So, today's photo of the day is of (surprise) Eric Hinske, in the field at first base:
Anyway, here are a few notes on the game:
And now, we turn our Simon and Garfunkelian lonely eyes to Mike Green ... actually, this team is much more of a followup to the recent spate of colourful (or not-so-colourful) Hall of Names efforts, including Seeing Red, the White/Black/Gray matchups in A Complete Lack of Colour and going all the way back to the April 2003 more general True Colours team.
But this Green piece (har!) comes with a bit of a twist ...
Pitching's been the problem for the Yankees, who sport an ungainly 5.50 ERA and the highest team WHIP in the American League. The bullpen has been a real problem area after being such a significant strength for so many years, and the rotation has been middling (Pavano, Mussina, Unit) to brutal (Brown, Wright).
After the magnificent game that Craig captured so eloquently in today's Game Report, are the Jays due for a letdown? Will they face a post-road-trip malaise game? Not with the Bronx Bombers in town.
On to the Advance Scout!Some folks yesterday suggested that the Jays' relief staff could use a bit of the pixie dust, so here's Jason Frasor:
Here's Vernon Wells, tensing up as the pitch comes in:
Another 3 of 4 for the Blue Jay farm as starting pitching (mostly) rules the day.
Some random facts on the game: