The Blue Jays Thread.

[ricoFlame]

towers pitched 5 strong, but now the jays are getting their a$$es handed to them...have to give grinke his due, he's pitching well.

[Flickered Flame]

Well the 3 errors have really cost the Jays so far tonight. The good news is (if you are a Jays fan) is that the Royals are not good and could blow this lead.

[Cerebral]

Granted a few of those runs weren't Towers's fault but his stuff just isn't good enough to be an effective starting pitcher. The Jays had a few errors today but most of those errors were on difficult plays in the outfield that would have been at the least singles instead of extra bases.

How long of a leash does Towers get this year? I'm of the opinion Janssen should be in the starting rotation and I just don't know how long we can wait on Towers this year.

[ricoFlame]

Originally Posted by Cerebral

Granted a few of those runs weren't Towers's fault but his stuff just isn't good enough to be an effective starting pitcher. The Jays had a few errors today but most of those errors were on difficult plays in the outfield that would have been at the least singles instead of extra bases.

How long of a leash does Towers get this year? I'm of the opinion Janssen should be in the starting rotation and I just don't know how long we can wait on Towers this year.

wow, i though he was steady right up to the 6th inning, first start in 10 days...not all bad. i think that janssen could be a solid guy in the rotation, but they need a guy for long middle relief, and it may be him. guess we'll have to wait and see.

[Cerebral]

Originally Posted by ricoFlame

wow, i though he was steady right up to the 6th inning, first start in 10 days...not all bad. i think that janssen could be a solid guy in the rotation, but they need a guy for long middle relief, and it may be him. guess we'll have to wait and see.

He wasn't terrible or anything but giving up almost two hits an inning to one of the worst hitting clubs in the major leagues is definitely not a great performance.

[ricoFlame]

Originally Posted by Cerebral

He wasn't terrible or anything but giving up almost two hits an inning to one of the worst hitting clubs in the major leagues is definitely not a great performance.

fair enough, it looked much worse than it was against the great outing that grinke had, he was workin well.

[Flickered Flame]

Glaus left tonights game for precautionary reasons.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2835658

I am not a Jays fan but hopefully the injury isn't serious because the Jays cannot afford to get beat up by injuries if they are going to make a serious push for the playoffs.

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by Flickered Flame

Glaus left tonights game for precautionary reasons.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2835658

I am not a Jays fan but hopefully the injury isn't serious because the Jays cannot afford to get beat up by injuries if they are going to make a serious push for the playoffs.

They were saying yesterday I believe that he was experiencing heal problems, so that's probably it. Glaus is obviously a really nice player to have on the team, but by the end of this year, they should look to be trading the guy...big guys like him simply don't last as long as they should and it looks like he's already hit his peak.

[Jiggy_12]

Halladay chucked 10 innings tonight for a CG 2-1 win over Detroit.

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by Jiggy_12

Halladay chucked 10 innings tonight for a CG 2-1 win over Detroit.

Do you have any idea what his pitch count was? Thats unusual to let a guy throw 10 innings this early in the year. But if he had his stuff and the pitch count isn't crazy don't take him out.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Do you have any idea what his pitch count was? Thats unusual to let a guy throw 10 innings this early in the year. But if he had his stuff and the pitch count isn't crazy don't take him out.

Dont know what his pitch count was. But read a good article on him in the new SI today. Evidently he is the quickest pitcher in the league(time-wise). Games Halladay starts average around 2.5 hours.

[ricoFlame]

Originally Posted by Jiggy_12

Halladay chucked 10 innings tonight for a CG 2-1 win over Detroit.

WOW. i guess the theory is when your "guy" is in the groove, just let him keep working

[Jiggy_12]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Do you have any idea what his pitch count was? Thats unusual to let a guy throw 10 innings this early in the year. But if he had his stuff and the pitch count isn't crazy don't take him out.

Ah, I saw it earlier...it was around 105.

[KTown]

when its halladay you let him pitch as long as he wants the guy is the best in the MLB.

[Cerebral]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Do you have any idea what his pitch count was? Thats unusual to let a guy throw 10 innings this early in the year. But if he had his stuff and the pitch count isn't crazy don't take him out.

Hallady was being incredibly economic thoughout the game, I'm pretty sure he only ended up with about 110 pitches despite pitching a full 10 innings. A lot of guys have hit that mark by the 6th inning, it's amazing how efficient Halladay can be at times.

Hill continues to rip it up in the early going, I said prior to the season that I feel Hill can be a poor man's Jeter and he's well on his way to getting there. I definitely think he has All-Star potential at second base, he's pretty damn good with the glove and he has a great eye behind the plate as well.

[OILFAN #81]

Halladay faced 35 batters in 10 IP and threw 107 pitches. 70 strikes, 37 balls.

Glad I have him in my pool.

[RedHot25]

Yah and I heard the game was around 2h 15 min or so? That's nuts. Sounds like a great game all around....

[Pagal4321]

What the HELL is wrong with BJ Ryan....seriously. He is KILLING me in my pool and he is KILLING the Jays. ...

[habernac]

Terrible finish. Thought they had it made with Overbay's solo HR in the 8th, only to have the wheels come off in the 9th.

[ricoFlame]

that was god awful. 2 blown saves in the first 2 weeks...hopefully this isn't a pattern.