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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.... in this corner.... representing the Toronto Blue Jays... the 2003 American League Cy Young Award winner... a four-time All-Star.... from Denver Colorado... give it up for the Doc... ROY HALLDAY!!!

(frenzied cheering)



And in this corner.... Joba the Hutt.



Use the force, dude. Whatever it takes.

LINEUPS!

Stewart, lf             Damon, lf
Scutaro, 2b             Captain Intangibles, ss
Rios, cf                Abreu, rf
Rolen, 3b               Slappy, 3b
Stairs, dh              Shemp Matsui, dh
Overbay, 1b             Giambi, 1b
Barajas, c              Cano, 2b
Wilkerson, rf           Molina, c
Eckstein, ss            Cabrera, cf
Halladay, p             Jabba the Hut, p

Posted by Magpie on Tuesday, June 03 2008 @ 06:25 PM EDT.
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Geoff - Tuesday, June 03 2008 @ 07:55 AM EDT (#186404) #
Are the Jays going to need light sabre bats to get hits off this guy?

I predict Stairs will show himself to have greatest control of the force. Although to win, it needs to be Roy.



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rpriske - Tuesday, June 03 2008 @ 08:52 AM EDT (#186406) #

I predict a Jays win. Roy is 'nearly' as effective as Joba through five. Maybe to the tune of 1-0 to 2-1 for the Yankees. Then Joba gets pulled and the Jays beat the crap out of the Yanks bullpen for three innings while Doc keep mowing them down.

Final: 5-2 Jays.

 

Let's see how close I am. :)

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Dan Daoust - Tuesday, June 03 2008 @ 10:18 AM EDT (#186409) #
Leave off the middle 'A' for "Ace"!!!
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John Northey - Tuesday, June 03 2008 @ 03:15 PM EDT (#186429) #
Now that picture would make a cool banner for someone to take to the game. Bet you'd get onto the Yankee network with it!

Of course, it also could be a big incentive for the Yanks, who are just 1/2 a game out of last place (c'mon Baltimore!)

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greenfrog - Tuesday, June 03 2008 @ 03:43 PM EDT (#186431) #
I'm looking forward to watching at least part of this game. Talk about a marquee matchup.

According to espn's accuscore projection, the Jays have a 44% chance of winning tonight's game (they claim to run 10,000 simulations for every game, one play at a time). Though I'm not sure how you can project Joba's first major-league start...

I think the key tonight will be taking advantage of early opportunities--being patient at the plate, timely hitting, execution, avoiding DPs, etc. Making Chamberlain work, getting into the Yankees bullpen early, and not forcing Halladay to be perfect all night.

On another note, does anyone know if Aaron Hill is ready to start tonight's game?
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Mick Doherty - Tuesday, June 03 2008 @ 05:34 PM EDT (#186437) #

The Yankee bullpen is really dreadful without Joba setting up Mo. When's the last time anyone said that bullpen was dreadful, 1993?

Incidentally, all due respect to Doc, the only major league pitcher in history who could really battle The Hutt is former Pirate 15-game-winner Luke "Sky" Walker.

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scottt - Tuesday, June 03 2008 @ 08:37 PM EDT (#186448) #

I predict a Jays win. Roy is 'nearly' as effective as Joba through two Maybe to the tune of 1-0 to 2-1 for the Yankees. Then Joba gets pulled and the Jays beat the crap out of the Yanks bullpen for three innings while Doc keep mowing them down.

Final: 5-2 Jays.



Close enough so far.

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greenfrog - Tuesday, June 03 2008 @ 09:15 PM EDT (#186449) #
"I think the key tonight will be taking advantage of early opportunities--being patient at the plate, timely hitting, execution, avoiding DPs, etc. Making Chamberlain work, getting into the Yankees bullpen early, and not forcing Halladay to be perfect all night."

Hmm...the Jays are sort of doing this. That attempted steal by Wilkerson (assuming the manager called for it) was the bad Gibbons rearing its ugly head again--the "desperate times call for desperate measures" Gibbons.

And is there some unwritten law that says the Jays are required to make mediocre pitchers look good?
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Matthew E - Tuesday, June 03 2008 @ 10:37 PM EDT (#186450) #
"F$%# you, Joba. I do it myself."
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Magpie - Wednesday, June 04 2008 @ 01:54 AM EDT (#186451) #
And is there some unwritten law that says the Jays are required to make mediocre pitchers look good?

Evidently not.
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