Ever play catch with a Cy Young winner?

No?

Here is what it looks like:

I'd definitely watch The Wrath of Zaun!

Jays fans are

5 Bold Predictions for an Unlucky Year

For any of you that suffer from Triskaidekaphobia, it may ease your mind to catch a glimpse of what lies ahead for this year.

AL EAST

Tampa Bay Rays
Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees

AL Central

Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals*
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians

Sunday SIERA

If you caught last week's Sunday SIERA, you already know about Adam Greenberg's story.  Well, this is how he fared:



That's tough, going against a Cy Young-candidate knuckleballer.  But he can hold his head up high, because he has more MLB plate appearances than I will ever have. And at least he will get his own baseball card.

Monday Minutiæ

Question: if a pitcher is in the middle of a no-hitter, and the broadcast booth loses their audio feed, and the color analyst writes on the telestrator that the pitcher has given up no hits, does it still count as a jinx even though he didn't say it out loud?

Monday Minutiæ

By popular demand personal whim, more Peyton Manning:

Full disclosure: cheerleading for the Rox is a good first step in winning me over. But, contrary to what some believe, Manning's presence did not help the Rockies, as they lost 6-5 to the Mets in 11 innings.