The last home stand of the season, beginning tonight.

That was better. The Jays got a terrible start from the 35 year old veteran who'll be a free agent in a few weeks (some pretty iffy defense didn't help, at a time when dear old Marco needs every bit of help he can get.) But they got a couple of strong starts from two of the youngsters who may indeed be part of the 2019 rotation. And messing with the Yankees... well, it just makes life worth living.

Well, you'd have to say the first part of this long road trip turned out roughly as expected.

The Jays begin their last major road trip of 2018 tonight by visiting Fenway Park. That's where the Red Sox play, as you certainly know, and the Red Sox are really, really good. And Fenway is where the Jays have already lost 6 of 7 games in this disappointing campaign.

Tampa Bay, winner of 7 out of 9 against Toronto this season, make the first of two September visits to the RC.

Three games against the Orioles, who allow more runs than any team in the majors. Kendrys Morales needs a home run? These are the guys you want on the schedule.

Let's have a series thread anyway. After all, it's not every day the opposition is having an even lousier year than Our Guys.