Jays vs. A's

Post #21 » by **arrpy** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:11 am

Mak wrote:Wells = useless

Soo true.

Looks like were in good position to win this one. But it's the Jays, so you never know...

Post #22 » by **Geddy** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:26 am

Zaun makes a terrible throw...

now looks like he's hurt himself making a good play to third.

n/m he looks ok.

Post #23 » by **arrpy** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:30 am

We blew the lead, 2-2 bottom 8th

Post #24 » by **Geddy** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:35 am

arrpy wrote:Looks like were in good position to win this one. But it's the Jays, so you never know...

hehe you jinxed it

luckily they only gave up one.

just need a HR from any of the three guys coming up for the Jays.

Post #25 » by **Geddy** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:40 am

Wells should bat leadoff more often. He just looks more comfortable when he's batting in that spot.

Overbay grounds into a double play with the bases loaded :nonono:

Post #26 » by **Geddy** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:59 am

Accardo almost gave me a heart attack.

Kid Vicious · Post #27 » by **Kid Vicious** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:23 pm

Let's hope Doc can have a good game today.

jalenrose#5 · Post #28 » by **jalenrose#5** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:54 pm

rkid wrote:Accardo almost gave me a heart attack.

The guy never makes it easy, there's always gotta be 1 or 2 guys on any base and 0 or 1 out to finally wake him up. He'll be better served as a 7th inning guy next year with Wolfe and Ryan taking up 8th and 9th inning duties. Wolfe is just a great pitcher IMO. He throws strikes and has closer like stuff...I'd try out League too...if all works out, we could package Accardo and actually get a decent SS/C for him.

TR50 · Post #29 » by **TR50** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:47 pm

Hapy thiggy got the start, i'd rather see him strikeout 3 times and get more experience than zaun fly out 4 times with runners on 2nd and 1st while being the old fart he is

fliszt25 · Post #30 » by **fliszt25** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:53 pm

jalenrose#5 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

The guy never makes it easy, there's always gotta be 1 or 2 guys on any base and 0 or 1 out to finally wake him up. He'll be better served as a 7th inning guy next year with Wolfe and Ryan taking up 8th and 9th inning duties. Wolfe is just a great pitcher IMO. He throws strikes and has closer like stuff...I'd try out League too...if all works out, we could package Accardo and actually get a decent SS/C for him.

Well, you hit the nail on the head. Our biggest trade assets are in the bullpen where we have all kinds of quality arms. Frasor and Towers can definately go. However, before I would trade someone like Accardo, I would wait to see what Ryan does when he comes back (and League when/if he gets back to form).

stro4swift · Post #31 » by **stro4swift** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:59 pm

STAIRS IS CRAZAYYY :clap:

Post #32 » by **Geddy** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:04 am

Nice come back in the 9th, but same old **** afterwards. Twice in the late innings they had two men on and couldn't do anything with it. Some of the next few series are against some tough opponents. Let's hope it doesn't get too embarrassing.

TR50 · Post #33 » by **TR50** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:10 am

Didn't see the game, but were their any better options than frasor? i wouldn't want him out their in...what..the 11th f i had Downs/Accardo/Janssen/Wolfe left...

stro4swift · Post #34 » by **stro4swift** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:15 am

rkid wrote:Nice come back in the 9th, but same old **** afterwards.

yeah enuff said man...

Post #35 » by **OldNo7** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:42 am

Wow I just saw the highlight - Stairs took that pitch out of the dirt Vlady style.

fliszt25 · Post #36 » by **fliszt25** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:51 pm

whosthebosh? wrote:Wow I just saw the highlight - Stairs took that pitch out of the dirt Vlady style.

That's what I love about Stairs relative to these Blue Jays hitters. His approach is to swing agressively, albeit a bit wildly, so that he can turn even pitches that fall out of the strike zone into hits. I think his bat speed allows him to get away with this approach. Most of the Jays hitters, on the other hand, can't do anything with pitches if they're not in a certain area.

Post #37 » by **arrpy** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:22 pm

Stairs is our MVP

jalenrose#5 · Post #38 » by **jalenrose#5** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:59 am

fliszt25 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

That's what I love about Stairs relative to these Blue Jays hitters. His approach is to swing agressively, albeit a bit wildly, so that he can turn even pitches that fall out of the strike zone into hits. I think his bat speed allows him to get away with this approach. Most of the Jays hitters, on the other hand, can't do anything with pitches if they're not in a certain area.

And that's the reason right there the Jays are not agressive at the plate. Really, only Stairs and Wells have a bat that's quick enough to take a ball off their shoes and hit it out. Hill could maybe get a double

The rest have very slow swings, Zaun Thomas Glaus Overbay Johnson McDonald etc don't hav quick bats IMO and should be another area addressed in the offseason...try to find a few quick bats.