Wednesday September 18

Jays win 4-3

The good: Comeback in eighth with veteran patient bats. Rios could learn something.
Burnett Eight innings 122 pitches.
Three walks in the eighth: patience. Thomas, Stairs and finally Zaun on five pitches walk to tie game.

Have you looked at Stairs average recently? leads with 299 avge and 378 OBP and 570 something slugging ... Please re-sign this guy or is this a banner career year. Whatever the reason it puts Wells, Overbay, Glaus and Rios's seasons in perspective and was a huge financial steal for Riccardi.

I still have doubts about Rios.... had great first half last season before injury most of second half but what is the excuse this year ? Did he hit all his second half home runs at the All-Star game ????? Great first half almost 20 home runs ? Shoult be closing in on 40 by now. His power production has tailed off badly since break. Hitting for average but this is a right fielder with power or is he ? As for defence am still waiting to see him dive for a ball in right field or go up a wall.

Concerns remain over the starters regularly going over 120 pitches Burnett again, Halliday and now McGowan in his last start.

Boston fortune finally catching up with them, have had it so easy all season and take out Ramierz and Ortiz slump Gagne ???? all of a sudden where they should be.
Leaves you with what if Jays had had better luck and thinking of all those one run games ......
BUT that's the game of baseball......