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From Cleveland where the Blue Jays are looking to sweep this series against the Indians.
They'll be sending out Dave Steve today.
For the third time in a row he's been looking for his 17th win of the season.
He'll be facing left-hander Bud Black who has had great success over the years against Toronto.
He has an 11-4 record.
Well those Blue Jays despite winning three in a row still haven't picked up any ground on Boston.
They trailed by six and a half.
Now here's Don Chevrier and Tommy Hudson.
Well, Fergie, there's not much you can do and the Red Sox win nine in a row as they have.
The definite leader, Dwight Evans, the veteran for the Red Sox.
Jays, I guess, can look to Mookie Wilson and also Fred McGriff, Tommy, for their leadership.
Yeah, I think there's no question that the inspirational leader would be Mookie Wilson.
But I kind of compare Freddie McGriff, leader by example, to a young Andre Dawson with the Montreal Expos.
And his example, Fred McGriff, has been good lately.
Boy, it sure was last night. Five for five including a home run.
They wrap it up today. Stay with us on CTV from Cleveland.
Welcome back to Cleveland. Our guest is John Olerud.
Earlier this year, all the talk was about John Olerud being the Rookie of the Year.
Or would it be Sandy Alomar Jr.?
John, in your opinion, you've already stated you felt that Alomar really is the front runner right now.
Yeah, well, I think so just because he's done a great job here in Cleveland.
He's a position player. He plays every day.
And he's been hitting the ball good for a good average.
And I just think he's definitely got to be the front runner right now.
And you haven't been playing every day and you're not a position player, at least this year.
Right. Yeah, I've just been DHing mainly and usually just hitting against right-handed pitchers.
So, you know, I would think being in his position, he's faced everybody and he's played every day.
So I would think, you know, you'd have to give him a lot of credit for the way he's performed.
Sandy Alomar, John Olerud thinks you should win it. What do you think? Do you think you should?
Well, I think that they have to decide at the end of the season.
I can't take anything for granted. And, you know, anything can happen this last month.
And it's going to be a really interesting month for the rookies.
You know, John Olerud is an outstanding hitter, probably the best hitter out of all the rookies.
He's got a natural swing.
And, you know, the only advantage that I have really is that I'm a catcher and I'm on a team that they needed catching for years.
And I'm doing an outstanding job behind a plate and also catching knocker balls.
And I've been around 280, 290 the whole year. So that probably was going to help me a little bit.
Very well spoken. You're watching the best, Blue Jays baseball on CTV.
But Black is back after stuffed us in his elbow to get a start against Mookie Wilson, D.H.ing was still leading off.
Tony Fernandez playing shortstop. Kelly Gruber is the third. McGriff after a great night cleans up.
Bell still missing from the lineup. Borders catching. Glen Island Hill for Bell and Left Field.
Williams takes Mookie's spot in center while Manny Lee plays second base in junior Felix Days and right.
The defense for the Cleveland Indians. Let's go from left to right.
Dion James is in left field. Alex Cole, the center fielder.
Corey Snyder plays right around the infield. Veteran Tom Brookens plays third base.
Carlos Baerga is the shortstop. Jerry Brown in second.
Brooke Jacoby at first base on the mound. As you mentioned, but Black and behind the plate is Joel Skinner.
You're catching Bud Black today. He has always had such great success against Toronto.
11 and four lifetime. Why? In your opinion? He's just a true left handed pitcher.
He's not a thrower. He's not going to try and overpower too many hitters.
And Toronto has always been a good fastball hitting ball club and they're aggressive at the plate.
And it's just a matter of Bud goes out and pitches his game.
And you could have done that with other teams and it might not have been the same.
It's just a matter of coincidence, I guess, but he just goes out and pitches his ballgame and tries to go with his strengths as much as possible.
And from there he just moves the ball around. He really doesn't try and trick anybody.
He just doesn't. He doesn't try and throw the same pitch too many times and keeps the ball out of the middle of the plate.
For Kenobuki Wilson, a 1-1 cat, he's told you before the game, Tom, he's not quite sure how he's going to go today having missed actions since the 20th of August.
That's right. In talking about Bud Black listening to Joel Skinner, all that is very well to do if you're in a regular rotation.
But it's been a while, about 12 days since his last start. He left that game in the third inning with the tightness in the left elbow against Milwaukee.
And he's going to play the first game in the third inning.
He's got the ball in the right side of the menu for today, the first Sunday night game ever at Fenway Park takes place tonight.
The Red Sox host and the Yankees, Boston looking for a tenth consecutive win.
Toronto's next opponent, Detroit at Minnesota and overhead, the Plains roar by.
He's very comfortable. He's thinking he's at Shea Stadium.
Well, sound reasoning on the part of Cito Gaston, the D.H. and Okie, it's sort of a half day off for him in terms of feeling responsibilities.
He's not really capable in center field. I suspect you might see more of this as the month goes on.
That's one of the many pitches that Buddy Black can throw, just a little fastball that sinks away.
And he had Mookie pulling off the pitch. And we talked earlier about Mookie Wilson, his inspirational ability to get the club going and keep the club going.
That's why Cito Gaston needs him in the lineup. You see a tough blackspot against the Blue Jays lifetime.
One is only start this year against them. He shut them out for eight innings, three nothing here in Cleveland.
And at that time, struck out a season high seven.
And Fernandez knows how effective black can be.
Oh, for nine or nine for fifty one with no home runs as Tony.
Tommy Craig, the Jason trainer to keep the players cool.
Humidity is the problem. Seventy four degrees game time is the temperature is all not that hot down to the lake.
But it's a little bit of a warm up. It's a little bit of a warm up.
It's two and two to Tony. But black is the type of pitcher that's comfortable for a catcher to get behind the plate and call the game, especially when he's on his control.
You can see Skinner moving back and forth from inside and outside to where he wants the pitches.
That's where he's going to get the pitch, and that's where he'll go inside that he moves outside.
I came up last year with a cut fastball that breaks in a right handed hitters and jams them. So now he's a five pitch pitcher fastball slider curveball cutter and change.
Those are pretty well for strikes that's filed away.
Holding on the full count is Fernandez.
He's been playing a pretty steady season. He was also one of the steadiest starters for Cleveland last year. He'll be a free agent and he's left handed.
So he's a premium left handed free agent starting pitcher.
If there's a tree that grows that type of pitcher I have a founded.
So far Joel Skinner has had a couple of shots here in the first inning right off that match.
And he's got a little bit of a head and a head and a head.
And as you may tell catchers don't turn that head even squared out.
But the ball hit the mask.
We were talking last night. You and I watching the game about how even to warm up between innings they make catchers wear a mask.
Now there's no hitter in the batter's box but there's still a chance for injury especially when you have to go out and warm up Tom Candiotti which is what Skinner did last night not being in the starting lineup.
So it's a little bit of a difference between getting.
I need an armored suit.
At least Fernandez is making black throw some pitches.
Spilled off for now on the three and two count.
So it's a little longer more menacing into the Indians dugout or bullpen down here.
You battle a pitcher this much especially early in the ballgame and black having not started since August 20th.
He's throwing a lot of pitches and that could tell later on in the game and I'm sure John McNamara and Mark Wiley Mark Wiley the pitching coach with Cleveland.
You're going to watch him closely as the number of pitches he throws.
He's got a lot of pitches and that will continue a moment ago you're getting full value here with the lake front today ballgame and air show two for the price of one black may reach that quota against Tony Fernandez.
Yes.
He's got a lot of work he needs coming back from a 12 day absence he is getting it.
One out single for Fernandez.
He's got a lot of good pitches and he's got a lot of good pitches.
He was just trying to continue with fastballs not to walk Tony but Tony battled and filed some pitches off that were up pitches that were good pitches for black finally got one in his hitting zone and picked up the base hit.
He was a very good pitcher and he was very proud he had a double in a home run as the Jays one game two in a series eight nothing that's ball walk.
This all after Kelly in the previous 10 games have gone on a point 0 7 9.
He loves the Indians he's had five home runs on Cleveland pitching this season.
So it's been a great experience to come out of a slump ball against a ballclub that you've had good success against.
And for the most part I talked with Gene tennis about Kelly Gruber.
Most of it was mental play and yet you and I watched him in the previous two at bats before the double and home run last night.
Frankly he looked brutal.
He was swinging badly.
Yeah he did the shoulder pulled off but see Gino right there saying keep the front side in.
