2007-05-03 Toronto Blue Jays (McGowan) at Cleveland Indians (Lee)  

The Jays here are trying to avoid being swept in a series in which they probably should have been the ones completing the sweep. They had Burnett go in the first game, and had Cleveland down to their last pitcher yesterday.

Both starters for both teams are making their 2007 debuts tonight and ours looks to have much more potential than theirs. I try not to show it much, but I am a huge fan of offenses that go deep into counts and waste pitches. Knowing the pitch count era for what it is, I know that the more wasted pitches, the shorter a starter lasts.

I am hoping that the Jays can do that. I want Cliff Lee out of there ASAP, make him throw 20 pitches an inning, he'll be out in 5 for SURE, maybe even 4. Cleveland used EVERY pitcher last night, I'm hoping that makes half of them unavailable for tonight. Maybe that'll lead to their starter being in too long and screwing up. That's what the Jays need to do to win this game, spend the first third burning the starter, spend the 2nd 3rd clobbering whoever comes in and spend the final third of the game holding on for dear life.

What are your thoughts on the game?