OK, so that was never going to happen. But losing their season opener to the Texas Rangers by giving up two runs in the bottom of the 9th to blow a 4-3 lead doesn't exactly bode well for their year. When you take a lead into the 9th, it'd be great if you had a closer who could seal the deal for you. Instead, today showcased the first of what I suspect will be many blown saves in 2010 for the Jays.
On the brights side, at least "Doc" Halladay won't have to be the victim of poor Toronto bullpen support this season, as he's safely playing in Philadelphia for the foreseeable future. On second thought, Roy probably wasn't victimized all that much in that particular manner while in Toronto, as he often (wisely) refused to leave the mound with a lead, instead sticking around to post complete game victories! Sigh. Yeah, that's what was lost when he left. [Update: Halladay, by the way, pitched the Phillies' opener, and went 7 innings in an 11-1 victory over Washington. I'm just sayin'.]
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