art_vandelay275

so someone wiser than me please explain this to me - Why is Hutchison starting tomorrow???

I have a buddy of mine who follows the Rays. He tells me that they think he is probably a #2 behind Cobb... That's scary if true...

All I know is that if the Twins showed half the fight that the Angels showed in their series with the Royals, we'd be in better shape here...

Thanks. As far as I can tell, this is just the old media player right? It does seem to be more reliable ... so far. we'll see how the rest of the game goes

i don't know if anyone is watching this on MLB.TV but it has really gone downhill... not only does it freezes during the inning, it freezes in between innings and never come back... it used to be so reliable...

lol

I think that's why they are aggressive on the first pitches; trying to avoid that slider when behind in the count

doesn't look like his changeup is well developed; hope he make some mistakes with that and we hit it hard

You gotta love baseball!!

mitch williams is making a comeback in Texas BP - put on some weight though..

Dyson - one that got away...

And he left him in... Scioscia deserves all of this... Arrogant; know-it-all, thinks he's smarter than every one else; just like their owner Arte - How does JH look now...

Having played both the Twins and the Indians, it always seemed to me that the Indians should be the ones fighting for that last spot, not the Twins...

Well Cueto is going tomorrow but I don't know how much energy Twins are going to bring if they are already out....

Twins are imploding... 4-1 throwing the ball all over the field, can't catch it either

royals got the run back on a cheap infield hit

Twinkies came back to tie 1-1 bottom of 6th

Honestly, I am not more of a fan of Pillar than Pompey. Both intrigues me for their own reasons. I love to watch Pillar but at the same time, Pompey intrigues me especially with one report where I read that Tigers were asking for either Pompey or Alford in addition to Norris/Boyd in the Price trade. I think this analysis and debate is interesting to us fans. But to me, it is a separate discussion than the people running the team and what _they_ will do based on their past record. I'll try it this way - As long as Gibby is the manager opening day, Pillar is going to be a CF unless AA pulls off an off-season trade where he gets a CF in return and Pillars ships out

I know that's what the numbers say and I am not disagreeing with them. I am more saying what AA/Gibby will do based on the kind of management style they have shown so far. I just don't see Gibby as a quantitative/numbers kind of a guy. Maybe more so AA but he'll likely leave the decision to Gibby. With Gibby, it's the old school and "why mess with something that ain't broke". We saw that multiple times down the stretch

I actually feel good about facing Archer. And I don't typically go for one of those "because we are better than them, pound your chest" type of argument. I really like how recently, our bottom part of the lineup is complementing the big bashers up top. The "up the middle, spray to all fields" approach has went well with the big 3. And with Tulo back, he is more of "used all parts of the field" than trying to hit HR all the time. I saw that in the early innings of last night's game before the floodgates opened...

Specifically for next year, I think AA/Gibby are going to make Pillar the starting CF on opening day. They are going to learn from this year with what happened to Pompey and with Pompey getting no real playing time this year, there is nothing that shows he is ready. I guess they may consider Revere but I think it's pretty clear his game is more suited to LF than CF. The only scenario where I see they trade Pillar next year if we become sellers at the trade deadline. Of course the ninja-GM may pull something out of the hat and we end up getting a CF back in an off-season trade. I wouldn't put it past him

Apparently, there was interest in Pillar last year at the trade deadline. I guess we will never know who the Jays were asking/targeting but apparently Pillar along with Nolin were 2 guys that AA had mentioned that he was unwilling to give up at that time. I'd think for sure Pillar's value has gone up after what he's done this season

I'd say he has the stuff to be an ace but I don't know if he has the mental makeup to be an ace. Watching Price this season, I am reminded once again a true ace is more than just having electric stuff. It's about delivering and exceeding expectations even when those expectations are arguably "unreasonable"... I mean I watched Price when he was with the Rays and somewhat when he was with the Tigers. What he surprised me with in his time with us is not so much his stuff - I always knew he could paint with all of his pitches - it was him delivering in these high pressure situations. Just from last season alone, I considered Sanchez as having more electric stuff than Stro. Seeing Stro not only come back this year but in the games that he's pitched and what those games meant in the run for the division, I would actually give the odds to Stro to be the ace over Sanchez... I am somewhat surprised by the attitude regarding Sanchez held by some here. I see a guy who doesn't merely just throw hard (there are career A ball guys doing that) but has a live arm which you can't teach. Not only does he have a live arm, he also has velocity. That's something that shouldn't be taken lightly. His troubles in the BP the last month, IMO has more to do with him being mis-used than anything else. Overall I think a sinker baller is not as effective in the BP as a swing-and-miss guy; maybe more situational. Is he still a "diamond in the rough" - No doubt but to me, he is still a diamond nonetheless I am not saying he is an untouchable but given his age, I would for sure try to harness it and with the signing of Martin, I thought that was the whole idea...

man the rays broadcaster are very very flattering about the jays offense

masterful!!