He's got to get him on the right track. Absolutely. He was really dejected as he would go out the first couple of times to throw his bat down and discussed running the first base.
And is with his lead.
He's been there eight times now.
A little different look for the Indians in this afternoon ballgame.
They've rested a few players.
John McNamara decided because they've lost they've lost six in a row here on this home stand to shake things up and get some of the bench players in.
And he's said you guys can't get him going to empty the bench use everybody else instead.
Three balls and a strike to Gruber.
John McNamara had a tough season a promising beginning.
The Indians threatened for a while but really have fallen off and Gruber overall has had a magnificent season despite his second half slot second in our B.I.
There goes Fernandez pitches high he'll be there anyway on the base on ball.
Fred McGriff a career high three five hits in last night's ballgame.
Ferg swing about real well right now.
This whole year has been like uphill battle I got off to a slow start and I've just been trying to battle from there.
I've seen the ball well and candy out as a real good knuckleball but I was able to stay back and just hit it hard somewhere in my last set.
That was my best at bat because I did that home run a lot of times you'll even get five at bats in a ballgame because you lead the club in walks.
It's real tough because usually like you say you're usually getting one or two walks a game.
So to get five at bats was real surprising for me.
This native of Tampa many friends and relatives looking in today on Channel 32 in Tampa Lakeland here's the play at second base just back in time as Fernandez.
That was the reverse turn a lot of pitchers turned the other way left handers when they go to second base but black with the quick turn almost nailed Tony in second.
Obviously the five for five a career best for one game from a good ties a blue Jays record for hits in a game.
It is a strike on one to him speaking of scoring the Jays now twenty seven runs the last three ballgames.
That is more than they've scored in the previous 10 games against Minnesota the Yankees Boston and Milwaukee.
It is a feast or a famine for this team.
It's a big cut by McGregor.
Yeah it's been a crazy year and that's where you run into problems when you have those streaks.
You like to keep it steady and Fred talked about earlier in the year struggling but with those 29 home runs you see where he ranks and only Ricky Henderson ahead in the on base percentage.
Well as players are though Freddie standing around the batting cage prior to the ballgame getting ready to take some swings and BP.
You know what he was talking about his stolen base last night had five hits and a home run but he was talking about his fifth stolen base of the year.
That was the icing on his cake.
I put a center field Alex Cole is there back to tag as Fernandez.
The fans here at Cleveland are very excited about Alex Cole and I think he demonstrated right there that he can do more than just run and steal bases is a strong army got rid of that ball quickly.
Tony was thinking about maybe going to third but maybe just a bluff to get a look at Alex Cole's arm and you can see he came up in the cardinal organization went over to the pride race.
There's that strong arm demonstrated 19 assists in 88.
They don't think you'll get much for power but for average he has here at 333.
You're looking at the catcher Pat borders having a career season 14 home runs and two ninety three average.
He's got a great game going on here.
He's getting with two out and two on here in the Blue Jays first inning looking for a sweep in Cleveland one and one with the Red Sox playing that night game tonight.
As you mentioned the first night game ever at Fenway Park they're playing the New York Yankees the Blue Jays need to win this game just to to send their message be it maybe a slight message to Boston that they're still in this race.
Maybe they're trying to get the ball to the right way.
Third base side Boston meantime sending a message right back to the Blue Jays.
We don't expect to lose the ball girl down there.
I glance too quickly.
James down the line takes the fly ball from borders the end the inning he's got a base hit in the walk but nothing more from Buddy Black and you're watching the basketball Jays baseball on TV.
Dave Steve still searching for that elusive 17th win goes for it today against this Cleveland lineup.
The speed of Alex Cole off the top Jerry Brown right behind him.
The on James and left field the aging today Ken Phelps told you they've changed the lineup drastically although Jacobi stays at first base.
Carlos Bayerga goes to shortstop Corey Snyder is in right but Tom Brookens plays third and catching in place of Alomar is Joel Skinner.
Look at the defense for the Jays probably the speediest of outfields.
The
second base Fred McGriff behind them as at first Pat borders will catch and looking for that 17th win is Dave Steve.
Gail and Cisco Dave Steve is coming off a loss against Milwaukee.
What did he do wrong in that game.
Well actually the game wasn't that bad.
He left the game after seven and losing four to two.
I think that you know coming off the game against Boston which he had great stuff.
I don't think his breaking ball was quite as sharp as it was against the Boston ballclub.
And I think he really needs to keep the breaking ball down a little bit better located a little better away from right handers and then on left handers.
Steve lost his last game start six two against Milwaukee August the 28th.
That was his previous bid for 17th win and struck out 90 walked 50.
He's having a whale of a season 20 wins certainly in line for him.
Little adjustment with the rise in bank.
They've had to put it behind the rubber.
It was even with the pitching rubber.
He's three and three in this ballpark over his career.
He has had five no decisions.
Many of the heartbreaking variety from Blue Jays bullpen of bygone days losing leads he had built.
The thing that Steve is really concentrating on today.
Talk to him about it in the clubhouse prior to the game is his release point.
He said he's been laying the ball out a little bit too far not getting on top when he does that he doesn't get the movement that he wants on the fastball and he gets more of a roll on the breaking ball instead of the sharp fighter.
He's outside the call who at the major league level has learned how to steal bases more successfully also learned how to hit 1990 with Las Vegas triple A with Colorado Springs.
Here he's 23 and four he's on base for Jerry Brown.
Well the Indians get what they want they get the speedy Alex Cole at first and Dave Steve certainly didn't want to start the game by walking Cole.
He's got a little bit of a run the only player left the man O'Brien McDowell Julio Franco D.
It's a speed to Brown is the Indians lead off hitter when Cole is not in the lineup against left handed pitching Jerry Brown is going to try to be patient here because he wants to make Dave Steve work.
He's got a little bit of a lead off man he hadn't shown real good control to be surprised to if Cole takes off now he could.
But when a pitcher struggling if you take off all of a sudden the catcher nails you at second base momentum changes.
But with Cole's ratio he's had pretty good success rate he may go anyway.
He's leading and taking a little jump and Steve almost caught him in between.
Dave has that quick move that was close.
I'm sure he didn't have like Fred might have got him out on the wrist.
Cole stole five and one game shortly after being called up by the he shortened up his lead after almost being picked off and in his own mind he may be saying I was picked off.
He shortened things up.
Good arm great speed and the fire still invasive we talked about came against the Kansas City Royals he stole third twice in that game.
First base up fire Jim Evans almost bring Cole up.
He started to move his right arm.
See if you can see his motion.
He should have run him up.
See if he starts to move back with the right arm and then gave the safe call.
So a little indecision on Jim Evans is this is the same crew that was so maddening for fans watching the Red Sox and Blue Jays with pretty inconsistent calls both ways last weekend at the Skydome.
I'll tell you what this is probably the best right handed move that Alex Cole has seen and the key for Dave Steve Dave has quick action with his feet he's able to turn and get something on the throw over to first inside it's
to an order set to throw and the pocket of his hand instead.
Alex Cole had a pretty good teacher though when he was coming up in the Cardinals organization there was a time where the Cardinals had hoped to have Vince Coleman Willie McGee and Alex Cole in their outfield.
Well he said Vince Coleman used to talk to him about stealing bases and Coleman I think most people know at this point leads the National League with 77 steals the 23 that Cole has is taken in 35 games to do with
the World Series and the Wilson has taken all season to do and I think some people might say why do you keep throwing over and over to first base.
Right.
We saw Cole shorten his lead a little bit because Dave Steve almost got him at first base because he had to shorten it up.
It was just enough to allow Pat borders to get a good strong throw on and get him at second base.
He's got to get back to his hitter.
Now it's two and two now and this is how things can change around what I mentioned before your Dave Steve struggled with control.
Now all of a sudden there's one out he's back with a strike and he has the count even to Jerry Brown.
He's having what call when the speed threatening at first base he had no chance to find a groove and get the strike zone back against his hitter Brown.
And it's a pop up for Kelly Gruber third base over the first base either side of the map.
Dave out there trying to direct a little traffic he had the entire infield converging on the mound area looked around I think he first called for Kelly Gruber and then Kelly gave way to Fred McGriff.
Look at the infield everybody but Tony Fernandez and then Dave pulls away to allow McGriff you see Pat borders peel off.
Pat saw first base make it decided he better get over there just in case the ball's dropped.
He's got to get back to his hitter.
