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TORONTO – Nineteen innings. Six hours and 37 minutes.
Eight pitchers and fourteen position players used, some
making as many as 10 plate appearances, to secure a 6-5
victory and a series win over the Detroit Tigers. It
seemed appropriate, at least to some in the groggy media
horde that ambled down to the victorious clubhouse on
Sunday afternoon (oops, evening), that a fog machine had
been used in whatever celebration had just occurred. "I
cant give out all the secrets," said Colby Rasmus, who
made two sparkling defensive plays, robbing Miguel
Cabrera of extra bases with a catch up against the
centrefield wall in the 18th and making a head-long,
diving catch of a Bryan Holaday sinking line drive in the
19th. "I cant give out all the secrets. Hopefully itll
keep working for us." The Blue Jays franchise is engaged
in its 38th season of Major League Baseball. Never had it
played in a game longer than 18 innings. Never had it
played in a game that exceeded six hours. There were many
heroes on this day. Jose Bautista delivered the walk off,
bases loaded single, which must have felt particularly
satisfying considering it was Bautistas first hit in 10
plate appearances. He did walk twice. The bullpen
deserves the most credit. Mark Buehrle struggled badly,
again, and was lifted after allowing five runs (two
earned) with one out in the fourth. The Jays trailed 5-0
at the time and all seemed lost with 2012 Cy Young award
winner David Price on the mound for Detroit. Nobody could
have predicted that the offence would chip away, tagging
Price for four runs before tying the game in the ninth
off pseudo closer Joba Chamberlain. What it meant was
seven Toronto relievers would be required to combine for
15 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball. They were up to the
task. Todd Redmond went 2 2/3; rookie Aaron Sanchez
tossed three innings; Brett Cecil and Dustin McGowan 1
1/3 each; Aaron Loup went a third of an inning; Casey
Janssen a full inning and then Chad Jenkins drove the bus
the rest of the way. He went six scoreless, his longest
outing of the season, to secure his first big league win
of the year. "That was a long one," said an exhausted
Jenkins afterwards. "For all the fans who sat through all
of it, thank you. That was awesome. I mean, its really
exciting to look up and see its 7:30 and there are still
people here cheering, going crazy, going nuts and it made
it so much better." The Jays sold out both Saturdays and
Sundays games. The Jays took the series two-out-of-three
from the Tigers and did so winning the final two games
started by the last two American League Cy Young award
winners (Max Scherzer and Price). The series win gave
Toronto five of six against the Tigers on the season. The
victory gained the Blue Jays a game on Baltimore, which
lost to St. Louis and allowed Toronto to hold serve with
red-hot Kansas City, which leads the race for the second
wild card spot by a game and a half on the Jays and
Seattle Mariners. Oh, and the Blue Jays open a series in
Seattle Monday night (against another former Cy Young
award winner, Felix Hernandez, to boot). Oh, and the
Tigers shouldnt sleep on the playoffs. Those Royals are
but a half-game back of Detroit for the AL Central lead.
Maybe these wins over the Tigers will matter to the Blue
Jays in that wild card race. As the games and days pass
by, the stakes become higher. The Blue Jays, as R.A.
Dickey put so simply on Friday night, are "in it." If
youre too young to remember the good old days of the mid-
1980s and early 1990s, enjoy this. This is what it was
like back then. And if youre old enough to remember those
times, welcome back to feeling like a kid. SANCHEZ
THRIVING Aaron Sanchez is blessed with the physical gifts
needed to have a long, successful career as a big league
pitcher. Hes tall, 64", and most of it is core and lower
body. He laughed as he points to his hips. "I get heat
from the guys, they always tell me Ive got a grandpas
waistline," he said. "Theyre always on me about why I
wear my pants so high." The legs are Sanchezs key; any
pitchers key, really. From there he generates the power
to effortlessly unleash fastballs which register 98 miles
per hour on the radar gun. He doesnt know where he gets
his height. Sanchez has two older brothers and an older
sister and said hes at least four inches taller than each
of them. Hes taller than both his parents. "There are
some cousins on my moms side who are like seven-feet
tall," said Sanchez. "So maybe thats where I get it
from." With three scoreless innings in Sundays 6-5, 19-
inning win over the Tigers, Sanchez has held the
opposition without a run in five of his seven big league
appearances. All have come out of the bullpen and its
likely the rest will, too, as he gets further and further
away from his last start, a six-inning performance for
Triple-A Buffalo on July 10. Just because hes a reliever
doesnt mean Sanchez has changed his daily routine. "I
tried to stay running as a starter just because I dont
know any different," said Sanchez. "I think thats kind of
helped me bounce back better (after relief appearances)
than I would have if I did minimal running, I guess to
say. I dont know if that makes any difference or not but
Ive just tried to continue with the same running that Ive
done as a starter, you know the long distance, the sprint
intervals, the stadiums, whatever it is just to get the
lactic acid out of the arm." The Blue Jays toyed with
Sanchez working in relief in spring training, culminating
with an appearance against the Mets at Olympic Stadium in
Montreal. He learned then the difference between taking
all the time needed to prepare for a start and pitching
in relief. Youve got to "get hot" quickly, as pitchers
will say. Then, once in the game, theres little time to
find a groove. "As a starter youve got six innings, two
innings to get a curveball and figure some things out,"
said Sanchez. "As a reliever youve got to come in and
just pound the zone and youre stuffs just got to be
there." ROSTER MOVE The Blue Jays need help in the
bullpen after seven relievers combined for 15 2/3
scoreless innings on Sunday afternoon. Left-hander Brad
Mills has been added to the roster for Mondays series
opener in Seattle. Infielder Ryan Goins was optioned to
Triple-A Buffalo.
