Woah!

Woah...what a game tonight at the Rogers Centre!

The Toronto Blue Jays hammered the Texas Rangers by a score of 16-10. By the end of the third inning, the score was already 11-9. The Jays alone scored 8 in the third frame, en route to a win that was highlighted by 4 home runs from Overbay, Wells, Hill, and Lind. That is a very positive sign as the Jays absolutely need those four guys to produce if they want to have a great year. Overbay also went 3 for 3 today, raising his average to .189. He's still one of my favourite Jays and I'm still rooting for him every time up! Mendoza Line, here we come!

Didn't have a chance to talk about Dallas Braden's perfect game yet. There was a great feature on him in today's SI issue. The 26 year old lost his mother to cancer when he was in high school and he was raised by his grandmother, who was down at the game in Oakland when Braden tossed the Mother's Day gem. It was just one of those touching moments in sports last Sunday afternoon.

The Tampa Bay Rays, the team that Braden tossed the perfecto against, had the best record in baseball at the time and interestingly, they have been perfecto'd for a second year in a row now. White Sox ace Mark Buehrle threw one against them last July 23. As well, I learned that 6 of the last 8 perfect games have been pitched by lefties on the mound! So watch out for those southpaws!

How 'bout 'em Montreal Canadiens?! Underdogs once again vs. Boston/Philadelphia? Well, if they keep playing the way they do with that never die attitude, they could very well win it all! Haven't been following the NBA playoffs lately. It's just been a lot of baseball for me!

Going down to the Minnesota Twins game next Tuesday! Very excited to see Mauer and Morneau!

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