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Another game we made a ton of mistakes. Just some:

Rowdy Tellez thrown out, I guess, stealing in the third inning.

Travis Shaw thrown out at the plate by 15 feet?

Cavan has a ground ball go right through his legs for a 2-base error in the seventh.

The bottom of the sixth was a strange thing. J.D. Martinez hits an easy ground ball to short but Bo Bichette threw high to first for an error. Next batter, Xander Bogaerts hits into an easy double play, Bo to Cavan Biggio but Cavan bounced it to second (this throw should be easy). Rowdy tried to corral it, but bobbled it, so we only got one out. Mitch Moreland singled to center, putting runners on the corners (I was sure Grichuk was going to throw to third to let the batter go to second, but it was one of the few moments we didn’t screw up). Next was a hard grounder, just over Kay, Cavan made a nice flip to Bo who spun and threw a strike to first for a double play.

It seemed to be a night where if we hit the ball hard, it found a glove, but if we hit something softly it found a hole. For example, in the seventh, Grichuk barely touched a ball, swinging bunt, but the third baseman couldn’t get to it quick enough, a single. Then Rowdy pulled one down the right field line, but Kevin Pillar made an amazing catch, running into the wall. Next Biggio crushes one, I said ‘it’s out’, but it was hit into that stupid ‘triangle’ in center and caught

Bo followed, hitting another to center, but this one went off the wall and we finally scored. Unfortunately, after a Travis Shaw walk, Teoscar Hernandez struck out.

We went ahead in the top of the eighth. Lourdes led off with a walk. Vlad popped out on a full count pitch (they sent Lourdes, I hated the idea, I worry that it would distract Vlad). Randal dropped one in front of Pillar in right, giving us runners on the corners. Rowdy hit a very soft grounder, I thought it was an inning ending double play, but it was hit too soft and second baseman Jose Peraza went to first, allowing the run to score. Looking at the play again, I think Randal was in the throwing lane, between Peraza and second base.

We had something called a ‘lead’.


We had very good pitching:

  • Chase Anderson, making his first start of the season, had a couple of bad moments, but for the most part he was pretty good. He went 3 innings, allowed 1 hit, 2 walks (unfortunately all to start the second inning, so they added up to a run) with 1 strikeout. First time out, he was limited pitch count, and came out after 45 pitches.
  • Wilmer Font had a tough time, giving up a hit and a walk, to start the inning and then got 2 outs.
  • Anthony Kay came in with 2 out and 2 on in the fourth and got out of the inning. Then he pitched 3 more scoreless innings, despite 2 errors made behind him. Could really have been 3 errors, there was a ground ball to Rowdy and Kay was a bit slow getting to first and came up a little short of the bag, but they called that a hit. In total, 3.1 innings, 2 hits and 3 strikeouts. Nice to see him pitch 3.2 innings. He got the win.
  • Jordan Romano gave up a walk, but got 2 strikeouts in the eight. Fourth hold for Romano.
  • Anthony Bass got the save on a clean inning, but he scared me, giving up a long fly to right on which Hernandez made a good running catch at the track. It was only a few feet short of a game tying homer. Save number 3 for Bass.

We had 9 hits. 2 each for Bo, Vlad and Grichuk. 1 each for Shaw, Hernandez and Gurriel.

Only 1 extra base hit, a double by Bichette. We had more hard contact that we’ve seen for most of the season. I’m hoping it is a positive sign.

Vlad is looking better. He’s hit .353/.450/.588 in the last 5 games. There has been some luck in there, but he has looked better.

And Bo and Cavan have had some better at bats too.


Jays of the Day: Kay (.251 WPA), Bass (.235), Bo (.221, but also an error), Romano (.157) and Grichuk (.131).

Suckage: Biggio (-.169, 0 for 4, walk plus the error through the legs, and a bad throw on a potential double play), Teoscar (-.146, 1 for 5, but a couple of nice catches), and Vlad (-.132, 2 for 4, but a couple of outs when we need a hit). I think Rivera deserves a suckage for sending Shaw in the second inning.

Tomorrow is an earlier game, 1:30 Eastern.

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Jays reliever Green and Canadian slugger O’Neill nominated for comeback player award

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NEW YORK – Toronto Blue Jays reliever Chad Green and Canadian slugger Tyler O’Neill of the Boston Red Sox were named finalists for the Major League Baseball Players’ Association’s American League comeback player award on Monday.

Chicago White Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet was the other nominee.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. were named player of the year finalists.

The award winners, selected via player voting, will be named Saturday before Game 2 of the World Series.

Green, who missed most of the 2022 and ’23 seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery, was a high-leverage option for the Blue Jays this past season and filled in at closer over the second half of the campaign.

The right-hander converted his first 16 save opportunities and finished the year with a 4-6 record, 17 saves and a 3.21 earned-run average over 53 appearances.

O’Neill, a native of Burnaby, B.C., also endured back-to-back injury-plagued seasons in ’22 and ’23.