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can forgive him if his eyes glance down the calendar just
a bit, towards April.TSN Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie and
Darren Dreger have the latest on the future homes of
Jarome Iginla, Ryan Miller and Thomas Vanek as well as
updates on the top potential NCAA free agent and the NHLs
search for fresh officiating. Jarome Iginla has been one
of the stories of this season individually. Hes been a
great fit in Boston and his 28 goals leads the team. Does
he end up there beyond this year and re-sign? Darren
Dreger: Thats certainly the hope of the Boston Bruins and
of Jarome Iginla as well. I know Peter Chiarelli, the
Bruins general manager, reached out to Don Meehan from
Newport Sports last week. Theres been no official back-
and-forth in terms of dialogue or a negotiation and the
reality is that the Bruins dont have the tag room or the
cap space to close this deal in-season. But, most
definitely, Chiarelli and the Bruins want to extend
Iginlas stay. He loves Boston. They love him in Boston. I
think a deal gets done. Pierre LeBrun: Another top-line
right-winger whos slated to be a UFA come July 1 is Ales
Hemsky, who came over at the trade deadline to help the
Ottawa Senators. Now, he has helped them, even though the
Senators have struggled. Ottawa has seen enough of Hemsky
that in the very near future they are interested in
reaching out to his representatives to see if hes
interested in staying on and to talk about an extension.
Obviously, the money has to be right for the budget-
conscious Senators, but right now Bryan Murray would like
to bring Hemsky back for next season. Does Ryan Miller
stay in St. Louis? LeBrun: That is what Doug Armstrong
and the St. Louis Blues would love to do. Theyve already
reached out to Mike Liut, the agent for Ryan Miller, and
told Miller: ‘Once this season is over, we want to bring
you back. They are being aggressive in their overtures
and telling this player that they do not want him to go
to the July 1 market. They believe he is a long-term fit
for their team which will contend for a number of years.
Bob McKenzie: The conventional wisdom among the hockey
community is that one of the reasons Miller wants to wait
until free agency on July 1 is to see if theres any
interest from the Anaheim Ducks. There was all sorts of
speculation that the Ducks tried to make a trade with the
Buffalo Sabres earlier this season for Miller, but that
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sorts of work in Hollywood and the possibility of being
on a California team might be something that is really
good for Ryan Miller. So, well wait and see where that
goes. Its college free agent signing season. The most
sought-after right now is Christian Folin, a 63”, 210-
pound defenceman from Sweden who plays for the River
Hawks and UMass. Who are the front-runners to get him?
McKenzie: The Philadelphia Flyers, the Minnesota Wild,
the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Edmonton Oilers are
amongst the teams believed to have the best chance to try
to get Christian Folin out of UMass Lowell. Now, I should
point something out. Firstly, theyre playing in the NCAA
tournament Friday night against Minnesota State. If they
lose, hes got a decision to make. He has not yet fully
committed to making the decision that hes coming out of
college. The likelihood is that he is, but he hasnt made
that decision just yet. Lots of teams are getting the
sense now that theyre out of it and that those teams I
just mentioned are the front-runners. The NHL is
apparently seeking officials... Dreger: Theyre calling it
the NHL Exposure Combine and the belief is that theyre
hoping to bring in upwards of 60 high-level prospects.
Theyre going to collect these, literally, from around the
world, but yes, they will send invites to certain
universities and NCAA colleges for those graduating
hockey players who perhaps want to pursue a career as an
NHL on-ice official. Theyll hold the combine in August in
Buffalo. There will be considerable physical testing but
its all part of trying to expand the search and every
other year, theyll do an amateur version. McKenzie: I
smell a reality show coming: “So You Wanna Be a Ref?”
Pierre LeBrun has a quick one-timer for us on Thomas
Vanek. LeBrun: Vanek is obviously loving his time in
Montreal so far but I spoke with his agent Steve Bartlett
earlier on Tuesday who said the plan has not deviated.
They told the Sabres last summer that theyre going to
July 1. They told the Islanders after he got traded that
its going to July 1 and that remains the plan right now.
Lets see if a little playoff magic might change his mind.
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