The Good (in no particular order)
JP Arencibia's Debut
The August 6th through 8th home series against the Rays might have been the most spectacular in recent Jays history. On the 7th, the Jays hit 8 homers. Two of those homers were from JP Arencibia, in his MLB debut. And the boy had himself a debut. Like the greatest offensive MLB debut in history. First homer on first pitch during his first at bat. 4 for 5, 3 RBIs. It was insane.
Did a little research, found an old minor league blog JP guest blogged on. Of note:
Did a little research, found an old minor league blog JP guest blogged on. Of note:
"I am staying with Travis Snider, who also plays in the Blue Jays organization. On Sundays we have BBQs at the house and play Rock Band. Thanks for reading my blog, and don't be scared to say 'hi' to me at the ballpark!"
Don't be scared, guys!!!!
And googling JP Arencibia girlfriend, one of the links said this "I've dated him and he doesn't have a small _____!!!"
Don't be scared, guys!!!!
The Grand Theft Morrow
Early on, Mr. GM traded resident mouth breather Brandon League to Seattle for struggling starting pitcher Brandon Morrow. Though he struggled at first, under the watchful eye of new pitching coach Bruce "Papi" Walton, Morrow began to change his name to "stud."
Closest he came to true studdom (that is a kingdom for studs, btw) was August 8 when Morrow pitched 8 2/3 innings of no hit baseball against Tampa Bay.
Actually, all four starters, Marcum, Romero, Cecil and Morrow, backed by the awesome swami type work by Bruce Walton and the power of the filthy change made the future of the Toronto Blue Jays seem bright indeed.
Jose Bautista. The 2010 Toronto Blue Jays smashed the hell out of the baseball. This guy made led this team to the third most home runs in MLB history. 257. He beat the previous Blue Jay home run king George Bell's record by 7 homers. Bautista credits changing the timing on his swing for all the dingers, and watching the video of every one, it made me a little dizzy because the swing was remarkably consistent.
Favourites?
Number 40 was, in a word, tasty. Yankees rookie Ivan Nova got a little lippy when Bautista took exception to having to duck from pitches. Benches cleared and it was testosterone and dick measuring. Well, Bautista won that contest because next time up, he deposited a game winning homer over the left field fence. Chest puffed, nostrils flared. Number 50, which let Bautista join a very exclusive club, was hit off some dude named Felix Hernandez. They called him King Felix before that day. Number 53 silenced the entire state of Minnesota (and Delmon Young) with the sheer height and distance of the thing. Target Field = Pitcher's Park. Pssssh. Oh, and 54 was neat just cause it was an opposite field one, the first of the season.
BEASTIN' and I wish it never, ever had to end.
Closest he came to true studdom (that is a kingdom for studs, btw) was August 8 when Morrow pitched 8 2/3 innings of no hit baseball against Tampa Bay.
Actually, all four starters, Marcum, Romero, Cecil and Morrow, backed by the awesome swami type work by Bruce Walton and the power of the filthy change made the future of the Toronto Blue Jays seem bright indeed.
"I enjoyed it pretty good."
Jose Bautista. The 2010 Toronto Blue Jays smashed the hell out of the baseball. This guy made led this team to the third most home runs in MLB history. 257. He beat the previous Blue Jay home run king George Bell's record by 7 homers. Bautista credits changing the timing on his swing for all the dingers, and watching the video of every one, it made me a little dizzy because the swing was remarkably consistent.
Favourites?
Number 40 was, in a word, tasty. Yankees rookie Ivan Nova got a little lippy when Bautista took exception to having to duck from pitches. Benches cleared and it was testosterone and dick measuring. Well, Bautista won that contest because next time up, he deposited a game winning homer over the left field fence. Chest puffed, nostrils flared. Number 50, which let Bautista join a very exclusive club, was hit off some dude named Felix Hernandez. They called him King Felix before that day. Number 53 silenced the entire state of Minnesota (and Delmon Young) with the sheer height and distance of the thing. Target Field = Pitcher's Park. Pssssh. Oh, and 54 was neat just cause it was an opposite field one, the first of the season.
BEASTIN' and I wish it never, ever had to end.
Boo is Back
You know what was missing from this season? Booing the hell out of Vernon Wells. I'm sure some douchebags continued this long tradition, but the truth is, V-Dub had himself a quiet comeback season. .273 avg with 31 homers and a nice glove out there in the field.
85 wins
Shut up. 85 wins.