Photo of the day has been mostly hiding in the sidebar this year, but today's the big day that I'm unveiling the new technological upgrades to it. That deserves some front page goodness, doesn't it?

Cameras are tools. While a skilled craftsman can transcend the limitations of his tools, his work can only be improved by using the right ones. Up until now, I've been using a screwdriver where I needed to be using a hammer. From now on, I'll be using the hammer.

So, without further ado, here's Lyle Overbay hammering a ball:

Alomar Division overrun by Gorillas, Halos, and a Walrus.
1-Tool Wonders maintain Number 1 ranking in Barfield.

The Orioles bulpen, the gift that keeps on giving.

Davis reminds us that Ricky isn’t the only Blue Jay prospect named Romero, as the farm goes 3-2 with three, count ‘em, three shutouts.

Last week in Buffalo I had a chance to sit down with Syracuse pitching coach Rick Langford.  Langford has been a coach in the Jays system for eleven years and coached some of these AAA pitchers when they were in Dunedin.  Langford himself pitched in the majors for eleven years and was on the famous Billy Martin managed Oakland A's in the early eighties.  In 1980 Langford pitched 22 complete games in a row, on his way to finish that year with 28 complete games in 33 starts, and 290 innings pitched.

The Devil Ray farm system is thought by many to be the best in the division. Let's see how they are doing.

Here's my latest ramble on the state of the Blue Jays. Enjoy (or not, as suits you).

The Jays have 12 wins and 11 losses, which is more or less the same record they had when April 2005 came to a close. Too much is made of early-season struggles – a similar month from any of these players would be relatively unnoticed in June or July – and since the AL East still looks screwy to me (three games separating first from last?), there's not much to analyze there.

But what's up with the Blue Jays' rotation?

David Purcey pitched the Chiefs to a win yesterday.  Roger Clemens could not a win pitching for the Fisher Cats right now, and neither did Ismael Ramirez.  Dunedin lost while Lansing were all wet, again.  Plus we talk with Sergio Santos and Ryan Houston.

Yesterday's game never happened.

Fours were lucky for the farm affiliates yesterday.  They went 2-1 with a rainout.

Boston and Tampa are widely held to have the best farm systems in the division. How are their top prospects doing? We start today with Boston.

Great pitching performances and late inning fireworks lead to a 3-1 night for the farm affiliates.

I was thinking, as I often do this time of year, of the late, great T. S. Eliot.

According to Jamie Campbell's Sportsnet Blog, Jason Frasor has been sent down and Dustin McGowan has been called up in his place.

Thanks to Bauxite binnister for the heads-up.