Paul Byrd Beats Roy Halladay and Other Things I Never Thought I'd Be Typing in 2009

When yesterday's game drew to a close, my first thought (delivered via SG Twitter, where all my ridiculously lame first thoughts go these days) was, "I musta finished that entire PBR keg myself, because I think I just saw Halladay out dueled by Paul Byrd." And it's true. As much as I like to portray myself as a staunch defender of the faith, keeper of the flame, and wearer of the all-powerful, vintage Dick Drago T-shirt, I looked at the match-up and figured the Doc would have it all over Byrd. Any other outcome would be as ridiculous as, I dunno... Disney buying up all the Marvel Comics characters.Again, it shows how much I know. Byrd stepped in right off the Field of Dreams and shut down the Jays on three hits over six innings. I'm not gonna go make those World Series plans just yet--there's a reason the Jays are 23 games out of first place--but yesterday's performance far exceeded my expectations. And Byrd's post-game comments showed that he's...