Jays Roundup - To the Heart and Mind

Monday, May 03 2004 @ 08:38 AM EDT

Contributed by: Pepper Moffatt

Ignorance is kind
There's no comfort in the truth
Pain is the hole you'll find.

  1. I couldn't see yesterday's game, but judging from the game reports, it sounds like I didn't miss much other than a 4-for-4 day for Greg Zaun and a complete game by Miguel Batista. Way to go Greg and Miguel! The game reports in question: Spencer Fordin's "Batista battles but Jays fall", Scott Merkin's "Garland shines as Sox prevail", Jeff Blair's "'Small ball' plays big part in loss: Blue Jays pay price for Sox sacrifices; Ricciardi mum on Tosca's future", Allan Ryan's "Jays' timing wrong: Pitching arrives just as hitting goes out the door", and AP's "Jays grounded
    ".

  2. Fordin Notes on Greg Zaun's hot streak. Also a quote from Ozzie Guillen saying that he was considering walking Cat to get to Vernon Wells. Ouch!

  3. Anybody going to tonight's 7:05 start at the Dome? It features the 1-0 lefty Jimmy Gobble for the 7-16 Royals vs. the 0-0 Justin Miller for the 8-17 Blue Jays. If you do go to the game, try to enthusiastically support the home squad. Bonus points for anyone who makes a sign telling Vernon Wells that we're still rooting for him!

  4. Griffin on strategy: "Jays blow another game by refusing to advance runners".

  5. The struggling Expos played a good one yesterday (or so I'm told), a 6-4 win over the Dodgers, started by Sunny Kim, who was a very late pick of mine in a couple of leagues. More info: AP's "Rookie reliever puts brakes on six-game skid".

  6. This news made me smile: "Rickey back with Bears at age 45".


Pointless Comment of the Day
Greg Zaun .615
Chris Gomez .345
Frank Catalanotto .333
Chris Woodward .330
Jays Winning Percentage .320
Carlos Delgado .274

Even the biggest pessimist knows the Jays are not a .320 team. Will this be the week they turn it around? They've got six home games in the next seven days: Three against the Pale Hosers, and three against the Royals.

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