Jays Roundup - I'm at the Carpark, the Airport, the Baggage Carousel

Tuesday, May 11 2004 @ 08:29 AM EDT

The people keep on writing, and wishing I was well
I said, "It's no occasion, it's no story I can tell"

We all knew the Jays had to turn it around sooner or later, but six wins in a row? The Jays are now only 4 games under .500, which is five games better than they'd need to be a playoff team in the NBA's Eastern Conference.

1. So what are the professionals saying about it? Robert Falkoff of MLB.com: "Hentgen, Hudson lift Jays past KC", Dick Kaegel of MLB.com: "KC unable to solve Hentgen, Jays", Steve Brisendine: "Hudson leads from right", and Geoff Baker's "Hentgen gets last laugh on Royals".

2. Fordin Notes (by Robert Falkoff) on Greg Zaun's return to Kansas City, Chris Woodward's injury, Frankie Cat starting against a lefty, and New Hampshire's Gustavo Chacin.

3. Can we make it seven? Today's game features the 3-3 Roy Halladay for the 14-18 Jays vs. the 0-0 lefty Dennys Reyes for the 9-21 Royals. It's an 8:05 start at Kaufmann. Robert Falkoff has a game preview.

4. Here's a weird one: "Mondesi decides to end his season".

5. Jeff Blair discusses the soccerization of baseball in "Corporate march has been stalled, not stopped".

6. If you're at all interested in baseball history, you'll want to read "Last of the barrier-breakers", a Toronto Star interview with Don Newcombe.

7. Some interesting stuff you may have missed at The Hardball Times: Matthew Namee's "Diz or the Arkansas Hummingbird?", Studes' "Groundballs, Flyballs and Line Drives", and Robert Dudek's "Runs Created and Lucky Wins".

   
   

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