You can dissect the Toronto Blue Jays’ extraordinary start six ways from Sunday, and perhaps discover nothing more conclusive than the summation offered by closer B.J. Ryan.
After Sunday’s 1-0 win over the Oakland A’s, Ryan described the Jays as “a bunch of guys believing in the same thing and going out there and playing good, sound baseball.”
An apt description of the Jays’ first two weeks, no doubt. But beyond such cliches, the question remains: Is the Major League Baseball club’s 10-4 start an illusion or a sign of something more enduring?
The answer may not become clear until mid-season, if then. But if the Jays can maintain their current momentum through a favourable early-season schedule, they just might shake things up in the already jumbled American League East.
Yes, the previous paragraph contained a “may,” two “ifs” and a “just might.”
Which is to say, it is very early to be drawing conclusions about a team universally picked to finish fourth in a five-team division.
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