And I’m Sure There’s Something More Than Memory Across the Maryland Bridge Tonight: Game Thread, Jays at Baltimore
Bluebird Banter —
... So looks like Alex Rios gets the day off today after starting every game thusfar. According to both Rios and Cito, it's a simple day off, despite Rios being a late scratch. Ricky Romero makes his first start back from the majors tonight after a strained oblique muscle, while Jason Berken, up from AAA, makes his first mlb start for Baltimore. ...
Off Daze: Acting As Though The Worst Is Over
Drunk Jays Fans —
... Lastly, no roster moves to speak of yet, but you’ve got to think that a bullpen shakeup is coming. Who the fuck can you trust out there, besides Frasor—who always seems to let you down precisely when you start to trust him—and Scott Downs, who, by the way, is hurt. Robert MacLeod of the Globe calls him “a reluctant participant” in yesterday’s debacle, because of a hurting hamstring. Fortunately, the injury isn’t serious. "If it was something more serious we would have been told about it," said Assistant GM Alex Anthopoulos. Now, if Ricciardi had said the same thing, ...
The Hazards of Love: Friday Link Fest
Bluebird Banter —
... According to Robert MacLeod, Scott Downs has been nursing a hurting hamstring, which could certainly explain his subpar performance in his past two appearances. This brings up one of Hugo's rules - if a guy is hurt, and it's not the playoffs, don't play him! It is counerproductive and could lead to bigger problems in the long term. You never know when a leg injury can affect a pitcher's mechanics and lead to an arm injury. ...
Bits on a Wednesday
Bluebird Banter —
... defense better.
Relief Pitchers: Frank Francisco (TEX), Mariano Rivera (NY), Scott Downs (TOR), Matt Thornton (CHI) Downs and Thornton deserve some recognition for the outstanding years they’re having, and the pitching staff leans heavily to the right-hand side, so having a couple of shut down lefty relievers is a nice bonus.
Boy I'd love to see Snakeface make the team.
The news about Jesse Litsch isn't all good
"Kind of the same thing, nothing’s really ...
No More Bets
Sports And The City —
... According to ESPN, Toronto is averaging 23,904 fans a game; good for 23rd in the league. (According to The Globe and Mail, that same number ranks them 29th. I'm not sure how that works, but that's neither here nor there.) After 66 games, 1,577,729 have passed through the SkyDome's turnstiles. ...
