News To Use At Your Lesuire

The last time the Jays faced the Mariners, I shit all over the M's only to see them take 2 of 3 from the Torontos. The Mariners are now leaner, having volunteered Richie Sexson to be this year's corpse in a Yankees Jersey who suddenly bursts back to life. The M's slump into Toronto with only one win since the All Star break; and will send three wise wizards with wins o'four to the mound in the forms of Miguel Batista, Carlos Silva and Jarrod Washburn. Brave warriors that take to the hill armed only with respective ERA+ of 58, 71 and 84.

All is not lost for the M's though. Brandon Morrow is not of this Earth. On numerous occasions I have staved off slumber just for the pleasure of watching him mop up meaningless games with sheer gas. Easy, effortless, triple digit gas. 44 Ks in 33 2/3 innings? Yikes. He's pitched 4 innings against the Jays this season, notching 5 strikeouts and allowing but one baserunner. It is sad to say that other than Ichiro and Morrow, the only thing Seattle has going for it is the always impressive U.S.S. Mariner, among the best in Blogri-La

Take a Spin Around the Globe

• Neate at Out of Left Field wrote an excellent piece on Carlos Delgado's HoF eligibility. The idea of King Carlos in the Hall bubbled up in the comments of our Greatest Jay Season post, but sadly Neate punches a few reality-shaped holes in this pipe dream.
• Follow this link and watch goofy NESN dudes Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo cracking up in a most professional fashion on the air. Sportsnet does a good job of force-feeding us Sox games when the Jays are off, so I can say with some confidence that these two are highly enjoyable. More to the point, can you imagine Jamie Campbell or Rance Mulliniks laughing this hard at anything in the entire world. I'm a sucker for scenes of grown-ass men enjoying themselves and letting loose in a moment of wifeless splendor, so this is right up my alley.
• Our friend /a of Bottom of the Order has poked his head out, squinted at the sun and sworn to return to the Blue Jays universe. We're all better for it.

Finally, I have a very exciting personal announcement. Starting tomorrow, I will be the new Weekend Editor at Walk Off Walk. Their exhaustive search for a sufficiently qualified aging hardcore kid with a baseball blog came up empty, so they were forced to ask me to take the reins on the weekends. I'm really excited to do it, and hope some Blue Jay-type people come and check it out. The men in charge are Red Sox/Yankee fans, so a little Cancon will be certainly appreciated. It will be business as usual here at Ghostrunner on First: your source for third-hand Blue Jays news, recycled opinion and low-to-middle concept comedy.