That's what I'm saying, guy…

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August 25, 2009: Jays-Rays. I’m enjoying a beautiful evening down the left field line when a crucial Jose Bautista error opens the door to a four-run Rays’ third, costing the Jays the game. My day was ruined. Anyway, after the game there were a lot of people waiting by the players’ parking lot. Now I’m coming down the ramp and Bautista is coming towards me, and as I pass him I turn and say, “Nice game, pretty boy”. A second later, something happened that changed me in a deep and profound way. He spit on me, and I screamed “I’ve been hit!”.

Okay, I never actually passed Bautista on the ramp and wasn’t spit on, plus the Jays would’ve still been pounded even without his error. But here’s my point: These makeshift lineups the Jays keep having to send out are getting ugly. Why exactly are Bautista and Kevin Millar on this team? Why even Johnny Mac, as much as we all love him? Cito’s group of misfits were pounded by Tampa Bay for the second straight night Tuesday, falling 7-3.

Brett Cecil failed to get through five innings for the third straight start, leaving with one out in the fourth and giving up six runs (five earned), including a pair of two-run bombs to Carlos Pena. Aaron Hill hit his 30th homer of the season for Toronto and Travis Snider added a late blast off Windows.

This one’s shaping up like last week’s sweep at the hands of the Red Sox. Mark Rzepczynski looks to salvage the finale Wednesday against Scott “Wild Thing” Kazmir.