Tigers just beat the first place Red Sox

[backontop]

The Blue Jays are only 7 back! The Blue Jays are only 7 back! It was only five minutes from being 8 games behind Boston, but Johnny Peralta just hit a two run HR in the bottom of the ninth for Detroit. This sounds so much better then 8, and you know the baseball Gods are on Torontos side now when we gain a half game and don't even play.

Boston was worst than the Blue Jays last year. Why are they playing so good this year, is John Farrell that great of a manager? You know Toronto fans should not have been hard on John Farrell for wanting to manage Boston. Haven't you ever had a dream job? Nothing wrong with that. Anyways it will be fun to start the three game series with Baltimore tomorrow night being only 7 games behind Boston instead of 8 games.

[flafson]

The Blue Jays are only 7 back! The Blue Jays are only 7 back! It was only five minutes from being 8 games behind Boston, but Johnny Peralta just hit a two run HR in the bottom of the ninth for Detroit. This sounds so much better then 8, and you know the baseball Gods are on Torontos side now when we gain a half game and don't even play.

Boston was worst than the Blue Jays last year. Why are they playing so good this year, is John Farrell that great of a manager? You know Toronto fans should not have been hard on John Farrell for wanting to manage Boston. Haven't you ever had a dream job? Nothing wrong with that. Anyways it will be fun to start the three game series with Baltimore tomorrow night being only 7 games behind Boston instead of 8 games.

 

It's probably more to do about how he left rather than the fact he wanted to manage Boston. Add to the fact that he claims it wasn't his fault cause AA traded him, he's a real duch bag.

Manager's main job is to manage the pen and he proves time after time that he sucks at it. I think give him some time and Boston will blow up like the Yankees.

[mellowgold]

Seven games out of first, but more importantly, only five back in the loss column. With a decent run through the next ten games, the Jays could find themselves RIGHT in the thick of things.

[G-Snarls]

With any luck it'll be 4 games after the weekend! Seriously, we have the SP edge in every game against BAL, and Detroit does in every game this weekend against Boston.

 

Fingers oh so crossed

[Deadpool]

It's probably more to do about how he left rather than the fact he wanted to manage Boston. Add to the fact that he claims it wasn't his fault cause AA traded him, he's a real duch bag.

Manager's main job is to manage the pen and he proves time after time that he sucks at it. I think give him some time and Boston will blow up like the Yankees.

 

Too much bunting.

[mellowgold]

I'll be extremely happy if we can gain one game on the Sox in each of the next two series and head into Boston five games back. A sweep of the four games at Fenway (yes, unlikely) would put us just one game back of the Farrells.

[ElNik2013]

Some of us are getting a little too excited. Blue Jays are playing well, but don't expect them to catch the Red Sox by next weekend, that's insane.

[Tuco]

With any luck it'll be 4 games after the weekend! Seriously, we have the SP edge in every game against BAL, and Detroit does in every game this weekend against Boston.

 

Really?

I'd easily take Gonzalez over Wang.

[mellowgold]

Some of us are getting a little too excited. Blue Jays are playing well, but don't expect them to catch the Red Sox by next weekend, that's insane.

 

I don't think any sane person is expecting it. But being five back in the loss column with a four-game series on the horizon is pretty exciting. I just like having the opportunity to take matters into our own hands at a time when we're playing well, rather than scoreboard watching and hoping someone else will beat them.

[dmrich28]

Really..a thread just for this? It should have gone in the "Around Baseball" one.

[G-Snarls]

MLB.com:

 

 

Bailey's struggles continue as Sox fall in ninth

By Ian Browne / MLB.com

6/20/2013 10:09 PM ET

 

 

DETROIT -- Andrew Bailey's slump perhaps hit rock bottom on Thursday night at Comerica Park, as he served up a two-run walk-off homer to Jhonny Peralta in the bottom of the ninth, handing the Red Sox a crushing 4-3 loss to the Tigers.

 

Bailey came on to start the ninth and walked Victor Martinez on four pitches.

 

Up next was Peralta, and he smashed Bailey's 83-mph cutter over the wall in left to end the game.

 

The blown save by Bailey ruined a solid outing by John Lackey, who was in line for the win after giving up two runs over seven innings.

 

It was Lackey's fifth quality start in his last six outings, as he lowered his ERA 3.03.

 

For the 44-31 Red Sox, it was a tough way to start a four-game showdown against another first-place team.

[Chappy]

Seven games out of first, but more importantly, only five back in the loss column. With a decent run through the next ten games, the Jays could find themselves RIGHT in the thick of things.

 

I would say they are in the thick of things right now.

[ElNik2013]

I don't think any sane person is expecting it. But being five back in the loss column with a four-game series on the horizon is pretty exciting. I just like having the opportunity to take matters into our own hands at a time when we're playing well, rather than scoreboard watching and hoping someone else will beat them.

 

 

There are 6 games before they face Boston. I want to see this team go a few games above .500 before I consider a division race realistic. Boston is 13 games over .500 and Baltimore around 10 above.

[EdelweissBouquet]

There are 6 games before they face Boston. I want to see this team go a few games above .500 before I consider a division race realistic. Boston is 13 games over .500 and Baltimore around 10 above.

 

Hopefully be can go 2-1 against tampa and the O's before

we meet boston.

[Fearthedoc]

Seriously, we have the SP edge in every game against BAL

 

I don't know... TBD has been pitching pretty good lately. I think he might have the edge over Josh Johnson.

[backontop]

Tuco, "I'd take Gonzalez over Wang", Don't tell me there is another great pitcher on Baltimore by the name of Gonzalez? Didn't we just beat a pitcher by that name early in the Colorado series? I heard (the experts said) all they(BALT) need is one more solid pitcher. Maby after we eliminate them they may be enticed by Josh Johnson? I'd trade Josh Johnson & Lawrie for Machado. Would we need to throw in a third player like Isturis, or more, or am I crazy?

[backontop]

Tuco, if you were the GM of BALT. and I offered you JJ, Boni, Isturis and Lawrie tonight for Manny Machado would we have a deal? Reyes could move to second and Kawaski could play short.

The only problem is both teams are vieing for first place in the AL east, otherwise I'd be happy getting a REAL third baseman.

[deadlee]

Tuco, "I'd take Gonzalez over Wang", Don't tell me there is another great pitcher on Baltimore by the name of Gonzalez? Didn't we just beat a pitcher by that name early in the Colorado series? I heard (the experts said) all they(BALT) need is one more solid pitcher. Maby after we eliminate them they may be enticed by Josh Johnson? I'd trade Josh Johnson & Lawrie for Machado. Would we need to throw in a third player like Isturis, or more, or am I crazy?

 

That would be every Jays fans pipe dream!!! we would need SOOO much more for Machadoo... he's probably the games best young star, same league as Strasburg/Trout etc.... We'd have to give up our entire 2-5 lineup for BAL to be intrested... in other words.. never gonna happen!

 

That said..we don't need no machado to beat em!!

[GD]

Lawrie + Johnson for Machado is lulz