After attending half a dozen game this season, I decided to hold off on a review of the team until they became just that - a team.
While this collection of individuals has struggled through the first half of the season, their recent 11 game winning streak (as of this past Sunday), the vibe in Toronto is that despite injuries and numerous obstacles, this team of superstars has overcome adversity and begun to have fun and play as a team!
The team has now tied its longest franchise win streak (11) with a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles. The bullpen has one of the lowest collective ERA's in baseball hovering around 0.6, the bats are swinging hard and for the fences, and with the return of off season acquisition Jose Reyes imminent in the coming days/week, the atmosphere around this team is electric!
Will they win as Vegas predicted they would in the pre-season, placing them as 8-1 odds? Who knows, it's not even the All-Star break yet and we've just battled our way back to a couple of games above .500. Lot's of games left and as is true with any sport - anything can happen. But the winds of change are blowing in our favour at the moment and for the first time in years I find myself checking scores and watching games as often as I can!!!
Lets go Blue Jays
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