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Our activities are focused on the following research topics:
In-Memory Data Management for Enterprise Applications
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Our group includes PostDocs, PhD students, and student assistants, and is headed by Prof. Dr. Hasso Plattner. If you are interested in our work or want to join our team, please contact Dr. Matthias Uflacker.
Our team is giving a series of lectures and seminars with a focus on enterprise systems design and in-memory data management. Strong links to the industry ensure a close connection between theory and its implementation in the real world.
Our research focuses on the principles of in-memory data management on modern hardware and the integration of different hard- and software systems to meet business requirements. This involves studying the conceptual and technological aspects of modern enterprise applications as well as tools and methods for enterprise systems design.
We continually strive to translate our research into practical outputs that improve the quality of enterprise applications. A close link to industry partners ensures relevance and impact of our work. Get here an overview of our current and previous projects.
If you are having questions regarding one of our publications, please contact the authors.
Enterprise information systems can be characterized as OnLine Transaction Processing (OLTP) or OnLine Analytical Processing (OLAP). In an enterprise information system landscape, OLTP systems are mostly systems that capture information either through single transactions (e.g., web forms) or batch operations (e.g., importing CSV-files). OLAP systems are business intelligence or decision support systems, which perform complex analytics (e.g., demand planning), based on the information captured by OLTP systems. Up to the present, the separation of both types of systems manifests itself in in the form of dedicated database technologies for either of the two. Systems with an OLTP database workload mainly rely on row-oriented systems, optimized for write operations. OLAP databases favor column-oriented data layout to optimize complex read operations. The data transfer from OLTP to OLAP systems is managed via an ETL process, which extracts, transforms, and loads the data. Drawbacks of that architecture include the inability to perform real-time analytics based on the most current data and an increased total cost of ownership (TCO), because two separate systems have to be managed and maintained.
One of the greatest promises of in-memory technology is the reunification of OLTP and OLAP. In-memory technology combines the advantages of hardware trends ( multi-core CPUs, cheap main memory) with suitable software concepts ( light-weight compression, column-orientation, differential buffer) to design a database system that allows run OLAP-style and OLTP-style queries on the same platform. A question that is to be answered is what is an appropriate data model design for a database system that supports mixed workloads. The data layout (row- vs. column-orientation) is only one characteristic that distinguishes OLAP and OLTP databases, the other one is the data model. Database schemas for OLTP systems are highly normalized to minimize the data volume and to speed up data manipulation queries. OLAP systems on the other hand are tuned to access large portions of data to analyze them in a timely manner. Star or snowflake schemas are the most prominent designs for OLAP database schemas.
In my research, I focus on data model designs and data access technologies that support the requirements of modern enterprise applications and at the same time are optimized for the concepts of an in-memory column-store.
Class inheritance is one of the major features of object-oriented programming languages. It provides for advanced conceptual modeling and code and structural reuse. However, fundamental differences between object-oriented programming and relational algebra obviate a straight forward mapping between domain models, designed for application logic, and relational data models, designed to persist the data. Research has proposed three different mapping strategies to persist inheritance hierarchies in relational databases (Figure 1).
What they all have in common is an inherent tradeoff between memory consumption and query performance. Depending on the actual characteristics of the inheritance structure at hand, each strategy has its strength and weaknesses. Consequently, the combination of inheritance characteristics and prioritization of non-functional requirements (memory consumption and query performance) leads to a decision for the appropriate strategy. Unfortunately, not all characteristics of the inheritance hierarchy can be defined in advance. Especially runtime characteristics, such as the distribution of objects along the hierarchy can rarely be determined at system's design time. This problem becomes even more serious for vendors of standard software, since they offer their software for a number of customers from different industries and various sizes.
In my research, I look at column-orientation, as a means to structure physically data in memory. In-memory column-oriented databases proof to be advantageous over traditional disk-based row-oriented storage technologies, both in terms of memory consumption and query performance. Additionally to that, it also seems to shift the tradeoff between those two requirements depending on the chosen mapping strategy. Both facts make column-orientation a promising fit for mapping inheritance hierarchies to relational databases.
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President Barack Obama wants Americans to believe this about his health care law: It's just like Mitt's.
After all, the White House used the 2006 Massachusetts health program signed into law by Republican Mitt Romney as its blueprint for the national model. And in case anyone missed the message last year during the presidential campaign, Obama will repeat it again Wednesday.
