Sometimes you want to write about something on the Jays blog that you write for, but your scheduled TDIB is one day removed from the thing you want to write about. That's okay, just write about it anyway!
I went to the game last Friday (that was the 2-1 game pitched by a dominating Brett Cecil) and it was a great game to see in person (I assume it was also a great game to see on TV). It was a close game and Cecil got the crowd on their feet with a lot of strikeouts, especially to end innings. It was a lot of fun.
And then it turned out to be by far the worst game of the weekend!
Man, what a series, eh? I headed out of town on Saturday, and am so incredibly jealous of those who attended either of Saturday's or Sunday's games. First J.P. Arencibia has probably the best debut of any Blue Jay in history, and then the very next day Brandon Morrow pitches probably the best game in Blue Jays history. Wow! I am still in awe about the weekend, as you can probably tell.
What I'm excited about is that this is the kind of thing that can really get the ball rolling in terms of attendance and interest in and buzz about the team. Momentum has been building, and people have been realizing that this team is pretty good and very exciting to watch, but this is the kind of event that could really make the Jays a must-see team. You never know when Brandon Morrow will throw a complete game shutout with 17 strikeouts, or when J.P. Arencibia will hit a single, double and two home runs in his major league debut!
Anyway, I'm most certainly being over-dramatic and over-optimistic about people of Toronto suddenly becoming die-hard Jays fans en masse, but I guess the point is that while we've known about this team all year, others are starting to take notice. A little bit. I hope.
So go to the stadium. As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, the food is way better than it used to be (despite still being extremely overpriced) and the team is just so much fun to watch.
I went to the game last Friday (that was the 2-1 game pitched by a dominating Brett Cecil) and it was a great game to see in person (I assume it was also a great game to see on TV). It was a close game and Cecil got the crowd on their feet with a lot of strikeouts, especially to end innings. It was a lot of fun.
And then it turned out to be by far the worst game of the weekend!
Man, what a series, eh? I headed out of town on Saturday, and am so incredibly jealous of those who attended either of Saturday's or Sunday's games. First J.P. Arencibia has probably the best debut of any Blue Jay in history, and then the very next day Brandon Morrow pitches probably the best game in Blue Jays history. Wow! I am still in awe about the weekend, as you can probably tell.
What I'm excited about is that this is the kind of thing that can really get the ball rolling in terms of attendance and interest in and buzz about the team. Momentum has been building, and people have been realizing that this team is pretty good and very exciting to watch, but this is the kind of event that could really make the Jays a must-see team. You never know when Brandon Morrow will throw a complete game shutout with 17 strikeouts, or when J.P. Arencibia will hit a single, double and two home runs in his major league debut!
Anyway, I'm most certainly being over-dramatic and over-optimistic about people of Toronto suddenly becoming die-hard Jays fans en masse, but I guess the point is that while we've known about this team all year, others are starting to take notice. A little bit. I hope.
So go to the stadium. As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, the food is way better than it used to be (despite still being extremely overpriced) and the team is just so much fun to watch.
