hank4hire Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Do you know the answer to my earlier question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerIce Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Holy sht... LIND with 3 home runs tonight against the Bosux! 6 home runs for the Jays in total! Bosux don't have any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywins16 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 ADAM LIND IS A STUD 3 Home runs against Boston Red Sox and still only in the 7th inning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3. Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Holy cow Adam! I should start watching this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywins16 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 That was BS Adam Lind get's beamed now! F U Boston Red Sox you cheap as TEAM! Toronto better beam a Boston Player now FORSURE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmen81 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 So if the Twins make the playoffs is Morneau able to return or is he done for the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3. Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Hamilton gets shut down THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Texas Rangers shut down outfielder Josh Hamilton for the remainder of the season Tuesday to rest the pinched nerve in his back. The Rangers began the day six games behind Boston in the American League wild-card standings with six games to play. Texas' loss to the Angels on Monday night clinched Los Angeles' fifth AL West title in six seasons. Hamilton has missed 21 of the Rangers' past 23 games with a back problem related to injuries from a crash into an outfield fence. Manager Ron Washington said the Rangers are looking toward Hamilton's future by deciding not to ask their slugger to limp through the pain for a few final games. "His back trouble isn't getting any better," Washington said. "Even if he did happen to go out on the field and play these last few games, we think it's better to let Josh get healthy and come back to spring training ready to go." Hamilton was an all-star last season while leading the AL in RBIs, and the former No. 1 pick's improbable recovery from drug addiction and alcohol abuse became a national inspiration. But this season has been an ordeal at times -- including the Rangers' previous trip to Anaheim in August, when online publication of party photos forced Hamilton to publicly acknowledge a slip in his sobriety last January. Hamilton hit .268 with 10 homers and 54 RBIs this season while missing long stretches with injuries. He spent two weeks on the disabled list ending in early May with a strained rib cage muscle from a run into a wall, but he hurt himself again six days after returning while charging into another wall. Hamilton had surgery June 9 to repair a slight abdominal tear, but said the pinched nerve and accompanying pain were related to his earlier injuries and rehabilitation. He received several painkilling injections while attempting to come back earlier. Hamilton was batting .346 with 25 RBIs over his last 32 games before his latest injury absence, raising his average 48 points. He was the Rangers' designated hitter on Friday and Saturday against Tampa Bay after missing their previous 19 games, but his health didn't improve. Although Washington refuses to make excuses, the Rangers' chase of just the fourth playoff berth in franchise history was seriously hampered by the injury absence of their two best hitters. In addition to Hamilton's woes, third baseman Michael Young just returned to the lineup with two hits Monday night after missing all but one game since Sept. 1, when he strained his hamstring. "You can't expect young players to come in there and pick it up to the same level as these guys," Washington said. "We're still trying to win some games because we don't want Seattle to catch us (for second place in the AL West), but we're thinking about the future as well." Texas (85-71) began the night five games ahead of the Mariners (80-76), who host the Rangers for a season-ending, three-game series this weekend. Washington said he wants to take a look at Julio Borbon in centre field before the season ends, and Taylor Teagarden will get a chance to catch "several games." Young relievers Pedro Strop and Guillermo Moscoso also will get ample work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskyDrinker Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 halladay no-hitter thru 5 against boston's b team...... come on Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 halladay no-hitter thru 5 against boston's b team...... come on Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 13 runs for the Cards and no HR for Pujols. Looks like he's not going to hit 50 this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerIce Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Holy fack the Jays got good out of nowheres. Out hitted the BoSux 17-3 yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 halladay no-hitter thru 5 against boston's b team...... come on Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 More trouble for the Jays: SOURCES: JAYS PLAYERS DON'T WANT GASTON BACK IN 2010 THE CANADIAN PRESS The on-field woes for the Toronto Blue Jays were plain to see this season, but what hasn't been obvious is a brewing controversy between the team's players and its iconic manager, Cito Gaston. Sources from all areas of the organization have told The Canadian Press the dysfunction currently crippling the Toronto Blue Jays front office extends all the way down into the clubhouse, where there are major problems in the