" He's an injury prone player, and the DL trips prove this. "
I fail to see how apendicitus fits into this assumption?
Bad luck may be more like it but I, like you also wish him a speedy recovery.
Well, a rotation of Burnett-Ohka-McGowan-Marcum-Janssen/Gonzalez/Towers/Tallet/Taubenheim justifies seven relievers, I'll give JP that much.
When I made my post I knew people were going to challenge the label. Apendicitus will keep Doc off the mound for the next 4-6 weeks. Like I said in my original post, he hasn't made every scheduled start in a season since 2003. Doc is my favorite player in baseball but he has trouble staying away from the medical room. This is a fact.
It is a fact that he has missed time but I would not label him as injury prone due to the fact that the injuries from the last two years have been freak incidents that were random bad luck.
Look above. Don't forget Doc missed a start last April because of a strained right forearm. He left a game in the 2nd inning vs. the Angels on September 10th. He left in the 4th inning vs. the Yankees on September 20th because of the strained forearm. The Jays shut him down after this start. Are these freak incidents? Aren't 99% of injuries freak incidents/bad luck?
I too worry a bit about his forearm/shoulder issues.
Clearly, nobody wants to get injured (for the most part) - I don't think anyone is suggsting that. It's just a matter of what our definitions of injury prone are. If Halladay missed major portions of 5 consecutive seasons due to being hit in the leg 5 years in a row, I wouldn't call him injury prone, just unlucky. However, the bottom line is he is out again and that is not good!
I had just turned on the game while driving in my car with my wife when I heard that Halladay had surgery. Like AWeb, I actually began laughing out loud. My wife didn't understand why I found it funny. Then Glaus got hurt. All I could do was smirk and shake my head.
The Glaus injury may be a double-whammy. Who else would a Dodger scout be there to see? I wonder if the Jays may have just lost out on Andy Laroche or something too.
I wish this were a dream. BUT, the one good thing about not being a bandwagon fan is that I can now enjoy watching the development of McGowan, Marcum, Janssen, Lind, and maybe later in the year Purcey, Litsch or Romero, even if the Jays are losing.
With a 5-1 lead, I really thought they'd have stretched Janssen out a bit to get him ready to start. I was surprised to see Accardo come in. I guess Janssen will be in the bullpen for a while, though not because of Rance's reasoning, which was that Janssen only had two pitches and was more suited to relieving. Huh?
Anyway, my guess now is Taubenheim, not because he's performed better than Banks, but because he's been here before. We'll see.
Who will they bring up for Glaus? Likely Ryan Roberts, but other possibilities are Russ Adams, John Hattig and Rey Olmedo. Olmedo and Hattig aren't currently on the 40-man roster. It's too bad, but I was looking forward to the impending release of Jason Smith, then Glaus goes down (and Smith gets a hit/rbi to boot).
As for a pitcher, I wouldn't be surprised to see Banks - they know what they have in Taubenheim, they might want a peek at Banks. Regardless, I would think that Jesse Litsch or David Purcey should be getting the call from Syracuse soon.
Two things; Firstly, there are 2500 catalogued gods, none of which I believe in...nonetheless I'm personally thanking all of them that it wasn't Roy arm or shoulder. Secondly, is there any chance we can get the Commish to grant us; "that the 2007 season is the Blue Jay's official Mulligan"?
OK, now we're 3 games out of second, lets get there - lets ENJOY watching the youngsters pitch - lets get behind them and share the joy of their opportunity. Lets play ball!
I would love to see Josh Banks. However, I fear for his fly ball history.
Purcey is ready age wise, possibly even stuff and maturity wise, but let him succeed at AAA before we throw him into the AL East fray.
"Honestly, you feel bad for [Halladay] having to go through that, but you almost laugh like, 'Is this really happening?'" Vernon Wells said. "And then Troy during the game. Nothing surprises me anymore. So, you just have to take the shots and everyone has to step up and do their part."
My thoughts exactly. And it's nice to hear Vernon crack a joke at a time like this. The best tonic for our current situation is a loose clubhouse that is just having fun. If we can worry less about catching the Yankees and Red Sox and worry more about developing the kids and the clubhouse atmosphere, this can still be a good season. And hopefully, the worst is finally over.
