Playing with a Chip on Their Shoulder

For the past 13 years frustrated Jays have been waiting patiently for a team to come along and repeat the glory years of ’92 and ’93 while the Yankees and the Red Sox dominate the AL East with their bats – and their payrolls. Although, if this past week is any indication of things to come, then there may be hope in Toronto after all. Okay, realistically it’s too early to make any accurate predictions about any team, let alone the Blue Jays. The Tigers were widely considered to have one of the best teams in the league, but are 0-6 so far, while perennial losers, like the Royals and the Pirates actually have decent records and looked pretty good.  Since predictions at this stage of the season are a dangerous game to play, without getting overly excited, lets take a look at how the Blue Jays’ season has unfolded so far. While baseball fans everywhere were busy getting caught up in the drama of the last opening weekend at Yankee stadium, there was actually some ... [link]