Hawk On Fire

Shohei Ohtani throws right-handed but is a left-handed hitter. (Toru Takahash/AP) I want to live in the dimension Ohtani gets signed by the Jays. But that's like saying I want to live in the universe where the Jays are a big market team that drafts the best players and signs the best players and wins the World Series all the time. That universe exists, but the team is called the New York Yankees instead. If Jays are looking to build a winning team, we need a solid #1 or #2 starter. Texas (Darvish), Dodgers (Maeda), Seattle (Iwakuma), Yankees (Tanaka) payed big on them, and all turned out pretty good. With the proven track record of Japanese pitchers, it's a no-brainer to spend big on probably the best prospect the world has ever seen: Ohtani. The versatile athlete can pitch over 100mph, with amazing breaking balls, and can hit DH when he's not pitching. I think he wants to go to the American League where he can DH a lot. We missed out on Darvish, and it's lookin...

(Image via MLB) You never forget the players that made you fall in love with the game. It's a sad day for baseball, and for the Toronto Blue Jays, and his fans. More importantly though, he was a husband and father. As much as we will miss him, it pales in comparison to the loss his family has suffered. He pitched for the Jays during so many losing seasons but remained a role model to so many of us. Roy Halladay had a 203-105 career record. He went at least seven innings in 40 of those losses and had fifteen career complete game losses. A true professional. He left Toronto after giving us everything he had. He has left this life with so much more to give. I know the Jays were waiting for him to appear on the Hall of Fame ballot to see if he got elected (and therefore retire his number), but I have to assume they'll put him on the Level of Excellence and retire his jersey number this season. Halladay was the lone bright spot for me when I first started watchi...