Jays Roundup - Maybe I've Forgotten the Name and the Address

Thursday, June 03 2004 @ 09:05 AM EDT

Of everyone I've ever known
It's nothing I regret
Save it for another day
It's the school exam and the kids have run away

So how many of you college.. err.. post-secondary students stayed up and watched the game?

1. Josh Phelps hits a grand slam and the Jays win 5-3. Who was Phelps in the Alomar and Barfield divisions of the BBFL? Anyhow, as always, he's some game reports: Chris Hester's "Phelps slams Jays to victory", Jim Street's "M's drop game, series to Jays", Early slam by Phelps lifts Toronto", Geoff Baker's "Grand win for Jays", Mike Ganter's "Phelps finds power switch", and AP's "Jays too much for Mariners".

2. Fordin Notes (by Chris Hester) bring bad news: "Halladay to miss next start". Both he and Chris Woodward should be ready to go sometime next week. Larry Millson has more info on Halladay in "Halladay will miss another start".

3. The Jays being a 4 game series against the A's today. It should be a lot of fun to watch, though not very helpful for the Jays place in the standings. Anyhow, tonight's 10:05 PM EST start in Oakland features the 3-4 Miguel Batista for the 24-29 Blue Jays against the 3-3 lefty Barry "Regressing" Zito for the 28-23 Oakland A's. As always, MLB.com has a game report.

4. The Expos won a game: "Backup catcher Diaz helps Expos avoid sweep". Now they're only 17-35. Poor Frank Robinson.

5. Garth Woolsey elaborates on a topic we discussed yesterday in "All-star voting has long history of goofy choices". Personally I don't think the choices are all that goofy: Fans want to see stars, not just guys who have had a couple of great months. Speaking of the All-Star game, did anyone read Joe Sheehan's piece "Prospectus Today: AL All-Star Ballot" (subscribers only)? Why this guy isn't syndicated in dozens of newspapers baffles me.

6. The Batter's Box crew have been contributing all sorts of great content to The Hardball Times lately, including Craig Burley's "NCAA Adjusted Statistics: Top 250 Hitters" along with a page where you can download 2004 NCAA Adjusted Statistics". Other Bauxite-created articles include "The Magic Twenty (Right Field)" by Aaron Gleeman and Craig Burley, "Baby Steps for a Potential Franchise Player" on Alex Rios by Robert Dudek, and "Beat 'Em Like They Stole Something" part one and part two by Aaron Gleeman.

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