Sunday Quick Hits

Red Sox starting to get healthy, and the Dice Man is coming back this week, watch his start with earnest, since Lester and Buchholz and Beckett look very solid.

Tigers look very flat, maybe the result of the weakest division and little competition.


How far will the Joba plan extend ?
Is it possible that limiting his innings will perhaps hurt his chances of post season success. I think the pin stripes have the bats, but they have depended on sending out Sergio Mitre, Josh Towers and Chad Gaudin lately, not gotten very good results from Burnett, leaving Sabathia & Pettitte to win in the playoffs, so I worry about their ability to advance.

The Giants despite their solid rotation have not dominated their opponents, and the Rockies continue to look very good, so I think the wild card race will be done by late next week. No magic numbers, but the two teams seem to be going in opposite directions.

The Angels look almost ready for post season, Vlad is healthier, Morales is solid, getting very good defense, and they are getting good starts from their rotation, now including Scott Kazmir.
Only weak spot they have might be closer, as Fuentes is not always a lock, and has little post season experience. The set up arms are not as reliable as yeras past, and bullpen was always an LA edge going into a short series.




Now Blue Jays fans wait out the last 3 weeks to see what the organization does to improve their situation.

Here are some Jays bullet points to think about

> Attendance against the Twins was about the same as a swap meet, 11,000 and change, and Doc was pitching. Have the fans decided enough is enough ?

> They have shut down a few of the their young pitchers, giving up, or trying to protect their assets, and finally smartening up.

> JP very quiet, and has not being on their recent road trips, Jays saving cash or just telling JP, stick around the city, until the end of the season. He made 2 trips to Boston area, but more of that was starting his kids back at school.

> Rumours abound that Paul Beeston has the semblance of financing, and an ownership group, and have perhaps made it known to Rogers their interest in buying the team in November.

> It may be that there will be starting the 2010 season, there is no JP, no Halladay, no Cito Gaston, but a new owner, new President, new GM, and a revamped budget. That at least would set a new course, depending on the names of the new Prez and GM, and what they got for Doc.

Post season is around the corner, so expect some pre playoff predictions.

Enjoy ?