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Pat Hentgen will probably get a warm greeting from SkyDome fans who remember his Cy Young season in 1996, one of seven consecutive years with at least 10 wins for Toronto. The current Blue Jays may not be as welcoming. Since his Tommy John surgery in 2001, Hentgen is more of a finesse guy than a hard thrower, and he'll need pinpoint control to keep these hitters off balance.

It's almost the same lineup as last night -- Cat and Hinske at the top, Kielty in RF moving up a notch (he's between Delgado and Wilson) and Phelps at DH, batting seventh. Reed "Sparkplug" Johnson is on the bench, along with Chris "E-6" Woodward.

Mark Hendrickson had a nightmare start the last time the Orioles visited, but bounced back to beat them in Baltimore, and is coming off seven shutout innings against the Yankees, his best game of the year. Anything resembling that effort should be enough to keep his team in the game.
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_Donkit R.K. - Saturday, July 26 2003 @ 04:48 PM EDT (#21925) #
As true as the sparkplug nickname is, I think Woody's name rings even truer. I really hope Hill or Adams is able to play a big league shortstop without being too much of a hole in the lineup sooner rather than later.

The only thing keeping me from truly hating Woodward, is the fact he just finished a 40 HR .340 BA season for me in MVP Baseball 2003 in a season which I had only 7 pitchers and a platoon at every position ;-)
_the shadow - Saturday, July 26 2003 @ 07:45 PM EDT (#21926) #
The longer they can keep Woody in that canoe and away from SS the better
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