Mom and Dad follow every last word
All that hollering makes me wonder
Does a whispered prayer get heard?
Gomez drove in Hinske twice, and Halladay, Chulk, and Frasor made it hold up as Toronto re-gifted a shutout back to Montreal.
Game Summaries: Jesse Sanchez says, contrary to last year's evidence, Hiram Bithorn is not a hitter's paradise. Geoff Baker notes how close Roy Halladay came pitching only three-plus innings, while Shi Davidi keeps the focus on Halladay's greatness. Mike Rutsey describes Chris Gomez as "a veteran who plays the game the right way."
Notes: MLB.com discusses Little Cat's groin: it and its owner plan to return after the All-Star break. Delgado looks for a mid-week return. The Sun talks Speier and Woodward.
Performance or Pay? Bob Elliott has the hearsay on why the new Toronto regime dismissed several scouts as well as comments from the "anti-Moneyball faction." Like Marx, Sarte, or Rand, Billy Beane (via his anti-defense, anti-speed, anti-scout, and anti-pants-selling polemic Moneyball) has his detractors.
What of the San Juan Expos? Mike Rutsey describes the strangeness of playing in Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, "Minaya manages to care." His bosses, as a whole, do not.
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