Oh, look. It’s this guy.
The Red Sox have made the trip to Dunedin for this afternoon’s baseball-ish action, meaning John Farrell is (presumably) in the building. Of course, I suppose it’s possible that he didn’t make the trip with the other amateurs the Red Sox have sent, but I haven’t heard anything yet to suggest that’s the case.
More importantly, while there’s no Edwin Encarnacion yet, check out that name at the top of the Jays’ order. So awesome.
Even more more importantly, J.A. Happ takes the hill for the J.A.ys, still fighting to prove that he’s the best man for the club to take north as its fifth starter– though… actually… Ricky Romero seems to be doing the best job of proving that on Happ’s behalf lately, doesn’t he?
Scuttlebutt
Meh. I’m scuttling the scuttlebutt.
TV: None, but, of course, you can listen to the game online for free via MLB.com.
And now, the lineups…
Toronto Blue Jays
J. Reyes SS
E. Bonifacio 2B
M. Cabrera LF
J. Bautista RF
A. Lind DH
J. Arencibia C
C. Rasmus CF
M. DeRosa 1B
M. Izturis 3B
J. Happ LHP
Boston Red Sox
B. Holt 2B
D. Sutton 3B
J. Bradley CF
R. Lavarnway C
L. Overbay 1B
M. Gomez DH
M. Carp LF
B. Brentz RF
X. Bogaerts SS
A. Aceves RHP
Oh great. I just instinctively punched my screen.
Jack Morris reading the lineups is awful. Stumbles over names, has about as much personality as a cardboard box, then says “Pitching for the… Rays… is JA Happ.”
Ugh.
Maybe he’s just a comedian??? Makes me laugh pretty hard!!
Could be. He did use the word ‘variate’ instead of ‘vary’ during another game I was listening to.
Morris is terrible
He just needs a high-5 from someone…… in the face…. with a chair.
so you mean a high 4?
Maybe he needs a couple less highballs…
Where am I when you need me?
I blame Farrell for Ricky Romero’s struggles. If he had been concentrating on the Jays rather than pining for Boston, Romero would have been just as good as he was in 2011.
…… really?
Yes really. I also believe that farrell is an alien who shot Cecil with his meatball-o-ray gun. Cecil is just recovering from this heinous attack now.
He also broke Bautista’s wrist with his jawline.
Makes up for Jon Rauch literally breaking Farrell’s jawline with his wrist (or arm, or whatever…).
That is absurd and there is no way it could be proven as fact. Plus, everyone knows Ricky started sucking because Miss America dumped his ass.
Happ has looked good this spring but all four of his starts this month have been at home facing the opponents weaker road lineup.
His 1.38 whip and .332 avg aren’t really inspiring either.
Jose Reyes plays for the Toronto Blue Jays. That is all.
Lyle efffing Overbay. Let the air show begin!
Double kudos to you, sir
For the post and the handle
okay, let’s just assume what seems to be inevitable: that Romero won’t be with the big club by May 1st. Happ takes his spot, but then who becomes the next guy? Jenkins? Lincoln? Do they take another stab at Cecil?
I think they throw a couple starts the way of one of their AAAA geezers before we see Jenkins as a starter. Maybe Nolin will have earned a look by the time this happens.
McGowan
He prob will come up in the BP once cleared from the DL – which is the most likely place for him to Start the year.
I would give a nod to Bush if he keeps pitching this well down in AAA – Has anyone heard if he is going to get Starts down there or if he is going to be in the BP aswell?
I’m not so sure about that. Bringing McGowan back in a relief role means your going to have to trade or lose one of the out-of-options relievers. The jays are already going to lose one of Cecil/Jeffress if Jansen is good. Would you want to lose another releiver to an oft-injured McGowan.
At least in the rotation, Happ and Romero have options.
Plus, who doesn’t want to see McGowan in the rotation as your number five?
Maybe they Trade him away instead of bringing him back on the 25 man
So many options, we could go back and forth all day over them…..and really, its nice to have over the past few years of….who the fuck are we going to call up now…..
just want this to be set already, and start playing real ball…..but worried, cause some of these guys that are out of options aren’t pitching well, so wtf would we get for them anyways?
I think we should trim Bush from the conversation.
Hellen Keller could put his fatball upperdeck.
he has had about as good a career as JA has….so why would you discount him
i think he was a great pick up, not having to put him on the 40man right away – great depth move, and thats what we are talking about.
I like Bush.
But in his last 2 full seasons in MLB his lines were:
6.38 era 1.47 whip in 114 innings
4.54 era 1.51 whip in 174 innings.
Both seasons were in the NL, I think you probably give those numbers a sizeable bump in the AL East.
like Happs 5.35 in the NL 2 years ago?
Come on, Happ is ok, Bush is ok
All I am saying is don’t count him out, AA didn’t pick him up to win a ship in Buffalo this year.
