Gameday Thread: Blue Jays (7-6) @ O's (8-5)
by SC
on Apr 15, 2008 5:08 PM EDT
Toronto Blue Jays @ Baltimore Orioles
Shaun Marcum, RH (1-0, 2.57/0.79) v. Steve Trachsel, RH (1-1, 3.00/1.25)
Game time is 7:05 on MASN2.
Trachsel has pitched 12 innings this season, walking six and striking out three. He is a complete mystery to me at this point. How he skirts by with numbers like that is puzzling. It shouldn't happen. It CAN'T happen. God, is he wily.
Shaun Marcum is 26, doesn't have overpowering stuff, but has good command and could grow up to be a one of those control freaks that sticks around until he's 100 years old. He could grow up to be Steve Trachsel, I guess.
But this a very serious question. Shaun Marcum...or John Corbett in disguise?
You make the call.
FUN STATS, ETC.
- Trax has been quite successful in his career against Toronto, going 6-0 in seven starts with a 3.12 ERA.
- Adam Jones is 7-for-21 this season at Camden Yards. He's 4-for-20 on the road.
- We have eight wins. George Sherrill has six saves. Pull on the collar of your shirt and go, "Nyeee nyeee nyeee!"
- Melvin Mora has 15 career homers against the Jays. The only team he's hit more dingers against is Tampa Bay (24).
BLUE JAYS STARTING LINEUPD Eckstein, SS .250/.333 0 6
A Hill, 2B .320/.375 1 9
A Rios, RF .289/.421 1 7
V Wells, CF .333/.400 3 13
F Thomas, DH .190/.346 3 10
M Stairs, LF .290/.333 1 1
L Overbay, 1B .277/.346 0 5
G Zaun, C .229/.250 0 2
M Scutaro, 3B .156/.325 0 2
ORIOLES STARTING LINEUP
B Roberts, 2B .327/.411 1 5
M Mora, 3B .255/.314 2 5
N Markakis, RF .310/.473 1 4
K Millar, 1B .250/.333 2 7
L Scott, DH .375/.444 1 6
J Payton, LF .211/.211 1 2
R Hernandez, C .179/.186 2 8
A Jones, CF .268/.295 0 2
L Hernandez, SS .261/.367 0 3
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Enjoy the f-ing game...
I’ll be accompanying my wife and two of her friends that somehow got invited to watch the Oklahoma RedHawks face off against the Round Rock Express. Round Rock will be “led” by Chad Reineke (0-1, 16.20) while Doug Mathis (2-0, 2.57) takes the mound for Oklahoma.
There are a couple of guys I’m excited to see though…that is if I actually get to watch any of the game. HOLY SHIT…I just realized Sir Sidney is on the Oklahoma Redhawks roster. Money! Imma gonna have to go more often. Saltalamacchia is on the club and then there is this goofy ass guy.
J.R. House, Tim Byrdak, and Mike DeJean are on Round Rock’s team…gawd..everyone is a former Oriole.
I've got two nickels and a paradigm. - RWH
by BPinOK on Apr 15, 2008 5:33 PM EDT 0 recs
talk to the Round Rock guys
about the, count ‘em, 31 HRs that Luke Scott hit.
"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." -Brooks Robinson
by exitfare on
Apr 15, 2008 6:15 PM EDT
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We don't do enough over/under stuff here
If my memory serves me right we didn’t do an over/under for the season, in terms of wins, did we? Although thinking about it, it may be unrealistic for all of us to pick the winner and the score for 162 games.
I might just make an over/under thread after the game though seeing if people will still venture to say that the O’s will win less than 75.
by Baltimo on Apr 15, 2008 7:05 PM EDT 0 recs
why wouldn't they?
