A Few Things

Alright, yeah, you know what? I'd switch teams to get close to Aaron Hill. There, I said it. What the hell.

And yes, last night's extra innings loss -- after a couple of comebacks, mind -- fully sucked. But there's no overstating how awesome it was to see Tallet dealing like that after getting rocked like a hurricane in his last start.

And okay, I was largely absent from my spot on the couch this past weekend for the Baltimore sweep (in my defense, what could be more punk rock than eating tomatoes and eggplant that you yourself grew?!?). I did slide inside on Saturday afternoon just in time to see Barajas rumbling home like a runaway jalopy and Aaron Hill (see first item) just about blowing a gasket. Only later did I get the backstory. He was singing "Redemption Song!"

Also, I think it important that I mention this: Is there a sweatier human being than Fausto Carmona?

And finally, rumour has it that Brett Cecil makes his debut today, but since my TV listings make no mention of a Jays game, anywhere, I have to assume that rumour is bunk, and that Toronto has an off-day today. Right?

An Apology

Since I added Rolen to the roster of my fantasy team, Dooley Womack's Seattle Pilots, he's 0 for 7. Clearly this is my fault, and I'm truly sorry.

On the plus side of the ledger, today we get to see what kind of a starter Brian Tallet makes. He's clearly a smart man, having recognized the void we've suffered since the departure of Sal Fasano, and stepping in with his own extravagant 'tache to claim the title of Jays' Best Facial Hair. Witness:


Mad, mad props to Ian at Blue Jay Hunter for that photo. Minor quibble, but I kind of think of the hirsute Mr. Tallet as more of a "We don't need no stinking badges!" kind of guy. Nevertheless, Ian is the best photoshopper in the Jays blogging community. Support your local artist.

5-1

We are officially 1/27th of the way through the 2009 season, which might be a bit early to get excited about this team, but I'm not sure I can help myself. Holy goddamn, this is great. Like, really friggingly amazingly awesome.

Yes, BJ is off to a rocky start. But I think BJ's earned some patience. The Jays are in the enviable position of having a few fallback plans, but for now I think Ryan's best hope (heh) is to work things out on the mound in Toronto (or wherever Toronto's playing -- you know what I mean) and not in some backwater minor league town.

As a side note, wouldn't it be awesome if BJ and Brian Tallet hooked up to star in a buddy comedy (called BJ and The Bear, obvs.) about a pair of bullpen mates who got into crazy adventures? Can somebody less lazy than me please photoshop that? Here are the ingredients:

(Couldn't find one with the extravagant 'tache BT's currently sporting -- mind photoshopping that, too? Thanks in advance.)