A Halama Lama Ding **** Dominican Vacation

A tip of the retro Blue Jays cap to Bauxite brent for pointing out that the Jays are taking a gander at lefty John Halama down in the Dominican.  Should the Jays sign the 37 year-old hurler, it would continue a trend by GM Alex Anthopoulos of acquiring players whose last name begins with "H".  Halama would join fellow southpaw Sean Henn and second baseman Jarrett Hoffpauir in the "H" gang.  Again, more hard-hitting analysis from Batter's Box.  Subscribe now! The 6-5, 215 pound native from Brooklyn started his big league career in 1998 with the Houston Astros where he split a pair of decisions with a 5.85 ERA.  Halama was then sent to Seattle as the player to be named later in the Randy Johnson deal that also saw pitchers Freddy Garcia and infielder Carlos Guillen go to the Pacific Northwest.  He enjoyed his best years with the Mariners by going 41-31 in four seasons.  He won a career best 14 games with the M's in 2000 despite an ERA hovering over five.  In 2001, Halama pitched the f...