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Antithesis · 08-18-2015, 09:33 AM

Toronto Blue Jays (65-54, conquering Kings of the universe) vs. Philadelphia Filthadelphia Phillies (46-72, literally the worst team in the league)

Probable Starters:

Tuesday @5:00 PM Mountain Time: TOR: R.A. Dickey, 7-10, 3.96 ERA; PHI: Aaron Nola, 3-1, 4.25 ERA
Wednesday @5:00 PM Mountain Time: TOR: Mark Buehrle, 13-5, 3.51 ERA; PHI: Adam Morgan, 3-4, 4.11 ERA

OK, so the series against the Yankees didn't go quite as planned, but it was good to see the Jays fight back in that last game. Really, that was some good baseball, with two solid teams going at each other. I'll enjoy watching 7 more of those!

OOT scoreboard wasn't kind to the Jays last night as a bunch of teams made up a game in hand. As far as I can tell, literally every game ended with the worst outcome. But no matter! The Jays control their own destiny, and they are continuing to play some really sound baseball.

The Jays optioned Drew Hutchison and Aaron Loup down to Buffalo, recalling Ezequiel Carrera and Matt Hague to the pros. Carrera is up to give the Jays a 4th outfielder, giving Gibbons some added flexibility with a series in an NL ballpark. Hague is interesting - he has absolutely mashed at the plate this season and has kind of come out of nowhere (from what I can tell). Expect Hutchison to be back up by the end of the month as the Jays sent him down because the huge number of off days they have coming up means they can go with a 4-man rotation.

Crazy viewership numbers continue to come in for the Jays: 2.03 million Canadians tuned in to watch the game on Friday night, which represents Sportsnet's largest audience ever, for any programming. Apparently, 3.14 million Canadians were watching Tulowitzki's 9th inning AB as well. This is where I'll put the usual anti-bandwagon-shaming statement: fans new and old are welcome and encouraged to post.

Stats time:

Over his career, current Phillies hitters have the following stats vs. R.A. Dicket: 99 AB, 24 H, 2 HR, 31 K, 0.242 AVG, 0.296 OBP, 0.374 SLG, 0.670 OPS
Over his career, current Phillies hitters have the following stats vs. Mark Buehrle : 65 AB, 12 H, 1 HR, 12 K, 0.185 AVG, 0.243 OBP, 0.262 SLG, 0.504 OPS

OK!

BLUE JAYS!

LETS!

PLAY!

BALL!

08-18-2015, 09:33 AM	#1
Antithesis Disenfranchised Join Date: May 2005 Exp:	Aug. 18-19: Blue Jays vs. Phillies Series Thread Toronto Blue Jays (65-54, conquering Kings of the universe) vs. Philadelphia Filthadelphia Phillies (46-72, literally the worst team in the league) Probable Starters: Tuesday @5:00 PM Mountain Time: TOR: R.A. Dickey, 7-10, 3.96 ERA; PHI: Aaron Nola, 3-1, 4.25 ERA Wednesday @5:00 PM Mountain Time: TOR: Mark Buehrle, 13-5, 3.51 ERA; PHI: Adam Morgan, 3-4, 4.11 ERA OK, so the series against the Yankees didn't go quite as planned, but it was good to see the Jays fight back in that last game. Really, that was some good baseball, with two solid teams going at each other. I'll enjoy watching 7 more of those! OOT scoreboard wasn't kind to the Jays last night as a bunch of teams made up a game in hand. As far as I can tell, literally every game ended with the worst outcome. But no matter! The Jays control their own destiny, and they are continuing to play some really sound baseball. The Jays optioned Drew Hutchison and Aaron Loup down to Buffalo, recalling Ezequiel Carrera and Matt Hague to the pros. Carrera is up to give the Jays a 4th outfielder, giving Gibbons some added flexibility with a series in an NL ballpark. Hague is interesting - he has absolutely mashed at the plate this season and has kind of come out of nowhere (from what I can tell). Expect Hutchison to be back up by the end of the month as the Jays sent him down because the huge number of off days they have coming up means they can go with a 4-man rotation. Crazy viewership numbers continue to come in for the Jays: 2.03 million Canadians tuned in to watch the game on Friday night, which represents Sportsnet's largest audience ever, for any programming. Apparently, 3.14 million Canadians were watching Tulowitzki's 9th inning AB as well. This is where I'll put the usual anti-bandwagon-shaming statement: fans new and old are welcome and encouraged to post. Stats time: Over his career, current Phillies hitters have the following stats vs. R.A. Dicket: 99 AB, 24 H, 2 HR, 31 K, 0.242 AVG, 0.296 OBP, 0.374 SLG, 0.670 OPS Over his career, current Phillies hitters have the following stats vs. Mark Buehrle : 65 AB, 12 H, 1 HR, 12 K, 0.185 AVG, 0.243 OBP, 0.262 SLG, 0.504 OPS OK! BLUE JAYS! LETS! PLAY! BALL!