Last July, when TO Junior (I have decided never to refer to him as anything else) flipped out in the clubhouse and called the Jays a sinking ship... Well, it was irritating, but seemed to come out of nowhere - it was just one of the many insults that he was throwing at the Jays in his temper tantrum.
But since then the Jays dropped seven games in a row, won a couple and are generally out of the playoff picture (short of a huge run, where they rip off something like 20 wins in a row, anyway). The rotation has changed; Jassen, Towers and Chacin are not waiting to get their turn to pitch. The bats, strong all season, are suddenly seeming to be as quiet as ever.
And now I'm wondering if he has his own 1-900 number.
Granted, it's going to be a tough haul for the Jays if they want to make it all the way to the postseason. And as much as I'd love to see it happen... Well, I'm not too sure that it will. If I had to pick my odds, I'd say something like 45-1. Sure, it's possible - but it's not as likely as it is for the Twins (25-1), the White Sox (15-1), Yankees (7-2), Red Sox (5-1) or Tigers (3-2).
(The A's? They're at the same level as the Jays - 45 - 1. Genius or not, Billy Beane doesn't win in the postseason.)
So - what to say about the Jays? Is it any one persons fault? I doubt it - a slump (which is what the Jays are trying to get past) is all in your head: your failures suddenly become huge and unforgivable and you can't understand why you struck out against Vazquez, ripped a shot right at Jeter or threw Ortiz a changeup on a 3-2 count.
You just need to get your head back in the game - which, thanks to a 2 out of 3 series against the O's, the Jays just might have done.
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