Gameday Open Thread: Blue Jays 4/5
by Texy
2008 April 5 at 12:37 pm
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Red Sox @ Toronto Blue Jays 1:07 pm Rogers Centre – Toronto, Canada SP: Clay Buchholz vs. Jesse Litsch tv/radio: NESN – MLB.TV – WRKO |
In the second of a three-game swing through Toronto, the Sox and Clay Buchholz will try to pick up their first win against the Jays and Jesse Litsch. Sean Casey makes his first regular season start (!), and Coco Crisp gets the nod in center over Jacoby Ellsbury.
Use the comments to this entry as your own personal Gameday open thread. These open threads have been fun so far – so I’ll keep ‘em up as long as y’all are interested in having them.
Did I mention I’m excited about Sean Casey starting today?
Again, I’m so glad for this gameday thread when I am stuck at work and can’t watch the game. That way I can have somewhat of a clue of what is going on. YAY!!
Here’s hoping today’s game is better than last night’s was.
Yay for Clay, but I’m more excited about Josh’s start tommorow…it will be on TBS, so I’ll actually get to watch it out here in Jersey.
The Beckett-Halladay matchup tomorrow may be one of my most favorite duels we’ll see all year.
I’m a little less excited about Sean Casey starting because it means someone else isn’t ;) but I’m totally down with giving Youk regular rest so he doesn’t burn himself out with the tear he’s been on.
Afternoon ladies.
My guess is Lowell gets the day off tomorrow and Youk will play him some third base.
Hi everyone!
I second Texy on both Casey starting today (happy, joy, joy!) and about the Halladay/Beckett matchup tomorrow. Baseball’s bein’ very, very good to me this weekend.
Now, if the guys can only field and hit, we’ll win some of the games. :)
Texy, how have the games been in HD??
Youk’s bat is the hottest on the team right now – and his OBP is the best out of the group as well.
I’ve got some more Dustin Pedroia video goodness for y’all.
HD on my roomie’s big screen is nothing short of heavenly.
It’s very precious that the Jays think Beej can stay healthy this year. They’ll be lucky to keep him off the DL longer than a couple of months.
I do like the way Eckstein plays the game. Not sure the Jays can avoid the injury plague. But if they do…the AL EAST will be a tough division.
Ah, Pedroia needs to get rid of those pleated khakis.. Lordy, they’re bad.
I know this sounds dumb, but what are the “we sorta did commercials”?
They been mentioned a few times on the open threads, but I don’t have a clue what they are.
Any help?
They are the NESN commercials that look back at the Red Sox in 2004 and again in 2007
I’ll get one up for you in a few minutes unless Texy has one.
njdevils – I’ll upload it for ya!
Thanks, Ian.
Ok that answers that question for me. I’ll let the boss here upload it :D
TG or Ian can probably hook you up to the commercials running on NESN. The sorta did commercials are a montage of the 2004 and 2007 WS championships. The sorta did refers to the way the team won the series last year.
Awesome, TG!
It stinks to live so far away and without NESN, but you always make it better!
Well, Stickbug looks a little tight today. And, I thought Wakey also looked tight in the hips yesterday.
Should I be worried about this physical tightness in April, after trans-Pacific trips, long road trip, early season?
I’m gonna say no. I also think Clay is getting used to that extra muscle weight he put on, so that may have something to do with his tightness.
Whoo, made it back from running errands just in time! (breathes a sigh of relief)
They just showed the ad on NESN.
Yeah, I don’t suppose I should worry about them anyways. They have staff to do that. But cause I am fascinated with the body mechanics of pitching, it’s something I notice.
Good advice that. Not to worry. Can’t impact it one way or the other.
Fun errands, or boring errands?
Speaking of- I need to duck out and grab lunch before long. Has anyone tried those Dunkin Donuts sandwiches?
One of them was boring – buying tissues – but I treated myself to Dairy Queen, so it was okay. Baseball and ice cream. Summer, yay!
Do you want lunch recommendations? What neighborhood?
they are pretty good texy. I recommend the ham and cheese.
Oh my GOD. Did you SEE that pitch Lugo got out on? It moved about two feet to the left!
Wow. His pitches move like freakin’ knucklers.
(/Litsch-love)
Hmmmm, Tito’s rockin’!
Toronto’s radio commentators just called Papi the Human Condominium! Huh?
I think that’s his cross-seam fastball that’s getting all the movement.
And I’m in Scituate right now — right on the harbor, actually. So there’s a choice of DD, the Harbor House or CVS.
some one shoot Scutaro. His vacuum at third base is killing us so far in this series.
Human Condominium? What?
Wow. Nice catch.
I just love these Jays. Hallady and Litsch–
MANNY! YESSS!
at least Manny didn’t admire it this time.
Like I said before, I really wish Manny and Papi would do something. They’re so boring and listless.
Hooray for Steph’s radio delay! I knew something good was coming…YAY FOR MANNY!
YEAH!
Did I actually see Manny move out of the batter’s box?
I am in love with practically the entire Jays pitching staff – Halladay is a god, and McGowan and Burnett are fabulous.
Texy i’ll have to check my pictures out to see if I still have pictures of a young Dustin McGowan pitching for us in 2003. I know have some shots of Rios from back then.
For njdevils:
We Sorta Did
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMHB3H9Vdyw
and by us, i mean my former employer in minor league baseball, the new haven ravens.
What I meant to say before Manny so nicely interrupted me is that I totally love the Jays this year, a lot more than I should love a division rival. Halladay’s one of my favorite pitchers in the league, and as you can see, Litsch’s pitches make me wax poetic.
Aw, look at SCRAPPY Eckstein. He HUSTLES so hard.
He’s such a GAMER. He’s such a GRINDER.
TG, sorry, checked Chowhound for some lunch places in Scituate. Came up with not a whole lot. PJs and Jamie’s Pub.
No mention of the Harbor House.
Yeah, Clay! Don’t leave ‘em up like that, though, hun.
It’s a good thing we’re not playing San Francisco this year (at least I’m pretty sure we’re not – I checked the schedule), because Lincecum’s stuff makes me drool.
But so does Clayboy’s changeup.
Eckstein, drafted by Sox in 1997, picked off of waivers in 2000.