The 2005 O’s started 17-7. They went 74-88.
by SC on
Apr 15, 2008 7:07 PM EDT
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woo hoo
Buck compliments Payton for hard work off the bench. Yippy, he’s hitting .211.
by SC on Apr 15, 2008 7:07 PM EDT 0 recs
God
It boggles the mind how much commentators overrate David Eckstein. He’s not even a bad player. But you’d think he was an MVP candidate every year.
by SC on Apr 15, 2008 7:08 PM EDT 0 recs
Quasi related tangent
Bedard on DL. Not surprised at all.
"You gotta get up awful early to fool Mr. Furley." ~Ad Rock
by O's Before Ho's on Apr 15, 2008 7:14 PM EDT 0 recs
oh what the fuck, Melvin
Ground ball to third, Melvin looks to the plate and they only get one out instead of two. Jesus Christ. What kind of little league shit is that, Mr. Playoffs?
by SC on Apr 15, 2008 7:14 PM EDT 0 recs
I have a bad feeling about this game
I do not think it’s going to be Birdland.
by Stacey on Apr 15, 2008 7:32 PM EDT 0 recs
I'm so over come from behind
I want a good old fashioned ass kicking. Of the Blue Jays, of course.
by Stacey on
Apr 15, 2008 7:40 PM EDT
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you gotta be pretty bad at baseball to have trachsel strike you out
foul out or fly out, maybe… strike out though?
by Y Not on Apr 15, 2008 7:41 PM EDT 0 recs
recent O's quotes
“Andy brought up some statistics at our organizational meetings last winter. Five of the eight teams in 2007’s postseason were at the top of the chart in on-base percentage, in working the count and in pitches seen.”
—Orioles manager Dave Trembley, on the new identity of his Orioles.
“We’ve tried to put an emphasis on that. Add situational hitting-making productive outs, moving runners, getting guys in from third base, being able to bunt, being about to hit-and-run, being able to hit with two strikes.”
-Trembley
“Melvin Mora puts it best. He says, ‘It’s just like they tell you on the airplane. At first you have to put the mask on yourself and then help your children.’”
—Orioles president Andy MacPhail, on Mora’s leadership
by SC on Apr 15, 2008 7:42 PM EDT 0 recs
“Gzzzzz…......Hunh…WHAT? WHAssat?
Did someone say something? I was asleep in the coat closet.”
—Orioles hitting coach Terry Crowley, responding to Trembley’s first statement above
by zknower on
Apr 15, 2008 8:00 PM EDT
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Luke is hitting better than Tejada
this season right?
ps Payton doesn’t deserve to play
"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." -Brooks Robinson
by exitfare on Apr 15, 2008 7:43 PM EDT 0 recs
At first I was pissed at Payton replacing Luke
But then I realized he was essentially replacing Huff and I didn’t feel so bad.
by Stacey on
Apr 15, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
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ha
"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." -Brooks Robinson
by exitfare on Apr 15, 2008 7:44 PM EDT 0 recs
how'd that 3rd pitch look in real life?
gameday had that inside
by Y Not on Apr 15, 2008 7:44 PM EDT 0 recs
he had two strikes
With a guy on second and no one out you have to put that thing in play. Kids are taught in Pony League to swing at close pitches with two strikes. It was a good pitch. Payton’s a bad hitter.
by SC on
Apr 15, 2008 7:45 PM EDT
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but.... but....
"Andy brought up some statistics at our organizational meetings last winter. Five of the eight teams in 2007’s postseason were at the top of the chart in on-base percentage, in working the count and in pitches seen."
—Orioles manager Dave Trembley, on the new identity of his Orioles.
"We’ve tried to put an emphasis on that. Add situational hitting-making productive outs, moving runners, getting guys in from third base, being able to bunt, being about to hit-and-run, being able to hit with two strikes."
-Trembley
jk, yah.. he sucks
by Y Not on
Apr 15, 2008 7:46 PM EDT
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I love how Diamond Dave has decided to tackle, y’know…EVERYTHING.
by SC on
Apr 15, 2008 7:46 PM EDT
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I was thinking
Scott would need to go to LF, but I forgot about Fahey.
