April ends with a 13-12 record and the Jays are off to Cleveland.
Chacin hit the DL and McGowan will get the start on Thursday.
I suppose I should have written this piece when the whole brouhaha about the Frank Thomas commercial was going on. Unfortunately I didn't think of it until just now.
The most over-used and misunderstood phrase of any early baseball season is easily "on pace for." In fact, announcers around the majors are on pace to use that phrase forty-seven billion times this week (roughly, that is).
So let's over-use it in a misunderstood sort of way ourselves. For instance, did you realize that just one or two (or in one case three) games into the MLB season ...
Apparently, at the end of the 2007 season, the Tribune Co. is going to put the Chicago Cubs up for sale.
Okay, we've got hundreds of regulars on this site, including about sixty lawyers, so let's figure out a way ... mostly Blue Jay fans here, granted, but surely there's something appealing to buying the Cubbies on the 99th anniversary of their last title?
So, how do we do this? Suggestions anyone? I've got a couple of $20 bills in my wallet (and that's American exchange) that I'll commit, but I want to be VP-PR & Marketing. Anyone else?
I am now running Community Forecasts, and participation among hardcore fans is appreciated. I've already taken an initial look at Redsox Fans' feelings on Pedroia, Papelbon, and their relievers:
http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/index.php/site/comments/community_forecasts1/
As soon as I get 20 ballots for the Jays, I'll do likewise.
There are many reasons to expect Florida to take a step back in 2007.
1. Teams that make a big leap forward usually regress the next season
2. Florida's 2006 season was driven by the stellar performance of several rookies, the sophomore slump is likely to play its part in 2007
3. Florida relied on four rookie starters who threw almost 600 major league innings between them, expect injuries in 2007
4. Florida rallied around a fresh charismatic manager, Joe Girardi. Lightning might not strike twice with Fredi Gonzalez
5. Dan Uggla is the universal pick of "poolies" to underperform in 2007
6. Dontrelle Willis has pitched over 800 innings in the last four seasons, all before his 25th birthday