Tagged: Chicago White Sox

Jays Home Opener/Live Tweeting!

Well, it has been a while. I admit to being a semi bandwagon fan. When things started going bad last year, around the time of my last post, my interest waned. Even for a hardcore fan, it well, kinda sucks. I do always want them to do well, and beat the other AL East powerhouses.

I have been meaning to write an entry for a little while now. I was going to write about how I was glad that Roy Halladay was traded, as it probably would have been a disctraction, even if minor, and in the back of fans/players minds. It is still something. And impossible to measure the effect.

With Roy gone, the Jays can focus on winning. Being the underdog, sure, but not expected to do well removes pressure. And the young talent/veterans can perform all the better.

Anyway, I’ll be attending the first four home games, the opening series hosting the Chicago White Sox. That of course includes the home opener tomorrow night. Game time is 7:20 EDT, and the next three are 7:07 EDT.

I am planning on live tweeting the games, so you can follow me @baseball363!

For most of the time, during batting practise up to game time, I’ll have my Team Canada World Baseball Classic hat on. So you could always say hi!

2-3

The Jays are 2-3 since my last post. So I had better get back to posting!

Anyway, the Jays won six straight series with the series win over the White Sox. Now the best they can do is tie the series against the Royals.

This afternoon, LHP Brian Burres (0-1, 12.46) will face RHP Kyle Davies (1-1, 4.88).

Toronto Blue Jays (Game #18 Away #8) at Chicago White Sox

I only started watching in the sixth during Adam Lind’s AB. He doubled, getting Vernon Wells to third. Vernon singled (line drive to center) to start the inning. Scott Rolen grounded out to 5-3, so that kept the runners on their respective base. Lyle Overbay was intentionally walked. Rod Barajas singled, Travis Snider singled, Marco Scutaro singled (a ball that was bobbled by Alexie Ramirez after fielding, he would have had to get the force at third, it was ruled a hit, therefore he avoided his second error of the game), and Aaron Hill doubled down the left field line. Then Alex Rios was out on a sacrifice fly, and Vernon was back around again to end the inning 6-3.

That (six run) inning brought the score up to 12-0. They scored a couple more to win 14-0!

Bottom line, everyone swung the bats well. Only 6 strikeouts out of 47 total Blue Jay at bats! Of the starters, only Overbay was without a hit, but he did get a couple sacrfice walks, not so much in the Barry Bonds way, at least not the second, but to have a double play opportunity in place, and a force at any base/home.

The last Jays run to plate was Jose Bautista (replacing Rolen at 3B in the bottom of the sixth) hitting his first home run. Now 12 different Jays have at least one home run!

John McDonald came into the game in the bottom of the sixth to replace Scutaro, he made a nice 6-4 force at second that looked like he was up tohis old tricks again!

Oh, and Brian Tallet went 5.2, giving up only 4 hits, 3 BB, and striking out 5. Bill Murphy and Bryan Bullington finished the job.

Tomorrow is LHP Brian Burres (0-0 -.–) against LHP Mark Buehrle (2-0 3.00). Burres is up from Triple-A.