Still in need of a big bat
Think J.P. Ricciardi regrets pulling the plug on Frank Thomas a few weeks ago? My bet is he'd stand by his decision, and that he'd be lying in doing so. The Jays split a doubleheader with Cleveland yesterday, losing 3-0 in the opener and winning by the same score in the nightcap, scoring all three runs in the tenth inning. They leave Cleveland having scored four times in the four-game series, three more runs than they would've managed had Shaun Marcum not given them a chance to play extras last night with his eight-inning, two-hit shutout. Toronto has scored the second-fewest runs in the American League (only Kansas City has fewer) and fourth least in all of baseball (San Diego, San Francisco).
The funny thing about Thomas' release is that Ricciardi did it to save money for next season. The way things are going now, neither him nor manager John Gibbons is going to last till next week. Meanwhile, Thomas and the A's sit atop the AL West at 23-16.