Ok, you’ve convinced me.
My girly likes his high socks anyway.
shes going to love Dickey then lol
But i want to stress one thing…..if we do have to call up Bush or any of the other kinda ok guys……ruh-row!
@smasher
I see what you did there
They just claimed Todd Redmond off waivers from the O’s and optioned him to Buffalo.
Redmond made one uninspiring MLB start for the Reds in 2012 . Looks like they’re taking him for a test drive as a possible next guy.
build that depth – whos off the 40 man now?
ah, Drew to the 60 day
Hutchison to the 60 day DL
Hutchison moved to 60 DL.
yes we dominican!
My team (myself included) were really struggling a few years ago. One morning after my constitutional, I peered into the bowl at a green shit. I took it as a sign good luck. I scooped that badboy into a ziplock bag and hung it up in our dugout. We reeled of 6 wins in a row.
Romero just needs to have himself a green shit.
Being a pitching coach is easy.
well…….as an Irish man i can……no, fuck no, thats just fucked up
There’s something wrong with you if you actually did that, but if you didn’t that’s a pretty hilarious joke.
I’ve seen jet black after a rough night on a hockey weekend. But not green.
And Smasher dude, thats just nasty…
Drinking too much Kool Aid should bring the Jays the good luck that Smasher is looking for.
well, here is a stat that Ricky isn’t going to like and why I may have to change my thoughts on giving Ricky the ben-O-doubt…..JA threw 2 – 12 Pitches…..12 Strikes.
Guess its now up to Ricky to prove he can over come, cause at this point, I just dont see anymore how JA can not be the pick over Ricky…..and it worries me….we need him….just as much as we need JA.
oh, and it was 12 in 3 IP
but, he is facing the AA Boston scrubs
But…..at least he is in the strike zone
The gameday #s are way, way off.
Gameday is definitely not in mid season form
Are you sure Gameday’s not throwing you off? It doesn’t count balls and strikes – all walks are on 4 straight balls, and all Ks are on 3 straight strikes. At bats that result in outs only consist of strikes as well.
Yes, Wilner just said something like 35 pitches, 24 strikes.
that maybe – but…..I have been a strong RR supporter thus far…but JA is making it harder and harder not to want him over RR – and RR isn’t helping either.
Strikes look good from whoever our #5 is….put it in play on the ground, this line up will do the rest.
Anyone get a feeling that Morris is doing such a bad job that they might end up giving the colour (yes, it is spelt like that) commentator role to Hayhurst after all… I know, contracts and all that, but he really comes across as knowing nothing about the Jays… at the moment you can just about live with it, but once the season starts it could get embarassing…
It’s just Spring Training. I heard Sportsnet is having him tinker with his delivery today.
Nice one!
Poor Wilner. Probably has some sort of Morris voodoo doll at home that he bashes against the wall every night.
Wilner is too busy patting himself on the back.
That Boston Lineup is embarrassing.
Happy happy happy jays fans with the Happster rolling!!!!
If Brett can’t go April 2nd – cept for EE over DeRosa, put in #4 spot, everyone else shifts down – thats the opening day line up. Even with DeRosa in and EE out, its still a sick looking line up….10 more sleeps……
Anybody catch Morris admiring J C Arencibia?
someone must have told JA to hit obay – who was it? Thats just mean, the pour fella
Fuck off Farrell
is Happ going 7?
ITS CASEY IN A GAME !!! thats a nice sign.
Just tuned into radio feed and heard Jerry say “And Casey Janssen looking very sharp”.
Is that good to hear or what?
so so so very nice.
Anyone written about the Beeston interview on PTS last night? Some decent nuggets in there.
Hello grass.
Goodbye pointyball.
Yeah. He basically said that getting grass is just a matter of when at this point. Threw out 2015, 16 and 17 as targets.
Santos is in?
yeppers
And now out after K’ing the side! Sounds like that nasty slider is just overmatching these minor leaguers.
J.A. Happ’s line for the day: 6IP, 2H, 0ER, 2BB, 3K
The plot thickens.
Is that a veiled reference to Ricky’s waistline?
what was his pitch count?
Against a AAA lineup (at best), but still nice to see him do well.
See you in Buffalo, Ricky.
Does Jack Morris collect autographs? No. He collects memories. In the form of large walleye.
Fuck me this is gonna be one hilarious radio season.
Now that is funny
Suck it Farrell. Why don’t you go and eat some shit
Just make sure it’s not Smasher’s st paddys day shit. Sounds unhealthy, even as far as eating feces goes
I think the Jays are better off taking Happ north over Ricky. Happ is BIG and SCHTROOONG.
He is Looooong. He looks like a guy who can go DEEP into ballgames and shoulder alot of innings.
Ricky is sort of portly and short armed.
Ill take the BIGGER SCHTROOONGER GUY
CLEVELAND ROCKS
That is all
Farrell eats it! Just like Rooney