Jul 22nd 2008 12:00PM by Mullet (author feed)

This is the year that the Jays really thought they were going to take that step into the stratosphere of the Yankees and the Red Sox. Of course, you could probably say that about the Blue Jays every year for the last ten. But with the acquisitions of the likes of Scott Rolen and David Eckstein, this was really going to be the year.

Instead, not only were they passed by the Rays, but they’ve been passed by the Baltimore Orioles. And these are two franchises that haven’t been known for great baseball decisions over the past ten years.

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