I went for Molina, Halladay did play a great game, but Molina just turned on a ball completely swinging momentum in favor of the Jays.

If the HR was one that creeped over the fence, Halladay gets my vote, but the umph in that baby completely changed the game.

I voted Rios, although I would put forth that Ryan's performance was more important.

Although, if today is harbinger of Rios' season to come, then perhaps his development will play a bigger role in the team's success than Ryan's performance.

The fans. A thousand times the fans.

Loud, boisterious, and into the game. Paying attention. Cheering for the Blue Jays rather than the Leafs, Argos, or (shudder) Raptors. Well-behaved. Happy to be there. Informed.

This game proved that Toronto fans are not naturally lifeless. Get enough of them together, and give them something to cheer for, and they'll rock the house as well as anybody.

Somebody call Dave Winfield and tell him to visit. He'll be the judge as to whether the fans are raucous enough.

I voted for Halladay. Here are two numbers why:

3.8
6.4

Those are the number of pitches per out for Halladay, and pitches per out for the five other pitchers in the game.
He was on tonight.

It was clear from the moment I saw him waddle out onto the field on Opening Night, Molina is going to be a fan favourite at the Rogers Center. 

Throw in a towering HR off the facing of the Upper Deck against none other than Johan Santana (which he hit precisely as I mused aloud that I hoped he didn't hit into a double play, now a ritual even in non-double play situations when Molina's up to bat) and by the end of the game fans in my section were chanting his name every time he came up.

 

Does a game score of 63 trump going 3/5 with 1HR and 2 RBI and 1 R?  I think it probably does, and that's why I voted for Halladay.  The man certainly is efficient in his pitches.  His K/100P numbers should be pretty good this year if he keeps that up.