One month down, 5 more to go. Finishing April 12-11, the Blue Jays took 2 of 3 from the Mariners and the best team in the AL: the Texas Rangers.
Even with the bullpen having a total meltdown last Friday vs the Mariners, the Blue Jays managed to storm back on Saturday with a 3-0 lead going into the bottom of the 8th when the Mariners decided to walk Adam Lind intentionally (and loading the bases in the process of doing so), with the hopes of striking out the red-hot bad of Edwin Encarnacion.
THAT move, I must say was a really bad mistake. Instead of striking out, Encarnacion took one swing of the bat and whacked a grand slam for a final score of 7-0.
Last Sunday, the Jays once again decided to bring out the big bats and took down the Mariners 7-2 before taking on the much talked about (and in my mind, over-hyped) Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers.
My first impression of Darvish was definitely not a good one. He looked SO arrogant for someone who's new to the MLB and it was like he had thoughts of maybe getting a no-hitter! Sure, he's no easy pitcher to hit against. Darvish then beaned Encarnacion during his first at bat and sure enough, Encarnacion got his due revenge by going yard the second time at bat. I have to say: seeing Encarnacion go yard after being beaned reminded me very much of what Bautista did a lot of last year. Sadly, the Jays went on to lose 4-1 and then broke out their big bats again on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Home runs overdue? You bet they were. Kelly Johnson, Encarnacion, Bautista and Lind all went yard in the remainder of the series. Tuesday night, the Cordero once again blew a save opportunity in the 9th, but thankfully Brett Lawrie (of all people!) managed to bail the team out with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 9th for a 8-7 win.
Yesterday, with Romero on the mound, the Jays managed to get an 11-5 win in the series finale vs the Rangers and tonight, they can go into Anaheim with their heads held high, despite knowing that Jered Weaver tossed a complete game/no hitter vs the Twins last night. Anaheim's slumping a bit, and there's no better time to bring out the big bats.
Talk soon, Jays fans. As always, you can follow me on Twitter at @jlau87
Even with the bullpen having a total meltdown last Friday vs the Mariners, the Blue Jays managed to storm back on Saturday with a 3-0 lead going into the bottom of the 8th when the Mariners decided to walk Adam Lind intentionally (and loading the bases in the process of doing so), with the hopes of striking out the red-hot bad of Edwin Encarnacion.
THAT move, I must say was a really bad mistake. Instead of striking out, Encarnacion took one swing of the bat and whacked a grand slam for a final score of 7-0.
Last Sunday, the Jays once again decided to bring out the big bats and took down the Mariners 7-2 before taking on the much talked about (and in my mind, over-hyped) Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers.
My first impression of Darvish was definitely not a good one. He looked SO arrogant for someone who's new to the MLB and it was like he had thoughts of maybe getting a no-hitter! Sure, he's no easy pitcher to hit against. Darvish then beaned Encarnacion during his first at bat and sure enough, Encarnacion got his due revenge by going yard the second time at bat. I have to say: seeing Encarnacion go yard after being beaned reminded me very much of what Bautista did a lot of last year. Sadly, the Jays went on to lose 4-1 and then broke out their big bats again on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Home runs overdue? You bet they were. Kelly Johnson, Encarnacion, Bautista and Lind all went yard in the remainder of the series. Tuesday night, the Cordero once again blew a save opportunity in the 9th, but thankfully Brett Lawrie (of all people!) managed to bail the team out with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 9th for a 8-7 win.
Yesterday, with Romero on the mound, the Jays managed to get an 11-5 win in the series finale vs the Rangers and tonight, they can go into Anaheim with their heads held high, despite knowing that Jered Weaver tossed a complete game/no hitter vs the Twins last night. Anaheim's slumping a bit, and there's no better time to bring out the big bats.
Talk soon, Jays fans. As always, you can follow me on Twitter at @jlau87