The on James up next they got him from Atlanta for Otterby McDowell and James has hit Dave Steve as well as any American League pitcher sitting 279 overall but against Steve he's gone three sixty eight seven for 19 to an old Indians
and he's got to get his game second and third spot sitting third today.
Check swing Fernandez will charge the ball and get it.
One complete in Cleveland Steve gets out of a little mini problem.
After one LeBan's with Jays baseball and CTV Glenn Allen Hill even though you're getting your base hits you seem to be a little frustrated.
He's going over talking to tennis after every at bat.
Well yeah he's he's a great batting coach and like right now I'm really frustrated and I'm not happy with where I'm swinging and after every bat he he kind of tells me what I do wrong and so the next time I try to make an adjustment.
This is the seventh game in a row that he has started five and left field two is the D.H. in place of George Bell whose eye problem lingers on.
It really hasn't improved a great deal.
He's still blurry in that eye with water behind the ref.
Hill the more advanced the more play he gets just improves every day.
Yeah this should be a great learning experience right now for Glenn Allen getting the opportunity to get those at bats and then talk a little bit with Gene tennis.
You saw that Geno's never idle on the bench always with a bat talking to some hitter.
So outside two and one it'll be Hill Ken Williams the center fielder and Manny Lee here in the blue J second that's where batting coach almost has to be a psychology major because to some part it is physical but there's a lot of mental
involvement with hitting and being successful and hit a lot of times you know just talks to the hitters tries to get their head back in the game and get them going in the right way that that one is one for six brief run against
Buddy Black lifetime Chicago White Sox still trailing Oakland hoping they can make up a difference five and a half games in September in Friday Saturday and Sunday.
Skydome lighter two games on CTV Bobby thick pan of the White Sox picked up his 46th save last night that ties the Major League record set by Dave Forgetting time to shatter it for the month live should be over 50 holding on the full count
is Hill this will be the largest crowd in quite a while here I would think circuit the largest crowd this weekend and probably 40 to 50 percent are blue J fan.
We have come here in great numbers for the weekend.
Good pitch to hit right there for Glenn Allen a fastball by black Allen will go back and he'll tell Gene Tennis I'd like to see a few more of those pitches that was a good one.
Next up Kenny Williams.
He was ejected for what apparently was very mild comment. They go forward mild by standards in the second inning of Friday night's game.
And you know according to the way Derek Dale Ford is positioned as the second base umpire he's trying to stay as far away from any Williams as possible.
Look at if he's in shallow center field get a better shot of the air show up in there.
One ball and two strikes to Williams hitting just 150 180 is a blue J.
Going back to bases former teammates Tigers James will go by bus over the three hours interstate into Detroit tonight.
Start that series tomorrow afternoon.
His speed gets to it easily on the run for the second.
Next up is Manny Lee.
Remind you that tonight when a loving family and successful career were no longer enough.
Thirty two year old Richard Moore started searching for love in all the wrong places.
Tommy will sing the theme song for you later.
It's separate vacation.
CTV Sunday movie tonight.
But black has a special interest.
I'm sure watching it from Edmonton he has an aunt and uncle about Edmonton.
He's got a Canadian connection.
He's got a hockey connection to the Pacific Coast Hockey League the league in scoring.
He's got a great shot at the top of the game.
You're actually looking at Harry Ralston Black Jr.
But by Manny Lee.
He was a real steal.
Tribe got him from Kansas City.
He was a big fan of the Eagles as well.
To and to now.
And that's an interesting view of Cleveland walking up there in the wind.
He's got a great shot at the top of the game.
Just in the second inning almost foul balls taking a toll on black.
This is 50 a pitch.
And he misses with three and two to leave.
Yeah you can really tell by watching but black he's throwing free and easy but his control just isn't where it normally is.
He's got a lot of passing in and out a lot of full counts as you mentioned a lot of pitches.
Inducingly to pop up in the shadow right field Jerry Brown is back there he makes the catch.
Bill Scolars in Cleveland the windup game of the weekend Blue Jays and the tribe.
That's Blue Jays baseball on CTV.
No score days of the only hit the after the C&E show is also on it.
Ross Lake Ontario Toronto's Lakefront afternoon.
It's a different lineup of Ken Phelps getting a chance.
The much traveled Ken Phelps Brooke Jacoby and Carlos by Arga playing shortstop today a switch hitting Steve walk cold start the game.
They got him trying to steal and Brown popped up and James grounded out.
That's ball one to Phelps Phelps has really been a disappointment.
The Indians acquired him.
It was at a time when they weren't sure what Keith Hernandez's situation was how much he'd be able to play.
He's had fifty five in bats since being a Cleveland Indian he doesn't have an extra base hit or an RBI.
And they parked him on the bench until today hasn't played since August 24th when he came to the game as a defensive replacement.
His first starts July 29th against the Yankees his former team.
He came on in two strikes three one a story a little more closely in the Blue Jays and Indians in reading about the projected team
the open days if they go ahead
and resign Willie McGee and
Harold Baines somewhere in the
30 to 40 million dollar range
next year locked up for Tony
Fernandez helps the first out of
the inning and he's the
excuse Steinbrenner trying to
buy a championship team probably
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about those salaries and when
you look at it Chevy and Tommy
30 to 40 million how can a
place like Cleveland compete
with Oakland or Seattle exactly
your Kansas City they have an
up high price for agents of their
own fairly shallow left field a
fly ball taken by Glenn Allen
Hill in the television money
which is very good now they have
a major league baseball will
take you to so far here a lot of
empty seats and this is a good
crowd like Cleveland standards
today that's the way it always
appears here at this stadium
because it holds over eighty
thousand and when they get a
crowd of twenty twenty five
people it still has the
appearance of being almost
empty they'll be filled the
capacity a week from today when
the Steelers come in to play the
Brown football a much different
story in the city plans are
going ahead referendum has passed
to build a new facility in
downtown Cleveland Carlos by
air go over in the deal but Joe
is the one to go on Sandy Alomar
he's got much of the year the
minor leagues recalled about a
month ago and played very well
I think the time in the minor
leagues was well spent by
Pierre came up didn't do too
well as first few appearances
with Cleveland when they sent
him down he got a chance to play
every day basis now since he's
come back he's hit a lot better
he's he was one of the keys in
that deal wanted him included
in the deal he's a young player
he's hit a three thirty nine
clicks coming back he's only
twenty one years of age Puerto
Rico Chris James also part of
that deal when you think about
it think of the talented young
players the Indians received
Chris James one of those that
you could say worked well for
both clubs Joe Carter certainly
has a lot of experience in the
game and the Indians picked up
three players who can all be in
their lineup and contribute like
the deal for Franco they gave
the Texas a couple of years ago
they got three starters out of
that so that means a few deals
here yet this team can't win
while the Blue Jays worry about
the Red Sox the fans here in the
media worry about whether the
Yankees won or lost because of
the bottom of the standings
Cleveland is challenging the
Yankees to win the game and
the Yankees are in the game
Cleveland is challenging the
Yankees for last place three
games apart.
Sixth place in the big Dave
right there is just upset number
one with two outs nobody on base
walking by arrogant that I'm
trying to get a quick getting
out of the way too sure how he
felt about the feel of the
Yankees and the Yankees.
He's a little bit of a
mobile one out there.
Went back and forth but he
finally handed in the ball that
he used prior to that he is
steaming and storming on the
mat as he is want to do by our
good first base as you say the
second walk Steve position for
Corey Snyder Snyder in a
double Friday night his first
extra base hit since August the
14th couple of times after that
pitch Dave motioning without
throwing the ball with his arm
to get on top he still hasn't
found that groove that he likes
to find I asked him if in the
past if that was something that
the catchers would remind him of
he said really not.
He said he tries to remember
things he wants to do.
He hopes that Gail and Cisco
reminds him when he gets in on
the bench.
Sometimes that's too late though
good pitch there to go one and
two.
That's where I think with Pat
borders and Greg Meyers as they
get more experience you're gonna
have to take charge a little bit
more back behind the plate go
out and tell Dave Steve when
he gets to play at second base
second time that Pat borders has
uncorked a good throw a little
bit high but it was in time he
had something on it.
So the tribe has gone here in
the game and the game remains
scoreless.
That's what Jay's baseball
CTV the only Blue J not to
appear at the plate until now
Junior Felix will start the
third inning scoreless ball game
he'll be followed by the top of
the order.
