Final month, can they do it ?
BELIEVE...... Red Sox and Yankees series, where are the brooms?
Status of bats.. finally arriving.... apart from Vernon... Is he really injured ? should Gibbons shut him down and scope the shoulder now.? gain six weeks of rehab now. Are Johnson, Rios, Stairs and Lind sufficient ?
Will Big Frank get the 100 rbis...? closing in......
How many runs has Johnny Mac saved now? will JP re-sign him for 2008 ? didn't sound positive on Fan 590 this week... "will try"..... some endorsement...
Pitching.... are Marcum, McGowan and Downs tiring ? is Accardo weakening ? will they last the month ?
Yesterday's game..... Burnett untouchable for first few innings but concentration lapsed after 5-0 start... but still a great outing.... Bullpen Janssen great save.... Johnny Mac and Aaron 100%.... Fredericton hero upstairs yet again, what a great steal for JP this season...
Even the coaching staff get an A for scorecard.. what a fiasco on Saturday... Towers was right, some of them do not come to the game every day prepared.... twice in a season is bush league.
The bad..... Adams is NOT a 3rd base....
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Johnny Mac is not a starting shortstop!
the Jays need a good SS.....one who can hit.....whoever overpays for Johnny Mac this offseason will regret it.......it doesn't sound like it will be JP
Johnny Mac is the # 1 shortstop in Division .998 % 5 errors all season,
is # 1 in chances per 9 innings. 5+
his range is second to none, half his plays are covering 3rd base.
His batting avge is .252.Boston SS Julio Lugo before tonight was 2.37.
Zaun before tonight was .238
Mac saves at least a run a night.
Jays don't need a hitting shortstop with power hitters from 1-6 in Wells,Rios,Thomas,Glaus, Overbay and Stairs.
Tonight's game: The good: the 9 run inning, the bad: Kennedy !!! bad decision by Manager to bring him in AND leave him in for 5 run inning. Jesse would not have given up 5 runs in an inning. He always gets stronger through the game.If anyone comes in it should have been Wolfe who had already warmed up before Kennedy.
The mental errors... Tallet leaving Lowell to steal... no throw. Frasor balk with guy on 3rd !!!
The good: Towers.. 5th inning... bases loaded no one out gets out of inning with no run....The good: Zaun tag in 5th to save run at home. Overall a good game.. how many teams have scored 9 of Red Sox in 1 inning at Fenway?
warwickjay said...
Tonight's game battle of the pitching. this time Beckett over Halliday.. Beckett deserved win. Speed killed, Crisp beating out double play for 3rd out and lead to 2 run home run.Bang bang play could have gone either way...
The good, Stairs again great 3 run home run. Johnny Mac again the walk in the 5th leading to home run.
When will Rios ever dive for a ball ? Pedroia hit in the 1st lands 3 feet in front of Rios. Could he have also reached the Ellesbury triple ?
But overall, speed plus hitting and great pitching of Red Sox the right result tonight.
Tomorrow Marcum v Schilling.... a must win.
Postscript: good to see Sal Fasano and League back....
September 4, 2007 6:54 PM
Wednesday Sept 5th. Game tonight..
the great: Vernon 3 hits and his 2 run home run to dead Center to win 6-4.
the good: Stairs throw to get Ortiz;
Troy's home run out of the stadium;
Bottom of the 7th bases loaded; Janssen strikes out Drew and Youklis.
Accardo gets last 5.
the bad. League 4 pitches walk in 7th.
Janssen injured ?
JP after game: "the whole (Boston) series digest of season, team does not quit, slight chance for play-off. Miraculous to see where team is at, so many players with sub-par years plus injuries."
"Vernon does not have something physical to stop him playing, it's a nagging thing."
"Lyle's hand will not be 100% until next year.Read with bad back injury and Zaun thumb injury, hard to come back immediately".
"Vernon's home run ball up and over plate, no way to get that extension with an injury".
JP grades team:
"Offense C
Pitching B/B+
Bullpen A
Defence B (could be better with holding on runners)"
"Next season hope BJ will be back all season, Chacin back and League
and young players gain from this experience and others bounce back from bad seasons".
"we still have outside chance of wild card, we still play Yankees 7 times, Red Sox still have to play Yankees".
Stairs and Lind for 2008?
"Hopefully Stairs will come back and Lind may have to stay in Triple A".
"Disparity in payrolls in Division, has widened since JP has been here". They have advantages to do international and so many other things.
Accardo after BJ returns.
"Will be set-up guy. Hope League and Ryan will allow deeper bull-pen". Spring training will stretch all pitchers out, likes Janssen as starter and closer.."
Gibbons and lineup cards problems.
JP "definitely should not happen, and have been reminded that it should not happen. Does not make us look like like a major league organization".
Playoffs. Why not 8 teams?
JP " More in favour now of adding another wildcard team and is in favour".
Frasor next year and Aaron at shortstop.
Aaron feels more comfortable at 2nd and will not be moved to SS.
like Frasor, traded for him, good arm and no intention of trading a good arm, never have enough pitching".
Platoon Lind/Jonhson and Stairs/Thomas.
JP "not a bad idea, but Frank 90 rbis and 25 HR would not get same production, Matt has had magical year, will he have same next year?
Frank even struggling still gets on base as does Glaus."
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