I'd also like to say that Joe Inglett should be endearing himself to Toronto fans right about now. The guy is the only one in this game hitting over .300. He runs like the wind and he just lays out for everything. Apparently Cito thinks he can really play, too, based on his .377 batting average in June and the fact he's started something like 10 of the last 17 games at second base.
To further cement his 'legacy' (for lack of a better word), Joey scores the game-tying run on a Vernon Wells singled after an Alex Rios strikeout.
Remember a few months ago when Rios ended the game with a strikeout-looking with two out, bases loaded, on a 3-2 count because he "wasn't looking fastball"? He's still not sure if the fastball is coming.
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Luke Scott strikes out in a three-up, three-down inning, and Trevor and I score delicious blue slushies—all for the low price of $4.50 each!
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Scott Rolen drew a walk to lead off the inning, and then proceeded to steal second base as Lyle Overbay, or 'Highly Overpaid' as we've sometimes heard at Jays games, strikes out.
What's really impressive about Rolen is that he's second to Mike Schmidt amongst third basemen who've hit 20+ homers in a season and won a Gold Glove in the same year—Rolen's done it six times. Not bad, eh?
Top Third: Hmmm...for a multiple-time Gold Glove-winning third baseman, Rolen doesn't square up so much as he SWIPES BACKHANDEDLY AT THE BALL!!
Maybe I'm blowing it out of proportion, or maybe I'm just irate at the two unearned runs for McGowan, but still—that's a very makeable play for a guy like Rolen.
In other news, the new Batman movie looks amazing. I just thought you should know that I get to watch the trailer in between innings.
In other, other news, Ron Wilson (you know, the new head coach of the Maple Leafs) was at the game and received cheers from the crowd when he was on the Jumbotron. Too bad it took him a solid 45-seconds to notice.
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Well at least Joe Inglett didn't have to worry about tiring himself out running a lot this inning—after a leadoff single by Joey, Marco Scutaro immediately grounded into the old 6-4-3 double play.
Alex Rios lined out after that too—just figured you should know that at least he's swinging at the fastball now.
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Melvin Mora singles in the fourth and comes around on Adam Jones' RBI double to increase the Orioles' lead to 4-1, while we notice a trend that has a lot to do with September callups—most guys hit their first home run off someone obscure: You know, the Juan Moreno's and the Pedro Borbon's of the world?
Granted, something like that isn't completely unexpected, but it'd be interesting to see the percentage of guys who hit their first home run off of pitchers who've thrown less than three years in the majors.
In other, much more relevant news, the slushie guy tells me that there's "No antioxidants in the slushies". Hey it's Toronto—that's probably a big selling point.
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