7-3
First Place in AL East
I was going to wait until the end of the month to weigh in on how the Jays’ season was shaping up but after this evening’s 12-2 dusting of the Twins I just can’t hold it back any longer. 1st place baby! What a fucking squad they are right now! Their hitting ranks as the best in the league with Lind, Hill and Snider leading the way and the pitching staff is holding down the fort with a couple great outings from rookie Ricky Romero (say that 5 times fast) and the usual dominance from Roy Halladay. The American League’s best bullpen from 08 remains strong, although BJ has looked shaky early.
I must admit that before the season began I predicted this team would win about 75-80 games and finish either 4th or last in the ridiculously strong AL East division. However, after 10 games of shitting all over whomever the opposition decides to toss on the hill, I’m slowly starting to believe that maybe, just maybe, they can compete for a playoff spot in September. Of course, the hitting will probably slide back to being average, and the rotation, which has nearly zero big league experience outside of Doc and Litsch, is not likely to continue to be as good as it has been thus far.
Let’s hope that this start isn’t just a big tease and Cito and the gang are actually legit.
Let's also hope that they are not TOO legit. Too legit to quit, even.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the world of prematurely blowing your wad on the Blue Jays.
ReplyDeleteEverything you said was bang on... the one thing I disagree with is how everyone keeps being down on Jays pitching: Purcey is a first round pick and 26 years old ... obviously he had the stuff all along, it was just putting it all together in the bigs ... Romero's a bit younger... but ditto for him.
Throw in those two... plus Janssen, McGowan and Marcum... AND another year of Brett Cecil honing his craft in the minors and the pitching future (as well as the present) looks very good for the Jays.