Love Them Blue Jays!

I know, I know, they're a game under 500 mid-way through the season but I love them anyway.

Today's game -- a beauty pitched by Roy "Doc' Halladay -- was another gem. It was the type of game that I fondly refer to as heart attack inducing -- there are some plays that I just can't bear to watch! When Doc is on the mound, I so badly want him to get the win I worry about every play until that final out is recorded. And over the years, there have been far too many no-decisions because of lack of run support when he's been pitching.

Doc's last two outings were somewhat questionable. The Jays didn't get the win on either of those outings and both losses were clearly Doc's; he just wasn't quite on his game. (The Jays have only won five games in July so we can't blame Doc for all of their losses.) Could all the trade talk have been upsetting the apple cart?

He was brilliant today; back to the same, focused Halladay that we're used to seeing. Perhaps he has made up his mind about the trade situation so that nonsense is no longer cluttering his mind.

He may have decided to move on to a possible contender so that he has a chance at the coveted World Series ring that he so richly deserves. Or he may have decided to stay where he is, in his much-loved Toronto, and take his chances for a possible win with the Blue Jays. After all, life has no guarantees. He could move to a contender who doesn't win.

Whatever his decision, I'm sure he will one day end up in the Baseball Hall of Fame -- wearing his beloved Blue Jays jersey -- because he will surely be entitled to be there as the greatest pitcher ever.