courtesy of Garretson Blue Jays
The Jays are off to a red-hot start, moving to 3-0 on the season after back-to-back wins. Game 1 couldn’t have started much worse—Kathy Winter shut down daycare at her house, nearly throwing the team’s plans into chaos. But the Jays stayed locked in and delivered a 22-3 beatdown over Parker in an absolute yard burner.
Brady “Deballs” took the mound and looked like a young Clayton Kershaw, striking out two of his first three batters. Unfortunately, the second and third innings were a bit rough, as Deballs got slapped around and gave up 3 runs. But the bats stayed hot, and the hits came from all over the lineup. Everyone got to play.
In his highly anticipated return, Brett Fischer rose from the ashes after a four-year hiatus and casually collected five hits like he never left. Trey didn’t give a ton of info on the game, but if we had to guess, it probably went something like this:
Trey did curls pregame for the ladies.
Deballs kissed his fiancée before stepping on the bump.
Brady and Nick stretched each other out.
Tayson checked the mirror to see if the mustache had come in yet.
Steck and Splett played catch like besties.
Jesse told Dylan to suck it up.
New player Siegel hit a frozen rope.
Koch worked on his sprint speed—he’s lost a step since last season.
Fan favorite Jack Sparrow was MIA.
Game 2: Jays Grind Out a 5-4 Win
The Jays kept rolling in Game 2, pulling out a gritty 5-4 win behind an absolute pitching gem only 3 hits allowed. Nick Bonte walked 6 and beaned 2. Trey Buck wasn’t far behind, walking 8 and hitting 5 batters 3 of them in the dome.
With 30 mph wind blowing in, offense was hard to come by, but that didn’t stop Kindt from cracking a double off the wall. Brady Bonte had more hits (3) in this one game than he had all of last season. Splett did what he always does gunned someone out. Verm was ready to throw hands after getting hit so many times, but one look at Tayson Swatek convinced him that might not end well.
Siegel notched another hit, and the dynamic duo of Cole Koch and Jesse turned five double plays—seven for the game, setting a new Jays record. Dave and Deb made it out to watch the magic.
The Jays are officially turning the corner winning regular season games. The only thing that could hold this squad back? Kids, wives, injuries… or maybe a few too many drinks the night before a game.
But make no mistake:
This is the year of the Jays.
More article below - Read with a full on-line subscription!
More article below - Read with a full on-line subscription!
Already have an account? Log In:
