For something completely different today, I decided to watch the Toronto Blue Jays play baseball. How unlike me.
The Jays took on the New York Yankees in the Bronx, and I settled into my couch and took notes. For your reading pleasure, I have put them in chronological order. Enjoy!
Pregame
-The sky looks angry today. So does my cat.
-A.J. Burnett pitches for the Yankees and Brian Tallet goes for the Blue Jays.
Today the Blue Jays will enjoy a much-needed day off before they have to play four straight afternoon games at the Wind Tunnel, officially know as the new Yankee Stadium.
This is my second Minor League report, and I hope it will keep you updated on all the latest that is going on with the very best Toronto Blue Jay prospects.
Las Vegas 51's (AAA)- (33-44, last in PCL Pacific South Division)
Things have not been going well for the 51's in their first year of being affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays as they have the second worst winning percentage in the entire league. There have been only a few positives on this team so far.
It was a game that could have easily gone either way, but it was a game that should have gone the Blue Jays' way. Brian Tallet had the game in the palm of his hands, but he let it slip away as the Jays lost the rubber match of their series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
As we approach the halfway point of the campaign for the Jays, it's time to take a look at the numbers.
It's been a weird, weird, season. Expectations were pretty low for Toronto coming into this year. Yet they've turned potential disaster into first place, back to potential disaster, and finally into real competitors.
The numbers say it all for Toronto, and the following ones will define the remainder of the season for the Blue Jays.
Just a quick fantasy update here. Two of my favorite players in baseball have been activated for their team’s games tonight.
The Cincinnati Reds have activated 1B Joey Votto for tonight’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Votto was hitting .357 with eight HR’s and 33 RBI when he went to the DL. If he hadn’t gone to the DL, he probably would have been an All-Star this year.
Votto is Canadian, so this couldn’t have come at a better time since the Reds are playing the Blue Jays in Toronto.