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Jays enjoying one of top starts to season 

Post#1 » by LittleOzzy » Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:53 am

The Blue Jays are going to enjoy this run while it lasts. Toronto entered this season without the high expectations that were placed on the club in recent seasons, but the group is off to one of its best starts this decade.

With a win over the Indians on Saturday, the Blue Jays improved to 5-1, representing the best opening run since the franchise began the 2001 campaign with an identical record. If Toronto wins on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep over Cleveland, the Jays would move to a 6-1 mark for the first time since 1994.

Cito Gaston, who took over as Toronto's manager last June, found it surprising that it's been so long since the Jays had a similar hot start.

"It is [a shock]," Gaston said. "The last couple of years, I think this team missed a great opportunity. With the starters that they had, all they had to do was hit just a little bit. They would've probably been in the playoffs or whatever. If you go back and look at it last year, if they just played to what we played at the end, they would've been there.

"We won, what, 86 games last year? If they just put seven more with that -- that's not tough is it? -- and they're in the playoffs. The year before, they had the same kind of offensive team, they just didn't produce, either. I think it's just been the offense hasn't been good."


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Re: Jays enjoying one of top starts to season 

Post#2 » by J Dilla » Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:37 am

Now I just hope that they don't screw up in the last 25 games of the season.
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Post#3 » by sule » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:17 am

We're 55-38 with Cito back at the helm. That's good for a .591 winning percentage. Which means, if we keep that pace, we can get 95 wins in a season, and probably make the playoffs.

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Post#4 » by s e n s i » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:25 am

We're 5-1 now, which would mean we're on pace to win 129 games this season. EFFIN' RIGHTTT!
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Post#5 » by zilby » Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:31 pm

chocolateSensi wrote:We're 5-1 now, which would mean we're on pace to win 129 games this season. EFFIN' RIGHTTT!

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Post#6 » by evilRyu » Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:48 pm

i like how it says "The Blue Jays are going to enjoy this run while it lasts", making it sound like they expect to have a drop-down lol... confidence guys, confidence!

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