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He'll speak at Faneuil Hall, the 269-year-old downtown Boston marketplace that has taken on hallowed status in state legislative lore after Romney signed his law with Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy by his side.
There is more than symbolism here. Obama's advisers insist that participation in Obamacare, though slowed by a botched website rollout, will ultimately match the late-breaking arc of Romneycare. And Obama will make the argument that Democrats and Republicans should put politics aside to implement the Affordable Care Act just as they broke party lines on the Massachusetts law.
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Obama and his aides have long used Romney's program in the political arena both as a weapon and a shield. During debate over Obamacare in Congress, and now more recently, it's been used to show that Obama is open to Republican-backed solutions. On the campaign trail last year, he and his aides used it to bludgeon Romney. David Plouffe, Obama's former adviser, called Romney "the godfather" of Obamacare on "Meet the Press" in 2012.
But for all the Boston ballyhoo, the two laws simply aren't the same — a fact acknowledged by some in the White House — and there's no chance that national Republicans will beat their swords into stethoscopes to help diagnose and solve problems in the implementation of Obamacare. Still, Obama's needs greater cooperation from Republican governors and state legislatures to make the law work, and his public appeal for bipartisanship could stoke constituents to pressure elected Republicans to get on board.
Some Republican governors have already taken steps to implement elements of the law. A handful have pressed their legislatures to adopt a massive expansion of Medicaid made possible by Obamacare, and a few others have looked at running their own enrollment systems — although the law is still largely being fought along partisan lines, even at the state level.
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The argument that the two laws are alike is "ridiculous and intellectually dishonest," said Kevin Madden, a top adviser on Romney's 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns. "One's a state plan that was tailored for a unique health care population of about 6.5 million people. Obamacare was a disastrous attempt to rearrange one-sixth of the world's largest economy, while creating a one-size-fits-all federal standard for what used to be a state-by-state marketplace affecting over 300 million people."
Jon Kingsdale, the former executive director of Massachusetts's program who helped advise Obama in writing the 2010 national health care law, made a similar point in a White House conference call on Tuesday afternoon, to illustrate that the state program was simpler and therefore not prone to the same challenges as the Obamacare site.
The scope of the Massachusetts program was "minuscule" compared to Obamacare, Kingsdale said, noting that residents in his state never experienced the kinds of problems that have plagued the HealthCare.gov website.
"In terms of technology, our program was much simpler," he said. "It was a small build. We didn't have a lot of technical glitches."
While the Massachusetts experiment — complete with an "individual mandate" to buy insurance — inspired Obamacare, their paths diverged almost from the beginning.
In 2005 and 2006, Republican Romney presided over a divided government and hammered out a hard-fought compromise with an overwhelmingly Democratic state legislature. It passed with the support of 192 of the 194 lawmakers who voted on it. Obama, by contrast, jammed his law through a Congress dominated by his own Democratic Party without a single Republican vote.


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Michael Crabtree's 38-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter put San Francisco ahead Sunday and the 49ers turned back New England 41-34.
The Patriots stormed back from a 31-3 second-half deficit to tie the score, capped by Danny Woodhead's 1-yard scoring run with 6:43 left.
But LaMichael James returned the ensuing kick-off 62 yards to the New England 38-yard line, and on the next play Colin Kaepernick found Crabtree along the left sideline and he ran in for go-ahead score.
Kaepernick completed 14-of-25 passes for 216 yards, four touchdowns and one interception for the 49ers (10-3-1), who maintained their grip on first place in the NFC West and clinched a playoff spot with their fourth win in five games.
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Tom Brady racked up 443 passing yards, completing 36 of his career-high 65 attempts with a TD and two interceptions for the Patriots (10-4).
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If you're looking for inspired design this season, look no further than Ana Locking's "Preachers and Believers" collection.
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With a carefully selected team of hair stylists from across the country, FHI Heat created one of this season's most sought after runway looks.
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Passionate, humble and talented, Tamasese has a clear trajectory for his designs. These are more than items of clothing they are expressions of art.
Actor Karimah Westwood on creativity, validation and working with Hollywood heavyweights.
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Ginny Thomas said that she started a committee to explore having an adult day center in Howard County 30 years ago. She said they were so impressed by Marge's work in Montgomery County that they involved her and she decided to open one here.
