Shut up. So maybe David Purcey didn't repeat his Sunday performance of making opposing hitters look like a co-ed beer league slo-pitch team. Maybe the Jays historical inability to hit knucklers didn't magically vanish with the appearance of a September hot-streak. And maybe we don't find hourselves 5.5 games back, ready to pounce and take over the Wild Card with a 7 game late-season sweep in the home and home. We're still alive, goddammit. And the evidence is in the Jays 8-1 shitkicking of Paul Byrd and his band of Merry Massholes. All is squared in the most important series of the year, now we need to take the next two.
How about St. Travis? As far as late season callups go, it is true that Adam Lind lit the Jays up in September of 2006 with a batting average of .367, only to find himself dwelling in Syracuse in 2007. It's also true that pushing this kid as the second coming of Delgado with all of 11 games under his belt is about as well-thought out a decision as 4 million a year to Jason Blake after his one good year. But Lind hit well against mainly middling-to-bad teams; Snider has lit up the Yankees, the Twins, the White Sox and now the Red Sox. He hasn't faced any sub-.500 competition yet. His home run was a no-doubter, the double was clutch and he's finding himself contributing in real ways to this late-season run.
So tonight, with the season remaining on the line, Jesse Litsch takes the mound against Bartolo "Used to be worth Grady Sizemore and Cliff Lee" Colon. Jays have put up numbers against Colon similar to their numbers against Wakefield. Then again, Tim Wakefield hasn't been quite so much of a steaming pile of shit the last three years. Meanwhile Jesse Litsch has continued to dominate hitters since returning from Syracuse, posting a 1.26 ERA with a .209 BA in 5 starts. If we had to stake our playoff hopes on anyone's recent performances, I can't think of anyone better than our favourite batboy.
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