We headed down to the Jays game last Saturday afternoon to watch them play against the 2006 AL champs the Detroit Tigers. Always a fun affair, Jays games are a little more interesting to me this year than in past years. Not because they are a contender this year (at least before their B.J. Ryan went down with an injury) but because I own a few of the players on my fantasy team this year: Alex Rios, Lyle Overbay and Jason Frasor. Additionally this game I would see a couple more of my players in action ala Pudge Rodriguez and the Detroit closer Todd Jones.
The game was a high scoring affiar with the Jays losing 10-7. Both Rios and Overbay hit HRs with Overbays being very important (at the time) in the bottom of the 8th that gave the Jays the lead 8-7, and as equally important, a win opportunity for Frasor after he blew a 7-5 lead in the top of the 8th. Unfortunately and yet still fortunately Ryan came into the 9th to close and gave up 4 runs to leave it 10-7 into the bottom of the 9th. The win was erased but instead I was able to pick up the save when Jones came in to close it for Detroit. So, a very active game to watch and for me personally for the fantasy world in which I live.
There was also very rare excitement in the top of the 8th when Craig Monroe fouled off a Frasor offering directly to Sonia. Her hands were full with OG but fortunately the ball landed directly beneath her seat unimpeded. She was able to pluck it out before anyone else could get to it. The first time she has had a foul ball hit to her at a major league game. It was quite obvious on impact that the ball was going to come close. We were in row 40, the top row of the lower level along the first base line (section 115). Since the batter is a rightie it had a nasty curve on in it but was very predictable as long as it wasn’t deflected which it wasn’t. There was no real concern that OG would get hit.
We plan on buying a flexpack to see 5 more games this year so one of the games we’ll head down early and we’ll head down to the field to get a signature from Frasor and/or other Jays. They won’t be able to resist the wiles of OG.