Wow. So this is what five games over .500 feels like.Soothsayers soothsaying: Back in July, we participated in a bloggers' roundtable over at Jays Nest, where we predicted that the Jays would end up with a record of 84-78 when it all played out. With today's 5-3 win over the Rays of Sunny Goodness, the Jays need only to win tomorrow to prove us right. (Otherwise, it will be the Drunks, who predicted 83 wins, who will look like the clairvoyants.)
Reed who? We still figure that John-Ford Griffin will be a cog in someone else's system next year, but seeing both he and Adam Lind tag a couple of balls today had us wondering whether Reed Johnson really has what it takes to stick in this lineup next year. (Especially since he runs like a girl.)
Too bad the Jays couldn't play like this when it mattered.
ReplyDeleteReed who? We still figure that John-Ford Griffin will be a cog in someone else's system next year, but seeing both he and Adam Lind tag a couple of balls today had us wondering whether Reed Johnson really has what it takes to stick in this lineup next year. (Especially since he runs like a girl.)
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing wrong with a little competition/natural selection. Remember in 2006 when it was announced that Rios would platoon with Hinske in RF? That little extra incentive worked wonders for young Alex.
Well, 3-4 guys (Lind, Griffin, Johnson and possibly Stairs) battling for playing time in LF as either half of a platoon or trying to prove they deserve the job all to themselves might just be the fire needing to be lit under them.
Heck, once Lind realizes that the high fastball (1) isn't a strike and (2) he can't hit it anyway he'll really become an asset offensively.
P.S. Can I have my talcum powder back now? I'm really starting to chafe.
Best Regards
John