Blue Jays' Comeback Falls Short

They brought the crowd back to life, but it was short lived.

Toronto's comeback from down 5-1 to tie it in the bottom of the eighth was like something out of Toronto's storybook 27-14 run. But this time the Blue Jays didn't have enough in the tank to steal not only the game, but also the series away from the Angels.

I seriously hope that the last two games allow management to make a worthwhile investigation into perhaps calling up or acquiring a left-handed power bat that would be able to offset some of the imbalance caused by a very righty-heavy lineup.

The fact of the matter is, in baseball, you need left handed hitters to beat good right handed pitchers like Jared Weaver and John Lackey, among others.

After all, the only guys ripping the cover off the baseball were Adam Lind and Lyle Overbay—Lind's eight for his last eight! And Lyle? He had a couple RBI with a double and a single of his own.

Baseball purists could argue that it's just because these guys suddenly got hot. But Lackey and Weaver have shut down right-handers their entire careers.

Reliever Brandon League was snake-bitten, that's all there is to it. A bunt single and a little flair leading to a run? You can't blame League.

If there's anyone you want to blame, it's Brian Tallet for having a less than sub-par start, allowing five runs. Blame Alex Rios for his platinum sombrero—he struck out five times in front of 5-for-5 Adam Lind. You can't have your number three hitter strike out five times!

Toronto no longer commands the No. 1 offense in baseball.

That's a fact.

But hey, that's how it goes in baseball, certain teams go on hot streaks, they go cold, and then they warm up again. But the fact of the matter is, with over 162 games, you can't be below league average when it comes to pitching, because chances are the offense won't be able to bail you out enough times.

Three more games on the home stand. And I don't care if Zack Greinke is pitching Friday night for the Kansas City Royals, because frankly it doesn't matter.

It's the same game being played once again. There's a ball and a wooden bat. And a cracking sound must be achieved.

If you want to talk about dumbing down the game, that's all there is to it. So let's keep on playing ball and hope for the best—the teams in the East? They're beatable, far from superior.

I'm not worried one bit.