Fantastic comeback victory for the Jays!

The thrilling 5-4 come from behind (then nearly blown) victory by the Blue Jays simply would not have happened these past few frustrating campaigns under former Manager John Gibbons. Everything went the Tigers way in this one, except for when it mattered. After a couple of questionable calls at 2nd base went Detroit's way, it seemed the Jays were destined to go home losers. But the team showed resiliency, not unlike what they did down the stretch in '08 after Gibbons was canned. Call it the Cito Gaston factor...

Down 3-0 in the 8th inning, veteran Scott Rolen laced his first home run of the young season, then Aaron Hill followed that up with a three run blast that just sailed over the left field wall giving the Jays a huge 4-3 lead heading to the 9th. Closer B. J. Ryan promptly blew the save in the 9th, serving up a no doubt solo shot to Brandon Inge. Instead of hanging their heads, in the bottom half of the 9th and the bases loaded, Rod Barajas' sacrifice fly lifted Toronto to a massive victory. It can't be underscored enough; even though the season is 2 games old, a big victory like this goes a long way in setting up a season...

It wasn't supposed to be this way. The team was expected to be awful. The rotation would falter. The creaky veterans would get hurt. The young kids would go through their lumps. Suddenly, just two games in, there is optimism in a city starved for a decent professional sports team...