Jays Roundup - The X-rays Were Penetrating

Tuesday, May 04 2004 @ 08:23 AM EDT

Contributed by: Pepper Moffatt

Through the latex breeze
Synthetic fibre see-thru leaves
Fell from the rayon trees

Crap.

  1. Lengthier summaries of last night's game available from: Spencer Fordin: "Jays' comeback falls short", Dick Kaegel: "Gobble and Guiel team up", Larry Millson: "Home run sinks Toronto", Geoff Baker: "Blue Jay `rally' fizzles out: B.C. native Guiel homers in 10th to win it for Royals", and CP's: "Royals crown Jays in extras".

  2. Fordin Notes: Is Spencer Fordin developing a Canadian side? You've got to love the hockey reference he makes:

    "There was an important hip check in Toronto on Monday, but it had nothing to do with the Maple Leafs. Pat Hentgen said he should be fine to start on Tuesday, mere days after getting diagnosed with bursitis in his hip."

  3. Tonight's 7:05 start at the Dome features the 0-3 lefty Darrell May for the 8-16 Royals vs the 0-2 Pat Hentgen for the 8-18 Very Blue Jays.

    Richard Griffin suggests that the Jays emulate the teams of the AL Central in "Pena's managing style could be catching: Plenty to like about the way Royals play".

  4. Larry Millson talks to Cal Ripken in: "Ripken confident drug issue will pass". Just need a little All Bran, that's all.

  5. Here's one our resident tax experts might want to comment on: "Grits: Tax loophole for pro sports to end". I imagine this proposal will have a little more weight to it than the so-called "fat tax".

  6. If you haven't been checking out The Hardball Times each morning, you're missing out on a lot of great stuff. Bauxite players Robert "clutch" Dudek and Aaron "rookie who carries my suitcase" Gleeman have been providing all sorts of content, including "News, Notes and Quotes (May 3, 2004)" (Gleeman), "Top 50 Prospects: April Checkup" (Gleeman), and "Eastern League Road Trip" (Dudek). The last one is of particular interest to Jays fans, as it chronicles a trip Robert, Coach, and Gerry McDonald took to see the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in action.


I'm not going to gloat about last night's playoff victory too much on here. I am going to say this to Jays fans: Last night's Flames victory shows why you should never stop supporting your team, no matter how lousy they are. These two playoff victories have been so unbelievable, because we've waited so long for them. Mike D (Bob Cole Fan Club Local 342) once told me about how great it felt in '93 when the Leafs made some noise in the playoffs for the first time since Lanny's goal against the Islanders in '78. That's what I'm feeling today. The Jays and their fans aren't going to experience that this year. This Toronto club needed everything to go right for them if they were to make the playoffs. It didn't happen, but the Jays are still going to win their share of games, and I think their final record this season will surprise you (in a positive way). When the Jays finally do make the playoffs, which will happen sooner than you think, it will be an incredible feeling that the $182 million the Yankees are spending could never buy.

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