The Week Ahead

Trying to re-live the horrors of the Drive of Shame: Part Deux was just too painful. I had to skip it.

Tuesday
Tonight at Lil' Rodge call-up Jesse Litsch (5-1, 0.96 ERA in New Hampshire) takes on Daniel Cabrera (3-3). Things are starting to come together again for the Blue Jays, even after the crushing loss on Sunday to the Devil Rays.

Later this evening the Western Conference Final shifts to hockey-crazed Orange County, California. The Anaheim (Don't Call Us Mighty) Ducks try to take a 2-1 series lead against the Detroit Red Wings. Who would have predicted that this was going to be the more exciting of the two conference finals?

Wednesday
Back at Lil' Rodge, the Burner (3-3) goes up against southpaw Brian Burres (1-1). Hopefully the Jays can finish with a win before they go on the road to face Philadelphia, Baltimore and Minnesota.

Also tonight, the Sabres and Senators face-off in the nation's capital...well in Kanata, not really the nation's capital, more like the nation's large parking lot.
I could run my mouth about this series for hours, but as I said before, it's too painful. I won't use the old addage that "the Sens didn't beat the Sabres, the Sabres beat themselves", but in all honesty I haven't seen Buffalo play this poorly since before the lock-out. The Senators are playing almost flawless hockey, so Kudos to them. (Shhh That was just a ploy to Jinx Ottawa. Buffalo is playing a great game of Rope-A-Dope and is about to rattle off four wins in a row)

Thursday
The Jays have the day off (travel day) before the aforementioned week and a half long road trip.

If you subscribe to MLB Extra Innings and are home at noon, check out the Indians vs the Twins as Johan Santana (4-3) battles Fausto C. Carmona (4-1). Two great pitchers, two great names.

If Chicago and Golden State found a way to prolong their series on Tuesday then you can check out those games on whatever network happens to be simulcasting TNT.

Friday
The Jays take on the Phillies in another boring interleauge series that no one cares about. MLB.com is reporting that McGowan will get the start, but that can't be correct.

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