Jays Roundup - Take Me Back Home

Wednesday, July 14 2004 @ 09:04 AM EDT

Contributed by: Pepper Moffatt

There is nothin' fair in this world
There is nothin' safe in this world
And there's nothin' sure in this world

Ted Lilly only lasted one inning last night, giveing up two singles but not allowing any runs. Of course, since it was the All-Star game, we're not concerned about his short performance. The AL ended up winning 9-4, so the Oakland A's will have home field advantage in the World Series.

  1. More about Lilly's 6th inning can be found in Gary Washburn's "Lilly cherishes first experience.

  2. The Star has all kinds of All-Star articles today, including AP's "Players turn to fans for Ali", "AL hitters hammer Rocket", Unnamed Toronto Star guy's "All-Star Classic a family affair" and Richard Griffin's "AL sluggers shell Rocket".

  3. While other reporter's deride the Jays alleged "Moneyball" strategy of getting on base and hitting home runs, in "Toronto has to recharge power supply" Larry Millson shows that the team is losing precisely because they do not do these things. Or in Millson's words:

      The Blue Jays rank 13th in the American League in home runs with 69. The Rangers lead with 134.

      Toronto ranks 10th in on-base percentage in the AL at .335. The Boston Red Sox lead at .360.

    The Jays are doing quite well by most pitching and defense metrics. You'd think that would stop Toronto sports writers from stating "pitching and defense wins championships". It won't.

  4. Jeff Blair talks about a Yankee hurler and a former Yankee hurler in "Vazquez at home on Yankees" and "Bad outing? Roger that".

  5. The Expos won't be playing any more games in Puerto Rico next year. As an Expos fan, I only have one thing to say: It's about time!

  6. In the "Say it Ain't So, Joe!" department: Selig could be sticking around longer than planned.

  7. On a day which should be a celebration, the commissioner of baseball decides to point out what's wrong with the game, as reported in Richard Griffin's "Commissioner calls for war on steroids". Because this is what good head of a corporation should do, you see. When Ford releases a new sports utility truck, William Clay Ford makes sure to point out that some of his assembly workers are alcoholics.


No baseball at all today: What should we do with our free time?

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