Brian Tallet

Bill James Player Projections, Part 3, the Pitchers

Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

Part three of our look at the Bill James Player Projections for our Blue Jay players, this time we look at the pitchers. Part one is here and part two is here . These come from the Bill James Handbook , that will come out soon from ACTA Sports . Roy Halladay 33 Starts, 240 IP, 179 K, 17-10, 3.23 ERA They are expecting him to have basically the same season as this one. A slightly higher ERA than this...

Brian Tallet is Worth $8.2 Million

Mopupduty.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009

Don’t get me wrong. I like what Mr. Tallet brings to the club. Well, mostly the porn star moustache. In my mind he did a decent job in his injury replacement starter duty and mid-inning relief. Yet Fan Graphs estimate his ’salary’ value to the Jays to be worth $8.2 million in 2009. This would put [...]

What do the Jays have they can trade?

Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009

Mike Wilner, on the weekend, put out his 'plan' to 'save the Jays'. Actually it was his second suggested plan, on the theory that the Jays were going to raise the payroll to $120 million. This one is very trade heavy, trading off a bunch of pitchers (and Travis Snider ) for Felix Hernandez , Prince Fielder and a bunch of other guys. I always find suggesting trades is a tough thing because as a Jay's...

This come from behind stuff is great, why couldn't we do this earlier in the season?

Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009

More photos » by Darren Calabrese - AP about 3 hours ago: From left to right, Toronto Blue Jays' John McDonald, Travis Snider, Jose Bautista, Aaron Hill and Vernon Wells celebrate their 5-4 win over the Seattle Mariners during AL baseball game action in Toronto on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Darren Calabrese) Browse more photos » Mariners 4 Blue Jays 5 I don't understand...

After all this, my love is up and must be leaving: Last Home Game Thread

Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009

The last home game of the season, so since we've been going with George Harrison songs lately, I thought one of my favorites works for it, All Things Must Pass is a song you can play at my funeral. Everything has a ending. Anyway, todays game has Brian Tallet starting for the Jays and Ryan Rowland-Smith going for the M's. Unfortunately Smith is a lefty so....well let's lok at the lineup: Lineup Seattle...

Walk Off Wins Are Fun. Aaron Hill Comes Up Big in Extras

Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009

More photos » by Darren Calabrese - AP about 3 hours ago: Toronto Blue Jays shortstop John McDonald fields a chopper to throw out Baltimore Orioles' Lou Montanez during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren Calabrese) Browse more photos » Orioles 5 Blue Jays 6 (11 innings) Winning is nice, come back wins are even...

Gamethread: Orioles (60-90) @ Blue Jays (67-83), 7:07 PM

Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009

by Kevin Rivoli - AP Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson bats during the first inning of the Baseball Hall of Fame Classic in Cooperstown, N.Y., Sunday, June 21, 2009. No, this picture doesn't have anything to do with tonight's game. But I like it. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli) View full size photo uploaded September 22, 2009 Mark Hendrickson will impersonate a starting pitcher. Nick Markakis will look cool. Matt...

The Wisdom of Crowds - Blue Jay Edition

Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009

As the 2009 season winds down to its depressing conclusion the only possible cure is to focus on 2010 and look for positive signs. It goes without saying that the Jays need to do what we, the knowledgable fans, think they should do. So let's try and see if Batters Box can use the wisdom of our crowd to come up with a prioritized to-do list for the 2010 team. All of you are invited to submit your top...

Happy Birthday Danny Cox

Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009

It is Danny Cox 50th birthday today. Danny came into the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals , playing for them for the first 6 years of his career. He had a couple of terrific seasons as a starting pitcher for them, going 18-9 with a 2.88 ERA in 1985 and then 12-13 with a 2.90 ERA in 1986, but he threw 461 innings between the two seasons. Unsurprisingly, that number of innings led to elbow troubles...

Ain't Gonna Work on Maggie's Farm No More: Jays' 2009 Minor League Affiliates' Season in Review, Part I

Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009

Hi everyone. Before we update our top prospects list, let's take a broader view at what has been going on among the Jays' minor-league affiliates this season. Part I will focus on the lower-level affiliates, Part II on the teams closer to the majors. Gulf Coast League Blue Jays : The GCL Jays played slightly above .500 ball this season and did so with a number of 2009 draftees and other very young...

Off Day Bits.

Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009

I suppose there should be some righteous indignation that Jesse Carlson got the same 3 day suspension as Jorge Posada and yeah it is stupid that they both get the same. But then I'm not sad that Carlson gets 3 days, well actually 4 days off with this off day. Carlson was being used every day, he has been great but over work would hurt at some point and it isn't that bad that Cito has to learn to use...

The Failure of the Ranger Offense

Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009

More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP 15 days ago: Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton runs the bases after hitting a solo home run off of Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Brian Tallet in the fourth inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Browse more photos » Oh, the irony. All these years where we've lamented,...

Downs Blows Lead in 8th, Jays Lose

Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009

More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP I know Hideki Matsui's just doing his job, but why does he have to do it so well against the Jays? This was his sixth homerun and he hit .373 / .439 / .745 against us this season. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Browse more photos » Yankees 5 Blue Jays 4 Well, the Yankees took an early lead off Brian Tallet when they scored two runs in the first inning, off...

Game 147: Blue Jays @ Yankees

The Yankee Universe (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009

Sorry for the late thread. Here are the lineups, courtesy of PA (LoHud): YANKEES (93-53) Jeter SS Hairston LF Teixeira 1B Rodriguez 3B Matsui DH Swisher RF Cano 2B Cabrera CF Molina C Pitching: RHP Chad Gaudin (1-0, 3.42 with Yankees). BLUE JAYS (66-79) Scutaro SS Hill 2B Lind DH Wells CF Overbay 1B Encarnacion 3B Barajas C Bautista RF Snider LF Pitching: LHP Brian Tallet (7-9, 5.26). TIME/TV: 7:05,...

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Game#147: Blue Jays at Yankees

Zell's Pinstripe Blog (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009

Yankees (93-53) vs. Blue Jays (66-79) Pitching Matchup: RHP Chad Gaudin (5-10, 4.81ERA) vs LHP Brian Tallet (7-9, 5.26ERA) Lineup Jeter SS Hairston LF Teixeira 1B Rodriguez 3B Matsui DH Swisher RF Cano 2B Cabrera CF Molina C Game News & Notes Tallet has gone 4-7 with a 5.40 ERA in 16 games on the road this season. The Yankees have lost consecutive games vs. the Blue Jays for the first time [...]...