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Antithesis · 08-10-2015, 05:44 PM

Preview written by special guest correspondant: Brett R. Lawrie

DUDES! My alarm went off this morning and I was SO PUMPED to prepare for the Jays so I threw it against the wall and it BROKE INTO A BILLION PIECES, at least, LITERALLY! Since I was so JACKED UP I pounded back a Red Bull and got the day goin'! Grabbed some breakfast, and downed another Red Bull before leaving the room. On the way to the 'Dome I thought about how JACKED I was to play the Jays and show them that they lost out when they shipped me out so I just roundhouse punched some Granny on the sidewalk! Downed another Red bull on the way to the ballpark, 'cause, YOLO or whatever!!!! Then I saw the park and my brain started doing this weird stuff, yo. Like visions and crap. I think it was that PTSD or whatever. I DUDE COME ON it's not easy to play every day in a ballpark that SMELLS LIKE SEWA

(Editor's note: Our apologies, Mr. Lawrie's contribution was written on the back of a Montana's kids menu in red crayon and ends here.)

Toronto Blue Jays (61-52, conquering Kings of the universe) vs. Oakland A's Mehs (51-62, didn't want Josh Donaldson anymore)

Probable Starters:

Tuesday @5:00 PM Mountain Time: TOR: Drew Hutchison, 10-2, 5.42 ERA; OAK: Kendall Graveman, 6-2, 3.90 ERA
Wednesday @5:00 PM Mountain Time: TOR: Mark Buehrle, 12-5, 3.34 ERA; OAK: Aaron Brooks, 1-0, 2.41 ERA
Thursday @10:30 AM Mountain Time: TOR: R.A. Dickey, 6-10, 3.93 ERA; OAK: Sonny Gray, 12-4, 2.06 ERA

Gotta love watching the Jays sweep the Yankees over the weekend. Hopefully EE can get back in the lineup after sitting on Sunday due to a sore finger. Russell Martin should get back in as well after a couple days of rest.

You know what else you've gotta love? Seeing fans old and new catching the Jays fever. It's great to see so many people watching games and talking Jays - don't be shy - come in and join us! Ask questions, whatever. This is a strict 'no bandwagon shaming' zone.

Great news on a couple fronts for the Jays: First, Marcus Stroman has been cleared to begin throwing off a mound by Dr. James Andrews and will be doing so on Tuesday (I believe). If the Jays can get him back in the lineup, it would be huge indeed. Second, MLB announced today that Josh Donaldson and David Price were the co-winners of the AL Player of the Week. Congrats to them both!

Hopefully the Jays can take things one game at a time and continue making up ground against a team that frankly just isn't very good this year. The Yankees are playing in Cleveland for the next series so are also up against a sub-0.500 team.

Sportsnet shared today that the last 7 Blue Jays broadcasts have had over a million viewers, including Sunday's game which was watched by 1.43 million Canadians, which is huge for a regular season baseball game, and may be the Jays' largest TV audience ever on Rogers.

Here's some stats for you:

Over his career, current Oakland hitters have the following stats vs. Drew Hutchison: 13 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 2 K, 0.231 AVG, 0.333 OBP, 0.231 SLG, 0.564 OPS
Over his career, current Oakland hitters have the following stats vs. Mark Buehrle: 221 AB, 64 H, 8 HR, 26 K, 0.290 AVG, 0.325 OBP, 0.457 SLG, 0.782 OPS
Over his career, current Oakland hitters have the following stats vs. R.A. Dickey: 108 AB, 20 H, 1 HR, 22 K, 0.185 AVG, 0.239 OBP, 0.250 SLG, 0.489 OPS

OK!

BLUE JAYS!

LETS!

PLAY!

BALL!

08-10-2015, 05:44 PM	#1
Antithesis Disenfranchised Join Date: May 2005 Exp:	Aug. 11-13: Blue Jays vs. A's Series Thread Preview written by special guest correspondant: Brett R. Lawrie DUDES! My alarm went off this morning and I was SO PUMPED to prepare for the Jays so I threw it against the wall and it BROKE INTO A BILLION PIECES, at least, LITERALLY! Since I was so JACKED UP I pounded back a Red Bull and got the day goin'! Grabbed some breakfast, and downed another Red Bull before leaving the room. On the way to the 'Dome I thought about how JACKED I was to play the Jays and show them that they lost out when they shipped me out so I just roundhouse punched some Granny on the sidewalk! Downed another Red bull on the way to the ballpark, 'cause, YOLO or whatever!!!! Then I saw the park and my brain started doing this weird stuff, yo. Like visions and crap. I think it was that PTSD or whatever. I DUDE COME ON it's not easy to play every day in a ballpark that SMELLS LIKE SEWA (Editor's note: Our apologies, Mr. Lawrie's contribution was written on the back of a Montana's kids menu in red crayon and ends here.) Toronto Blue Jays (61-52, conquering Kings of the universe) vs. Oakland A's Mehs (51-62, didn't want Josh Donaldson anymore) Probable Starters: Tuesday @5:00 PM Mountain Time: TOR: Drew Hutchison, 10-2, 5.42 ERA; OAK: Kendall Graveman, 6-2, 3.90 ERA Wednesday @5:00 PM Mountain Time: TOR: Mark Buehrle, 12-5, 3.34 ERA; OAK: Aaron Brooks, 1-0, 2.41 ERA Thursday @10:30 AM Mountain Time: TOR: R.A. Dickey, 6-10, 3.93 ERA; OAK: Sonny Gray, 12-4, 2.06 ERA Gotta love watching the Jays sweep the Yankees over the weekend. Hopefully EE can get back in the lineup after sitting on Sunday due to a sore finger. Russell Martin should get back in as well after a couple days of rest. You know what else you've gotta love? Seeing fans old and new catching the Jays fever. It's great to see so many people watching games and talking Jays - don't be shy - come in and join us! Ask questions, whatever. This is a strict 'no bandwagon shaming' zone. Great news on a couple fronts for the Jays: First, Marcus Stroman has been cleared to begin throwing off a mound by Dr. James Andrews and will be doing so on Tuesday (I believe). If the Jays can get him back in the lineup, it would be huge indeed. Second, MLB announced today that Josh Donaldson and David Price were the co-winners of the AL Player of the Week. Congrats to them both! Hopefully the Jays can take things one game at a time and continue making up ground against a team that frankly just isn't very good this year. The Yankees are playing in Cleveland for the next series so are also up against a sub-0.500 team. Sportsnet shared today that the last 7 Blue Jays broadcasts have had over a million viewers, including Sunday's game which was watched by 1.43 million Canadians, which is huge for a regular season baseball game, and may be the Jays' largest TV audience ever on Rogers. Here's some stats for you: Over his career, current Oakland hitters have the following stats vs. Drew Hutchison: 13 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 2 K, 0.231 AVG, 0.333 OBP, 0.231 SLG, 0.564 OPS Over his career, current Oakland hitters have the following stats vs. Mark Buehrle: 221 AB, 64 H, 8 HR, 26 K, 0.290 AVG, 0.325 OBP, 0.457 SLG, 0.782 OPS Over his career, current Oakland hitters have the following stats vs. R.A. Dickey: 108 AB, 20 H, 1 HR, 22 K, 0.185 AVG, 0.239 OBP, 0.250 SLG, 0.489 OPS OK! BLUE JAYS! LETS! PLAY! BALL!