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Post by MIZ-SIU on Jun 17, 2009 18:25:24 GMT -5
Blue Jays to put Halladay, Downs on DL Posted on: June 17, 2009 5:58 pm Edited on: June 17, 2009 6:03 pmScore: 184Rate This Post:Rate This Post: Rate This Post: Fair Good Cool Awesome I Love It! PHILADELPHIA -- It's getting worse for the Blue Jays pitching staff.
The Jays said that they plan to put both top starter Roy Halladay and closer Scott Downs on the disabled list Thursday. Toronto will then have seven pitchers on the major-league DL, including three-fifths of the planned rotation.
Halladay, the major leagues' only 10-game winner, had already been scratched from his scheduled start in Philadelphia because of a groin strain. The Blue Jays had hoped he would be able to pitch Saturday, but those plans were scrapped after he tried to throw this afternoon. Halladay will be eligible to come off the DL on June 28, and the Jays hope he'll be able to return then.
"Roy's a tough one, but he has a chance to come back soon," manager Cito Gaston said.
Downs sprained his left great toe while running the bases in the 10th inning Tuesday night.
"To me, if you're going to play interleague, use the DH," Gaston said.
At one point last year, the Blue Jays had a rotation of Halladay, A.J. Burnett, Jesse Litsch, Shaun Marcum and Dustin McGowan. Now, four of those five are on the DL, and Burnett is pitching for the Yankees. The Jays also have Casey Janssen and Robert Ray on the disabled list
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Post by Geaux Tigers on Jun 17, 2009 18:34:56 GMT -5
I hated to hear that. Im not a Blue Jay fan can really can appreciate what Halladay has done this year.
I really wanted to see him get to possibly 20+ wins.
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Post by Bradimous1 on Jun 18, 2009 10:22:05 GMT -5
I hated to hear that. Im not a Blue Jay fan can really can appreciate what Halladay has done this year. I really wanted to see him get to possibly 20+ wins. I couldn't agree more... and this is coming from a Sox fan that needs the Jays to keep losing.
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Post by tophb21 on Jun 18, 2009 11:26:53 GMT -5
News out of Philly is that Raul Ibanez has to go on the DL. That is going to hurt. He had been the best free agent signing thus far.
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