I haven't had an entry for a while and honestly, there hasn't been may interesting national sports news. So I will wow you with the history of the Toronto Blue Jays.
In 1976, the American league voted to expand to Toronto. The name Blue Jays was selected in a "Name the Team" contest with over 4,000 choices. In 1977, Doug Ault hit two homeruns in the clubs first win, 9-5 over the Chicago White Sox. On June 26th, the Jays scored 24 runs on 24 hits to be Baltimore 24-10. So, the Orioles were terrible back then too. In 1981, Bobby Cox became the Jays new manager. In 1982, Beer was served at a exibition game and it was $1.75. In 1983, the Jays finished above .500 for the first time, but were still nine games back of first. In 1985, the Jays won 99 games and their division, but lost to the Kansas City Royals in 7 games of the ALCS. In 1992, the Jays won their first World Series by defeating the Atlanta Braves to become the first Canadian team to win the Series. In 1993, the Jays Joe Carter (right) hit a 3-run homerun in the bottom of the nineth to win back-to-back World Series. They have really struggled as a team since then even though they have had some great players. 
This season, the Jays are playing average baseball. They are currently in third in the AL east but 11.5 games behind the Bo Sox. They are 20-17 at home and 13-19 on the road for an overall record of 33-36. They are 12-13 in 1 run games and 4-3 in exta innings. They have a decent offense and a average pitching staff. Their ace, Roy Halladay is 7-2 with a 4.37 era. Their offense is lead by Alex Rios who leads most of the offensive categories. He is hitting .295 with 15 homeruns, 39 RBI's and 50 runs scored. Info from www.mlb.com
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It is neat to remember that they have won the world series.
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