We're gonna vent our frustration
If we don't we're gonna blow a fifty-amp fuse

It's the defending champs.

Clash of the also-rans!

A gardener told me some plants move
But I could not believe it
Til me and Hannah Hunt saw
Crawling vines and weeping willows
As we made our way from Providence to Phoenix

The Blue Jays pay a call on the defending National League champs, and catch up with a few old friends as we head into the All-Star Break.

We're trying hard to make this whole thing blend
As we sit upon this jagged storey block,
with you my friend

San Francisco, for the first time in five years.

Humble travellers we are, uncertain of what lies before us as we set out on a journey into the Western lands. And the words of the poet are ringing in my ears:

Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate

It doesn't get easier.

Say good bye to the Yankees, and say hello to the hottest team in the major leagues.

Four games against the best team in the American League? What could go wrong?

Let's find out.

                        The worst is not
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.'

What is to be done?

For the first time this season, it's the Bloody Boston Red Sox.

The Blue Jays spend the next two weeks playing Cleveland and Boston. We begin with a six game home stand, followed by a six game road trip. All very symmetrical.

The Jays get to spend this week playing first place teams.

Ready to stay up late?

It's those guys again.

The Jays begin a seven game homestand with three against the Bucs.