Post Game Thoughts - Jack Morris is the Most Intersting Man in the World

Jose Bautista. Wow. What an amazing game, I don't understand why pitchers are giving him a chance to actually hit the ball. My only theory on how he still gets good pitches to hit is that he goes down 0-2 on purpose. It seems like he always falls behind in the count early, only to battle back to a full count and slam the ball out of the park. And a quick thought about those who compare Jose between this year and last - he was batting leadoff all of last April and his production didn't really kick in until he was moved down in the order. Comparing his pace to last year's is a tad misleading. That being said, Jose Ro-Bautista is on track for a monster bionic year if he keeps hitting home runs at this pace (1 HR every 8 at bats).

I guess I can't argue with the line-up too much since the Jays have won 5 straight, but I don't understand why John Farrell moved Rajai Davis to the 7 spot. Ideally, I'd rather have him as the leadoff hitter, but the next best option is hitting Davis 9th. His speed is a threat when Escobar and Patterson are hitting ahead of him after they go through the order. I suppose that if he wasn't batting 7th, there'd be a bunch of weaker hitters in a row at the bottom of the order (Rivera, McDonald, Cooper, Molina). Mostly due to injury, the Jays just don't have many good bats available at the moment.

Nice to see Aaron Hill get a couple hits today. He needs some success at the plate, hopefully this'll give him the kickstart he needs to start producing consistently.

Bonus Baseball Celebrity Lookalike:

Jack Morris is the most interesting man in the world...

Today's 3 Stars:

1. Jose Bautista - Hit his 14th HR in the 3rd
2. Jose Bautista - Hit his 15th HR in the 4th
3. Jose Bautista - Hit his 16th HR in the 6th

An honourable mention goes to Jason Kubel - he's the only bright point for the Twins this season. A dishonourable mention goes to the rest of the Minnesota Twins. They did more to lose the game than the Jays did to win.

Baseball Celebrity Lookalikes: May the 4th Be With You Edition

So in honour of May the 4th, we have the obligatory John Olerud - C3P0 comparison and it is absolutely fitting, because out of all baseball players, I would consider Olerud to exemplify the most etiquette and protocol both at the plate and on the field at 1st base.

Jose Molina seems to compute all the different permutations when it comes to pitch selection to get the most out of Brandon Morrow, so R2D2 would be an apt comparison.

And last but not least, Bud Selig and The Emperor. Need I say more...?

Baseball Celebrity Lookalikes: Jamie Campbell is Not an Alien

Whenever I watch/listen to Jamie Campbell I'm always reminded of this SNL Sketch:
(apologies for the backwards text, this is the best quality version I could find online)


Enough said...