Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays | May 14-15

Test of Wills · Post #1 » by **Test of Wills** » Mon May 14, 2012 1:32 am

VS.

Monday, May 14th @ 7:07PM EST (RSN)
J. Niemann (2-3, 3.48) vs. B. Morrow (4-1, 2.27)

Tuesday, May 15th @ 7:07PM EST EST (RSN)
D. Price (5-2, 2.98) vs. H. Alvarez (3-2, 2.61)

Big series at home. GO JAYSS!

DonVitoMan · Post #2 » by **DonVitoMan** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:26 am

Split or better!

James_Raptors · Post #3 » by **James_Raptors** » Mon May 14, 2012 4:43 am

Hard to know what to expect with our team, but we certainly have two good pitchers going, it's good to be home again and TB is a good squad, so I hope we're very competative and either split or sweep the mini series.

Wo1verine · Post #4 » by **Wo1verine** » Mon May 14, 2012 5:20 am

I hate facing Price, his career #'s are fantastic VS us! So we better win Game # 1 with Morrow on the mound.

Parataxis · Post #5 » by **Parataxis** » Mon May 14, 2012 5:31 am

Very got the better pitchers going in, but this will be a tough 2 gamer. Still, we could really use a sweep, especially with how the AL East has been going. *fingers crossed*

Holmes · Post #6 » by **Holmes** » Mon May 14, 2012 3:17 pm

This series should get us closer to .500.

Al_Oliver · Post #7 » by **Al_Oliver** » Mon May 14, 2012 3:27 pm

we need both after an underwhelming road trip...

HangTime · Post #8 » by **HangTime** » Mon May 14, 2012 3:45 pm

Has Vlad started his Spring Training yet?

Brinbe · Post #9 » by **Brinbe** » Mon May 14, 2012 6:18 pm

Gonna be a tough week with the Rays/Yanks/Mets all in town. Let's hope for a good start to things tonight.

CapeCrusader · Post #10 » by **CapeCrusader** » Mon May 14, 2012 6:49 pm

We need tonights game bad. Price will own us tomorrow.

Post #11 » by **Rhettmatic** » Mon May 14, 2012 7:57 pm

Annnd Adam Lind returns to the cleanup spot:

Shi Davidi ‏ @ShiDavidi
Jays lineup: Johnson 4 Escobar 6 Bautista 9 Lind 3 EE 0 Thames 7 Lawrie 5 Rasmus 8 JPA 2 Morrow 1 vs Niemann 1

Post #12 » by **tsherkin** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:00 pm

Price is going to eat us alive, as usual.

Maybe if I say it, the opposite will happen...

Lind at clean-up :nonono:

Post #13 » by **tsherkin** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:02 pm

Oh, sweet, I'm illiterate! Niemann/Morrow tonight; that one should be good!

Brinbe · Post #14 » by **Brinbe** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:04 pm

Rhettmatic wrote:Annnd Adam Lind returns to the cleanup spot:

Shi Davidi ‏ @ShiDavidi
Jays lineup: Johnson 4 Escobar 6 Bautista 9 Lind 3 EE 0 Thames 7 Lawrie 5 Rasmus 8 JPA 2 Morrow 1 vs Niemann 1

s e n s i · Post #15 » by **s e n s i** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:04 pm

you gotta be **** kidding me farrell...

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY

Post #16 » by **Rhettmatic** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:20 pm

s e n s i F Y C wrote:you gotta be **** kidding me farrell...

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY

Well he's on a red-hot 1-for-12 streak (a single) with three strikeouts so I guess Farrell just figured we need a bat like that in the middle of the lineup.

But seriously, I haven't seen the #s but maybe he hits Niemann well? I just hope the move isn't going to last.

s e n s i · Post #17 » by **s e n s i** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:26 pm

Rhettmatic wrote:
s e n s i F Y C wrote:you gotta be **** kidding me farrell...

WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY

Well he's on a red-hot 1-for-12 streak (a single) with three strikeouts so I guess Farrell just figured we need a bat like that in the middle of the lineup.

i pray that this is only because of his individual numbers vs. niemann, and not because farrell thinks he has magically turned into a capable major league hitter, let alone clean-up hitter, overnight

lind vs. niemann in 28 AB

.464/.531/.929/1.460 w/ 3 jacks and 9 rbi

still would much rather have him in the bottom of the order, and fully expecting these numbers to backfire into yet another listless night at the dish for the boy lindy

Randle McMurphy · Post #18 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:50 pm

Rhettmatic wrote:Annnd Adam Lind returns to the cleanup spot:

Shi Davidi ‏ @ShiDavidi
Jays lineup: Johnson 4 Escobar 6 Bautista 9 Lind 3 EE 0 Thames 7 Lawrie 5 Rasmus 8 JPA 2 Morrow 1 vs Niemann 1

If Farrell felt it necessary to drop Lind in the order five days ago, what's changed since then? How has Lind redeemed himself?

BigLeagueChew · Post #19 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:52 pm

Post #20 » by **tsherkin** » Mon May 14, 2012 8:54 pm

Those SSS numbers against Niemann are the only thing that pseudo-justifies Farrell moving Lind back up in the order, but even then... SMH. Lind is not good, Tampa is, and we need wins, not playing sideways numbers or worse, giving a crap about Lind's confidence.