relationship between the players and Gaston. Those who agreed to talk to The Canadian Press about the friction between the manager and his players would do so only if their names weren't used. Some players wanted to speak to senior team officials first -- and to avoid the news leaking at home in front of a large media contingent -- before putting their names to the complaints. But a series of interviews with front office and players done over the last few weeks indicate the problems are widespread and beyond the normal tensions that often build up between players and a manager over a long, losing season. One player said there was simply "constant negativity" coming from the manager's office, while another noted that Gaston once said "there aren't any good players in here." Also at issue is Gaston's hands-off, in-game decision making -- a criticism that dates back to his first tenure as manager from 1989-97 The problems are so deep that when one player was asked how many others felt the same way, he replied: "Just about everyone." Player frustration has boiled over to the point that one group is expected to meet Saturday with Blue Jays interim CEO Paul Beeston to talk about their concerns. For his part, Gaston said he has no regrets about how he's treated his players this season when he was asked in a general sense if he has any fence-mending to do. "If guys aren't happy with whatever happened here, then they're looking at the wrong person," Gaston said after the team's final home game last Sunday. "If they're unhappy, they have to look at themselves, because I certainly treated everybody in a way that I'd like to be treated as a player and how I'd like my manager to treat me. If they're grumbling, they're grumbling because they didn't do their jobs. They had opportunities." Gaston wasn't immediately available to respond to the specific complaints by his players. General manager J.P. Ricciardi and Paul Beeston didn't immediately return calls seeking comment. News of the locker-room unrest comes ironically during a torrid run on the field. The Jays (75-84) had won six straight heading into Friday night's meeting with the Orioles. The emergence of the clubhouse problems comes as the Blue Jays grapple with a series of other fundamental issues, including the search for a permanent president and CEO to replace the interim Beeston, the future of Ricciardi and the charting of a direction for a franchise unsure if it's rebuilding, retooling or bumping up payroll to load up for a run at the post-season in 2010. None may be as touchy as dealing with the 65-year-old Gaston, an icon from the World Series years who may be the most popular person on the team right now, and has largely escaped criticism while critics focused on the GM and players. Few people have served the Blue Jays for as long and with as much passion as Gaston, although many around the team believe it is time for him to step into the advisory ambassador role envisioned for him once his contract expires after the 2010 season. Gaston returned to manage the Blue Jays following the firing of John Gibbons in June 2008, inheriting a 35-39 team struggling to hit and leading them to a 51-37 mark. He also inherited bench coach Brian Butterfield, pitching coach Brad Arnsberg and bullpen coach Bruce Walton, and there is a split between that group and Gaston's crew of hitting coach Gene Tenace, third base coach Nick Leyva and first base coach Dwayne Murphy, adding to the dysfunction. There were points of friction at the beginning, as players chafed under regular heavy criticism, but the strong finish last season helped cover up some of the ill-feeling. Then things picked up where they left off this year, and the relationship between players and manager grew worse as the losing snowballed after a 27-14 start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_time_hockey Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Best part of the game for me was when Doc plunked Papi. It's too bad Papelbon doesn't have to hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I saw that fat slug in person this summer at Rogers Center. When he hits a grounder to SS he almost just starts walking back to the dugout cause he knows even if they over throw 1st they can still get him out. He looks winded just swinging a bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Brewer Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I really have no beef with Ortiz, actually. However, when Papelbon purposely hits Lind for having the audacity to hit three dingers off Bosox pitchers, it behooves the Jays' staff to respond in kind. Since Lind is a DH, Papi was the logical choice for retaliation. (Plus, he's hard to miss ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_time_hockey Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I really have no beef with Ortiz, actually. However, when Papelbon purposely hits Lind for having the audacity to hit three dingers off Bosox pitchers, it behooves the Jays' staff to respond in kind. Since Lind is a DH, Papi was the logical choice for retaliation. (Plus, he's hard to miss ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hank4hire Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Best part of the game for me was when Doc plunked Papi. It's too bad Papelbon doesn't have to hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3. Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Ortiz didn't even feel it, just to damn fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_time_hockey Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Ortiz didn't even feel it, just to damn fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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