Jays Roundup - I Can't Afford Any Artificial Joy

Thursday, April 29 2004 @ 08:28 AM EDT

Contributed by: Pepper Moffatt

I'd sure look like a fool dead in a ditch somewhere
With a mind full of chemicals
Like some cheese-eating high school boy

The last two days have shown me something: I'm really, really glad there aren't thousands of people judging my every move at work. I'm glad that offshore gambling firms aren't taking odds on my job longetivity. I'm really glad every minor move I make isn't dissected into a million pieces by other guys like me on a weblog. Not that us Bauxites should stop dissecting those moves: it's part of the fun of being a fan, and any baseball manager knows that there will be times like these. I just wouldn't want to be that manager right now.

  1. Do you really want to read more about yesterday's game? Here's what the press is saying: Sheila Mulrooney Eldred: "Jays drop rubber game to Twins: Comeback falls short as bullpen falls apart", Jeff Blair: "Newly minted closer exhibits his wild side" and "Tosca takes blame for bullpen bungle", Allan Ryan: "Blue Jay closer rocked by Twins", AP: "Koskie homer sinks Jays" and Mike Rutsey: "'Pen coughs it up".

  2. Fordin Notes (by Sheila Eldred) tells us that Terry Adams is the closer now. Other possible candidates were Jason Frasor, Gwyn Price, and Trodgor the Burninator.

  3. Today's game features the 0-2 Pat Hentgen for the 7-14 Blue Jays against the 3-0 Esteban Loaiza for the 12-8 Pale Hose. It's an 8:05 start at New Comiskey. MLB.com has a game preview.

  4. If you missed it, Allan Ryan recaps the Carlos Tosca/Betting Company connection in "Tosca's future a shaky proposition: betting Web site".


Pointless Question of the Day
We've all talked about how we'd like to see another outfield bat. If not Chad Hermansen, what Ken Phelps All-Star would you like to see J.P. acquire for the role?

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