GDT (3/3): Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays - Archer vs. Hutchison - 1:07 PM ET

[ElNik2013]

What I see from Janssen is a lot of pitches up and over the plate. When he's "right", his pitches are knee high and on the corners, give or take an inch in or out of the strike zone.

[Atothe]

I hate relievers

[JaysFan4Ever]

Issue for me is that you have to recognize he hasn't been pitching well so bringing him into a tied game wasn't something I agreed with. On the other hand, I'm often wrong.

 

The strategy, in theory anyway, makes sense. Bring in your closer in a tied game to give your bats a chance for a walk off win in the bottom of the 9th. Problem is CJ hasn't been close to the same guy he was prior to the ASB. I can see Gibbons wanting to give him more shots at getting back to form but other guys have been better. I think a lot of people (including Gibbons) are hoping he'd come back to form. Not yet anyway.

[Inklink]

Phew.

[Atothe]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS nice Cecil

[JaysFan4Ever]

Got him!

[Orgfiller]

Worst frame ever on a critical 3-2 pitch. Lol Navarro.

[Molitor]

What is Colby Rasmus' walk up song?

 

I know it used to be a song called Boys 'Round Here by someone named Blake Shelton. Not sure if that's the same now, I haven't been to a game this year.

[JaysFan4Ever]

Swoosh!

[Atothe]

Worst frame ever on a critical 3-2 pitch. Lol Navarro.

 

overdoing it a bit

[JaysFan4Ever]

One more strike, Cecil and head back to the dugout.

[ElNik2013]

The strategy, in theory anyway, makes sense. Bring in your closer in a tied game to give your bats a chance for a walk off win in the bottom of the 9th. Problem is CJ hasn't been close to the same guy he was prior to the ASB. I can see Gibbons wanting to give him more shots at getting back to form but other guys have been better. I think a lot of people (including Gibbons) are hoping he'd come back to form. Not yet anyway.

 

 

Agreed which is why I said 'you have to recognize he hasn't been pitching well'. In fairness, any of the Jays' relievers could blow up at any time.

[Orgfiller]

Can we get a replay on that last check swing Sportsnet? Looked close.

[saskjayfan]

cecil for prime minister! woot!

[Orgfiller]

He gone!!! Cecil the beast!!

[Atothe]

CECIL YEAH!!!!!!!!!! great job

[Candy Maldonado]

Cecil money!!!

[JaysFan4Ever]

GOOD BYE! Take a seat! WAlk off boys! Let's do it!

[Governator]

Hey there is last year's Brett Cecil. Always nice to see you.

[Candy Maldonado]

send CJ down, recall Delabar!!!

[ElNik2013]

Hey there is last year's Brett Cecil. Always nice to see you.

 

 

 

And hopefully, one of the candidates for closer in 2015, along with other cheap options.

[joehammer55]

Yeah he has a new one now but I can't remember what it's called

[Governator]

send CJ down, recall Delabar!!!

 

Pretty sure they can't from veteran status.

[Orgfiller]

Damn, they left McGee in.

[Abomination]

send CJ down, recall Delabar!!!

 

Delabar is still having walk issues (more than 1 per inning over his last 9 appearances).

[saskjayfan]

Worst frame ever on a critical 3-2 pitch. Lol Navarro.

 

bitching on a pitch where the call was strike puts you in the running for worst post ever. Especially when he set up on the outside of the plate and the pitch was all the way on the inside part of the plate

[JaysFan4Ever]

What the hell were you swinging at EE? Up at your eyes.

[saskjayfan]

crap....that was ball 3

[JaysFan4Ever]

Santos warming up. This should be good.

[saskjayfan]

okay..let's use reimold to pinch hit..lol