After being traded to the Red Sox in the off-season, O’Neill set an MLB record by hitting a homer in his fifth straight Opening Day. He finished with 31 homers on the year and had an OPS of .847.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2024.

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Panthers’ Reinhart named NHL first star after posting nine points over four games

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NEW YORK – Florida Panthers centre Sam Reinhart was named NHL first star of the week on Monday after leading all players with nine points over four games last week.

Reinhart had four goals, five assists and a plus-seven rating to help the Stanley Cup champions post a 3-0-1 record on the week and move into first place in the Atlantic Division.

New York Rangers left-winger Artemi Panarin took the second star and Minnesota Wild goaltenderFilip Gustavsson was the third star.

Panarin had eight points (4-4) over three games.

Gustavsson became the 15th goalie in NHL history to score a goal and had a 1.00 goals-against average and .962 save percentage over a pair of victories.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2024.

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Browns QB Deshaun Watson’s season ended by ruptured Achilles tendon, team said he’ll have surgery

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson won’t finish the season as Cleveland’s starting quarterback for the second straight year.

He’s injured again, and the Browns have new problems.

Watson ruptured his right Achilles tendon in the first half of Sunday’s loss to Cincinnati, collapsing as he began to run and leading some Browns fans to cheer while the divisive QB laid on the ground writhing in pain.

The team feared Watson’s year was over and tests done Monday confirmed the rupture. The Browns said Watson will have surgery and miss the rest of the season but “a full recovery is expected.”

Watson was injured on a noncontact play in the second quarter of Cleveland’s 21-14 loss to the Bengals and carted off the field in tears.

It’s the second significant injury in two seasons for Watson, who broke the glenoid (socket) bone in his throwing shoulder last year after just six starts.

The 29-year-old went down Sunday without being touched on a draw play late in the first half. His right leg buckled and Watson crumpled to the turf. TV replays showed his calf rippling, consistent with an Achilles injury.

He immediately put his hands on his helmet, clearly aware of the severity of an injury similar to the one Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers sustained last year.

As he was being assisted by the team’s medical staff and backup Dorian Thompson-Robinson grabbed a ball to begin warming up, there was some derisive cheers and boos from the stands in Huntington Bank Field.

Cleveland fans have been split over Watson, who has been accused of being sexually inappropriate with women.

The reaction didn’t sit well with several Watson’s teammates, including star end Myles Garrett, the NFL’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year, who was appalled by the fans’ behavior.

“We should be ashamed of ourselves as Browns and as fans to boo anyone and their downfall. To be season-altering, career-altering injury,” Garrett said. “Man’s not perfect. He doesn’t need to be. None of us are expected to be perfect. Can’t judge him for what he does off the field or on the field because I can’t throw stones for my glass house.

“Ultimately everyone’s human and they’re disappointed just like we are, but we have to be better than that as people. There’s levels to this. At the end of the day, it’s just a game and you don’t boo anybody being injured and you don’t celebrate anyone’s downfall.”

Backup quarterback Jameis Winston also admonished the uncomfortable celebration.

“I am very upset with the reaction to a man that has had the world against him for the past four years, and he put his body and life on the line for this city every single day,” he said. “The way I was raised, I will never pull on a man when he’s down, but I will be the person to lift him up.

“I know you love this game. When I first got here, I knew these were some amazing fans, but Deshaun was treated badly and now he has to overcome another obstacle. So I’m going to support him, I’m going to lift him up and I’m going to be there for him.”

The injury is yet another twist in Watson’s tumultuous time with the Browns.

Cleveland traded three first-round draft picks and five overall to Houston in 2022 to get him, with owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam approving the team giving Watson a fully guaranteed, five-year $230 million contract.

With a solid roster, the Browns were desperate to find a QB who could help them compete against the top AFC teams.

The Browns had moved on from Baker Mayfield despite drafting him No. 1 overall in 2018 and making the playoffs two seasons later.

But Watson has not played up to expectations — fans have been pushing for him to be benched this season — and Cleveland’s move to get him has been labeled an abject failure with the team still on the hook to pay him $46 million in each of the next two seasons.

Watson’s arrival in Cleveland also came amid accusations by more than two dozen women of sexual assault and harassment during massage therapy sessions while he played for the Texans. Two grand juries declined to indict him and he has settled civil lawsuits in all but one of the cases.

Watson was suspended by the NFL for his first 11 games and fined $5 million for violating the league’s personal conduct policy before he took his first snap with the Browns. The long layoff — he sat out the 2021 season in a contract dispute — led to struggles once he got on the field, and Watson made just six starts last season before hurting his shoulder.

Cleveland signed veteran Joe Flacco, who went 4-1 as a starter and led the Browns to the playoffs.

Before Watson got hurt this year, he didn’t play much better. He was one of the league’s lowest-rated passers for a Cleveland team that hasn’t scored 20 points in a game and is back in search of a franchise QB.

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