Jamie Campbell and Tom Candiotti, otherwise in good form, were inexplicably attributing Reed Johnson's recent struggles to a lack of playing time - too much playing time lately seems a much more likely explanation - but everybody loves a pinch-hit grand slam.
Yes, lots and lots of stuff to like tonight.
With no chance to gain head-to-head ground on the Bosox after this series until September 12, this series is as big as it gets if the Jays believe themselves worthy of contention. Any series that features a Doc start is a series the Jays have a chance to win -- can Ted Lilly keep up his recent success against the Beantowners?
This week's Scout features a bevy of bats, an old but dear friend, and an embattled closer looking for answers.
On to the Advance Scout!Which you can't reveal to the ears of youth
Except to say it isn't worth a damn
Say it loud. Say it proud. Leance has pop in his bat. Two homers (and two strikeouts) led Pulaski to victory, as the farm affiliates went 4-2.
But wait, there's a twist here...
All the other usual rules apply -- no looking up the answer using an internet resource, books are fine, you're the first one to get the answer right, you ask the next question.
And here's the first question (it's a doozy) ...
Welcome to yet another month-end report card for the Blue Jays, in which I presume to grade players from A+ to F. All grades are strictly non-scientific.
1. They've only been around since 1998.
2. They suck, and they always have.
And the sun burns hot on the cold steel rails
And I look like a bum and I crawl like a snail
Dustin returned to Double-A last night, the D-Jays At The Bat didn't help out Casey one bit, the Devil Rays' affiliates paid back Syracuse and Lansing for the 12-3 thrashing of the parent club and there was a little dispute involving the French. All told, a 2-4 night on the farm.