Think the first opening day in Toronto since 2006, a 12-5 win over Detroit, had people excited? 

The Blue Jays have question marks in the back end of their rotation and are concerned about closer B. 

Manager Cito Gaston is well aware that for the Jays to have any chance this season, the offense will have to carry a heavy load. 

--3B Scott Rolen had an encouraging spring, batting . 

If there were any doubts that Rogers Centre couldn't be an interesting place to watch a baseball game this season, the Toronto Blue Jays and their fans proved, that at least for one night, it could be. 

If spring training is about renewal and hope, then opening day is the first opportunity for teams to give their fans reason to embrace that hope and believe. 

A raucous opening day in Toronto took a sour turn because of some unruly fans that Detroit outfielder Josh Anderson called "disrespectful. 

Right-hander Roy Halladay is as good a starter as he is a loyal employee of the Blue Jays organization. 

--RHP Roy Halladay will make his seventh consecutive opening-day start to extend his club record when he faces the Detroit Tigers in Monday night's game. 

The Blue Jays have question marks in the back end of their rotation and are concerned about closer B. 

Make no mistake: Roy Halladay's future with theTorontoBlueJays is the storyline of 2009 barring an unforeseen playoff chase or sale of the club. 

It is an approach that inspires precious little reverie, even on the most romantic date of the sporting calendar. 

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The good news for fans in '09 is that the Blue Jays will most certainly be a better team by the end of the season than they are in April. 

Here's a little bit of hopeTorontoBlueJays fans can cling to during what might potentially be a long, trying summer: The money for a payroll boost to $120 million US will be there, good economy or not, when the team feels it's ready for a serious run.