Blue Jays-Yankees: It's Over...but Travis Snider Has Arrived!

It's official; I've pulled the plug. Rest easy, 2008 Toronto Blue Jays. Yes, it was over long before last night, but Carl Pavano, Carl f*%@ing Pavano , drove the final nail into the Toronto coffin. Whatever was ailing the Blue Jays under John Gibbons has returned...with a vengeance. Toronto pitching held the first place Tampa Bay DEVIL Rays—yes, it's still hella weird to say they're in first place—to only six runs over three games, but the Jays left Tampa for New York with only one win. Last night, A.J. Burnett pitched a complete game, seven-hitter in the Bronx, and he took the 2-1 loss. I've said it before and I'll say it again: It cannot be fun to pitch for this group of hitters. Speaking of the anemic offence, Jays fans got a glimpse of the future last night, as Travis Snider made his major-league debut. I don't know about you, but I had a hard-on when he came up to the plate for the first time. The kid didn't disappoint. He stroked a ball deep into centre field for a double his ... (link)