Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Omar Vizquel application night was shocking

For a team like the Jays who received very good crowds and got almost 2.1 millions fans and same playoff teams would have wet dreams about that many fan in the stands (A's and O's). The Jays also did not have very many feel good stories compared to all the bad one's like Brett Lawrie and a helmet, Yanul Escobar and eye black, John Farrell is he going to Boston or does he like AA or even does he have any control of the room, and Jays pitchers lining up to Dr. Andrews. The good stories are Casey Janssen (who knew he was a closer), Edwin (the power is back), the rookies (will see in two to three seasons) but the best story and most complaining story was Omar Visquel who under what we expected from the Jays this season Vizquel of not come even close to the playing time he got and would of gotten his 37 hits in his 61 games as a Jay. So I walk into the Rogers centre tonight season finale and I am thinking Jays win they at home this season and they did 2-1 in a lets get out of here as soon as possible because all most everybody with exception of Jason Frasor who wife is from Toronto and may have kids in school and Twins starter Scott Diamond from nearby Guelph may stay for a visit before going somewhere else everybody had a flight to catch and were not waiting around. So with no AD time or promotion almost 20 thousand showed up including me to wish Omar a good retirement most likely see U in the Hall in five years but I did not know this I heard that Omar would be playing tonight and it was a nice touch that he was on the cover of the program. I was completely floored that some how Lawrie 13 jersey had Vizquel on the back of it (his Indian #) and Vizquel's 17 had Lawrie on the back but other things were simply weird like having a video of Omar and then having him throw out the first pitch and that was it. It looked like at the last second the Jays realized that people were showing up to say goodbye and they put together the quickest and simplest things possible and looked and felt classless not given him something to take home with him other than a ball as he has been collecting balls for a while now after every hit he gets he keeps the ball. He did get Omar chant i.e. the Jose chant ie the O lay chant with a great standing O for his final at bat in the seventh right after he caught a ball over his shoulder as he headed towards the outfield and the crowd cheered and then they played a song signaling something great just happened. With two outs in the ninth inning with the Jays up 2-1 John Farrell went to his bench for Mike McCoy and took Omar off the field to a standing O and it continued after the game and when he was interviewed by Barry Davis on the field and and even hall of fame chant went up and some simply did not leave from around the Jays third base dugout. Brandon Morrow k'd 11 sleeping Twins with 5 in the first two innings and 4 in the three inning and he had 2 in the middle innings of his 8 inning performance as he gave up a run on 3 hits with 3 walks and for some reason Casey Janssen was not brought out to get his 25 save of the season instead Brandon Lyon's picked up his first of the season. When I said in 0-0 game that someone needs to score so everybody can catch their flights Anthony Gose proptly answered with a triple and was cashed in by Rajai single and he stole second and then with Hechavarria at the plate Raji scored on a hit and run for all the scoring in the third inning. If the Jays were smart they would of put maybe a tenth of the effort they put into the Yankees series they would of had 35-40 thousand at least Tom Mehegan

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