My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories (Please follow me on Twitter: @kevinglewsports):
You decide what it says about the quality of the competition in the National League West that the Diamondbacks are going to win the division with three ex-Jays in their infield that Toronto couldn’t get rid of fast enough (Lyle Overbay, Aaron Hill and Ryan Roberts). John McDonald, a back-up infielder and fan favourite at the Rogers Centre, has also seen action at shortstop in Arizona.
What does it take for Brian Jeroloman to get into a big league game? The sure-handed catcher was recalled by the Blue Jays on August 23 and has yet to appear in a game.
Surely, Jeroloman could’ve spelled Arencibia or Molina for an inning or two in one of the club’s double-digit losses to Boston this month. With Molina heading for free agency, Jeroloman will likely be the Jays’ back-up catcher in 2012.
Congratulations to Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who recorded his 602nd career save last night to set a new big league mark. For the record, 48 of those saves were secured against the Blue Jays.