Imagine that.
by dkdc on
Apr 15, 2008 7:46 PM EDT
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hey luke
get used to being stranded after a double
"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." -Brooks Robinson
by exitfare on Apr 15, 2008 7:46 PM EDT 0 recs
a bunch lineup would really fit this team
Roberts
Markakis
Scott
then the rest of the bums
Try to maximize what you can get out of those three.
by SC on Apr 15, 2008 7:47 PM EDT 0 recs
better than Adam Jones Golden Sombrero day
"You gotta get up awful early to fool Mr. Furley." ~Ad Rock
by O's Before Ho's on
Apr 15, 2008 7:50 PM EDT
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Why is Marcum
doing an Adam Loewen impression?
"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." -Brooks Robinson
by exitfare on Apr 15, 2008 7:49 PM EDT 0 recs
hey Luis grounds out
Boy are we going to strand a lot of runners with these nincompoop hitters that litter our lineup.
by SC on Apr 15, 2008 7:49 PM EDT 0 recs
Sooooooooo....
how’s the blue jay bullpen, besides blow job?
by Y Not on Apr 15, 2008 7:50 PM EDT 0 recs
AMBER OMG
she’s blonde
"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." -Brooks Robinson
by exitfare on Apr 15, 2008 7:51 PM EDT 0 recs
I missed Amber
I get Jackie Robinson Day, and I think it’s just super, but whole teams wearing the number strikes me as insincere overly PC.
by SC on Apr 15, 2008 7:52 PM EDT 0 recs
there is an extremely valid point I'd really like
to make about this, but I do NOT want to get into a heated debate here, but i do think it’s overly PC
"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." -Brooks Robinson
by exitfare on
Apr 15, 2008 7:54 PM EDT
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Eh, the whole concept of "PC" is ridiculous
Let the black players who have looked up to the first black major leaguer wear the number. The rest should wear their numbers and stop pretending its solidarity.
by Dr Orpheus on
Apr 15, 2008 7:56 PM EDT
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He's wiley!
He’s already struck out one, so he needs to walk a few to make up for it.
by Stacey on
Apr 15, 2008 7:54 PM EDT
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Zaun
is the type of batter you need to pitch around. Dempsey taught him how to hit
"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." -Brooks Robinson
by exitfare on
Apr 15, 2008 7:54 PM EDT
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I'd be scared to pitch to him
after what he did last night
by Bromo on Apr 15, 2008 7:56 PM EDT 0 recs
Gary on Scutaro
“He had an 0-for-13 a couple days ago.”
Rough game!
And the little SOB gets a hit.
Now they’ll bunt, and I thank them for that.
by SC on Apr 15, 2008 7:56 PM EDT 0 recs
MY GOD
It’s the TOP OF THE THIRD. It’s 1-0! It’s been almost an hour!
by SC on Apr 15, 2008 7:56 PM EDT 0 recs
sometimes
I think that mlb gameday just froze and then I realize it’s Trax pitching and he just takes that long between pitches.
"We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow." - - Earl Weaver
by Gorilla Bird on
Apr 15, 2008 7:57 PM EDT
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i think trachsel should hit eckstein again. just to show that he's not scared.
and maybe he can hurt the little bugger.
by Y Not on Apr 15, 2008 7:57 PM EDT 0 recs
oh man Eckstein is up
he’s scrappy
"If you're not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job." -Brooks Robinson
by exitfare on Apr 15, 2008 7:57 PM EDT 0 recs
NICE PLAY MELVIN
MELLY MEL
Hit-and-run fails, Zaun gunned at third on a great catch and tag by Mora. Kickass.
by SC on Apr 15, 2008 7:57 PM EDT 0 recs
"Injury delay"
What happened? fuck, i wish i could see things.
by Y Not on Apr 15, 2008 7:58 PM EDT 0 recs
Mora
Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks
by wickedwitch on
Apr 15, 2008 7:58 PM EDT
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Mora took a moment
He’s staying in, just favoring his left wrist some. He hit Zaun in the balls with it.
by SC on
Apr 15, 2008 7:59 PM EDT
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