He Wilson and Tony Fernandez
Felix on Friday night hit his
first home run since July the
eighth span of 19 games.
Jesse Roscoe big shot it was
a big hit at the plate Junior's
had a good series here in
Cleveland for hits eight at
bats he pops this one up they
will converge in shallow center
field full speed gets their
comfortable one out in the third
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watching Alex Cole on that last
ball it's really so important to
have the speed in center field
and that's the reason being he
falls on that ball didn't pick
it up right away.
He even took a step back because
of his speed he was able to
regroup and charge in and make
the catch.
OK.
One of two strikeout victims for
a buddy black this afternoon and
to start the game.
Misses outside one on one.
That's a little fastball that
black will just tantalize
outside.
He's got a little bit of a
shot on it.
Look it's coming on from the
third base to gun for Tony
Fernandez.
The high bright sky here.
Not only do you see the sun you
may see an occasional jet go by
with the air show going on a
perfect day for the air show but
not for pulling down those high
poppies.
The veteran Tom Brookings with
the game he's on the ground.
And as with the games only hit
single second base in the first
inning one and one.
It's funny you get in these ball
games this time of year when
you're playing a ballclub.
Cleveland has been struggling
to get the ball to the base.
And as I pointed out they've
unloaded the bench a lot of the
non-regular playing with.
It's tough to play these games
because these guys don't get an
opportunity to get out there all
that much.
They're going to really go hard.
Here's Cole coming hard.
The center fielder gets there.
And that speed of us for him and
that way.
Fernandez of a base hit.
It remains scoreless from
Cleveland on the map.
Blue Jays baseball and CTV.
Well we always play that numbers
game this time of year and
that's what we're going to do
today.
Prior to today's action if the
Red Sox have 30 games left if
they play five hundred fifteen
and fifteen the Jays have to go
twenty one and eight to win that
90 games which the Red Sox win
going fifteen and fifteen this
guy's favorite team the Indians
are not going to make it again
this year.
Long growth continues in
Cleveland.
The thing you have to tell
yourself Chevy as a player at
this time of year when you're in
the situation that Jays win you
have to tell yourself that's
the kind of game that you're
going to see in the league where
some some have written the team
off already but you have to tell
yourself all right the Red Sox
have won nine straight.
They're not going to continue to
play that well or we certainly
hope they don't continue to play
that well.
And you have to tell yourself
that you're capable of putting
together a string such as that.
Corey Schneider swings his
crack one indeed the Blue Jays
are capable and it's worth
remembering that whole Boston
franchise tradition is based on
frustration.
The Red Sox have played the
regular season the championship
season even the World Series
against the Mets as they did in
eighty six on the downside to
that the Red Sox played extremely
well at home this year.
They have a good majority of
their ballgames in September and
Fenway I have the top Oakland
A's coming in tomorrow to start
three and finish up as we said
tonight.
We can't see it against the
Yankees Tom Bolton will go
to the upper deck of huge
Cleveland Stadium looking at the
Red Sox at home there 20 games
over 500 41 and 21.
That fan never thought that he
would get a souvenir with the
seat that he has in this ball
game.
34 and 34 is their record this
year.
Seventeen win series for Blue
Jays.
Well Dave Steve has certainly
been there before.
We'd like to get there and be on
the pitch and we'll see if we can
get it.
Liner pushing it out of play on
the right side.
To two.
It was talking with Galen
Siscoff.
You want to look ahead at Dave
Steve's rotation for the rest of
the year.
Galen said he should have at
least seven more starts including
today.
Six more after today and maybe
even one more depending upon the
situation.
He goes but for seven or eight
wins he'll be at the twenty
first inning.
He's a very good starter.
Today the number seven hitter
John McNamara Indians and they
have to make a decision on Corey
Snyder is tailed off over the
last couple of seasons.
Snyder still got the great arm
but he does strike out far too
much.
And if you say his production is
a little bit more than a hundred
and ten strikeouts at a good
slider and what pitchers have
been doing with Corey Snyder they
go up with the fastball because
he'll chase the fastball that's
out of the strike zone and then
if they're right handed and have
the good slider such as Dave
Steve they'll go away and out of
the strike zone with that.
Brookings now signed as a free
agent with the Indians in
December of last year.
Tiger and Yankee.
Praxis back pushing it down the
line.
I'm going to count now Brookings
a good man to have on a ball
club that's in a pennant race a
contending club.
But when you have that veteran
player utility player really
doesn't do much good when he's
playing for next to last place
team.
Cleveland certainly plan on that
biggest disappointment probably
is free agent signings.
Be Keith Hernandez highlight for
the first time in the game of
the year.
And of course that championship
season of 84 with the Detroit
Tigers.
Personal highlight.
He's going down here with the
school home on the run.
In 1986.
Back to back strikeouts for
Steve.
Have him perhaps in that group.
He's been looking.
Yeah that's a good group because
that was the excellent breaking
ball.
Good release point.
You could see the sharpness in
the break of that pitch and that
certainly won't go down as one
of the best players in the
league.
But it's a good one.
Skinner turns away from a pitch
inside the ball one he's
acquired for Mel Hall.
March of last year.
Talk about the position Skinner
has been in backing up the
young Sandy Alomar who probably
would win the rookie of the year
for Steve.
Exactly.
Picking his spots.
Alomar is.
The golfer and skin is the
caddy.
The first two innings game Steve
struggled but he has gotten it
in a groove here in the third.
And we're scoreless through
three in Cleveland.
Now the math who plays baseball
and see TV.
Well it's been a great weekend
for the Blue Jays fan club about
three or four hundred of them
from Toronto an area I see
people from Grimsby Bowmanville
you name it.
People who couldn't get tickets
up in Toronto come all the way
down to Cleveland to watch their
Blue Jays win the first two of
this three game series.
La fans are all here.
In full force speaking in full
force watch these three strike
out pitches breaking ball to
Snyder good sharp break watch
the sharpness of that curveball
Joel Skinner fooled on the curve
so three breaking pitches and
all dandies by Dave Steve.
Want to know here to Kelly
Gruber.
Walk to the first.
Riffin borders to follow.
I ran into part of that group but
don't know if these four or five
guys were with the Blue Jays
fan club group but five guys
from this saga.
Rode into the ballpark last
night with them.
I don't know if they made it
home but if they did they're out
here today.
Search party would be out for
them.
Black flags that down.
Robin Gruber of a set up the
middle.
One out of the fourth inning.
Talk about a group of buddy
Blacks found one too although he
said it's with far more pitches
than Steve since the first
inning.
Yeah I think this demonstrates
the quality of these two
pitchers.
I mentioned Dave Steve was
struggling with the first two
runs.
Steve had struggled in the first
two so as Buddy Black yet the
ballgame is scoreless and they're
capable of struggling yet still
getting hitters out.
Blacks now retired nine straight
pitchers that don't have the
ability of the Steve or a black
struggle.
All of a sudden they find
themselves in the hole.
Three or four runs.
Control can be a problem for
black but has not really been
today's watch just one starts
with a grip off with a strike.
The first inning the grip fly to
center ending his string of five
runs.
Underway San Francisco on the
match three one that's a key
game in terms of the East of
the National League second in
four one the Dodgers lead
Montreal.
The big in the third.
Red Sox and Yankees.
He.
Sir.
Boston.
No score here.
The.
Exposed moment to go against the
Dodgers will be going against the
Cubs tomorrow.
That game will be on CTV
tomorrow afternoon.
So check for.
The second fun here for the armor
the first career home run.
We talked on the opening how
Fred McGriff can be a leader by
example and his example right
here is the fastball out over
the plate and this is why he has
been able to get that average
above 300.
He doesn't try to pull it oddly
enough.
Most of the balls that he pulls
are on the ground.
That's why the infield plays the
shift.
But when he goes the other way
he's not going to be able to
pull it.
He's going to be able to pull it
out.
That's why the infield plays the
shift.
That's why the infield plays the
shift.
That's why the infield plays the
shift.
That's why the infield plays the
shift.
RBI number 77 no one nothing lead
for the Blue Jays.
You know I had mentioned to
earlier that Fred McGriff kind
of has a very quiet nature.
So is Fred McGriff.
And I don't think you can make a
quiet man be that Lucifer is
type leader like a movie.
He was just not in their
character.
He's last seven at bat last
night and this afternoon he has
two home runs three singles a
double and a very long fly ball
to center field.
The Indians be glad to see him
get out of town.
Orders the one and two.
