He's got the 2nd highest wOBA in the AL.

Santoki · Post #9 » by **Santoki** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:24 pm

Tonight's Lineup:

Escobar SS
Patterson CF (eek!)
Bautista RF
Lind 1B
Rivera LF (eek!)
JPA C
Hill 2B
Nix 3B
Reyes P

baulderdash77 · Post #10 » by **baulderdash77** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:50 pm

They had to put Rivera in the lineup. He can actually hit right handed hitters.

Patterson in CF is going to be an adventure tonight. What a choice to make- take an ok bat in Patterson with bad defense or a bad bad with ok defense.

sonn · Post #11 » by **sonn** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:34 pm

baulderdash77 wrote:They had to put Rivera in the lineup. He can actually hit right handed hitters.

Patterson in CF is going to be an adventure tonight. What a choice to make- take an ok bat in Patterson with bad defense or a bad bad with ok defense.

Tell me your joking about Rivera. This lineup is absolutely pathetic against RHs.

Lateral Quicks · Post #12 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:45 pm

I think I still would have put Nix 9th.

Randle McMurphy · Post #13 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:42 pm

Juan Rivera has a .612 OPS vs. righties. What they need is Eric Thames/Travis Snider.

SharoneWright · Post #14 » by **SharoneWright** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:04 am

Reyes cruising.

Post #15 » by **Schad** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:08 am

SharoneWright wrote:Reyes cruising.

Yeah, he's throwing strikes and actually getting ground balls for a change. This Jo-Jo can stay.

Avenger · Post #16 » by **Avenger** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:10 am

SharoneWright wrote:Reyes cruising.

yup, plenty of groundballs and no walks. Against an excellent lineup too

Mak · Post #17 » by **Mak** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:19 am

Avenger wrote:
SharoneWright wrote:Reyes cruising.

yup, plenty of groundballs and no walks. Against an excellent lineup too

for a national league

Avenger · Post #18 » by **Avenger** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:21 am

Mak wrote:
Avenger wrote:
SharoneWright wrote:Reyes cruising.

yup, plenty of groundballs and no walks. Against an excellent lineup too

for a national league

no it doesn't matter what league they play in, any team with Votto, Bruce, Stubbs, Philips, Hernandez and Rolen is an excellent lineup

BigLeagueChew · Post #19 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:22 am

Damn pigeons.

Mak · Post #20 » by **Mak** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:24 am

Avenger wrote:no it doesn't matter what league they play in, any team with Votto, Bruce, Stubbs, Philips, Hernandez and Rolen is an excellent lineup

I'd have to agree to disagree with you here. You can't compare their line up to some of the_excellent_line ups in AL. That is just a statistical fact.