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Some top GOP strategists and candidates warn that the ruby red districts the party drew itself into are pushing House Republicans further to the right — narrowing the party's appeal at a time when some GOP leaders say its future rests on the opposite happening. If you're looking for a root cause of the recurring drama within the House Republican Conference — from the surprise meltdown on the farm bill to the looming showdown over immigration reform — the increasingly conservative makeup of those districts is a good place to start.
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Nancy Bowen is in good company; among the other recipients is Amy Sherald, commissioned to paint the portrait of Michelle Obama for the National Portrait Gallery.
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Bowen has exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe and has been included in group exhibitions in various museums. She has received awards from several institutions, including the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the MacDowell Colony, and Yaddo.
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College Board has published the essay prompts from the October 6, 2012 administration of the SAT.
Here they are in shorter, simpler language:
- SAT Essay Prompt #1: To what extent should people be concerned about people in their own countries vs. people in other countries?
- SAT Essay Prompt #2: When people excel in something, does their success benefit everybody?
- SAT Essay Prompt #3: Is it more important to study history than the present?
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MILWAUKEE — Did Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi learn nothing from the recent A.J. Burnett ordeal, or even from his own slip of the tongue last season about B.J. Ryan's injury?
I give Ricciardi all the credit in the world for being one of the game's most accessible GMs, and his willingness to speak is mind is wonderful for us scribes. But there are still times when Ricciardi would benefit from applying the ol' filter to his thoughts. He openly aired them again on Wednesday night and he's talked himself into some controversy once again.
This is from "Wednesday's with J.P." — the weekly radio call-in show Ricciardi has with Jays fans on the FAN 590 AM in Toronto. Ricciardi was asked if Toronto perhaps had interest in Reds slugger Adam Dunn, to which J.P. responded:
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All Ricciardi had to say was something to the effect of, "No, we're not interested in Adam Dunn. He doesn't fit what we're looking for" and this would've been another non-story. Just like if he'd never admitted the Jays lied about Ryan's elbow injury last year during the same weekly call-in show.
Last week it was Burnett saying he'd accept a trade to the Cubs "with open arms," instead of limiting his comments to "my loyalties rest with the Blue Jays and I'm not thinking about my future just yet." Burnett had to deal with the aftermath of his honesty and Ricciardi's now dealing with the same.
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"I know nothing about this clown. I have no idea who he is. I don't really care what one guy thinks, to be honest with you. If I'm a GM, I don't know if I would go out of my way to kind of discredit a player.
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Marco Scutaro, 2B
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J.P. will be getting coffee for Billy Beane in no time. J.P. is feeling the pressure. A guy that could hit H.R.'s, that wouldn't fit with Toronto? No reason to trade for Dunn anyway, he's a free agent at the end of the year. The Reds will be asking for too much. Go after a guy like Jason Bay, he'll be around for a while. He will help you right away and in the future. I think he would be the ideal fit with the Jays. A native of the country on top of that and he can play.
To Mr. Ted Rogers:
Please do us all a favor and eliminate this embarassment to Toronto Blue Jays fans. Start with Godfrey then JP Riccardi who obviously doesn't know how to keep his foot out of his mouth and has shown to be a consistent pathological liar.
Is it any wonder why players don't want to come/stay in TO . JP questions Dunn's character but he needs to take a good hard look at his own . JP needs to go before he scares everyone away
You have to wonder if the players are responding to both JP and Burnett comments with today's game.
WOW, I didn't watch the game today (watching my team lose at the Euro's) but I did keep my eye on the box scores and tuned in in time to watch Stairs strikeout. I can only imagine it was another deflating loss despite the valiant effort it took to make it close after being down 8 runs. Unfriggin' believable. If they don't win with no offense then they lose with bad pitching, atleast lately anyway.
Did Burnett look as bad as the line would indicate ?
As for J.p. despite the poor record I have liked what he has done for this team as a general manager but if this continues (team performance) he should be gone. I'm giving him the balance of the season before I start getting on the "fire J.p. bandwagon." The comments were ridiculous though and that's really all I can say about that.
G_sumner! where have you been ?? lol
I have just seen the highlights and that wasn't pretty. A no-no through 7 from a guy the jays traded. Was the non-call on Alex Rios' play the correct one ? Either way, he should've thrown it into the infield.