It's nice to see a little read
dude excited on the Blue Jays
and one on number one.
Nothing on a couple of hits the
the postseason otherwise.
Black now andLook like he will
second chance more black
continues to join that breaking
pitch inside more bad water just
keep following it off despite
the fact that he's thrown so
many pitches nobody up in the
Indians must feel despite the
stiffness in his elbow and his
last night 12 days black is
all right.
He had a blue jays series in
Detroit which starts Jimmy Key
is going to face walk Terrell in
the open.
Frank Wills versus Frank
Fernandez in the second game.
And then the game on CTV David
Wells will go against a play
Parker.
Wells trying to rebound from a
very mediocre effort by his
name here on Friday night.
So far the strategy I'm sure
this is what black plan he's
got three and two on a lot of
hitters and then just come with
his fastball.
I get a little moving on it that
time he had movement away.
He got the strikeout on bad
board.
A string of right handed hitters
against him it's a rally the only
left handed hitter in the line
up McGriff is the one to burn
him with the whole.
He'll try it but it's going to
be foul.
He goes it's
second home run by McGregor
tonight in the role retired by
Blackley he starts a new string
here getting down on Hill and
that'll be any with just the one
run but it's enough to give a
change the lead on the back to
Jay's baseball and see he'd
glorious Labor Day weekend to
have fun and wait more bugs.
Those the leftovers from the
sky dog.
All those insects that flew in
the last week Alex Cole against
Steve here to start the
Cleveland fourth inning he
walked and then got gunned down
by boarders trying to steal
this time this season.
Steve struck out Snyder Brookins
and Skinner in order to make
three strikeouts the game in the
third ball of two strikes.
You really notice the difference
in Dave Steve last inning in
this compared with the first two
getting ahead of the hitters
and he had breaking ball to do
that's a pitch you have to try
to stay away from with your
left handed hitter it's not easy
to see with the top of the
batter sounds pimping his
wide fastball ground when he
started out in the alright
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starting out the one run game
three strikeouts rump in speed
right on Tuesday night at a
the game on Tuesday night a
horse ranch who takes the law to
his own hands and later get
ready for hilarious comedy with
Roseanne.
No she will not sing the anthem
and radio talk show host Jack
Killian continues to search for
justice on Midnight Caller here
on the
Jerry Brown Indian second baseman
now popped up with the first
baseman the grip on the first
day Jerry Brown has come alive
lately especially since the
All-Star break 299 last year hit
right around 300 since the
All-Star break this season to
sixty during 270 line drive
contact hitter occasional power
by homers last year couple this
season by Roseanne Barr
involved in a San Diego Padre
game the other night in the San
Diego Padre notes game notes
they have a notation that the
Padres have a record what their
record is since the Roseanne
Bar singing the second half has
it been a winning record or like
Roseanne with her notes that the
Padres gone flat Padres have
been flat most of the year Rose
and or not again battling the
tough sky Tony goes back as the
glass is down never taking his
eye off that's you know it
appears to be the easy pop up
but that is anything but easy on
this kind of an afternoon to at
the number three hitter Deon
James lady grounded out on the
first inning not only do you look
up to try to find the baseball
you see all kinds of other
objects coming in someone out of
the bullpen or some politician
running in somebody else's area
the next election James who
mentioned earlier does hit Dave
Steve very well retired six in
a row through for one nothing
lead over the Indians intact
the bounce with James baseball
on CTV when you're nine years
old and you get a baseball like
that you want to run pretty
quickly so a big kid doesn't
take it from you and they go
show all your friends look what
I got the J's have got a one
nothing lead as they hit on the
fifth inning the bottom through
the order and Williams to
start at the side.
Buddy Black.
You know you can see why Bud
Black has been a consistent
pitcher over the years.
Seventeen game winner 1984
Kansas City but he has a nice
motion a little bit off in his
control today because of the
time in between starts the 12
days he's right around there and
keeps his ball club in games.
He will be well sought after
outside pretty speculation
really makes sense.
He's been so tough on the J's
they have personal painful
knowledge of the efficiency of
black would love to have if you
acquire the J's were lucky enough
to sign a black and in for second
base James up with a lead off
double for the Blue Jays
center fielder Kenny Williams
getting an opportunity to be in
the ball game as a starter it's
a little more comfortable with
each at bat that hung out over
the plate and just hangs it down
the left field I just fair and
padding on the walls here in
Cleveland played well by the on
game the left fielder I was
trying to make about but black
showed the J's be lucky enough to
acquire and it gives them some
flexibility now with left hand
and starting pitching because
you certainly wouldn't go with
well so Rudy he and but like
you have four left handers and
you're starting rotation gives
you an opportunity to move
someone maybe move somebody in
the bullpen move somebody in a
trade manually getting with
Williams at second base nobody
out and with a job he's on his
way to second Williams passing
the plate sometimes by being
successful when you have a job
to do will enhance you the next
time you come up in that
situation.
Manny Lee just trying to hit the
ball the other way to move
Williams over the third not only
does the job he moves him all
the way in the score picks up a
two base hit he's a second for
junior Felix well done by Manny
Lee 36 run batted in Felix fly
to center field in the third and
junior having been in the on
deck circle watching Manny Lee
should go up there with that
same thought in mind he has to
do the same thing but he didn't
show it on that last one.
Reminder again the Cubs and
Expos tomorrow Labor Day and
Wednesday for Jays and Tigers
in Detroit check for the times
in your area for those two ball
games coming up on TV.
They have Cito Gasson certainly
not trying to look ahead.
He wants his game here but
talking about the Tigers with
him.
It's been a hot ballclub in the
scoring a lot of runs.
Jays are going to miss Jack
Morris gave him the pitching
rotation early on in the base
Terrell to Nana and Parker the
way things are set up now he
likes much prefers right handed
pitching makes it high in the
cell raised twice has been
the right center field Cole
makes the play Lee makes the tag
and the blue jays being able to
execute a little bit here a nice
slide to beat the throw but
junior Felix even with two
strikes and I actually thought
he was trying to hit that ball
the other way and hit it deep
enough into right center field
and that enabled many leaders get
the job done with Lee a third
one out he Wilson the hitter
it does a lot of things want to
make it easier to score third
obvious but it brings the
infield in Cleveland now comes
in with the Wilson up one down
okay in the last seven games
hitting 200 that's not the whole
story for him he just shakes his
head when people ask him he just
continues to say I've always
been a better second half ball
player in the game you know the
thing that I remember him
telling me that impressed me at
spring training that he works on
a lot in the winter time doesn't
swing the bat doesn't really
work too much that way he works
constantly on his legs I think
especially when you get into
your early 30s mid 30s it's the
most important part of a player
and that's what he works on all
winter so the lakes are in shape
by spring training he feels
everything else will fall into
place and tie to and to talk to
almost any athlete in any sport
as they get toward the twilight
years the career the concerns
that are big starting to go 100
pitch for but black with the
infield and that's what black
wanted the chopper somehow in the
infield wasn't necessarily
thinking back to him it seemed
look at that little peek to
third just to make sure Manny Lee
was going and then recorded the
out Tony Fernandez is one for
two he's singled off black with
one out of the first inning no
we've talked about but black but
he has a good battery made back
there even though Sandy Alomar is
not in the lineup that Indians
can't lose much defensively with
Joel Skinner back there he is
one of the better defensive
catchers in baseball he lacked
some with his offense but he
calls a good game pitchers enjoy
pitching to him and he has a
strong throwing on Mac DeMera
has seen the Jays command after
Boston swept the first time here
in twenty three years now
Toronto has done his fourth twenty
two runs for this point the
fifth inning of the windup game
here in the series just driving
back to their crazy here he had
a chance maybe not to get in the
first place but to salvage
things with the big homestead
Red Sox and the Jays they have
won a game it ends today in
the series he is thirty two in
his eighth season of Major League
Baseball as is the case today he
can be prone to giving a home
run 13 last year in his first
twenty two appearances then
settled out gave up one to find
eleven starts to seventy seven
runs in the series and the
back to back doubles to start it
but they have to settle for one
run and his brands out standing
many leave it is Toronto to
get that shadow that always comes
into play here at Cleveland
Stadium pretty soon it'll creep
just in front of the plate area
you know you think about that you
go up there to hit and you're
standing in the shade that you
have to peer out the brightness
little adjustment for the eyes
well the Indians not really
adjusted very well against Dave
Steve he takes a no hitter to the
fifth inning against Ken Phelps
and Bobby and Carlos by arguing
Phelps broke up a no hitter broke
up a perfect game back on April
20th.
