Blue Jays 11, O's 3: Trash Man knows where the trash will go

by SC on Apr 15, 2008 10:34 PM EDT Comment 22 comments

NO.

Not a good day, tater. What a total debacle.

Trachsel: 2 1/3 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Aquino: 3 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
Bierd: 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 K
Sarfate: 1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 K

Sarfate's ERA is now juuuust under eight, at 7.94.

Luuuuuke and Markickass had two hits apiece. Markakis and Melvin Mora had solo homers.

The other run came from Adam Jones, who crushed his first Oriole home run, right down the left field line and barely fair. But man, he smoked it off of Jesse Carlson. First of many to come. It was his mom's birthday, his t-shirt night at the park (15,000 attendance! Great success!), and Jackie Robinson Day for MLB, with Jones wearing No. 42 for the O's.

Other than that, just horrible.

"Above anything else, I hate to lose."

-- Jackie Robinson, 1919-1972

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Bierd!

So Trembley’s gonna wear him out by June at this rate.

by pipkin on Apr 15, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good to see Jones kicking some butt

He’s up to .286. Kickass and Luuuke dong the job too. I’ll take that. They, along with Roberts, just have no help.

Trax and Aquino are about what we’d expect. NOT Birdland. So throw some more spaghetti out there and see what sticks.

by drj on Apr 15, 2008 11:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I was there

The worst part was seeing Safarte get knocked around at the end of the game. The dude’s fastball is a thing of beauty, but it seems that after a few pitches, the hitters were able to figure out the timing. And when they connect with a ball going that fast, it goes far.

Safarte has the speed and nice control, but what he doesn’t seem to have is a breaking ball that he can rely on. He relies heavily on his fastball. Which is awesome, but its not enough. If he figures out how to mix it up a bit, he’ll be unstoppable.

MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC

by spike2131 on Apr 16, 2008 12:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I was there, too..

and I totally agree. Sarfate seemed quite visibly shaken after the first run came in, though…and that worries me in a very D-Cab sort of way.

by Chanumas on Apr 16, 2008 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

bierd looked good, though...

and based on earlier comments from the trembley zone, it was shitty to see them throw in the towel so early, which is what the entrance of greg aquino signalled to me.

"Well, I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones."

by j.q. higgins on Apr 16, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

for the record...

ketchup was the victor.

in the game of either/or, elvis prevailed over the beatles w/ jay payton writing in jay-z.

the ball started and ended w/ the middle crab.

"Well, I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones."

by j.q. higgins on Apr 16, 2008 12:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

BTW, Hig...

I didn’t see your post about where you’d be at the game until after I got home…

I’m pretty sure you’re not losing sleep over it, but I wanted to apologize for “ditching” you.

Also…..Elvis? I’m so sure D-Cab and Luis Hernandez are huge Elvis fans…

by Chanumas on Apr 16, 2008 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

no, sweat.

"Well, I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones."

by j.q. higgins on Apr 16, 2008 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Reruns

Both the Elvis-Beatles either/or and the crab shuffle were reruns. Elvis-Beatles was played on Opening Day.

On the crab shuffle, I knew it would be the center crab just as soon as the wave took the crabs under and the last crab popped up in the middle.

I still havn’t figured out the cues on the hot dog race….

MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC

by spike2131 on Apr 16, 2008 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

btw, both y'all back me up...

the pic of melmo that they flash on the big screen when he steps to the plate? dude’s starting to look like the venezuelan don knotts.

"Well, I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones."

by j.q. higgins on Apr 16, 2008 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He looks that way on the field, too

MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC

by spike2131 on Apr 16, 2008 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ditch Trax,

bring up Olson.

A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.

by NHZ on Apr 16, 2008 12:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

First place is not Birdland: #$%&...

And I was really liking that feeling. Oh well, maybe the Wangmeister can help us out in the Bronx tonite; he’s been on freakin’ fire.

There’s no Blown Hold stat, right? Presumably Aquino would get one for this game. But then there is a stat that fits for the Trashman’s effort. If W is one of the most overrated indexes in the sport, L is much less so. And he L’ed this one bigtime.

Hope springs eternal. Maybe it’ll start raining: Day off, everybody goes to the movies, plays video games, talks to Crowley, generally gets their mind of actual baseball so it’s clean slate day on Thursday. No rain? Then it’s Adam against the WrightSox, and buckle up.

Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M

by Titov on Apr 16, 2008 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

also...

jay payton is terrible. he totally should been charged w/ an error on that muff early on.

is luis hernandez afraid of the ball?

"Well, I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones."

by j.q. higgins on Apr 16, 2008 1:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The Adam Jones tees are balla as hell

Orange Orioles shirts are a big hit with everyone I know. Totally worth the blowout.

What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.

by Ghost of Floyd Rayford on Apr 16, 2008 8:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

except...

they were giving out these jackie robinson tees and i got stiffed!

the jones tees are rad, though. totally on board for markakis tee night!

"Well, I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones."

by j.q. higgins on Apr 16, 2008 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

One thing I learned from last night

If you want a T-shirt, make sure to buy your tix beforehand.

by Chanumas on Apr 16, 2008 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nick Markakis night is against the BoSox

So it will be more crowded than usual. Got to get there really early…

MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC

by spike2131 on Apr 16, 2008 10:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i may have to...gulp...

purchase tix in advance!

"Well, I've been to one world fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones."

by j.q. higgins on Apr 16, 2008 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So the Pink Hats will get all the Markakis shirts...awesome.

Why the Hell Not?

by BrianS on Apr 16, 2008 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

wait, really?

I assume their idea is getting more O’s fans in the Yard for that game, but all that’s going to happen is a bunch of Red Sox fans have Nick Markakis shirts.

Camden Chat
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by SC on Apr 16, 2008 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ugh

I was just looking at the promotion schedule and they have TWO t-shirt night against the Red Sox. I mean, seriously? The Red Sox ARE the promotion, they don’t need to add another one. And you’re right, it won’t attract more O’s fans. At least, not enough to make a difference.

by Stacey on Apr 16, 2008 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs