Well it was nice to see the boys of summer back on the field. Unfortunately for us sober Jays fans the end didn't suit what was a rather exciting game.
In my opinion the 2010 Jays season is mainly about the stories. Marcum, Wells!!, and Lind all have began to write a ncie story, while Frasor and Gaston have not.
Frasor didn't pitch well, everyone noticed that. However, I feel that Gaston made a mistake by not pinch-hitting for Overbay when the Rangers brought in a lefty to face him with the bases loaded and less then 2 outs. IMO Ruiz made this team so he could pinch hit for Overbay (and sometimes Snider) when a lefty is brought in. Gaston decided to leave Lyle out there (keep in mind I am fan of Overbay because he is a very good on-base guy, and has more then a solid glove at first) and he promptly struck out on 3 pitches. Basically Washington out-managed Gaston in that situation.
All in all it was very exciting game. Marcum was excellent and I truly do feel that the lineup can put up some runs.
With that said Tallet goes tomorrow, so the offence should be put on notice!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
2010 Direction?
Well here we are folks, moving into what could be a very interesting 2010 season for the Jays. Clearly, the team is at a crossroads, no one will deny that. But what direction will the team take moving forward?
The Jays finished up a decent Spring session with a nice win over the Houston Astros, however the best news of the Spring came when the Jays organization announced the long-term signing of young slugger Adam Lind. Adam is now locked up (with various team options) for the next six seasons. I am not only happy for the Jays team, but also for Adam himself. Furthermore, and maybe even more exciting for me is that the team showed support for Adam. Wells, Hill, Overbay, and a couple other players all attended the announcement. This tells me that the team, might play like a team this season.
If I had to guess the opening day lineup, it would look like this;
Bautista
Hill
Lind
Wells
Overbay
EE
Snider
Buck
Gonzalez
SP -- Marcum
It's not a terrible lineup by anymeans. However an overall young pitching staff usually means a long year, but only time will tell.
One move coming out of the Spring I am not happy with is the fact that Billy Tallet was basically hand picked to be the number 2 starting pitcher for this team. A spot he did not earn in the Spring. Tallet helps this team much more as a relief guy, not as a starter. The argument to have him there include that he is a "proven starter" (he's actually not), and that he eats innings (he averaged just over 5 innings per start last season, so he actually doesn't). IMO Cecil should be there, but I guess time will tell.
The rest of the starting rotation looks like this;
Marcum
Tallet
Romero
Morrow
Eveland
All in all, I am very excited for the season to start. I still plan to attend 25-30 homegames this season. Hopefully you will too!
The Jays finished up a decent Spring session with a nice win over the Houston Astros, however the best news of the Spring came when the Jays organization announced the long-term signing of young slugger Adam Lind. Adam is now locked up (with various team options) for the next six seasons. I am not only happy for the Jays team, but also for Adam himself. Furthermore, and maybe even more exciting for me is that the team showed support for Adam. Wells, Hill, Overbay, and a couple other players all attended the announcement. This tells me that the team, might play like a team this season.
If I had to guess the opening day lineup, it would look like this;
Bautista
Hill
Lind
Wells
Overbay
EE
Snider
Buck
Gonzalez
SP -- Marcum
It's not a terrible lineup by anymeans. However an overall young pitching staff usually means a long year, but only time will tell.
One move coming out of the Spring I am not happy with is the fact that Billy Tallet was basically hand picked to be the number 2 starting pitcher for this team. A spot he did not earn in the Spring. Tallet helps this team much more as a relief guy, not as a starter. The argument to have him there include that he is a "proven starter" (he's actually not), and that he eats innings (he averaged just over 5 innings per start last season, so he actually doesn't). IMO Cecil should be there, but I guess time will tell.
The rest of the starting rotation looks like this;
Marcum
Tallet
Romero
Morrow
Eveland
All in all, I am very excited for the season to start. I still plan to attend 25-30 homegames this season. Hopefully you will too!
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