Comments on: Taking Advantage

By: Norm

Norm — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:35:48 +0000

To RM (Post #4)– better check your math. In the Jays’ last nine series, they are 5 and 3, with one split.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:23:12 +0000

I thought it was 5 games, not 5 days.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:00:39 +0000

Mike,
The phillies do not play tomorrow, so Doc’s normal day will be Saturday.

MW: No, Doc’s normal day is five days after he pitches. That’s Friday.

By: jay

jay — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:20:47 +0000

Hi Mike, why is Eric Thames not in the starting line-up today vs a righty?

MW: Got me.

By: ukjay

ukjay — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:23:05 +0000

Thanks for your insight on the Jaystalk last night, never miss it and always learning from it.

Would Jose Bautista ever be considered as an option in centerfield? Great arm, he’s got reasonable speed? Just a thought

MW: Bautista would be an option in centre, but you prefer that arm in right field.

By: Jw

Jw — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:18:31 +0000

Mike,
I watched the replays of the Berkman jump and plant and couldn’t tell who touched first. In such a situation I’d give the call to the runner . Not because the tie goes to the runner but because the defense did not execute the play cleanly.

As for Farrell, I feel like he won’t make the same mistake twice.

By: Chris B

Chris B — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:33:03 +0000

Mike in the decisive inning in the game the official scorer gave an error on the close play at first base where Arencibia was actually out, isn’t that more than a tad harsh to give the 3rd baseman an error on that play, he made a sensational dive to catch the ball and then rushed his throw a tad as he had a wee bit more time than he thought he did, however I just can’t see how you can give him an error on that play as probably 90% of the time the groundball isn’t even caught, and the throw didn’t lead to any extra bases, just the safe call at first base….your thoughts?

MW: Once Descalso made the awesome diving grab, he had lots of time to make a good throw and he didn’t.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:26:44 +0000

I know you’re a big Brian Butterfield fan and this morning I found out why. I was on a tour of Busch Stadium and we got to go down below near the clubhouses. Brian must have been one of the first people there as it was around 10am. I said hi to him and we had a conversation for a couple of minutes. He seems like a very genuine and down to earth person. I was quite impressed.

MW: He’s awesome!

By: Will

Will — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:01:00 +0000

Do not understand this top of the rotation/bottom of the rotation stuff, since given health all starters pitch virtually the same amount of games in the regular season. We will need 4 or 5 ‘top of the rotation’ guys along with a much better bullpen to compete with Yanks/Sox, and I don’t see Reyes, Villanueva, Cecil or Litsch cutting it.

MW: No one has four or five “top of the rotation” guys, except for Philadelphia. It just doesn’t work that way.

By: francis

francis — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:53:41 +0000

Hi Mike

What do you know, after 8 games on the road, the Jays are 4 and 4. Not bad at all.

Mike, two questions

1. what would you do if you are Farrel with the starting pitching when Litch gets healthy and Cecil is back, like you say, a nice problem to have? I like Carlos V in the mix, he surely has earned a consideration

2. Who was the player from the Marlins you mentioned who could be a possibility for a trade?

MW: 1 – Villanueva surely has. Zach Stewart will go down, probably to Vegas, when one of those starters comes back. When the other does, I don’t know. Let’s see if everyone else is still healthy by then. 2 – Hanley Ramirez.