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ryan008 · 10-19-2007, 10:56 AM

Jays End First Month in 1st Place

May 1st, 2008.

The Toronto Blue Jays finished off the month of May with a 12-10 record which is good enough for first place int eh American Leagu East Division 1 game up on the 2nd place Boston Red Sox.

The story of the first month of the season has been the pitching of SP Bill Arkell and SP Christian Jacobs. Both men are off to fantastic starts this season. Arkell has a 4-1 record with a 1.86 ERA and Jacobs a 3-1 record with a 1.35 ERA. The Bad news for the Blue Jays though is that Allstar SP Tenshin Imai and free agent signing SP Mike Witmer have yet to win a game for the Jays. Imai is 0-3 with a 5.29 ERA and Witmer is 0-2 with a 6.45 ERA. Both are going to have to turn it around if Toronto has a chance of repeating their success of a year ago.

Offensively the Jays are rolling along quite well and are lead by SS Richard Evans who hit .378 with 4 HR and 8 RBI in the month of April. RF Raul Pagan has continued his power hitting ways in his softmore season hitting .272 with 6 HR and 18 RBI. The only player who is really struggling is 3B Mario Rivera who is hitting .190 with 1 HR and 6 RBI. GM Ryan Stewart believes "he is just adjusting to Major League pitchers and once he gets some more at bats his average should climb"

10-19-2007, 10:56 AM	#53
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Jays End First Month in 1st Place May 1st, 2008. The Toronto Blue Jays finished off the month of May with a 12-10 record which is good enough for first place int eh American Leagu East Division 1 game up on the 2nd place Boston Red Sox. The story of the first month of the season has been the pitching of SP Bill Arkell and SP Christian Jacobs. Both men are off to fantastic starts this season. Arkell has a 4-1 record with a 1.86 ERA and Jacobs a 3-1 record with a 1.35 ERA. The Bad news for the Blue Jays though is that Allstar SP Tenshin Imai and free agent signing SP Mike Witmer have yet to win a game for the Jays. Imai is 0-3 with a 5.29 ERA and Witmer is 0-2 with a 6.45 ERA. Both are going to have to turn it around if Toronto has a chance of repeating their success of a year ago. Offensively the Jays are rolling along quite well and are lead by SS Richard Evans who hit .378 with 4 HR and 8 RBI in the month of April. RF Raul Pagan has continued his power hitting ways in his softmore season hitting .272 with 6 HR and 18 RBI. The only player who is really struggling is 3B Mario Rivera who is hitting .190 with 1 HR and 6 RBI. GM Ryan Stewart believes "he is just adjusting to Major League pitchers and once he gets some more at bats his average should climb"