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Old 08-08-2010, 06:13 PM   #1448
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I don't think the Jays will be able to mount much of a threat for the Wild Card, but it's nice to see them win 5 of 6 against the likes of the Yankees and Rays. Who knows though, Tampa's hitting lineup is not that intimidating and if Nieman hits some health problems that will impact their starting staff. Although I think the problem for the Jays may not be running down the Rays, or Red Sox, but the fact that Minnesota and Chicago are waging a pretty good battle. The loser of that Division may end up with the WC spot. You need to pull the Colorado win 21 of 22 to jump over that many good teams in front of you from that far back.

Pretty impressive that the Jays dealt Roy Halladay and DID not get a single guy back who's playing in the majors right now, but still have 4 guys with at least 9 wins on their staff. On one hand you think wow imagine where they'd be if those 4 guys were pitching behind Halladay. But on the other, guys like Cecil and Morrow maybe got a chance to stay in the rotation because they didn't have him at the top end. Hopefully these guys can be healthy and stay on track and a good bullpen eventually emerges behind them.
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