Home Opener
Tonight is the home opener for the Toronto Blue Jays.
On the home team's 30th season opener, Roy Halladay starts for the Jays vs. Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins. Halladay is making his fourth straight opening day start for the Jays, while Santana gets his first major league opening day start.
With two former Cy Young Award winners on the mound, it could be a pitchers' duel.
As a "small market" club, the Twins have relied on pitching and defense to keep them near the top and 2006 will be no different. The Twins will go as far as their starting rotation, which ranked fifth in the AL last season, can take them.
The Jays and their fans hope that a combination of improved pitching and improved offense will get them farther than third place in the AL East for the first time in many years.
Shirley Cheek, the wife of the late Tom Cheek, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch tonight. As part of the ceremonies, the Club will pay tribute both to its longtime radio voice and also to the late Kirby Puckett, one of the most popular players in the history of the visiting Minnesota Twins, and of the game of baseball.
On the home team's 30th season opener, Roy Halladay starts for the Jays vs. Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins. Halladay is making his fourth straight opening day start for the Jays, while Santana gets his first major league opening day start.
With two former Cy Young Award winners on the mound, it could be a pitchers' duel.
As a "small market" club, the Twins have relied on pitching and defense to keep them near the top and 2006 will be no different. The Twins will go as far as their starting rotation, which ranked fifth in the AL last season, can take them.
The Jays and their fans hope that a combination of improved pitching and improved offense will get them farther than third place in the AL East for the first time in many years.
Shirley Cheek, the wife of the late Tom Cheek, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch tonight. As part of the ceremonies, the Club will pay tribute both to its longtime radio voice and also to the late Kirby Puckett, one of the most popular players in the history of the visiting Minnesota Twins, and of the game of baseball.
posted by Richard Fine at 6:10 PM
1 Comments:
I'm a lifelong Twins fan. I'm also looking to visit Toronto this year and check out the Skydome...errr..Rogers Center. Any tips? How expensive are seats? etc.etc. www.fairwayracket.blogspot.com check it out, I write about bball quite a bit, it's by far my favorite sport.
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