Well, I Was Half Right
May 9th, 2008 by Mike Wilner
3:45 PM Eastern
I told you last night that the Blue Jays would most likely sign Brad Wilkerson, who had been released last week by the Mariners, and they did. But they weren’t done, also sending some cash to Texas in exchange for massively-meloned Kevin Mench. See, now that’s more like it.
While Wilkerson has been a […]
Sheer Unadulterated Ridiculosity
May 9th, 2008 by Mike Wilner
12:45 AM Eastern
How amazing is it that the Blue Jays can come back from 3-0 down in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings, finish up a homestand 5-2 and still leave everyone with such a horrifying taste in their mouths?
Jesse Litsch had a great start, retiring the first 14 he faced on […]
Shaun. Freaking. Marcum.
May 8th, 2008 by Mike Wilner
12:15 AM Eastern
For 8 2/3 innings, that was one of the single greatest pitching performances I have ever seen, maybe the best one I’ve ever seen live. I tend to use the word phenomenal a lot, but in this case, I don’t think even that word is strong enough. Marcum had the Rays eating out […]
One Day. It Lasted One Day.
May 7th, 2008 by Mike Wilner
8:15 AM Eastern
So Monday night it was revealed that John McDonald would be the defensive substitute for David Eckstein late in games in which the Blue Jays held the lead, and Tuesday night, McDonald suffered an apparent high right ankle sprain, which will knock him out of action for a while.
The play on which McDonald […]
They’re Listening
May 6th, 2008 by Mike Wilner
1:15 AM Eastern
David Eckstein at the bottom of the line-up? John McDonald as a defensive replacement in the ninth inning? Was I managing the game tonight? Wait a minute, let me check……………no, Rios was leading off, not Overbay, so it wasn’t me.
I was very pleased to see that John Gibbons came to the right decision […]
Doc’s on his way back to .500
May 4th, 2008 by Mike Wilner
11:45 PM Eastern
I just finished doing a roundtable discussion with the boys from Drunk Jays Fans on their new podcast, and had a great time. I apologize for not doing this sooner, but I need to give a lot of credit to so many terrific amateur Blue Jays blogs out there. And please don’t take […]
That Son of a Litsch Can Pitch
May 3rd, 2008 by Mike Wilner
10:45 PM Eastern
Not much of a post here on a Saturday night, but I did want to make note of a few things. The Blue Jays continue to make baby steps towards an offensive recovery, counting 12 hits in today’s win and going 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position. While that last number seems unimpressive, […]
Marcum Down For Another Win
May 2nd, 2008 by Mike Wilner
11:45 PM Eastern
The Blue Jays are so good that they don’t even need to score an earned run to get a win. OK, maybe I should say that the pitching is so good that they don’t need to score an earned run to get a win.
Shaun Marcum’s air of unbelieveability held strong for another night, […]
When Is A Balk Not A Balk?
May 2nd, 2008 by Mike Wilner
3:00 AM Eastern
Every other time B.J. Ryan has ever pitched with a runner on base, that’s when.
Sorry for the late post, to those who have been waiting. I had to sweep a Fat Elvis series when I got home. By the way, I have David Eckstein and John McDonald both on my team, […]
Just Sitting Here Watching The Wheels Go Round And Round
May 1st, 2008 by Mike Wilner
1:10 AM Eastern
Not often that I get to use John Lennon two nights in a row, but it seemed appropriate after the near carbon-copy game at Fenway. The script was almost exactly the same, with Dustin McGowan and Daisuke Matsuzaka playing the roles filled so admirably by Roy Halladay and Jon Lester on Tuesday […]