We are 10.5 games out of the division lead, and a long way back in the wildcard race. The problem with keeping JP around is that any decisons he makes with regards to trades etc. will be done with an eye to his future and retaining his job. In other words, JP will be looking for a short-term fix. The problem with his comments is that it is unlikely any other team will hire him. You never speak badly about other teams' players, especially since Dunn did nothing to deserve any sort of comment from JP. No doubt, JP knows that he has cooked his own goose, so to speak. This will likely be his last job as a manager in the majors. Thus, he has to hang on to the job as long as possible, and at any long-term cost to the franchise.
The guy is signed untill 2010, I doubt he's worried about short term fixes. Who do they hire right now that is better ? If that can be answered realisitically then i'd have no problem with them firing him now.
Enigma-My take is the guy to go is Godfrey. The reason being Godfrey protects JP and of course JP protects Gibbons. Let Godfrey's replacement pick the new GM and let the new GM pick his new manager.
Clearly, what we have isn't working and needs a significant change unless we're happy supporting a team struggling to reach .500. I have nothing against Godfrey personally, I just believe we need a REAL baseball man as president, just like the Raptors have a real basketball man running the team and like the Leafs desperately need to be successful.
JP's made some good decisions and bad ones; so far this year the bad ones are out numbering the good. He has a real loud mouth and spouts off like he did on Dunn way too many times. That and his continual lying are the main problems I have with him. Both tendancies put his management capabilities working under pressure into serious question and prove to me he's incapable of holding a public sports management position.
Enigma ,
This article lists plenty of options for both GM and Manager
Of course his focus is on short-term fixes. Do you think for a moment that he can tell Godfrey that he now has a third five-year plan that he wants time to implement? No. He must win now, before the media rides him and Godfrey out of town. The Jays are in a great position to turn this thing around in a couple of years, if they would just part with some of their precious assets, including pitching, in exchange for some high-end young talent in other teams' farm systems. Look at the team that just beat us three straight…full of kids. Look at tampa…full of kids. Look at Arizona….full of kids. Sell now, bring the kids on board, and let them develop at the major league level. It worked for us in the 1980s and everyone else is baseball has been following the same pattern that we started almost 20 years ago. It is time to get back to basics.
Here's some potential promise. We have two teams in the Dominican summer league. We started last year and this years crop is showing some promise. DSL BLue Jays 2 is 2nd in their division, team 1 is not so good at last place, but check out some of these stats on these kids, particulary ss Gonzalo Gonzalez. Remember though, these are mostly 17 and 18 year old kids. That being said it's nice to see us back in the Dominican Republic.
I have defended Gibby many times and although I maintain that he has managed better this year than in the past,I must relent. It's approaching half way and now is the time for change.This team is awful and capable of much better.Clearly,the worst in the majors if not for the pitching staff.Along with Gibby,I think JP should go as well.Bring in someone in from outside such as Showalter,Macha or even bring back Fregosi (I was never sure he was deserving of his fate before).Let whoever manages do things his way for the year and see what happens.
Nice to see you back Gsumner…
I more more impressed with Oliiver Dominquez than Gonzalo Gonzalez mainly due to the fact that Gonzalez has only had 36 AB compared to 73 for Oliver.
Oliver is also showing some power with 3 HR in 76 at-bats. and 40 total bases in 76 atbats is pretty good too.
In Pitching JOSE VARGAS is doign extremely well and Fernanado Bello isn't so bad either.
Burnett should go for a good prospect or two (if we are actually getting good 1st rounders) and if not then keep him for the SANDWICH PICKS…
Wells is gonna stay cause noone wants his contract. Rios is gonna stay cause he is still young and has alot of potential. Hill is doing great for the contract he signed and so he should stay also. Most of our bullpen should be kept and our pitching staff too.
EVERYONE ELSE NEEDS TO GO FOR SOME GOOD YOUNGER PPL. I might even trade McGowan or Litsch with Cecil coming up.
so this means Rolen, Stairs, Overbay, Eckstein, Zaun, Stewart, Mench, Wilkerson ALL NEED TO GO. lucky for us most of them are gone anyways.
Bring Barajas back and give Diaz another shot, then the year after we got Arencibia and Jerolmen coming up too.
If overbay improves and goes on another streak like he did in the middle then we could get something good for him too.
