And hey, let's throw the great party
Today for the rest of our lives
The band is just about to get started
So throw the switch
It's rock-n-roll time
That's better. Toronto removed Boston from atop the AL East lead and has now scored more runs than allowed, for what that's worth. Miller, Hentgen and Halladay will duel Lowe, Arroyo and some other guy over the weekend.
Hugs All Around: The Star, via the Canadian Press, sees the "Jays hang Sox out to dry," the Sun's Mike Rutsey says "Blue Jays land first blow in series," the Globe's Larry Millson declares "Hudson hits stride as leadoff man," and MLB.com's Spencer Fordin exclaims "Jays double up Red Sox."
Schadenfreude: For those who revel in the misery of others, may I present game wrapups from the Boston Herald and Boston Globe. "We got our butts kicked," Varitek sez. Mr. Sweetness and Light, the Globe's Dan Shaughnessy, says to "Put this one in [the] circular file." The Herald's Tony Massarotti doesn't think allowing first-inning runs is conducive to winning. Finally, how about a rumour of a three-way trade with Seattle and Kansas City?
The Big O: The virtues of O-Dog as table-setter are extolled by the Star's Mark Zwolinski in "Hudson kickstarts Jays," and the Sun's Steve Buffery in "Husdon Trying to be top dog." Hudson topped the order last night for only the second time in his career and first since 2002. He sports a "career" line of .750/.778/.1.250 from the #1 spot. Small sample size factors may apply.
Sweet and sour: Richard Griffin discusses Miguel Batista's first win. Did you know that Batista's signing cost the Jays any chance of signing a legitimate closer? You do now.
The Cloud In The Silver Lining: More on Dustin McGowan from MLB.com's Spencer Fordin, the Sun's Mike Rutsey, and the Canadian Press. Per JP, in the perfect world McGowan could pitch in the 2005 Arizona Fall League and start fresh in 2006.
Grumpy Old Men: Barry Bonds and Randy Johnson vent. "We're bad, see a movie instead," Johnson sez. Just don't see Van Helsing, or if you do, think about baseball whenever Kate Beckinsale isn't on screen.
Entire League Placed On DL, Season Cancelled: Troy Glaus, Jeff Nelson, Al Leiter, Kerry Wood, Fernando Vina, Billy Wagner, all nursing various owwies.
Update: My apologies to anyone who clicked on the previous Kate Beckinsale link and got, uh, something other than what he was expecting. I tested the link myself prior to posting and didn't get that result. To repent, and in honor of last night's fine performances from O-Dog and Little Cat, I will leave you with a cute picture of two cats and seven dogs.
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