Jays Roundup - When I'm Watchin' My TV

Wednesday, August 25 2004 @ 09:00 AM EDT

Contributed by: Pepper Moffatt

And a man comes on and tell me
How white my shirts can be
But, he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
The same cigarettes as me

D'oh!

  1. Short recap: Red Sox 5 - Jays 4. Miguel Batista's line: 5.1IP, 5ER, 4BB, 2K, 1HR. I'm perplexed how Batista can have such a decent ERA (4.54) with such lousy peripheral stats. Frankie Menechino went 3 for 3 and was only a home run away from the cycle.

    Longer recaps:


  2. Fordin Notes on how Gibbons makes pitching changes:

      Sometimes he'll let his starters work out of a jam, sometimes he'll head straight to the pen.

      There's only one sure thing: Gibbons will make his decisions by feel, much as he did when he played behind the plate. Toronto's manager won't be ruled by conventional pitch counts or situational splits.

      "I think you've got to gauge what the guy's got going," he said on Tuesday. "Certain pitchers, if they've got everything going, if they're able to change speeds and keep you off balance -- that's a good indicator."

    We're also told that Vernon Wells won't miss more than a couple days, which is great news for the Jays.

  3. Today's Ganter Notes has more details on Vernon's injury:

      "He needs a couple of days," Gibbons said. "We just want to make sure this thing doesn't blow up anymore. You hope it doesn't lead to anything (more serious)."

      In Wells' absence, Reed Johnson will play centre between Alex Rios and Gabe Gross. The designated hitter spot, which had been going to the fourth outfielder, was filled last night by Frank Menechino against the visiting Boston Red Sox.

    Bauxites will also be thrilled to hear about this about White Sox beat writer and professional jerk Joe Cowley:

      Paul Sullivan, Chicago's chapter chairman of the Baseball Writer's Association of America, made the decision to deny Cowley a vote this season saying he didn't think Cowley took the voting seriously and "embarrassed" the Chicago chapter with his decision to leave both Wells and Delgado off his ballot.

    Too bad the Jays don't have any MVP candidates this season.

  4. A couple of pitchers with great records will be duelling in tonight's 7:05PM EST start at the Dome. The Jays are sending the 9-4 Josh Towers to the mound while the Red Sox counter with the 15-6 Curt Schilling. More details can be found in Spencer Fordin's game preview.

  5. In "Towers building case for respect" Richard Griffin argues that Josh Towers has become a mainstay in the Jays rotation:

      The 27-year-old Californian, after being cast aside for the second time in his Jays career back in April, was quoted as saying, irritably, from Syracuse that he was "auditioning for 29 other teams." He sounded mad as hell at the Jays and, as we know, the Jays don't take kindly to criticism. But either all was forgiven or they had no choice. They brought him back.

      "I understand how (the rants) came out, but they weren't directed towards anyone," Towers said. "The bottom line is they were the truth. It was the second time I was designated. Apparently I wasn't the guy. I was playing for them, but I knew, at the time, I wasn't pitching for them. They had their guys.

      "There was nothing to work through. It was more just bitter. I didn't see it coming. I didn't expect it. I didn't understand it. I was actually kind of pissed off that I didn't get claimed."

    I love how Towers answers questions about his career. He reminds me of, well, me. Here's hoping he can cement a spot in the rotation.


Am I the only one who thought Randazzo's strike zone was complete garbage yesterday? Did anyone catch the F-bomb that got broadcast when Zaun and Randazzo were arguing?

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