I am sure some team is willing to give up a 1st or a 2nd rounder for Rolen.
And give LIND A CHANCE NOW…we got Snider coming up too ( i have been waiting forever for him)
I know I said I wouldnt be back until after the allstar break, but how could I stay away with the jays signing GASTON!!!!!!!!! This is awsome and the best news I have heard all season. Let's hope it will kick the jays back into competition!!! Oh and WOOOOOO! NO MORE JOHN GIBBONS!!!!
There is a God.
Cito – Good to see you back, and I like the coaching changes too. Best of luck.
Gibby – You're a good sort, shame it worked out this way. Not like you could swing the bats for 'em.
J.P. – Isn't it time to gracefully exit too???
Congratulations to Cito. I neglected to mention him in my previous comment due to partly I thought he was still batttling the bad back and probably not come out of retirement.Gene Tenace is also a good move,no nonsense guy,knows baseball and not afraid to kick a few butts.
Oh by the way, to bad the jays are in Pittsburgh tonite. It would be a real flashback Friday at home.I wish Gibby all the best,he wasn't the main problem,but you can't fire everyone.He took the fall for alot of others mistakes,particularly his boss.
Well it's pretty obvious that J.P. is thinking short term with this move so I was wrong. I never asked for John to be fired but I understand that something had to be done. Even if it's to creat an illusion that this team can still contend (which I believe it can). Cito is an execellent choice in my opinion and it's no coincidence that 3 of the 4 guys that they brought in are, or have been hitting instructors in the past. I think too that this move will help Rios smarten up a little more (as in maintan focus throughout the game). If John had to go then Gary Denbo had to as well so I can see why they did that too. Though I understand that Cito wanted his own guys which ou can't blame him for. It's just too bad it happened on a Friday, i'm always out so I can't watch the game lol.
P.S. they could still use a bat though.
I'd like to add too, that no matter what your opinion of Cito is, he is a guy with credibility at the least. If they had brought in someone with no experience again it could've been a potential no impact move. I'm very interested to see too what his take on the line-up is (how it should look like, Barajas or Zaun, Eckstein or Mcdonald etc.)
I KNOW I GAVE UP WATCHING THE JAYS UNTIL THEY START WINNING…BUT HOW CAN I NOT WATCH TONIGHTS GAME WITH CITO BACK?…and HALLADAY IS STARTING TOO:D,
agree with you enigma, its gonna be fun to see how the lineup shapes up today and how he calls it.
A winning attitude is what we need. Hopefully Cito can bring that. It interesting that Godfery and J.P. only started talking about replacing Gibbons on Wednesday. Every publication I've read had Gibbons on the chopping block since Spring Training. With the Jays performance in April, you would have thought that they were talking about it. More unoffical opinion on the move.
Iam curious bout one thing. Cito is coming in with his own guys.Keeping Arnsberg was a givin.Has Godfrey took some of JP's influence away on the onfield activities finally.Gibby was always hamstrung by JP's pulling of the strings but is it possible that Cito said he would take the job but personel and full reign in the dugout would be his? Seems like it .Comments?
TK i gotta agree with you and the thing is they would agree to it but CITO IS CITO, they have to respect what he has done and frankly he is probably a better GM than JP and nothing else is working so they probably did agree to it.
Other than that you can't let personell get in the way when a person like CITO is gonna coach and if he is coaching you know the personel is gonna be good.
I just hope CITO can salvage the season OR start the rebuilding process. Even if Cito get s JP fired I woudl be ok with it.
I have always liked Cito Gaston, what's not to like about someone who helped bring us two world championships.
However, this move was done simply to protect JP and Godfrey-let no one have any dilusions about that. Although I truly hope it works out, I'm still of an opinion that until Ted Rogers fires Godfrey and JP, everything else done is simple cosmetics-like this move today. The problem is from the top to bottom of management of this club. Today the bottom got chopped-but the top still needs to be dealth with.
Pat Gillick's contract is up at the end of this season with Philadelphia. I for one would love to see him named President and let him pick his people to run the team. That, in my opinion, would be a start to enjoying long term success.
Who is available though that would be better than J.P at GM. (The link posted earlier wouldn't work for me)
Harry , here you go , hopefully this works this time . If not go to ESPN and rumors
Gibby being fired is long over due, this team is like his coaching record. subpar. Is Cito the answer, well in the short term sure, but in the long run, they need to look extensivly once the season is over, not to mention look at outsing Richardi. Lets hope that the firing or almost everyone will spark the team. Hopefullt Gene Tenace will be able to ignite those sleeping bats.
