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Fox Sports: McLouth catch earns thrown beverage

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posted 10 hours ago by JE (Jason Epstein) to beer, blue jays, fans, orioles | 7 comment(s)

What a waste of damn fine Canadian beer.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, McLouth chased down a fly ball towards the left-field foul line off the bat of Cobly Rasmus. McLouth caught the ball, but his momentum carried him into the stands.

After disappearing into the (not-so filled) seats, an uninjured McLouth stood up and showed umpire Manny Gonzalez that the ball was still in his glove. Some Toronto fans claimed the nine-year veteran didn’t hold onto the ball, but Gonzalez ruled it an out.
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1. John Northey posted on November 14, 2012 at 12:02 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Good point there, that AA has to win or at least be super-close in 2013 or 2014 otherwise he will be shown the door. However, I suspect that was the case regardless as you can only be a 500 team for so long before heads roll. A winner in Toronto will pack the stadium, skyrocket TV ratings and make Rogers a lot of money. This is proven as, even on just hope early on the Jays saw a spike in TV ratings and more fans coming on down. Put a 95 win team here and watch out.

2. Edmundo got dem ol' Kozma blues again mama

posted on November 14, 2012 at 12:19 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

has put his career inside a performance vice

May I assume that vice a Canadian vise?

3. Rants Mulliniks (formerly Cold Prosimian) posted on November 14, 2012 at 12:24 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

May I assume that vice a Canadian vise?

That's not a legitimate English/American difference, the guy just doesn't know any better and neither does his editor.

4. The District Attorney posted on November 14, 2012 at 12:49 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

the guy just doesn't know any better and neither does his editor.

That's quite the dilemna.

5. drjohnnyfever posted on November 14, 2012 at 12:58 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

AA could have fielded .500 teams for as long as Rogers would have him (although not indefinitely as #1 indicated). I think many GMs fall into a trap of "I'm at .500, that's good for my job security, I'm not going to jeopardize my .500 team with a crazy trade". So what impresses me is that AA avoided that trap and realized .500 sucks... .500 is on the way to success, but it's not success.

6. Non-Youkilidian Geometry posted on November 14, 2012 at 01:14 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

May I assume that vice a Canadian vise?

That's not a legitimate English/American difference, the guy just doesn't know any better and neither does his editor.

I disagree, and Wikipedia backs me up. My understanding is that vise (the tool) is generally spelled vice in the UK and Australia. In my experience, this is one of those words where Canadians use both spellings and barely notice the distinction.

Here's what Wikipedia has to say:

Americans and Canadians retain the very old distinction between vise (the tool) and vice (the sin, and also the Latin prefix meaning a "deputy"), both of which are vice in the UK and Australia.

7. Karl from NY posted on November 14, 2012 at 03:39 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I love the timing. This is Toronto's chance to go for it in the AL East, while the Red Sox are broken, the Rays fading, the Orioles still more likely mirage than monster, and even the Yankees questionable after that playoff dumpout and no big free agents to buy up this winter. And while the Maple Leafs are frozen out.

8. The Yankee Clapper posted on November 14, 2012 at 03:58 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

This is Toronto's chance to go for it in the AL East, while the Red Sox are broken, the Rays fading, the Orioles still more likely mirage than monster . .

Only the gritty, gutsy Yankees can save the AL East from the Canadian Colossus.

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