Series Thread: The UPSTART Jays vs. A's | April 17-19

[Alfred]

Rios is much more difficult to make fun of than Overbay

[evilRyu]

Don't boo Rios! Poor guy, the fans are just gonna lower his confidence even more.

i didn't catch this... was he really being boo'd?

[evilRyu]

Our rotation looks solid for the future if Doc commits with us

Doc
McGowan
Romero
Cecil
Marcum

trade away Litch and purcey for a SS

get some power via free agency in 2010 and that team is scary

sign Nick Swisher, and our rotation will be set for years

I'd put Marcum as the #2 or #3... He had some very solid outings before he got hurt

[Alfred]

Don't boo Rios! Poor guy, the fans are just gonna lower his confidence even more.

i didn't catch this... was he really being boo'd?

Yes, when he flied out in the 7th or 8th inning.

[evilRyu]

Don't boo Rios! Poor guy, the fans are just gonna lower his confidence even more.

i didn't catch this... was he really being boo'd?

Yes, when he flied out in the 7th or 8th inning.

thanks..

ouch.. that doesn't look good.....

[Trilogy]

Rios is much more difficult to make fun of than Overbay

Mi dios es Rios?

If you say it with a spanish accent it kind of works. It means "my god it's Rios".

Hrmmm, a little bit harder methinks.

[paranoid_android]

I was at the game and it was quite the snoozer - well, up until a foul ball ricocheted off one of the seats and hit me on the side of the head in the 8th.

[s e n s i]

Rios is much more difficult to make fun of than Overbay

Mi dios es Rios?

If you say it with a spanish accent it kind of works. It means "my god it's Rios".

Hrmmm, a little bit harder methinks.

Rios usted es mierda!

[Mike Hunt]

I know I've got the rose-coloured glasses on for even mentioning this but wouldn't it be interesting to see Snider and Romero battle it out for ROY (please note: I don't actually think this'll be the case).

[xAIRNESSx]

To recap: Ricky sucked for most of his minor league career, such that he looked like a complete bust. Gets placed in the rotation out of necessity, and suddenly he looks every bit a top 5 pick. Score another win for Michael Bradley, and a knighthood might be in order for Brad Arnsberg.

Do you think Brad Arnsberg is the best pitching coach in the league? He's really done a fantastic job since joining the Jays, it seems.

They talked earlier this year about the main thing he did with Romero. Something about Rickey throwing across his body too much. I'm not sure the exact details.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd ... Id=rss_tor

Here's a link to that story. It's a pretty good read on how Arnsberg really put some time in with Romero and helped fix his mechanics.

I hope Romero can keep this up. He pitched a great game today.

[Nolan]

Romero was great today

[BasketballAbyss]

Alright time for me to do a lot of quoting...

Our rotation looks solid for the future if Doc commits with us

Doc
McGowan
Romero
Cecil
Marcum

trade away Litch and purcey for a SS

get some power via free agency in 2010 and that team is scary

I agree. Did you put them in terms of ranking though? Marcum is a number 2/3 type of pitcher. And at least in my case, I enjoy watching him pitch more than any other of our pitchers except Doc of course.

And...

Isn't Scuturo playing well enough for now? I agree we need a young, promising minor league SS that will be ready to take over in the next 2-3 years. But for now I am happy with Scoots.

Scoots has been playing well but definitely over his head. Btw, we have a pretty promising young prospect in Justin Jackson. He seems like he'd be a perfect lead off guy for us...at least in a few years that is. He's quick, steals bases, but still needs to improve his bat though.

I was at the game and it was quite the snoozer - well, up until a foul ball ricocheted off one of the seats and hit me on the side of the head in the 8th.

Damn man, that sucks. I hope you're doing well though.


Go Jays!

[Test of Wills]

I know I've got the rose-coloured glasses on for even mentioning this but wouldn't it be interesting to see Snider and Romero battle it out for ROY (please note: I don't actually think this'll be the case).

Ey, a wise man once said " Anything's possibleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

No but seriously they've both been great contributors thus far. I hope they can keep it at a good level for most of the season. And if they do look out for this team.