Now Doc, might be down. yikes. Scary shot to the head. Hop he is ok.
What the team needs to do as well is trade Burnett! Trade him and get something for him. He has been nothing but a waste of money. I will bet that Burnett given the chance will bolt at the end of the season , then the jays have sqwat.
I do not want to say the season is over, but lets face facts, we are 10.5 games out. I would say it does not look good and a trade would maybe start getting some fire in people.
Part one is done.. firing of gibby, now jays part two is here.
We would get two sandwich picks if we lost burnett and I believe they are both at the end of the 1st round.


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Short rest all around
TORONTO — I'm on short rest because my fat dog is taking to demanding food in the middle of the night. Down on the mound at Rogers Centre, A.J. Burnett is pitching on short rest because, well, it's better than going with an all bullpen outing for the Blue Jays I suppose.
Some rotation matters to attend to. As Jays skip Cito Gaston stated after last night's game, if Roy Halladay pitches in the All-Star Game, which he likely will, Burnett is probably going to start that first game on the road against the Rays on Friday.
That'd mean Doc would follow in the second tilt and either Jesse Litsch or John Parrish will take the ball in game three, with the other in the opener on the road against Baltimore on July 21st (right now, Parrish's stock might be a little higher than young Jesse's). As for the 22nd? That was deemed a possibility for Shaun Marcum.
Gaston said today that's probably not going to be the case. Marcum — rehabbing his tender right elbow down in Florida — will likely be included in the following turn of Toronto's rotation. That means perhaps he'll take the ball on a limited pitch count (60-65) in the July 27th game at home against Seattle.
With Marcum a possible no-go on the 22nd against the O's, that means the Jays will need a spot starter. This week, Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi said he'd prefer not to call David Purcey up again for that type of outing. If Purcey is up, Ricciardi wants it to be for a while so the Jays can take look at what they have there.
So that fifth starter slot is up in the air for the time being for your Toronto Blue Jays. Bill Murphy? Kane Davis? Davis Romero? Brian Tallet out of the bullpen? Some of you might sound the Brett Cecil (Double-A) horns, but I don't see any way he comes up for a spot start, which would start the clock on him unnecessarily early.
My midseason awards picks will come this week. Stay tuned…
Today's lineups:
NEW YORK (50-44) at TORONTO (46-48)
at 1:07 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre
Derek Jeter, SS
Bobby Abreu, RF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Jason Giambi, DH
Jorge Posada, C
Robinson Cano, 2B
Melky Cabrera, CF
Wilson Betemit, 1B
Brett Gardner, LF
PITCHING: LHP Andy Pettitte (10-6, 3.93)
Joe Inglett, CF
David Eckstein, DH
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Rod Barajas, C
Kevin Mench, RF
Scott Rolen, 3B
Adam Lind, LF
Marco Scutaro, 2B
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: RHP A.J. Burnett (9-8, 5.23)
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What is the Jays record? M.L.B. and Foxsports.com have the Jays at 46-48. Jordan has the Jays at 46-47. Does anyone know? Gsumner? Garry?
i think its 46- 48
whoops — i didnt update the records: 46-48 for Jays and 50-44 for Yanks
Your lack of sleep is showing, lol.
Now let's hope the Jays don't sit on the four runs the only way to beat the yanks is to pour it on.
Burnett has done a great job so far, I'm just not sure how much more he has in the tank. It would be nice to add a couple more runs. For trade value-it might be a good thing to pull him and pitch the 4 inning shut out on limited rest.
Bosox-I'm not sure the Drew contract is out of line, the way he's playing this year.
The way Drew is playing this year, I would agree with you. There is still another 3 years left after this season. I doubt he'll continue playing like this for the next 3 years. He has had only 1 season of more than 500 at bats. He did that with Atlanta in 2004. I will give props to Drew. Ortiz goes out and Drew has elevated his play. Boston would have been screwed if he didn't.
he has definately taken it up a notch with Ortiz out. Hey, mayeb you trade him after this year when his value is high.
Man if Burnett can get through this inning without getting touched too bad, we're golden.
