Walking the Dog

Henderson Alvarez was treated to the classic Roy Halladay (or earlier, the Dave Stieb) special. A more than decent outing save a little hiccup and absolutely no run support. The Jays couldn't lay off that high junk Tommy Hunter specializes in and all they managed was a lot of futility. 

Alvarez continued his troubling trend of giving up homers. 13 homers have accounted for 18 of the 38 runs Alvarez has allowed in 90 innings. Mr. John thinks Alvarez is around the plate so much, hitters just wait for pitches to stray into their happy place.  

He suggests spreading the pitches out across the zone.“I think it’s important for him to establish strikes to his glove side because he’s so centre-oriented,” Farrell said. “Sometimes hitters can eliminate the other side of the plate and just hone in on that arm side of the plate.”

Alvarez's distinguishing feature is his calmness. The kid is seriously zen. John Lott tweeted me about Hendo's demeanor post game:

Behold the life of the single ballplayer. Adam Jones, extremely talented centre fielder for the Baltimore Orioles, tweeted this pic with the caption:

“She wants to eat my breakfast to. How can I turn down that face”

She also may be thinking, "You have money. Go get some grown up plates. You may continue to drink out of the kegger cup, because that's just boss."

She has a sweet bed, though.