Count me among those who figured the Blue Jays to improve upon last year's second-place finish in 2007. Then they lost B.J. Ryan for the season. And Frank Thomas and Vernon Wells forgot how to hit. And pretty much every starter hit the DL. And the team slowly dissolved in the standings.
But the Jays appear to be making their biggest statement in the season's final weeks, albeit in the role of spoiler -- a role they're playing pretty damn well. Last night, powered by an eighth-inning Russ Adams grand slam, the Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Red Sox, cutting Boston's division lead from 4.5 to 1.5 games in the blink of an eye.
And tomorrow, they open a four game series in Yankee Stadium where they can continue to impact the race.
"It's always fun to get a sweep," Adams said. "But to be playing in games that matter in the grand scheme of things of what's going on in the American League, it's fun to be a part of it. It was back-to-back exciting nights here at the Rogers Centre."
Making baseball in Toronto fun again? Hey, we'll drink to that.
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9-23-2007 @ 1:07AM
George B Vieto said...
The Blue Jays can be the best spoilers of Major League baseball pennant chase with their games versus the Red Sox and Yankees and by playing spoiler they can build for next season.
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