R.A. Dickey sees Progress

TORONTO - R.A. Dickey wasn't satisfied with his no-decision Sunday or the Toronto Blue Jays' loss to the Oakland Athletics, but the 2012 National League Cy Young Award-winner saw improvement from previous starts at Rogers Centre.

Dickey allowed three earned runs on six hits in seven innings as he tried some different things at a ballpark that has been a house of horrors for him this season.

The knuckleball-throwing right-hander got six strikeouts and stayed out of trouble most of the time when he kept pitches down in the zone.

"I really tried to abbreviate my stride and throw a knuckleball that would end up down, rather than a lot of times I try to put away guys with a high knuckleball, which has worked for me," Dickey said. "I was able to locate some balls down that I really tried, consciously, to do, and I was able to do it with good results. That was one thing.

"Two, I felt like I changed speeds a little bit more today throughout the range of knuckleballs that I usually throw. That was helpful."

Dickey entered the game with a 5.97 earned-run average at home. He vowed after his most recent home start to use the rest of the season to figure out ways to pitch better at Rogers Centre.
Even though Brandon Moss' home run in the sixth was the 19th Dickey gave up in 13 starts in Toronto, the 38-year-old called this an outing from which he can grow.
"I thought he did a nice job," manager John Gibbons said. "He gave us seven innings; it was a tight ballgame. He did his job."

Dickey considers it his job to give his team a chance to win. Until the sixth, it looked like he would be able to steal the game, but then Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Donaldson and Moss connected on pitches.
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By Stephen Whyno, The Canadian Press

Great Game for Jays!

Last night games was pretty awesome. It's been a long time since I have seen a great game from Blue Jays. At first, when I saw that Josh Johnson will be the starting pitcher, I told to myself that there's a big chance that they will lose another game. But it turns out that Blue Jays good. It was first time for me to watched the Seattle Mariners and I really don't know how they play and how strong they are. But it looks like they're starting pitcher, Hernandez was really upset with how the game turns out. Lots of errors not only from one player from Mariners but almost all of them are making an error.

Here in Toronto, the game started at 10pm and my son is already sleeping at that time. Every time that the Blue Jays catches ball from batter, I can't help myself to shout. I remember when Colby Rasmus jump in for the ball  and he didn't allow Mariners for the home run.

Hope that every game of Toronto Blue Jays is like this.

Wear your Sunglasses

Its the 3rd game against Oakland Athletes and I saw that some of the Blue Jays players like Brett Lawrie is having a hard time catching the ball. Hello! your in California and the sun was really up! You should think about that before the game. Good thing that the Jays won the game. There was one incident that the ball was hit by an Oakland player and the ball on the side of Dickey, Lawrie saw it and probably he thinks that Dickey might gonna have a problem seeing the ball because of the sun so there were three Blue Jays player wanting to catch the ball and Dickey bump in to Lawrie. Guys! Why don't you wear your sunglasses! That should be a lesson to all of you. Well, in the end Toronto Blue Jays won the game.

Mark Buehrle change the Game

This will be they're 3rd game against Oakland Athlete's. I was not surprised with the game result last Monday July 29. Blue Jays pitcher was Rogers and based on what I've seen in the last couples of games of Rogers, I'm not impressed with the way he played. But last night. Mark Buehrle really change everything. I'm not an baseball expert but I can see that he never let the Athlete's score with the help of other Blue Jays players of course. I think once that the pitcher set the game, other players can also feel it and they can win each game. I saw Brett Lawrie dive for the ball just to get it and that's a good sign that they are pump up for the win. Plus Steve Delabar, woow this guy is really good. Of all pitcher in the Blue Jays, I can I say he's the best.