GDT(1/3): Your Toronto Blue Jays @ Baltimore Orioles - Buehrle vs Norris - 3:05 PM ET

[fatcowxlive]

http://i.imgur.com/3vfD8eJ.png

 

Pitching Matchup:

 

http://i.imgur.com/RbC8gGy.png

SP - Mark Buehrle (2014: 202.0 IP, 46 BB, 5.30 K/9, 2.05 BB/9, .283 BAA, .316 BABIP, 3.66 FIP) [L]

http://i.imgur.com/Q4UqOA1.png

 

http://i.imgur.com/n1iNDmS.png

SP - Bud Norris (2014: 165.1 IP, 52 BB, 7.57 K/9, 2.83 BB/9, .240 BAA, .279 BABIP, 4.22 FIP) [R]

http://i.imgur.com/5Jc0SJ5.png

 

Lineups:

http://i.imgur.com/My7paHx.png

Make your picks for the first homer contest hosted by Dylan! (Click the image below!)

http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t538/BlueJays20131/2015_zpsbf65bd26.png

 

Jays Batting:

 

Team Batting:

http://i.imgur.com/YQPAyMK.png

 

Team Pitching:

http://i.imgur.com/ijT9apG.png

 

Orioles Batting:

 

Team Batting:

http://i.imgur.com/oRs3WSJ.png

 

Team Pitching:

http://i.imgur.com/rkosQhU.png

 

Notes:

 

Jays:

• Mark Buehrle owns a decent 3.57 lifetime ERA against Baltimore. His last game against the O's came August 5th in Baltimore, where he went only 4 innings giving up 4 while walking 3 and striking out 3. With Cecil, Castro, and Osuna not available for today's game, we need him to go deep today
  
• According to the official Jays Twitter handle, it was the first time since 1969 where two pitchers under 22 get their first career win and save in the same game
  
• According to our Dominican Insider Angrioter, Castro is the youngest pitcher to ever get a save against the Yankees
  

 

Orioles:

• Coming off his finest year in the majors, Bud Norris will pitch for the Orioles. The right-hander went 15-8 with a 3.65 ERA in the regular season before going 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in two postseason starts. Norris has pitched well in his career against Toronto, going 4-0 with a 2.36 ERA
  
• A sellout crowd - and rain - is expected for the O's 2015 home debut. The game will follow a ceremony honoring Baltimore's first division crown since 1997. The Orioles will present American League Gold Glove Awards to last year's recipients, J.J. Hardy and Adam Jones, in a pre-game ceremony
  
• Manny Machado will play his first game in Baltimore since Aug. 11, 2014, when a knee injury led to season-ending surgery. Davis last played at Camden Yards on Sept. 10, the final day before his suspension started and he'll be making his home return too
  

 

Standings:

http://i.imgur.com/SkRvMJE.png

 

Venue:

http://i.imgur.com/EE9shj3.png

http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/Diag/CamdenYards.gif

 

LETS GO BLUE JAYS #WETHENORTH #COMETOGETHER #LOVethISTEam

[King]

O's Hangout GDT ---------------> http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php/147256-vs-BLUE-JAYS-4-10-(Home-Opener)

[RealAccountant]

Looks like every O has an ops of over 1 against Burly

[fatcowxlive]

O's Hangout GDT ---------------> http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php/147256-vs-BLUE-JAYS-4-10-(Home-Opener)

 

We can't get accounts there, moderation is locked down lol. I tried making an account last year, and I got banned before I got posted with a PM saying that they knew I was a Jays fan lol

[jaysfan2014]

Still hard to say which version of Bud Norris we're going to get. He had a terrible spring, with severe walk and HR issues. Not terribly optimistic on him. Hopefully it helps wake up some of our slumping bats like Bautista.

[King]

We can't get accounts there, moderation is locked down lol. I tried making an account last year, and I got banned before I got posted with a PM saying that they knew I was a Jays fan lol

 

You missed a lot in the offseason. O's hangout raided us when the Dan Duquette situation was happening, but we could not go over there because the mods would not accept our registrations.

[jaysfan2014]

Looks like every O has an ops of over 1 against Burly

 

Small sample size except for Delmon Young and Adam Jones.

[fatcowxlive]

You missed a lot in the offseason. O's hangout raided us when the Dan Duquette situation was happening, but we could not go over there because the mods would not accept our registrations.

 

No way lol, link to the thread?

 

We can take it over but it has to be a slow takeover using proxies or VPNs to mask our IP as Baltimore-area IPs. We can blend in then - Bam!

[ScientificReason]

Got a bad feeling about this game, hope it's just the Chili I ate.

[King]

No way lol, link to the thread?

 

We can take it over but it has to be a slow takeover using proxies or VPNs to mask our IP as Baltimore-area IPs. We can blend in then - Bam!

 

GD tried to get in using a VPN and they still wouldn't accept him.

 

It's somewhere in this cluster f*** of a thread:

 

http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/4197-Blue-Jays-seeking-replacement-for-Beeston

[Daniel Labude]

No way lol, link to the thread?

 

We can take it over but it has to be a slow takeover using proxies or VPNs to mask our IP as Baltimore-area IPs. We can blend in then - Bam!

If you want an account over there I can probably get one since I'm in the U.S.

[guylaroche5]

i don't know if this is to appease joey's ego or if gibbons is just dum but i'm sick and tired of putting s***** hitters in the 2-hole just so jose can bat third.

[fatcowxlive]

If you want an account over there I can probably get one since I'm in the U.S.

 

We have a way in! Excellent!

[RealAccountant]

i don't know if this is to appease joey's ego or if gibbons is just dum but i'm sick and tired of putting s***** hitters in the 2-hole just so jose can bat third.

 

That makes no sense

[ScientificReason]

I'd rather they lose a game then have food poisoning.

 

I was thinking it's gas, food poisoning is a stretch lol.

[ScientificReason]

i don't know if this is to appease joey's ego or if gibbons is just dum but i'm sick and tired of putting s***** hitters in the 2-hole just so jose can bat third.

 

WTF are you even trying to say?

[HASHTAGYOLOSWAG]

Final word on the rain situation?

[Sammy225]

I hope MB carves up Snider.

[Governator]

.398/.430 in 137 PA foook

[guylaroche5]

WTF are you even trying to say?

 

no need to respond to me twice, your first post was sufficient

[ScientificReason]

no need to respond to me twice, your first post was sufficient

 

You hallucinating? I only replied to you once.

[HASHTAGYOLOSWAG]

I'd be pleasantly surprised if Buerhle doesn't get lit up here.

[Daniel Labude]

Is the game going to start on time?

[fatcowxlive]

I'd rather they lose a game then have food poisoning.

 

I'd rather have food poisoning what kind of a fan are you????

[Sammy225]

I'd rather have food poisoning what kind of a fan are you????

 

I would rather you have food poisoning as well

[HERPDERP]

Just realized that this is probably the first game since the Donaldson/Machado 'incident'

 

Also, I just remembered about the small pre-game feature Snet did with the Donaldson/Stroman beef. Surprised it doesn't get talked a lot about.

[Atothe]

Pompey is hitting second

[ScientificReason]

Lets hope Buerhle doesn't get lit up.

[fatcowxlive]

Just realized that this is probably the first game since the Donaldson/Machado 'incident'

 

Also, I just remembered about the small pre-game feature Snet did with the Donaldson/Stroman beef. Surprised it doesn't get talked a lot about.

 

That s*** was hilarious I still don't get why Machado had his panties in a twist

[HERPDERP]

He was mad that Donaldson tagged him so hard that he lost balance :S