Time to Get Some Sweep: Halladay vs. Beckett
Time to Get Some Sweep, really? That's seriously the best headline I can come up with? Ugh...
The Sox and Jays throw their aces at each other this afternoon, but I wouldn't go planning on settling for a pitchers' duel just yet. Josh Beckett will make his first start of the young season, which has been delayed until now because of a back injury, so here's hoping some combination of rust and his career 6.16 ERA at the Rogers Centre will be enough to keep the Jays' bats rolling.
I'm honestly not sure if it would be more satisfying to see the Jays sweep because of what it means in the standings and for the team's early-season confidence, or because it will make for thousands of depressing car rides and flights back to New England for all the Mass Clowns who've invaded the city this weekend (thanks again, Godfrey).
Actually... that's not really true. I'm finding I have a kind of weird sympathy for the Boston fans. I'm not looking at all those members of Red Sox Nation and shaking my head in disgust like I normally would. I know, I know, I've already beaten this crabby old man thing to death (or as I might say, to fucking death), but it's seriously crazy that I just can't bring myself to get a proper hate-on for these interlopers because I'm still so pissed at a relatively small segment of Jays fans from Friday night. To really lose my shit on the Boston folks now would just seem kind of hollow. They've been fine... I mean, if the Jays are going to invite them to neutralize their own crowd anyway (which, of course, is still bullshit).
Anyway, the game is fast approaching, and I've got to run, but here are some miscellaneous things you might want to check out while you're waiting for the first pitch or bored between innings...
Wilner's blog has been inaccessible since, I think, sometime yesterday. Somebody in the comments section of one of our posts suggested that it was because Rogers had let the domain name "Rogersbroadcasting.com" expire, and then somebody harvested it from them. I have absolutely no idea if that's true, but I'm really starting to jones for my Wilner fix.
Speaking of jonesing for fixes, ESPN's Keith Law-- who on his personal blog has been reviewing books from the Time 100 list of the best English-language novels since the magazine began publishing in 1923-- didn't like Naked Lunch. His criticisms seem pretty sound, but I'd always sort of kept that one in the "good" pile (or maybe it's just one I feel I'm supposed to like?). Anyway, might time for a revisiting. It's been a while.
In continuing their tradition of pure excellence, a writer for Bugs and Cranks has very angrily called out Bill James for... for making a joke about the Puckett-era Twins that went completely over his head. Well done, hack!
According to the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, John Ferguson Jr. was seated behind the plate during Saturday's game, "in seats provided by JP Ricciardi." Oh JP, please for the love of God tell me this was a professional courtesy and nothing more. Do not swap managerial advice with this man!
Finally, in case you didn't click the link I threw into my post yesterday, here's what a fight in the 500s looks like:
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what happened at the 18 mark when there was an extra emphasis "ah"? either way,funny video.
Wilner's blog is back up. Wells just crushed one, 2-1 Jays
Home opener + Friday + Evening start = Fools ruining a great ballgame.
I don't mean to sound like an old man (too late?) but I think this type of ball game attracts the baseball fan equivalent of the St. Patrick's Day patron at the Irish Embassy.
Here's hoping next year's home opener is an afternoon or weekday game.
Also, who's this Wells phenom hitting home runs like nobody's business! Hahahahah Beer Belly Beckett.
Beckett looks inbred.
Wait, I'm not inbred, can someone check with Alison to see whether or not I'm allowed to say "inbred" ?
Thanks,
Ol' C
Three home runs in two starts given up by Halladay this year so far. All by lefties. I'm just saying.
Grand Salami from the Giner bruiser!
Holy giant balls!! I love stuff!!
So how 'bout that Boston bullpen!!!!
I'm loving how the Jays are approaching their ABs this year. Chasing Beckett by the 5th because of a high pitch count is frigging awesome to see (grand slams don't hurt either).
ahhh...a gold glove first sacker should come up with that pick but he won't take the error...
You have to admit the Jays are getting some help this series. What's with Lugo?
@Eli - at 18s, the dude does a header over the rail, and im guessing, down the stairs. why is there only ONE usher there?
fuckin salami this early in the season. at home. vs boston. doesn't get much better than that.
