John_Havok

I think melky should be DH'ing at this point and Boni in LF. But as for tonight taking him out? Wait till the end of the 5th

Anthony Santander singles on a fly ball to left fielder Dwight Smith. Jorge Martinez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dwight Smith. Anthony Santander to 2nd. Claudio Bautista hits a sacrifice bunt. Fielding error by pitcher Alonzo Gonzalez. Anthony Santander to 3rd. Jorge Martinez to 2nd. Claudio Bautista to 1st. Leo Castillo reaches on a force attempt, fielding error by shortstop Emilio Guerrero. Anthony Santander scores. Jorge Martinez to 3rd. Claudio Bautista to 2nd. Erik Gonzalez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Chris Hawkins. Jorge Martinez scores. Claudio Bautista to 3rd. Leo Castillo to 2nd. Dorssys Paulino singles on a line drive to right fielder Chris Hawkins. Claudio Bautista scores. Leo Castillo scores. Erik Gonzalez to 3rd. Logan Vick out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dalton Pompey. Erik Gonzalez scores. With Jeremy Lucas batting, Dorssys Paulino steals (3) 2nd base. Jeremy Lucas called out on strikes. Eric Haase singles on a line drive to left fielder Dwight Smith. Dorssys Paulino scores. With Anthony Santander batting, Eric Haase steals (2) 2nd base. Anthony Santander grounds out, shortstop Emilio Guerrero to first baseman Balbino Fuenmayor. Then... Lake County Bottom of the 4th Erik Gonzalez reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Emilio Guerrero. Erik Gonzalez to 2nd. With Dorssys Paulino batting, wild pitch by Alonzo Gonzalez, Erik Gonzalez to 3rd. Dorssys Paulino walks. With Logan Vick batting, wild pitch by Alonzo Gonzalez, Erik Gonzalez scores. Dorssys Paulino to 2nd. Logan Vick pops out to second baseman Christian Lopes. Jeremy Lucas walks. Eric Haase reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Gustavo Pierre. Dorssys Paulino scores. Jeremy Lucas to 3rd. Anthony Santander singles on a line drive to left fielder Dwight Smith. Jeremy Lucas scores. Eric Haase to 2nd. Jorge Martinez walks. Eric Haase to 3rd. Anthony Santander to 2nd. Pitching Change: Griffin Murphy replaces Alonzo Gonzalez. Claudio Bautista hits a grand slam (1) to right field. Eric Haase scores. Anthony Santander scores. Jorge Martinez scores. Leo Castillo singles on a ground ball to shortstop Emilio Guerrero. Erik Gonzalez singles on a line drive to right fielder Chris Hawkins. Leo Castillo to 3rd. Erik Gonzalez out at 2nd, right fielder Chris Hawkins to shortstop Emilio Guerrero. Dorssys Paulino flies out to center fielder Dalton Pompey.

I'll agree to hitters stopping showboating when pitchers stop fist pumping or shooting arrows into the sky after getting a guy out anytime after the 5th inning

Stroman back on the 19th with New Hampshire and will be in the rotation as a starter

My favourite part of this game was the complete "wtf were you doing?" Look that gibbons had after maicer was thrown out stealing 3rd.

As Davidi explained on the jays broadcast tonight Norris is struggling to maintain consistent delivery mechanics, especially his release point. It really explains his wildness. He can't really learn how to pitch until he gets those mechanics down

On the DL with New Hampshire

An excerpt from the Buffalo game recap: "Power…in the form of Mauro Gomez as the slugger launched a three-run opposite field home run in the eighth inning that gave Buffalo the lead. And then even more power from closer Neil Wagner, who hit 101 mph on the Louisville Slugger Field in-stadium radar gun, in picking up his 10th save of the season."

This thread and it's contents are the property of bluejaysmessageboard.com and me, John_Havok. Any re-threading, rebroadcasting, written accounts or descriptions of this thread is strictly prohibited, without the express written consent of bluejaysmessageboard.com and my ballsack. W - (v) Buffalo 5, Louisville 4 SP Claudio Vargas 6 IP, 2 ER on 7 hits, 2 BB, 3 K Jeffress 0.1 IP, 2 ER on 3 hits, 2 BB Carlyle 1.2 IP, 1 K Wagner 1 IP, 1 hit, 1 K, save(10) Gose, 1-4, walk, run, 3 K Sierra 2-5, RBI, run, 3K L. Jimenez 1-3, walk, 2 runs Gomez 3-4, 3-run HR Thole 1-3, walk, RBI LaRoche 1-4 New Hampshire did not play. L - (v) Dunedin 2, Fort Myers 6 SP Aaron Sanchez 5 IP, 3 ER on 3 hits, 4 BB, 1 K Antolin 0.2 IP, 1ER on 1 hit, 1BB, 1K Davis 0.2 IP, 1K Grifantini 0.1 IP, 2ER on 2 hits, 1BB Gracey 1.1 IP, 1 hit, 1 K Berti 2-5, 2 SB(19) Burns 2-3, walk, RBI, CS(6) Talley, 1-4 AJ Jimenez 1-3 Mooney 1-2, 2 walks, run Chung 1-3, walk Newman 2-3, walk, RBI, run W - (h) Lansing 5, Great Lakes 0 SP Daniel Norris 4 IP, 1 hit, 3 walks, 5 K Ghysels 2 IP, 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 K Kadish 2 IP, 4 K Sikula 1 IP, 3 K Pompey, 0-3, walk, run, SB(9) Smith Jr, 1-2, 2 walks, run Lopes 0-3, walk, run Fuenmayor 1-4 Sweeney 3-4, 2 RBI, CS(1) Guerrero 1-3, 2 RBI Havok's performance of the day goes to Mauro Gomez

A little. You'd think MLB would be able to find a sweatshop a little closer to home. Maybe angrioter has a few dozen cousins that could use some work.

Well high school picks are far more of a crapshoot than any other pick since they are far more raw in their skillsets, so even the most optimistic results from a high school oriented draft philosophy will yield few results, bad luck or not

Just yahoo. it should tell you there's a trade proposed when you go to set your lineup. I wrote the details in the note for opposing owner

You had a chance to mull that trade offer in FC?

Agreed that it's not all on the drafting philosophy. The player development hasn't been there either with regards to the hit tool, basic base running, basic fundamentals like hitting the cutoff man, when to throw home or hen to throw to 2nd to keep the the guy at first, how to bunt...

The NCAA would love that though the low minors of baseball would really suffer

It's games like today that keep guys like Boni employed. He showed every tool today and there's no doubting his physical talents. Unfortunately those talents are extremely inconsistant

I feel honoured. My thread got copy/pasted to the MLB forum.

Interesting. And here's a link for anyone curious http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/chicago-cubs-sign-anthony-rizzo-to-long-term-extension-jed-hoyer-theo-epstein-051213

Holy s***. Not only did he imply that closers are more indefensible than starters, he used Valverde as his example....

Yeah they ball flying out of there today. Buxton was a HR shy of the cycle

What can I tell you? It's been that way since the early 1990's so....

haha, my fiancée's work computer. Don't really have the choice.

Well I don't use chrome or firefox so I guess that fix won't apply to me. Rats.

Do you have a link to the article or video where he argued this? I'd love a good laugh