Brian Holman and Seattle Mariners
Phelps at that time with open a
home run pitch in home run or
Fred McGriff play he will make
an assistant one out of the
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What you call me next he fly the
left field is only a time up
today now seven straight
retired by Steve walk to by
the second strike to put your
Kobe said earlier looking and
feeling more comfortable over at
first base all the time.
That's when third baseman making
the move Hernandez may be out for
the rest of the year.
Iris contracted kept him down
Hernandez has had all kinds of
problems like problems.
Our virus there was even some
talk in the paper today or
Cleveland that the Indians are
thinking about just eating the
second year of his two year
guaranteed contract.
They don't know what at 37 years
of age Hernandez can add to
their ball amazing thing.
We were talking about earlier
one of their biggest flops this
year.
A lot of people question why a
team such as Cleveland would
sign a player at his age to a
two year guaranteed contract or
the kind of money they were
dishing out.
Million and something struggling
with that release point couple
of innings throwing it well.
That was a pitch.
And Jacobi actually thought that
ball was going to break a little
bit more over the plate here that
the term of backup slider that
stayed inside.
Jacobi was looking for it to
break and it didn't.
Two base runners given locks
Cole and this man Carlos by
air.
They were both a race.
The second base constant.
The other thing about Hernandez
he's been coming off an injury
with the Mets as well.
So it wasn't as if he were
coming off a strong season.
We have a listen here onicking
things about a tough guys like
ий got the job done.
the Cleveland Indians on the
basketball and CTV.
With Tommy Hutton and Fergie
Oliver the sedan chevriet with
you on a delightful day at
Cleveland Stadium temperature in
the low 80s.
Light breeze middle of a long
and glorious Labor Day weekend
with blue jays.
They're working on a sweep over
the tribe.
They lead to nothing.
The ball is in the air as this
inning starts but black thrown a
lot of pitches having not thrown
in a while his last start on
August 20th.
Steve Olin right hander warming
up now for Cleveland.
It's a little bit of a
surprise for John McNamara will
make the move.
This might be his last inning
anyway even if he breezes
through a 100 seven pitches so
the count is getting up there
for his first start back.
Remains effective gets Fred
McGriff the ground out the guy
forward off last time.
Reminds her cash donation is
made by the Fibrosis Foundation
on behalf of the bats player of
the game for Cleveland and by
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We are hearing durability and
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land for us again ordered to the
left field for Jamesigraph like
it's out of that inning.
The Blue Jays six Jays still
hold the edge to nothing and the
Bats Guges baseball and TV where
those pitchers used by both
teams in the same inning.
Less than will pitch game
obviously a game that was loved
by the advertisers.
We talked about but black last
inning going out there with Steve
Olin warming up now only threw
three pitches but he hung a
pitch to Kelly Gruber that he
just missed a long fly ball the
cat boarders hit was a hanging
breaking ball.
Now I think black's going to
stay out there and work but I'm
surprised.
I think this is a time where John
McNamara has to say OK you give
me enough six good innings and
they go to a full day Steve
takes his no hit game into the
sixth inning for the bottom
third of the order.
Roy Snyder Tom Brookings and
Joe Skinner with a strike to
the left of the bat.
He's a big fan of Snyder.
He's fan five along the way.
Corey was one of those back in
the third inning.
Two strikes to him here and he
has really set a good pattern.
Here's that backup slider.
That ball came inside to Corey
Snyder number one.
He's surprised with the pitch
number two.
He was surprised it was a cold
hitter and he's got a good
defense.
Again defense gave a big boost.
You need to get on were erased
and stolen base.
Attempts to strike that slider
there.
That's half a dozen.
Ten in a row retired by Steve
to pitch Snyder's been looking
for the frustration of a hitter
after he has a pitch called on
him that he's not sure was a
strike.
He thinks it was a bad call.
Now he strikes out on a fastball
and pretty good pitch to hit.
But who does he blame.
He turns around and blames home
played umpire Drew Cobel for
that fastball.
Got to blame somebody.
Brookings takes right.
Steve is really on top of this
game right now jumping ahead of
every hitter.
Looking quickly as he likes to
do.
Just a little high one and one.
You look at him he's got that
obvious confidence now you can
throw every pitch for strikes.
You know and as you well know
everybody that has watched him
over the years ever the
perfection and in talking to him
before the game mentioned that
well to the ballgame you had
against the Red Sox pretty good
night it throw well and that
would have really been
struggling with this release
point.
Blue J fans numbering in the
thousands here in Cleveland this
afternoon cheering Steve now
with every pitch as he works the
two to two to Brookings and
Brookings just did hold back to
run a full Cole walk to start
the game.
By air go walk in the second of
two out both hot stealing by
boarder.
They've had eleven one hitters
and believe me this ballpark
owes Dave Steve a no hit game.
One of his one hitters props
the most heartbreaking came here
at a bad hop at second base.
All that should have been a
routine out for the final out of
the game and the no hitter
popped in the right field
instead September 24th 88.
Second baseman that day.
Holy oh Frank.
He shook his head and said he
couldn't believe it.
He got the hit up.
The other interesting thing
about the Blue Jays pitching
they've had seven hitters in
the game they've had seven
shutouts six of those shutouts
this year been combined Dave
Steve with the only shutout.
They're waving at almost
everything he throws now.
Weak strike there by Joel
Skinner so far the bottom third
of the order Snyder Brookings and
Skinner 0 4 5 with five strike
outs Steve makes the pitch he
wants.
He's got a good pitch though.
Say Pat Warner's move outside
wanted the fastball right there
off the plate.
If Skinner would chase it they
would have put it right in his
pattern here by Dave Steve to
strike out the side he gets
Corey Snyder with the fastball
and then goes back to that hard
ball.
He's got a good pitching pitch
to next retired Tom Brookings
the next victim with Joel
Skinner play by Brookings 37
year old veteran but a base hit
by the left hander John Sarudy
the veteran of Troy just in
case Steve showing no signs of
weakening I think just throwing
just to get some work.
Obviously Ken Williams keep in
mind we talked about that last
inning for Bud Black how he had
such an easy inning even though
John McNamara was thinking about
taking him out.
Here he uncorks a breaking ball
and gets away from Skinner.
He retired the side last inning
Tommy the reason why now he's
back out.
Yeah.
The reason why I think he's left
black in is because the bullpen
has been getting killed lately.
So he's gonna let black go as
long as he possibly can.
Sound move in terms of the team
with the situation out of terms
of Buddy Black.
He's been out of the game for
a while.
Pitch charge.
By the way.
Yeah.
All in his back up.
You know the bullpen's been
getting killed but so the
starters in their six game
losing streak.
The starters have an earned run
average of over seven.
So I think McNamara is also just
pleased to see a starter go out
there and throw the ball well.
So as Blue Jays this is what you
need to take advantage and try
to jump on black right here at
least get one more run.
And he's got a little bit of
a run in the back of the
bat.
He's got a little bit of a
run in the back of the bat.
He's got a little bit of a
run in the back of the bat.
He's got a little bit of a
run in the back of the bat.
Sprays it right in the souvenir
again for this crowd.
We've seen Kenny Williams on
occasion tried to punch drop
down once again a situation for
the Jays where a hitters trying
to move that runner from second
to third.
Williams probably more
proficient at running than he
is at swinging and sending the
ball.
Kenny Williams does the job even
though he's on the right side.
The ball is behind the runner
when you get a good jump from
second base that ball being hit
up the middle the way it was.
You can just dance over walk
over the third easily.
Ken Williams does the job and
again the Blue Jays have a
chance.
He Wilson had an opportunity to
pick up that runner from third
with less than two out.
He couldn't do it.
How many Lee has the
opportunity.
Throw home Williams with a
bluejays second run of the
game.
There's the battery that is
performed so well today Steve
with a no hitter at borders
taking care of the only two
runners that Steve allowed by
throwing them out at second base
and he has faced a minimum 18
hitters through 16.
One of one to leave this that
situation as a hitter with the
infield in the runner third
lesson to out.
You have to look for a pitch in
a certain zone a pitch that you
could drive into the outfield
and pick up a sacrifice by get
the ball in the strikeout mistake
black his first game back at 12
13 days his pitch well enough to
win five hits two runs.
Dave Steve just did not take the
second out.