Burnetts value won't go up no matter what he does today his ERA is way to high,there are a lot of teams looking for pitchen but few are looking at Burnett too much money for what he is.
I would say of all the teams in the race looking for pitching atleast 80% of them are looking at burnett (not a few). He just has that arm that everyone wants and he is able to do a good job alot of times like tonight…I think he is just having an off-year.
Garry-there are scouts in the stands, and I'm sure at least one is from Philly. Burnett costs them little to the end of the year. I'd take him out now, there's nothing more to gain by sending him back out there. He's done more than what was asked, 5 innings, 0 runs, 1 bb and only 2 hits. We have nothing to gain if he gets through another inning clean and lots to loose if he goes back out for the 6th and gives up 2-3 runs.
harry I based my opinion on the trade rumors he is an under achiever to say the least, there are a lot of 500 pitchers out there with smaller price tags I say they don't get much for him remember JP will be doing the trading.
Here goes the meltdown.
I just love being wrong WHOOOO HOOOO.
Well, we ducked the meltdown, good job AJ.
gsumner the look on your face must have been priceless when sent Burnett back out for the 7th LOL.
Garry-well, I guess we were wrong. I can't believe he's got through 7 innings untouched.
And a Johnny Mac single-how about that.
Garry-you wouldn't have seen my face, since I fell off the chair when we sent him back out. lol
I was just saying poor J.Mac can't buy a hit then viola he gets a hit lol.
I guess AJ has more in the tank than I thought. This might be his best performance ever as a Blue Jay.
8 INN,89 pitches nowthats the Burnett the Jays paid for.
What in gods name do they want from this guy this could cost us the game.
Wow what an outing by Burnett! If this was to show the pitcher off, the bluejays couldn't of picked a better day. Even with that home run in the 9th, this was by far the best outing for Burnett this season. I wish he could be in the mind set for all of the season.
BJ should have been in the game right after the home run or to start the 9th I thought Cito was smarter than that even Gibbons would have pulled him now it may be to late.
freedom-he show cased very well today, certainly increased his value. Now let's see what we can get for him-it should be pretty good.
Garry-I think Cito gave him the opportunity to finish. Considering we were 4 runs ahead and only really had Giambi to contend with, I can see why he did it.
44300 yesterday 43800 today I hope they continue to draw crowds like that.
Only for the Yanks and Boston. But, if we get back to contending we could get that every game.
Where is everyone we won today express yourselvs what did you all think of the game and who thinks Burnett will stay in Toronto, I for one do that is for the rest of this year.
It looks like these guys like playing for Cito and Co.
Bosoxbrian are you ready to change teams for a shot at Indigo.LOL.
I'd trade him right now while his value is as high as it's ever going to get.
Do you really think his value went up after one game, but if he pitches like that his next 2 starts he will be worth a lot.
I would like to see if he can keep it up and if he does then maybe we should keep him.
I would trade Rios baby and all for Lincecum from S.F. right now how about you.
I for one would wait until for a while after the all star break to trade Burnett and see where we are then. I am sure that if we want to trade him, teams won't mind waiting a little longer. Even though Burnett's record should be alot better than what it is by now, he should be 10-7 because one of those losses came during a relief apearance. If he had this state of mind all the time and if the jays would actually score runs, him and Halladay could be the top two contender for the Cy Young.
garryguy I would also trade Rios for Lincecum as of right now, but we all know Rios's potential and I dont know why it's not there right now (as for any of the bluejays), so I would keep Rios. If Rios and Vernon can get back on track, and next year with Lind out there, we could have one of the feared outfields in baseball.
I think his value went back up to the point it was before he got creamed in his last start, so whatever deal JP was working on before that start will likely happen now.
Why keep Burnett, he opts out at the end of this year, costs us a ton of money and is a .500 pitcher? I wouldn't give him two more starts because if you look at is history with us, it's one good one, one bad one.
I think to get Lincecum takes more than Rios. I have always had a major concern with Lincecum and that is his delivery. I might be wrong but it looks like a Tommy John is in his future sooner than expected.
*most feared*
Rios potential < Linecum's potential
Rios performance < Lincecum's performance
and lincecum is younger too and rios costs more.
Burnett did awesome…noway they shoudl have taken him out it would just destroy confidence show scouts that the jays themselves don't trust him and also get to show less of Burnett at its best. Plus his pitchcount was WAYYYYYYY LOW and Cito did the right thing letting him finish. It was Burnetts game and it was a solo shot, and noone was on and they lead by 3.
