Jose Bautista Clutch Single

There have been a lot of baseball songs written and produced throughout the history of the sport, but like everything else, great baseball songs are rare, like Jose Bautista Clutch Single. I was just lamenting yesterday how musicians don't seem to write songs about specific ballplayers any more. I was wrong, sort of. Songwriter and producer Alex Cantrall and his partner, Jeff Hoeppner have created an excellent music video and song that is not only compelling to listen to but reflects the era in which is was created, namely using an R&B style. To more fully appreciate this song, it helps to listen to it in light of 'Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball' or 'Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song).

Trading Aces: Halladay for Lee

Adam Lind the Monster

EIGHT RIBBIES FROM A NO-NAMER? That is on monday night when Adam Lind became a monster at the plate, hitting his first career slam enroute to defeating the Texas Rangers, 18-10. Well, no-namer no longer as Adam Lind is one of the fastest rising stars in baseball.

Salary Dumped: Alex Rios

WITH SO MANY TEAMS LOOKING TO SHED pricey contracts, the Toronto Blue Jays made a straight salary dump after the White Sox claimed Alex Rios' contract off waivers. That's still roughly $60 million over the next five years. If not for gloomy economics, a year ago we might have seen this parlayed into some kind of return for the Jays in the form of prospects.

Roy Halladay Ready for Lift Off

HE'S CONSIDERED BY HIS PEERS to be the best pitcher in the game today, and Roy Halladay will likely see lift off from Toronto in the coming weeks. If and when it happens, this will be THE trade of the season.

Touchdown Toronto!

NOBODY LIKES TO GET SHUTOUT let alone getting thumped by a football-like score of 14-0, but that's what the Toronto Blue Jays handed the Chicago White Sox on friday. Granted it's a long season, but the Jays (13-6) have been mighty impressive in what may be the toughest division in baseball.

NOTE: The Jays were thumped by the Sox, 10-2 today, which could theoretically be a football score.

A Day without Beer at the Rogers Centre

THE BLUE JAYS WON their home opener on Monday, and their fans celebrated by pelting the field with baseballs, beer cups and paper airplanes. Although determined in advance, beer and alcoholic beverages were banned from the stadium the next day due to $4 ticket prices for Messin' with the Recession promotion night. Too much beer makes people do silly and stupid things at the ballpark, like running out onto the field and sliding into second base or intentionally trying to hit a ballplayer with a baseball, although pitchers occasionally do the latter while sober. Stadium officials believe $4 tickets and beer are a bad combination, but they might want to add Opening Day in Canada and beer to that list.