Dodgers 3 Blue Jays 1 The Dodgers scored their three runs in the third inning. With one out, Tommy Edman doubled. With two outs, we intentionally walked Shohei Ohtani. Will Smith followed with a double scoring one. Freddie Freeman walked. And Mookie Betts singled home two. That was the only inning Kevin Gausman had any […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
I’d be good with this being the last game of the year. Lineups, George is bad in there. But the bar is high George, if you wait until the second pitch to homer, that’s too long. First pitch homers only George. Today’s Lineups DODGERS BLUE JAYS Shohei Ohtani – DH George Springer – DH Will […]
3 months ago | 1 read
This is going to be a long day, still over six hours until Game 6. I really have nothing to say. I don’t like making predictions. Yesterday, someone, finding out I run this place, said, ‘That must be fun.“ I said, ”Only on days I have something to say.” Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been excellent this […]
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Fred McGriff turns 62 today. McGriff was born in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees drafted him in the 9th round of the 1981 amateur draft. Don Mattingly blocked his way to the majors for the Yankees. The Jays acquired McGriff, Dave Collins, Mike Morgan, and cash in exchange for Dale Murray and Tom Dodd. That trade […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
The first thing my wife said to me this morning was, ‘It wasn’t a dream.‘ She knows me. One of my first thoughts this morning was ‘That was the sort of World Series start we should have had from Roy Halladay”. If, you know, we had a front office that could have surrounded him with […]
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Marco Scutaro turns 50 today (sorry Marco, but it only gets worse from here). Many of my favourite Jays have birthdays in October. We picked up Scutaro in trade from the A’s back in November of 2007. In the post about the trade achnegy said: I am not surprised at who this trade partner is […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Blue Jays 6 Dodger 1 WHAT A GREAT GAME. You know it is going to be a good day when the first and third pitch your team sees leave the yard. Davis Schneider hit the first pitch of the game over the left field wall. Just his second hit of the World Series byt was […]
3 months ago | 7 reads
Blue Jays 6 Dodger 1 WHAT A GREAT GAME. You know it is going to be a good day when the first and third pitch your team sees leave the yard. Davis Schneider hit the first pitch of the game over the left field wall. Just his second hit of the World Series byt was […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
Just Win. The lineup, sans Springer. I was hopeful he’d be able to play. He could pinch hit or pinch run, but I’d say pinch hitting is far more likely. Davis Schneider leads off and plays left field against the lefty. Schneider is 1 for 10 in the ALCS and World Series. But Barger stays […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
I hoped Springer would play. Apparently, he did batting practice, ran on the field, and seemed pretty good, but they decided to have him sit and hope to play on Friday. Davis Schneider leads off and plays left field. Bo Bichette is DH. And the Dodgers have shuffled their lineup, trying to find some offense. […]
3 months ago | 1 read
You have to like it when a plan comes together. The Jays picked up Shane Bieber hoping that he would be a piece of the rotation if we make it to the playoffs. Now he’s made four playoff starts. The first one wasn’t good, but, since then two wins, and a 3.00 ERA. Last night […]
3 months ago | 1 read
Jesse Barfield turns 66 today. Jesse Barfield was one of my favourite players. He was a 9th-round pick in the 1977 amateur draft, the first year the Blue Jays (and the Mariners) participated. MLB gave them the last two choices of each round (the big-hearted folks they are). Jesse made it up to the majors […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Tonight was game four, but actually the fifth complete nine innings of baseball in this series. The Jays didn’t look as tired as I feel, though, with a convincing win thanks to solid pitching and steady offence up and down the lineup. Eight of the nine starters reached base and they outhit LA 11-6. The […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
Well, I don’t think they can go 18 innings today. I’m sure I can’t go 18 today. A win would be a good thing. They are in tough against Shohei Ohtani Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS DODGERS Nathan Lukes – LF Shohei Ohtani – DH Vladimir Guerrero – 1B Mookie Betts – SS Bo Bichette – […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
No Springer in today’s lineup. The Jays say that he is ‘hour to hour’. Bo Bichette DHes today. Bo DHing means he won’t come out of the game for a defensive replacement, but they still might pinch run for him, if the need comes up. Lineups: Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS DODGERS Nathan Lukes – LF […]
4 months ago | 1 read
I mean to add out JoD’s from last night to a post today, and then forgot: Jays of the Day: Other Award:
4 months ago | 3 reads
One of the things I try to watch out for, in myself as a fan/commentator is to try remember there are things I don’t know. I remember reading Bill James’ Baseball Abstracts, all those years ago, and I remember him saying ‘I’m just getting to the point where I’m finding out all that I don’t […]
4 months ago | 1 read
At a casino, once up, the term ‘playing with house money’ comes into play. Most believe the term originated in faro games in the west, where players were encouraged through early wins (often rigged) by the dealers to stay in, playing betting their winnings so they could get into their full funds. With the odds […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
I’ll talk more about the game later. Everyone’s complaining about the lineup moves. The only one I really disagreed with was take Barger out. The others? Taking Kirk out was the right move, we needed someone who could run and giving his knees time off wasn’t a bad thing. And getting Bo out, for defense, […]
4 months ago | 1 read
Blue Jays 5 Dodgers 6 (18 innings) Was that the most messed up game ever?? There was a lot to talk about here…..lets go chronologically: Quick first inning for the Jays. Ohtani started the Dodgers’ half of the inning with a double but stayed at second. In the second Bo Bichette led off with a […]
4 months ago | 1 read
Blue Jays 5 Dodgers 6 (18 innings) Was that the most messed up game ever?? There was a lot to talk about here…..lets go chronologically: Quick first inning for the Jays. Ohtani started the Dodgers’ half of the inning with a double but stayed at second. In the second Bo Bichette led off with a […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
Just Win Jays. I see John Schneider is asking the Dodgers’ fans to stop booing George Springer. Yeah, that’ll work. Lineups: Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS DODGERS George Springer – DH Shohei Ohtani – DH Nathan Lukes – LF Mookie Betts – SS Vladimir Guerrero – 1B Freddie Freeman – 1B Bo Bichette – 2B Will […]
4 months ago | 1 read
We have tonight’s lineups. Bo is back in the four spot. I hope there are some runs in the lineup today. We need another good start from Max Scherzer. Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS DODGERS George Springer – DH Shohei Ohtani – DH Nathan Lukes – LF Mookie Betts – SS Vladimir Guerrero – 1B Freddie […]
4 months ago | 1 read
How are you feeling going into Game Three? We have Max Scherzer going tonight (his fourth World Series start, a 3.26 ERA in 19.1 innings). Tyler Glasnow is starting for the Dodgers. Glasnow was 4-3 with a 3.19 ERA in 18 starts this season. And Bo Bichette is going to be in the lineup tonight. […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
I had a lousy day yesterday. We did our flu shots on Friday, and I’ve never had a reaction after one before, but yesterday made up for it. I slept most of the afternoon and still felt lousy in the evening. And then the Jays lost. I didn’t think it would be a four-game series, […]
4 months ago | 4 reads