Harry, I agree with you about the whole leaving Burnett in the game, I would have done the same thing. I also think that it was not just to show the scouts that they trust Burnett, but to show Burnett that they trust him and possibly pushing up his confidence for the rest of the season.
Halladay started his first game at 21. Cecil is 22, with 15 starts to his name in AA. BEEP!! Im sounding the Cecil horn. I want to see what this kid has got (I can say that now that Im 4 years older than him). Think about how much that horn would be going off, if our pitchers weren't performing? We are thin in our rotation now, give him a spot start till Marcum comes back. No pressure, explain to him that he is up here for a 'learning experience' and that he will be sent down regardless of the outcome. What do we have to lose? We are looking to the future anyway, unless we turn into the 2007 Colorado Rockies, which would be crazy miracle.
Did it ever look like Rios had finally become a legitimate homerun threat at the All Star game last season. The 4 spot he put up in the first half, has really baffled me. Although, he has always been inconsistant hitting homeruns.
I can't belive Halliday is not going to start the allstar game Clif Lee is not the same pitcher that Doc is,I just lost all my respect for Francona;HE LOOKS LIKE A PIG WITH ALL THAT GUM IN HIS MOUTH, There I feel a lot better now.
If you check out the home run history of the players who partisipate is the home run derby you will find that the players that finish first or second seldom hit many home runs the following year,I don't know where you will find the stats I'm just going by memory
A headline on sportsnet connected said something about halliday not being exempt from a trade. i've seen nothing since and nothing on their web site. anyone else hear anything on this?
say it isn't so.
I don't think JP is that stupid if he trades Halliday the Jays will have a lot of empty seats and JP will be gone.
I believe the reasoning for that was because Halladay made a comment saying that the jays go through the same scenario year after year whether it be about how good they should be during spring training, or why they are playing like crap during certain points of the years. By trading Halladay JP and the Jays would just be giving up the best thing that they have going for them this year and hopefully for another couple of years.
JP said that everyone on the Jays roster is tradable and he will listen to all talks however its might be difficult to move certain players than certain others and they will only mover certain players if the offer is dazzling (he prolly meant halliday rios hill marcum mcgowan litsch there)
If you read trade rumors it says Philly made an offer for Burnett none of their top prospects were involvd and the Jays were not impresed.
What you do think about Dunn. Im aware that JP messed it up earlier, and that Stairs is likely to retire in toronto, but Dunn seems like he would fit here. He sucks at defense, so coming to Toronto would make sense being in the DH spot, and nobody else is really chasing after him it seems.
Dunn will never play under JP if he did he would look like an idiot.,But he would make a good DH.
Dunn = never play for toronto or atleast JP
Kane Davis isn't an option for the fifth starter, as he was apparently released within the past two weeks. We have little media attention on anything to do with Toronto or the Chiefs here in Syracuse, but it was on one of Syracuse's game notes about the release.
So who would like to see us trade for Josh Hamilton?
I just read the article on Halliday now I hope they do trade him and I will cheer for the team that gets him no more blue Jays.
Wells, trade Wells, I so agree. Not only is his arm only okay, but his personality is so freakin flat – how can that guy be the franchise? They need someone to livin' them up – a Raul Mondesi or George Bell type of personality. I did like Rios in centre field the other night and inglett did great.
It's true, I know that Bobby Abreu a couple years back is probably the best example. He went from a 30-40 homerun hitter to a guy that might get 20, immediately after the derby. There are many exceptions, like Ryan Howard doesn't look like he is slowing up any from last year, but Vlad Guerrero might be, he won it last year and is having a mediocre year, by his standards.
Did the homerun competition mess up Rios? Probably not, cuz he has struggled to hit the long ball his whole career. I think last season he was pulling the ball more and now he has had to make an adjustment because pitchers are throwing him away. He has not been locked in all year, that is for sure.
Garry-I doubt very much if we could get Hamilton for Wells, it would take a lot more than that..
Garry, what I got out of the Halliday article is two things. One, The Toronto Blue Jays are like the movie Ground Hog Day and Two, Halliday wants a trade to a club that can win.
The article just confirms my thoughts-we should trade him now, and give him a chance to win a series-sinece it won't happen here.