Jays Roundup - When The World Is A Monster

Sunday, July 18 2004 @ 10:14 AM EDT

Contributed by: Coach

Bad to swallow you whole
Kick the clay that holds the teeth in
Throw your trolls out the door

Another night, another disappointing ball game, as the Season From HellTM reaches a new nadir. Watching the Jays go 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position wasn't much fun for us, so you can imagine how frustrating it is for them. The problem isn't apathy — Delgado and Phelps, in particular, appear to be trying too hard at the plate. Hudson's in an offensive funk, and Wells, understandably, isn't in his best groove yet. Getting all those runners to second and third was a positive, but the lack of subsequent timely hitting made it hard to appreciate a decent start by Lilly and some fine defensive plays by Hudson, Hinske, Woodward and Zaun.

  1. In Jays drop fifth straight, Spencer Fordin points out that a few Blue Jays reached personal milestones in the loss. Rios had his first three-hit game, and Hinske extended his hit streak to a career-high 15 games.

  2. Elsewhere on MLB.com, Fordin Notes on Catalanotto's "freak" injury — it's the abdominal wall, with referred pain in the groin. Roy Halladay is still scheduled to make his next start, with Hentgen as the most likely contingency plan.

  3. Jeff Blair of the Globe and Mail paints a gloomy picture in Jays face life without Halladay: "there is a belief that he has some fraying in the shoulder that might eventually require surgery."

  4. In the Star, Mark Zwolinski's Halladay shoulders burden of pain suggests that Doc may be heading to the DL again, "mostly to rest his shoulder," and the club's decision is more about the timing of such a move.

  5. Rangers drop Jays to basement, also by Zwolinski, says the Jays' loss "reaffirmed that they are at the opposite end of the spectrum from the success story they envisioned back in spring training," and warns that the club might become permanent residents of last place.


Tonight, Miguel Batista, who did a very nice job of keeping the Rangers in the park at home in May, will attempt to stop the bleeding, but he can't do it without some run support. His mound opponent, Kenny Rogers, is nursing a sore hamstring, so maybe the Toronto hitters can (finally) capitalize. When the Jays last faced the Gambler, they got to him for six hits and seven walks in just 5.1 innings — only to lose, because all those baserunners produced just one unearned run. Sound familiar?

















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