Dented Lunchbox
Bautista was absolutely inconsolable after he heard about Snider's demotion. He threw himself to the ground. "¡No me gusta! ¿Por que?!?!?!" he wailed.
Well, ok, not really. I still kind of want to know what went through his mind trying to advance to an already occupied 3rd base in the top of the 9th. I think Zaun speculating that Bautista just thought he saw Butterfield as there wasn't a Ranger in sight is sort of credible. Thankfully, the Rangers had gone insane and stopped playing defense in the top of the 9th and the Jays tacked on 2 extra runs after they had scored the go-ahead.
Overall, it was a pretty remarkable series, especially after the pall that had fallen on the team after the Tampa series. Lind hits like a monster in Arlington. Bautista hits like Bautista in Arlington. Rivera hits like someone who gives a shit in Arlington.
The only real beef I have with Farrell so far is his insistence on calling on Dotel to pitch to lefties in a close, still winnable game. In last night's game, I thought it was completely insane. That doesn't mean I want him to use a lefty out of the pen, but someone down there has to have less alarmingly lopsided splits than Dotel.
I have less of a problem with Molina catching Drabek and Morrow. Drabek is very young (and a bit excitable) and they are grooming him for the future. Chemistry, in sports and elsewhere, is a mysterious thing. It does make a difference who catches a pitcher. Morrow and Molina developed a good rapport last season that resulted in a lot of success. That said, I don't see a problem with Morrow being transitioned into being caught by Arencibia at least semi-regularly. And if the Summer of JoJo rolls on, Arencibia should be catching him as he did in his last start. Reyes can't get much worse. As much as people want to blame Encarnacion for the error, as Zaun so succinctly put it last night, the pitches were baaaaaaad. And that is what led to the 6 runs.
And now for the bomb that was dropped on all of us almost immediately after the end of the game. Chris Woodward was demoted to AAA. I know, I know. Words cannot express.
I'm not sure what the point is of Snider going to Vegas to violate AAA pitching in the supposedly terrible team environment that is the 51s. To get his average up for a trade? Maybe Travis Snider isn't as much of the future plan that most fans seem to think he is.
Well, ok, not really. I still kind of want to know what went through his mind trying to advance to an already occupied 3rd base in the top of the 9th. I think Zaun speculating that Bautista just thought he saw Butterfield as there wasn't a Ranger in sight is sort of credible. Thankfully, the Rangers had gone insane and stopped playing defense in the top of the 9th and the Jays tacked on 2 extra runs after they had scored the go-ahead.
Overall, it was a pretty remarkable series, especially after the pall that had fallen on the team after the Tampa series. Lind hits like a monster in Arlington. Bautista hits like Bautista in Arlington. Rivera hits like someone who gives a shit in Arlington.
The only real beef I have with Farrell so far is his insistence on calling on Dotel to pitch to lefties in a close, still winnable game. In last night's game, I thought it was completely insane. That doesn't mean I want him to use a lefty out of the pen, but someone down there has to have less alarmingly lopsided splits than Dotel.
I have less of a problem with Molina catching Drabek and Morrow. Drabek is very young (and a bit excitable) and they are grooming him for the future. Chemistry, in sports and elsewhere, is a mysterious thing. It does make a difference who catches a pitcher. Morrow and Molina developed a good rapport last season that resulted in a lot of success. That said, I don't see a problem with Morrow being transitioned into being caught by Arencibia at least semi-regularly. And if the Summer of JoJo rolls on, Arencibia should be catching him as he did in his last start. Reyes can't get much worse. As much as people want to blame Encarnacion for the error, as Zaun so succinctly put it last night, the pitches were baaaaaaad. And that is what led to the 6 runs.
And now for the bomb that was dropped on all of us almost immediately after the end of the game. Chris Woodward was demoted to AAA. I know, I know. Words cannot express.
I'm not sure what the point is of Snider going to Vegas to violate AAA pitching in the supposedly terrible team environment that is the 51s. To get his average up for a trade? Maybe Travis Snider isn't as much of the future plan that most fans seem to think he is.