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Jays Robbed of Chance to Win Game vs Rox

Mat Germain — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:25:07 +0000

The Ricky Romero and Ubaldo Jimenez match-up was supposed to be an event where they each lasted 7-8 innings and dueled to the finish. Not so. Mother nature took over and the Jays lost the game without the chance to win the game as the bullpen took the game over.

You have to love the fact that Aaron Hill hammered a HR (his 9th) off of the probable Cy young winner Jimenez, something that should go a long way to rebuilding the confidence in his swing. The Jays didn’t look bad against the ace, rain or not, and managed to get a decent amount of hits off of him in comparison to other teams this season. Still, one has to wonder if the Jays could have mounted a comeback as Ubaldo reached a high pitch count (106) in the 6th inning and the Jays could have won the game if they knocked the questionable Rox pen around. (more…)

Jays Minors Review: 7-Jun-10

Mat Germain — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:48:47 +0000

The Las Vegas game was postponed, so there’s nothing to look into game review wise for them. However, I would point out that Brett Wallace is now hitting .172 over his last 10 games….not exactly what fans are hoping for. That, combined with Lyle Overbay’s play turning up a notch and the Jays well within the AL East lead race, is enough to ensure that we won’t see Brett in Toronto until at least July.

The most interesting part of the New Hampshire game yesterday was the fact that Ronald Uviedo, recently acquired from the Pirates, was the starter! It was the first start of his 2010 season as he was expected by most to remain in the pen, where he has been more than effective. Ronald did well as a starter in 2009 with 21 GS for a season total of 110 IP, 89 Ks, 30 BB, and a 3.35 ERA. It’ll be interesting to see if he continues to start and how well he does as he stretches himself out. Yesterday’s game had his struggling with control, but also mostly unhittable as he walked 3 and allowed only 1 hit over 3 IP. He allowed 3 ERs in the game and was relieved by Bubbie Bzachero who threw 4 stellar shut out innings. Daniel Farquhar picked up his 14th save of the season in this one, a 5-4 win over Altoona. (more…)

Quick Jays Quirps: 9-May-10

Mat Germain — Sun, 09 May 2010 12:53:25 +0000

Here are some news and happenings involving the Jays:

Marc Rzepczynski has recently threw 4.2 innings (59 pitches) while striking out 4 in extended spring training as he makes a return from injury. It was his second start there and he could be able to return as soon as within 2 weeks which only adds to the already deep rotation.
Nathaniel Stoltz of Call to the Pen touches on Brett Cecil as he looks at a player for every MLB team here.
If I told you before the season started that at this point in the season 2 of the Jays 3 top HR hitters would be John Buck (8) and Alex Gonzalez (10), I’m pretty sure I would have been laughed out of town, but such is the case. Both players have more HRs than Aaron Hill and Adam Lind combined. Although that could be viewed as a bad thing, it’s more of a security blanket in knowing that those 2 players are bound to get hot at some point and makes the future a little brighter as a result.

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