Meet "Tonka". I had sworn after the loss of Norm, that I wouldn't travel down this road again. However, there is something comforting and reassuring for us in having another little guy around the house. It's been so long since we had a pup though, that I have forgotten everything I ever did with Norm when he was a newbie. He certainly keeps us entertained and on our toes. This should be an interesting summer.
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The Toronto Blue Jays are trying to make most "experts" eat their type written words as they have vaulted to first in the AL East early on and continue to sit atop the division after 19 games. The Jays are first or in the top 3 in most Offensive categories in the Majors. Check this out....
Runs scored - 1st
Hits - 1st
Doubles - 1st
Triples - T 13th
Homers - 2nd
RBI's - 1st
Batting Average - T 1st
Total Bases - 1st
Slugging % - 1st
Sacrifice flies - T 2nd
walks - 3rd
on base % - 3rd
Not too shabby. With the depth, or lack thereof, in the starting rotation, the Jays will have to keep pounding the rock if they hope to continue to hang with the big dawgs from Boston and New Yawk. Currently their team ERA is ranked at a very respectable 5th in the Bigs but recent injuries have forced the call up of unproven players in the pitching rotation. Namely Brian Burres and Bryan Bullington. Burres took the loss in surrendering 6 earned runs to the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. The Jays were pummeled 10-2. Brian Tallet has had a couple of quality starts while filling in for Jesse Litch. His record is 1-0 while posting an ERA of 2.95. The biggest surprise in the starting rotation has to be rookie, Ricky Romero. He has a sparkling 1.71 ERA and a 2-0 record. That impressive start was tempered a little on Thursday when Romero was placed on the 15-day DL.
The Jays have yet to play an AL East opponent. So, we shall see in the upcoming weeks if they are for real.
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In Anavet Cup play, the Humboldt Broncos remained alive on Saturday night. The Broncos went into hostile territory in Portage, Manitoba and escaped with a 4-3 OT win to even the series at 3 wins apiece. Tanner Vandesype scored a pair including the winner at 8:19 of the extra period. Game 7 is Sunday night. Sundays winner advances to the Royal Bank Cup in Victoria.
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The Notre Dame Hounds will play in Sunday's Telus Cup Championship against the Calgary Buffaloes. The Hounds defeated Rousseau Sports de Laval-Bourassa 6-4 in the Telus Cup semifinal Saturday. It'll be the Hounds first trip to the Final in 22 years.
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That's it for tonight. Gotta take the new pup out for a walk. We'll be checking in on the latest from the Dakota Dunes Idol competition in the upcoming days.
Feel free to leave me any comments or suggestions. Thanks for reading!
-T-
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