Say It Ain't So!

The Phillies will not be making their trip north this summer. Oh sure, the Jays will still get home field advantage in the city of Brotherly love...but I don't think Jays fans here at home are getting much love out of this deal.

Believe me, I understand the logistic concerns and all the things you can imagine would be considered in making this decision. I also believe that it wasn't made lightly by anyone involved in the process. But this still sucks.

Who knows the next time the schedule will align for Doc to make his way up here again. Or if inter-league will still be around. (Obviously the former is more likely that the latter.) Maybe we were never fated to see Harry around these parts again...you know, the whole once and future thing. We will know him again someday, but he will never really return.

Maybe I'll just have to see how serious my mom was about taking a baseball roadtrip this summer...

Now I need a win from the guys tonight to cheer me up. Help a girl out, huh guys?
JaysGirl5

ROCK the eff On!

Congrats to Dallas Braden...here's your Rock On! dude. You deserve it and so does your team for the awesome defense they put up behind you for you to get your perfect game.

Not to take anything away from Dallas' amazing Mother's Day performance, but Kevin K. gets a secondary Rock On for that leaping grab into the A's dugout in the 8th inning.

Happy Belated Mother's Day folks.
JaysGirl5

Tuesday Chuckle

While looking through the favourites of my internet browser, I came across this gem. Do not ask me where I found this link originally. I have no idea.

It might be old, but it's still quite entertaining.

The Jays 2k6: The Movie

Who do you think would play the 2010 Jays?

JaysGirl5

P.S. Woo winning!

Standings Are Fun

I'd say taking 3 of 4 is a great way to have spent the end of a homestand. Wouldn't you? Especially because the one loss of the series wasn't all that terrible. They still lost and that sucks, but it wasn't a blowout or anything. I will say this for the Jays' losses this season...they haven't been the ultimate embarrassment that most of the baseball world thought the Jays would suffer. Although, the 5 game losing streak wasn't fun.

I remember looking at the lineup at the start of the game on Thu and seeing 4 guys that were hitting under the Mendoza line and a couple that weren't that far from it. Specifically John Buck wasn't so hot. Then dude goes and has a 3 homerun night that night. I'm happy to see (especially after today's win) that the whole lineup seems to be waking up a bit more again. Not to say everyone's belting it out of the park or driving everyone in, but at least guys seem to be present during their at bats and don't look completely lost (i.e. Overbay earlier this season). Speaking of Overbay...way to get a a hit to drop in on Sat and wind up at second with a RBI. Me thinks Mr. Bay of the Over is slowly but surely finding his way with the bat again.

The only non-positive thing I'll say about the hitting...I'm still a little uneasy with the reliance on the homerun. But I'll take it while I can get it. We're in 3rd afterall and ahead of those guys from Beantown.

The Jays start their series in Cleveland tomorrow as I have my first day as a member of the unemployed, at least as far as full-time employment goes. Wish the Jays (and me) luck this week. The Jays to win the series and play well...and for me not to go nuts being so idle. Time to start in on the pile of books, some baseball, that I have waiting to be read.

Take it easy Jays fans and catch the guys as they take on the Tribe for the next 3 days.

Happy Sunday...
JaysGirl5