Second time in that situation
that black has gotten the hitter
to hit the little tapper back
to him.
He's made the hitter hit his
pitch.
So even though black has thrown
a lot of pitches he runs that
slider in on the hands about the
best thing that any league can
do with it just tap it back to
the mound.
So black does his job right
there.
Coming up on 120 pitches now
you'll face Junior Felix these
are those situations that hurt
even though the Jays lead to
nothing.
They've had a couple of chances
already.
It could be a four nothing lead
Steve's hot hand holds the two
would be enough surely.
Jennifer no one ball and two
left for the
third strike yes Joe have a
work.
Comfort grab ready yet.
Oh.
Ole's ready or no longer needed
to the high pictures that
last night by about one down
the line.
Well once he's ahead in the
count.
He is 1 and 2 to who get.
But Black wants to make sure
that he had skinner third on the
save same way and get out of
the game.
They stay but work for the
seventh inning is no hitter in
tack to the top of the Cleveland
order.
He is not just to pull got one
of those walks to start the
game.
They were both a race for the
temperature.
Since the walk to Bayerga he is
retired and even does in
succession.
You can tell what he has working
for him just one fly ball out to
the outfield.
That is ball one.
He's within one strikeout of his
season high nine his career high
is 12 against the Chicago
White Sox.
August 22nd 88.
And he's been in the game for
the last two years.
These are the types of hitters
that put pressure on a pitcher
and the infield.
One of no hitters being fit
because you know as an infielder
that Cole is going to get down
the line quickly you're going to
get a strike to his mission down
the bullpen for the Indians and
the cafe until the Congressman
the ball to the left of the
pitch.
I'd say with that sharp breaking
ball this afternoon Dave Steve
has really been in on the hands
all the left handed hitters and
then occasionally away with the
fastball but most of the time he
has been busting everything
he misses three and two Wednesday
night there's more of the Bats
Blue Jays baseball right here in
CTV with the Jays conclude their
trip against one of the greatest
showtime rivals the Tigers in
Detroit should be a good one
Wednesday night right here on CTV
Tigers lead the American League
and run scored notice on that
three to pitch Dave just decided
to go with the fastball and he
did play left side the bad of
Jerry Brown he's popped up twice
and first and short this is
really a key inning you don't
know if these things go through
pitchers minds but these three
top hitters talking about the
three top hitters left handers
guys with speed guys who can
flare a ball once Dave gets
through that part now he has
some bigger hitters that are
more susceptible to the strike
out not to say it's going to be
any easier but different type
of hitters he's got to be
careful with the strikeout he
on James the hitter now with two
out and said well again Steve
has gone over to today's rather
that struck out Ken Williams is
there Steve has got to seven
and one there is the X man and
Dodger Jesse Arasco to pick it
up finally for tired Buddy
Black through over 120 pitches
that the Arasco appeared on
Friday and yielded the junior
Felix monsters home run in the
center field Jesse Arasco now in
the second year and again we
talked about monkey Wilson
feeling comfortable with the
Jets above the air show that
same problem at Shea Stadium
and probably his best moments as
a pitcher in 1986 remember that
world champion New York Mets
team you know the U.S. tennis
open is on right now and that
really drives the tennis players
to the point where they have
changed the play pattern now so
that's not as much of a problem
as it always has been Jesse
Arasco with a fastball with good
hard breaking pitch mainly to
pitch pitch and speaking of
the
former Mets teammates going at
it right here Roscoe to Wilson
and his and Gruber to follow in
the blue J.
The two nothing lead and a no
run out fielders and infielders
battling they have the
opportunity to wear the glasses
and they have the opportunity to
make the catch even though
Skinner was standing in the
shade he had to look up into
that bright sky and he was able
to make the catch Yankees can
still be topical they haven't
shown that against the Red Sox
this weekend losing fifty one
yesterday will be in September
is a Roscoe throws one away
about to start poor Andy Hawkins
was the pitcher who got blasted
in that ballgame against Boston
the ball and he Hawkins has had
three starts at Fenway Park as
total one inning in the three
starts 13 hits and 18 runs he
will not even make the trip
next year wherever he is ball and
two strikes to Fernandez getting
with one guy on the budget.
The heart such as it is the
Saturday and they keep in mind
of the bench players even though
some are regulars the only
left hander would be switch it
or get what's going to be took a
big turn at first base after
driving this ball hard into the
field he wanted to put a little
pressure on Alex Cole but Cole
came up fired it quickly because
of the big turn by Argus saw it
looked at over the first if you
can catch Tony going back he's
there for Kelly Gruber who walked
to the first inning but hasn't
been able to pick up on his
success of last night his home
run and double he's rounded out
and every one's dog irgendwie
the first time in a row.
He's got to be in collision with
Fernandez that's the type of
move.
Roscoe control he has a couple
of different moves the one where
he comes set and lifts his leg
and goes first the other day
step off and snap throw that
time the snap throw Jacobi got
to it.
Tony able to get back before I'm
in the ribs.
One of two to Gruber.
Roscoe as a left hander
basically pitches the way Dave
Steve does to left handed
hitters Roscoe doing it to the
right hander.
That big breaking ball tries to
run it inside and then he'll
utilize his fastball working in
and out struck out board is to
the third innings on Friday night
against the Jays but they give
up the junior gilgit talk about
Joel Skinner and his ability to
throw just keeping Fernandez
pressure not a good day for
Baysteelers Saturday.
the strong arm of Skinner look
at that throw something on it.
No chance for Tony Fernandez in
his limited time.
Joel Skinner now has tossed out
eight of 17.
Jocoby and by air to schedule to
face them in the Cleveland 8 on
the bats who J's baseball and
CTV is no longer just a question
of Dave Steve looking for a 17
but another opportunity for no
hitter in the eighth inning Ken
Phelps Jocoby and Carlos by
Erica the Indians schedule to
try to disrupt that.
We talked earlier about Dave
longest out in this year that
shutout back on a 28.
It's the Oakland Athletics also
mentioned earlier that Ken
Phelps broke up a no hitter
earlier in the season this year
home running is Brian Holman not
only to break up the no hitter
the perfect game but the shutout
what Dave has been able to do
with that breaking this day is
really tie up the left handed
None of them have been able to
get the arms extended and get
anything on the ball that pitch
he left out in a dangerous area
Phelps had a pretty good
opportunity to get the ball in
the right hand side of the
He's got a good shot.
He's got a good shot that pitch
he left out in a dangerous area
Phelps had a pretty good rip.
I know hitters in history
thrown against the Indians.
Len Barker threw a perfect game
against the Blue Jays in this
park on May 15th at 81 Phelps
has had a couple of decent rips
in the first half but still a
good swing by the veteran did a
concentration to Steve he's not
bothered at all by those F 15
Phelps stepped out Steve was
ready to go.
He's flying higher than they are
to that when he tried to over
throw a little bit.
Six times he's gone to a
full count.
The thing you think about a
runner gets on base the Indians
bring the tying run to the plate
as you say yes and no hitter is
still going but the ballgame
fire from the side of Kobe
and that brings the tying run to
the plate Steve will make his
one hundred pitch to Kobe.
Hey you tend to forget also
about the two opportunities that
the Blue Jays had successfully
getting the runner from second
to third but unsuccessfully
getting that runner in with less
than two out instead of a four
nothing lead it's two nothing
and the Indians by getting that
run on as I mentioned get the
tying run to the plate.
Yeah they have two chances of
that didn't do it.
They left more on the afternoon
Carlos by air good he walked got
a race and planned his deal and
then grabbed it up to the grip
holding felt but now Freddie's
going to move behind his felt
not a steel thread.
Fred goes behind and try to fill
that hole up a little bit and
they cut down the distraction
factor a little bit.
Steve not worrying about him.
He's got a good shot on the
field.
He'll give him chase.
He'll lie and he takes the ball
for the second Steve now is four
outs away from a no hitter.
Snyder is still talking with
the umpire Drew Cobel.
Remember the second strike to
Snyder's last time up.
He questioned the call of Cobel
and then struck out swinging on
the next pitch and still look
back to the young.
Well he hasn't forgotten about
him.
I don't get him any new
consideration here either.
The only way you're going to
help yourself is if you go out
there and say yeah I saw the
replay they told me it was
pretty good.
You were right.
I can try to get it back on
your side.
I don't think he did that.
Snyder sends it up in the left
field but well within range of
the ball and taking it.
