And we'll come together fine
All we need is just a little patience

According to the Portland Sea Dog broadcast team Terry Adams and cash has been traded to the Red Sox for AA 3B John Hattig. Hattig is currently hitting .298/.413/.523 in the Eastern League.

Spencer Fordin of MLB.com has reported that Jays starting pitcher Pat Hentgen has decided to call it a career after posting a 2-9 record this season. Pat is generally regarded as one of the good guys of the industry, so I'd wish to wish him all the best in his future endeavours.

Let's play two. The sun is shining, and the Jays won last night. Happy 40th Birthday, Barry Bonds! As my coffee cup says, heavy breathing is not necessarily a sign of passion. Congratulations, Paul Molitor, on your induction!

On with the game. Josh Towers and Rob Bell bring matching 4.97 ERAs to the hill. Will the day off help the O-dog emerge from his slumbers?

A late and abbreviated report today. Yours truly was in Auburn yesterday watching a Canadian kid be a hero for the home team. Four wins and two losses for the minor league teams.

So you're looking for the thrill
And you know just what it takes
And where to go

Batter's Box reader Marc has taken a crack at the ongoing debate between drafting high school versus drafting college players. Always an interesting (and controversial) topic. Enjoy!

The third place Devil Rays come to Toronto to face the last place Jays. At the beginning of the season Tampa was expected by most to spend another year in the basement and the Jays were the popular 'surprise' team by many experts expecting to challenge for the wild card spot in the AL.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays, virtually since the beginning of their existence a Newman to the Jays' Jerry, will provide the opposition as Toronto plays some badly-needed home games. Tampa Bay arrives in an offensive funk, and since their pitching has been consistently (and predictably) so-so, it's translated into a lot of recent losses after their franchise-record June.

It's been a busy, three-Scout week, but this edition features some freezing bats, some blazing speed, some not-quite-ripe rumours of both buying and selling at the trade deadline and a potential megadeal for a teenager who has yet to see action at the big league level.

On to the Advance Scout!

The Blue Jays have always had good luck beating El Duque, so we can hope for the best this time around. Hernandez beat Detroit last week but wasn't all that impressive; still, he's 2-0 since his callup after going 2-1 at Columbus.

5-1 and nearly a clean sweep, as New Hampshire's 2-1 ninth-inning loss was the only blemish suffered by the minor league affiliates last night.

He didn't care about the loot
Jan had told him many times it was you to me who taught
In Jersey anything's legal as long as you don't get caught

'Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're no friends of mine

The Fan 590 has announced a few roster moves. The short version is as follows:

• Bobby Estalella moves from the 15 to the 60 day DL, freeing up a space on the 40 man roster.
  
• Bob File sent to the minors, freeing up a space on the 25 man roster.
  
• Kevin Frederick called up to the big club and added to both the 25 and 40 man roster.

Thanks to Smack, and Rob, and James W for the heads up.

A few days ago, the New Jersey Appellate Division reversed a lower-court ruling and found that a fan seriously injured by a foul ball while lining up at a concession stand at a Newark Bears game could sue the team and the concessionaire that served him. The court held that stadiums must provide protection for fans not in their seats watching the game, such as those at concession stands.

The Heat may have Shaq, but the Blue Jays have the heat and they were bringin’ it last night. A former teammate of David Bush took his own no-hitter late into the game while two other former teammates, one praised, the other scorned, pitched gems of their own.