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

s e n s i · Post #1 » by **s e n s i** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:18 am

vs.

Toronto Blue Jays (8-3) vs. Oakland Athletics (4-5)
April 17-19, 2009
Rogers Centre
Toronto, Ontario

Probable Pitchers

Friday, April 17, 2009 - 7:07pm -- Sportsnet
Josh Outman LHP (0-0, 6.25) vs. David Purcey LHP (0-1, 4.63)

Oakland wins, 8-5

Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 1:07pm -- Sportsnet
Trevor Cahill RHP (0-1, 2.25) vs. Brian Tallet LHP (0-0, 6.14)

Toronto wins, 4-2 (12)

Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 1:07pm -- Sportsnet
Dallas Braden LHP (1-1, 3.75) vs. Ricky Romero LHP (1-0, 2.57)

Toronto wins, 1-0

evilRyu · Post #2 » by **evilRyu** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:22 am

sweet, you're on top of things with the Game Thread there!!

s e n s i · Post #3 » by **s e n s i** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:33 am

Man, at this rate no one else is going to get a chance to make one. After the next series split, someone else can take over. Not that I'm lazy or anything, just think maybe someone else wants to give it a try.

evilRyu · Post #4 » by **evilRyu** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:08 am

i don't think you'll find too many eager peeps just waiting for the chance for a series thread haha.. but i think LittleOzzy should get next dibs, since he started with a winning series

Raider917 · Post #5 » by **Raider917** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:13 am

The Pitching Match-ups are:

Friday - Outman vs Purcey
Saturday - Cahill vs. Tallet
Sunday - Braden vs Romero

Outman and Braden are Leftys so no Snider i guess

Snider has had 95 career at bats.

VS. Leftys he is 4 for 18 (.222) with 0 HRs and 1 RBI

VS. Rightys he is 24 for 77 (.311) with 5 HRs and 19 RBIs

evilRyu · Post #6 » by **evilRyu** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:16 am

Raider917 wrote:The Pitching Match-ups are:

Friday - Outman vs Purcey
Saturday - Cahill vs. Tallet
Sunday - Braden vs Romero

Outman and Braden are Leftys so no Snider i guess

Snider has had 95 career at bats.

VS. Leftys he is 4 for 18 (.222) with 0 HRs and 1 RBI

VS. Rightys he is 24 for 77 (.311) with 5 HRs and 19 RBIs

I hope Cito puts the Franchise in for at least one of the games

Holmes · Post #7 » by **Holmes** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:20 am

Rios must feel like the ugly girl at a party. Just getting no action.

Post #8 » by **spykelee** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:39 am

oakland has a real knack for knocking down the jays whenever where doin well. I don't want to see anything good from Bobby Crosby and fricken mark ellis. Oakland always has a bunch of scrubs taken it to us. A series win would be great but i forsee losin 2 of 3

The Flying Gent · Post #9 » by **The Flying Gent** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:52 am

Rios really needs to get going. He's been looking so out of place in this line up lately, and that will hurt us when some of these guys inevitably cool down. Same goes for Vernon to some extent.

TR50 · Post #10 » by **TR50** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:13 am

Woo...lets get this one

and I'd love to do a GT...i hope i won't have to and Sensi keeps the tradition rolling

zilby · Post #11 » by **zilby** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:18 pm

i was hapy i got the last GT on the raptor board, i will take that.

and jays sweep A's, holliday gets injured

SharoneWright · Post #12 » by **SharoneWright** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:24 pm

evilRyu · Post #13 » by **evilRyu** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:38 pm

GO Jays!! let's hope for big attendance numbers this weekend.. man the 3rd and 4th games of the detroit series were depressing (attendance-wise)... its a weekend series, hopefully fans show up and support the #1 team in the AL!

gei · Post #14 » by **gei** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:31 pm

evilRyu wrote:GO Jays!! let's hope for big attendance numbers this weekend.. man the 3rd and 4th games of the detroit series were depressing (attendance-wise)... its a weekend series, hopefully fans show up and support the #1 team in the AL!

with their performance, and this crazy weather, im sure we'll get some good numbers

snapcracklepape · Post #15 » by **snapcracklepape** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:50 pm

SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP

Avenger · Post #16 » by **Avenger** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:11 pm

Dangerously Dan wrote:Rios really needs to get going. He's been looking so out of place in this line up lately, and that will hurt us when some of these guys inevitably cool down. Same goes for Vernon to some extent.

I had high hopes for him this season but he seems to be really low on confidence. I think he'll come around, its not like he's plate discipline has been terrible or anything, he's just in a terrible funk

chargerxthirty · Post #17 » by **chargerxthirty** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:16 pm

Ok Ok

So my first non-perfect series prediction. I predicted our first sweep, and it was 4 games at the metrodome. (come on thats gutsy ****) ... it's a shame that extra innings prevented me from having a perfect record. Although I did say that we'd win 3-1 with no sweep!

Here it goes though:

You know the Jays want this sweep. I think our lineup is well structured and will be difficult for an inexperienced Oakland staff to breeze through, regardless of talent.

My prediction for this series will be a 3-0 sweep. It's time to get our brooms out.

So there you have it. 3-0 SWEEP, on the way.

This has been another edition of cxt's predic-SHUNZ

Mike Hunt · Post #18 » by **Mike Hunt** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:17 pm

I hate to be the pessimist but I get a weird feeling the Jays will lose this series (but not get swept). Just a feeling though.

Duncanfan · Post #19 » by **Duncanfan** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:23 pm

zilby wrote:i was hapy i got the last GT on the raptor board, i will take that.

and jays sweep A's, holliday gets injured

for a moment I thought you said Halladay.. I was abt to kill you but then took a closer look at it..

LLJ · Post #20 » by **LLJ** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:30 pm

Mike Hunt wrote:I hate to be the pessimist but I get a weird feeling the Jays will lose this series (but not get swept). Just a feeling though.

They always seem to lose to the As, no matter what the lineup. Should be an interesting series.