Jays Roundup - Now That He Has No Sense of Destination

Monday, September 13 2004 @ 09:55 AM EDT

Now he's running for the love of speed
When the child goes bad it's no cause for celebration
Like Jimmy Dean he don't talk back to me

Rangers 7 - Blue Jays 6

1. Recaps:


• Alan Eskew:
  
  
  Blue Jays manager John Gibbons and pinch- hitter Alex Rios both thought Doug Brocail's full-count pitch was high in the eighth inning.
  
  Plate umpire Darren Spagnardi, who had the only opinion that counted, called it strike three, much to the chagrin of Gibbons, who was ejected for the first time for debating the call.
  
  
  
• Jesse Sanchez :
  
  
  Mark Teixeira started the Rangers' scoring in the first. Seven innings later, he finished it.
  
  On a record-setting afternoon in North Texas, the switch-hitting first baseman hit two home runs, including a two-run blast in the eighth inning, to propel the Rangers to a 7-6 victory and a three-game sweep against the Blue Jays in front of 20,434 at Ameriquest Field in Arlington.
  
  
  
• Mike Ganter:
  
  
  Bush joined Roy Halladay, Ted Lilly, Vinnie Chulk, Miguel Batista, Ryan Glynn and Speier as Jays pitchers Teixeira has homered off this year.
  
  The Jays had a 6-3 lead at one point, thanks mainly to a five-run second inning surrendered by Rangers starter Chan Ho Park.
  
  Delgado got that started with his 29th homer of the year and second of the series. He drove in another with a double in the fifth to make it 6-3 but with the bullpen in such disarray it was clear the Jays needed much more.
  
  
  
• Stephen Hawkins:
  
  
  Teixeira's two-run homer in the eighth inning gave Texas a 7-6 lead yesterday, and Cordero struck out three batters in the ninth for his team-record 44th save to complete the three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays.
  
  "He's been amazing," Teixeira said of Cordero. "He's been our team MVP all year. Every time we need him to step up and get the big save, he does it."
  
  
  
• Allan Ryan:
  
  
  Homerless for 18 games prior to the Jays' arrival, Teixeira, now up to 34 on the year, said he hadn't really noticed the Toronto factor but "as I've always said, home runs tend to come in bunches."
  
  So do the Blue Jays, three games at a time.
  
  
  


2. Fordin Notes (by Alan Eskew) on pitchers Josh Towers, Roy Halladay, Francisco Rosario, and Jason Frasor:
   
   
   Jason Frasor has had many memorable games pitching for the Blue Jays this season, but Saturday night was not one of them.
   
   Frasor, however, acknowledged that he could not stop thinking about his Saturday outing, allowing three runs on three singles, a walk and a balk after retiring the first two batters in the eighth to absorb the loss against the Rangers.
   
   
   
3. Ganter Notes on Roy Halladay:
   
   
   Halladay will throw a three-inning simulated game on Thursday at SkyDome and barring any setbacks will make his first start since July 20 next Tuesday in New York against the Yankees.
   
   
   That has to be considered great news for all Jays fans.
   
   
4. In "Early favourite is Gibbons" Bob Elliott talks about candidates for the role of Jays manager:
   
   
   What types of questions do executives ask about possible managers? Is he organized? Does he get along with veteran players? How would he discipline a star player if he didn't run out a ground ball? What's his opinion regarding on-base percentage?
   
   
   Mr. Elliott couldn't help making references to J.P.'s handling of the scouting staff:
   
   
   Jack Gillis signed a multi-year deal as a scout and was gone after one season.
   
   New Englander Bill Livesey signed a three-year deal and left after his second year for a lateral move to the New York Mets.
   
   
   Give it a rest already.
   
   
5. Another Bob Elliott piece indicates that Brad Arnsberg may be replacing pitching coach Gil Patterson next year:
   
   
   Brad Arnsberg, currently the pitching coach at triple-A Syracuse, likely will have the same position with the Jays next season.
   
   
   
6. If that wasn't enough "Expect Whitt on Jays staff" as a coach next season.
   
   
7. Tonight's 7:05PM EST start at the Dome: Jay vs. Spring Training Jay - RHP Justin Miller (3-3, 5.04 ERA) vs. LHP Bruce Chen (0-0, 2.12 ERA). See the game preview.
   

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