Jays Roundup - You Get a Shiver in the Dark

Monday, July 19 2004 @ 08:31 AM EDT

It's been raining in the park but meantime
South of the river you stop and you hold everything
A band is blowing Dixie double four time
You feel all right when you hear that music ring

Pass.

1. The Jays snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory last night, falling 7-5 to the Texas Rangers. For more details consult Spencer Fordin's "Six is not good for Jays", Jesse Sanchez's "Rangers' sweep is grand", Bob Elliott's "Slammed in Texas", Mark Zwolinski's "Texas sluggers turn Jays 'pen into Chulk dust", and AP's "Teixeira is grand".
   
   
2. Fordin Notes on Doc Halladay. Spencer Fordin gives us hope by stating:
   
   
   Everybody involved was also taking the high road, dismissing the chance of a serious injury. Tosca said that it's not likely that he could be that hurt and still hit 95 mph on the radar gun, like he did on Friday night. Halladay, for his part, said the trip to Dr. Andrews is more a precautionary measure than anything else.
   
   I agree with Tosca; I don't see how Halladay could have structural damage to his shoulder and still throw that kind of heat. Speaking from experience, rotator cuff injuries are usually accompanied by a rather large decrease in velocity. Bob Elliott gives his thoughts on the injury in "Party's over for Halladay", Jeff Blair does likewise in "Halladay hurting, just like his team", and Mark Zwolinski chips in with "Doc expects to rest sore shoulder".
   
   
3. The Jays continue their road swing, playing in Oakland tonight. The 10:05pm start features the 3-3 Josh Towers vs. the 1-0 righty Kirk Saarloos. Your game preview can be found here.
   
   
4. Baseball Trade: Crazy Carl to the White Sox, the Expos get Rauch and Majewski in return. As an Expos fan, I'm quite happy with this one.

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