I just came on here to say that same thing Jay just said. I know it's early, but Vernon in particular just looks completely different, taking pitches, taking walks, etc.. And how bout big Frank taking that 96mph fastball out? Maybe those extra AB's in Florida really are paying off...
Jays putting on a show on national TV down in the U.S... which almost sort of sucks because flying under the radar is never a bad thing. :)
Too bad we don't get the national TBS feed here! Rogers really needs to pick that up by the time the playoffs roll around.
Not that Rogers can do anything right. My cable went out Tuesday; it wasn't fixed until Friday; and then last night the digital cable died. I've still got the analog feed today, but this is getting ludicrous.
Giving Naked Lunch a poor review for it being too profane and disjointed is kind of like panning War and Peace for being too long. Uhhhh, thanks Keith. Not your style. Kind of the point, really.
Just thought I'd mention that Glaus is hitting .158 and cost them a game with an error already.
Keith likes Jane Austen.
nuff said
Lugo!!!!!
that ugly fuck said he wanted to come to toronto when he became a free agent. i'm fuckin glad jp didn't give that loser the 32M over 4 years the butt sax did.
Looks like Denbo's doing his job...
another good pick by your american league gold glove 1st baseman kevin pukeface. but yet again lugo takes the error. holy balls he's playing like shit today!
That was the ugliest collision I've seen in a while. Where the hell was Hill speaking up?
"And they say baseball's not a contact sport." Jason Portuondo is the bomb.
Looked like Wells was hollering that he had it. Hill got out of there just in time. Johnny Mac was defnitely on the business end of that one.
That was a serious fucking collision. Good to see both guys stay in the game.
apparently this guy hates the wave as well. which is fair. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMc2dl7tznA
I just realized, I have no brooms in my house at all. Vacuum cleaners don't have the same effect when you're waving off your deck to the Sox fans next door.
Sweeeeeeeep! Fuck yeah.
They weren't kidding about Frank wanting to get off to a better start this season. He had *the* key hit in each of the three games.
The line:
4/12, 2 HR, 8 RBI with 3 R, 1 BB and 1 K.
Boo-yah.
No but if you go over and hit your neighbors that are red sax fans in the head with the vacuum the effect would be better. FIGHT!!
Wilner is calling the guy a racist.
Wilner is awesome today. I totally called that racist thing coming. I was like "wait for it...wait for it...yesssss"
He's completely wrong though about Hill and Hudson, race aside. Hudson is obviously more athletic than Hill. Hudson can jump and throw against his body better than Hill and he's faster. And there's no way Hudson is Alomar's equal at 2B. WTF was that about.
I think debating over Hill and Hudson is far from necessary. The trade was years ago and people that still debate over it need to find something else to worry about.
Hill's superior in my eyes, better offense and near equal defense.
The whole argument is silly. They had both Hill and Hudson, Hudson turned into Glaus who turned into Rolen.
They still have Hill playing a damn good 2B. Hudson, meanwhile is on a playoff team. I doubt he's bitter about it.
i just ate a bunch of pepperoni and it got me thinkin. if i took a stick of pepperoni and stuffed it up a giner would the spices make her pussy feel like it was burning? anyone ever try this?
Not that exactly; but let's just say that after handling a habanero pepper, it's very, very important to wash your hands *thoroughly*.
I wish that weren't a true story.
i saw dustin mcgowan at the movie theatre after the game (scotiabank). thats the third player ive seen there. also saw rios, and john gibbons sat behind me and my friend for knocked up. i actually spoke to him but probably sounded like a babbling idiot (never know what to say in those situations).
hey you guys will appreciate this. reading the SOSH thread of when frank thomas hits the grand slam. heres the link.
(p. 16 of the gameday thread)
http://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?showtopic=29936&st=300
hilarious!
at first i thought you said rios and gibbons sat together. that would be awkwarrrrrrd
Movies are really way to expensive and shitty.
Great SOSH threat.
If JOHN GIBBONS thought you sound like a babbling idiot, you've got problems. He makes Boomhauer sound like James Earl Jones.
/dennis miller
no i didnt want to speak to gibbons. my friend did and he mumbled something. i saw rios but he was too busy have sex with women with his eyes. i spoke to dustin, who's probably one of my top 2 or 3 fav players on the team. boo ya. a lot of them live in condos next to the dome and what not
Rios has Sexlexia!
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