Steve takes another no hit
pitch of a ninth inning here in
Cleveland.
Don't go away.
We'll get right back to you.
The match with James Baseball on
CTV.
I've got a story unfolding at
Cleveland Stadium this beautiful
Labor Day weekend Sunday
afternoon.
The crowd of blue jays leading
the Indians to nothing trying to
sweep the series Dave Steve one
more time taking a bid for a no
hitter into the ninth inning
take the other exciting factor
this ballgame is that there's so
many blue jays fans here in
Cleveland having made the trip
down for the weekend just waving
to my boys from Mississauga down
here wearing a Ranger hockey
Don't go Steve has a no hitter
going a grip ducks away from
ball one.
He homered in the board one for
three was his 30th of the year
Vasco continues to work for the
Indians.
I'm a grip to another think a
lot of players can learn
something last night watching
Fred McGriff hit against the
knuckleball pitcher Tom
Candiotti is a good approach to
that type of pitcher.
Three and obviously it's more
comfortable to Fred because he
normally has the spread out
stance but there are some
hitters who against the
knuckleball pitcher will spread
out a little bit further than
they normally do.
Cut down a little bit on the
strike three and one the grip
obviously green light flashing
in his eyes.
He's got a little bit of a
little bit of a lead in the
left hander.
Alceto Gasson gave the green
light all the way to Fred.
He had a three and oh because he
knew against the left hander he
have a chance to see some fast
balls from a Roscoe once the
Roscoe fell behind leading back
to the left hander.
He knew all the way that that
was gone and so is the Roscoe
so it will be Steve Olin who was
warming up earlier coming into
the game right hander third
pitcher of the afternoon.
Back to Marys Indians.
Oh it called up last July for
the end of the season the end of
the season and he's leading the
Pacific Coast League in
Colorado.
Then he struggled and made his
team again this year and he's
performing in a somewhat spotty
Cleveland bullpen here in 1994
14 earn run average he'll warm
up and we'll take a trip down
the S.O. road to excellence the
S.O. road to excellence with
think about that on the road to
excellence.
Well we have had several of
those stops this afternoon.
Eight of them as a matter of
fact for Dave Steve eight times
we've been able to put that K
down there and get it back to
Freddie McGriff as Dave Steve
just sits there and thinks no
one's going to talk to him right
now but Freddie with that home
run the way he has performed
over the last few months of the
The other two are the
three breakers sold from Kelly
Gruber George Bell's been on
lineup a lot of clubs have been
pitching around him.
If you remember that Boston
series they did not want to be
hurt by Fred McGriff.
They pitched around him a lot
borders drive the shot at the
gap coming over to count it off
is Dion James.
He can't handle the ball borders
hesitates then we'll have for
second base safely.
He's got to be able to get the
ball back to him.
He's got to be able to get the
ball back to him.
Give James an error.
Borders stopping content with a
single.
James had trouble with the ball.
He took one more base.
Yeah Pat was really content and I
question his his thought there
because the ball was into the
gap because James is a left
handed thrower had to back in
that ball.
He had to back in that ball.
Once he saw it bobbled and he
took off for second.
And so they scored a single and
an error to the left fielder on
the extra base.
So he's the second nobody out
for Glen Allen Hill.
He's lead three nothing side
armor all and gets it right back
to the front.
He'll put over the third.
Those borders for the third time
today with one out.
James have a runner at third
base.
Well reminder again that the
Expos and Cubs took up on the
bats expose baseball tomorrow
afternoon on the holidays to
celebrate the 1 30 Eastern start
that's great to see the
execution so far at least on the
front end of this play three
times as you mentioned that J
has been able to move that
runner from second to third and
Williams today's center fielder
takes a high ball one oh and
doesn't walk that he's walked
just 18 while striking out forty
five about sixty four innings
at work.
Normally Cito Gaston might make
a move here to bring on a left
hander to make this run.
But I think Cito wants to keep
his best defensive club in the
lineup.
Knocked down by by air guy and
he takes care of Kenny Williams
to out so again the G's fail to
capitalize with the fly ball at
least to score a man with one
out from third.
Well hit hard by Kenny but a
good play by by air guy and what
Cito saying he's thinking ahead
and he knows it by leaving Kenny
Williams in the lineup though he
almost comes through and picks
up the RBI here if not for
by air get by leaving Williams
in the lineup he has a good
defensive outfield with Hill
Williams and in right field
junior feeling so good speed out
It's manly Lee.
He drove in the second round
with a double in the fifth
He'll put you base hit by
Looking ahead to the Cleveland
9 schedule the eight nine one
hitters Tom Brookings Joe
Johnson and the
Yankees and the Yankees are
getting together and Alex Cole
to one to manly Lee your
tendency against a pitcher such
as Steve Olin and throws that
sinking fastball is to pull off
that's what manly Lee has done
the last two times.
He will send Steve back to work
in search for him lifetime
elusive no hit game.
The Blue Jays have never had one
must be the day.
Stay with us on the back to
Jays baseball and CTV.
Well Dave Steve has had it all
going this afternoon.
He has issued just three ones
to those were raised trying to
steal.
Ken Phelps left in the eighth
inning having won the lead on
he's going to face some new
people though because John
Brookings is the first one to
play in the game.
He's got a lot of players in
the game most of his starters
his regular Zaba that he could
use them to pinch in here in the
ninth inning.
Yeah he's going to have Chris
James and Candy Maldonado to
face this inning.
James will probably go up and
hit first for Tom Brookings but
Dave Steve you go back to those
first two innings he walked the
lead off man.
Alex Cole was thrown out by Pat
Borders and then with two out in
the second inning he was upset
with himself and Carlos Baierga
but again he was helped out by
the
deal eight this year.
I'll holler the most recent of
the Phillies a couple of weeks
ago.
We have a good fortune to
televised one of those sky
dome and Dave Stewart no hit the
And Dave Steve do it this
afternoon for the ninth of 1990
is the fourth time in his
magnificent career that Steve
has taken a no hitter in the
ninth inning the second time
in his career.
Chris James hitting for Tom
Brookings James normally the
everyday player 300 hitter Steve
has struck out eight.
He's got a great one on one
confrontation.
You know what's going through
Steve's mind.
He knows the position he's in
the hitters coming off the bench
they're fresh.
They've been watching him the
whole time and through it all
think about the thoughts going
through Pat borders his head.
He's never had a no hitter in
the major leagues.
So a lot of pressure on that man
right there as well.
Oh Blue J.
And Dave has missed it has been
on the high side of that getting
higher and higher as he goes
along.
James and the left field
cracking over his left Allen
There is room there.
The last three have been by
Hill and here are the no hitters
of 1990.
A lot of people remember the
Nolan Ryan Alito Perez's was a
short no hitter a rain short
game.
You know I look back at this
ballgame and there really hasn't
been a tough play.
Most of the eight strikeouts
mostly outs have been routine
variety.
Here is the power of Candy Mal
Donato 76 RBI man for the Indian
out and out are heading for the
catcher Joel Skinner three
nothing Cleveland or three
nothing.
You're just excited to get really
is exciting.
You don't get this opportunity.
You do not very often.
Dave still hitting spots so
orders outside wanted the pitch
Dave gave it to him.
He's into this too.
He's boasting today who you
pointed out has had a few pitches
He said keep that ball down.
Borders has become a very very
good catcher.
He's got a little bit of a
little bit of a
little bit of a pressure on
everybody.
The defense the infielders the
outfielders outfielders don't
want to not pick up a ball hit
their direction and misplay it.
The infielders want to handle
ground ball.
There is pressure on everybody
in blue jay colors right here
in the second base in the
space he swings through.
Not exactly where Dave wanted
it because Pat had set up
outside but he ran the fastball
up and in and got the not to
chase it.
So for the fourth time he takes
it to this stage two out in the
center field will face him.
He has twice rounded out and he
has walked today and Steve
starts in with ball one and you
have to be alive for a buck
because he has tremendous speed
he showed on the second pitch
the last time he was up and then
pulled back with it.
He walks in his fourth pass of
the game.
Additionally the Blue Jays have
enough of a lead.
We talked about it before with
Phelps at first base not Cole is
at first the speedster but Fred
McGriff because the Jays have a
three nothing lead is going to
play back to fill up that hole
with the ball one Steve in
search of control of this
critical juncture has thrown
five balls in a row easily over
the second base goes Cole.
Nobody paying attention to him
in the game.
He's lead three nothing.