Buffalo Boy's Blog

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you to the NY Mets. Because of them, the Blue Jays have a legitimate shot at upsetting the Sox and Yankees this year. If either Boston or the Yankees get Santana that would be in Jeopardy. Instead, neither the Yanks or Boston get any better in the pitching department.

The Yankees were probably the more desparate between them and Boston to get Santana only because the Yankees will likely field a rotation of 3-4 rookies and Ching Meng Wang. Mike Mussina is done for all intensive purposes and lets face it, Andy Pettite is going to have a season full of distractions with the steroid thing.

If Boston got him their rotation would be just plain sick, Beckett, Dice K, Schilling/Wakefield, Lester and Santana, holy shit that rotation would be scary. Instead, Boston really only has one sure thing on the mound in Beckett. Dice K is iffy (he only won 13 and looked awful down the stretch), Schilling is on his last legs, Wakefield is the eternal .500 pitcher but with the knuckle ball could throw off your batting order for a few games if hes on, and Lester is unproven as of yet, he may be good but lets see how he does over a full season.

Now, the Jays won't have to see Santana unless they do the unthinkable and beat the Tigers in the ALCS and make the World Series which, I am predicting that even if the Jays make it that far, the Mets will find a way to blow a great thing like they do every year. Am I getting too far ahead of myself? Oh well, in the spring we all have hopes and dreams.