Riccardi was wrong, he is ready...

Eight innings of work, no runs allowed, five hits and six strikeouts.  No, Halladay was not on the mound when the Jays finished off the Athletics 5-0.  This was the work of a rookie starter, making only his second career start.  He goes by the name Brett Cecil. It boggles my mind that when Brian Burres was called up following the injuries to Romero and Litsch, Riccardi had left Cecil in the minors saying, "he wasn't ready for the majors."  We can essentially blame Riccardi for those two wasted starts by Burres, going a collective 6.1 innings, in which he allowed 10 earned runs, five walks, 12 hits and an ERA of 14.21.  I think it's safe to say that Burres was the one who was not ready.I guess there is no point looking at the past when a future star like Brett Cecil is shining so bright.  Expect him to stay around until he is literally pushed out of the rotation by the return of both Marcum and McGowan sometime down the road.The evil empire is coming to Toronto as the next series features a date with the New York Yankees.  It's always good when the Yankees are in town, but this time, the first game features a mouth-watering encounter.  How about AJ Burnett (2-0, 5.26 ERA) against Roy Halladay (6-1, 3.29), in a match of student vs teacher?  Burnett often spoke of how much he learned from pitching next to Halladay for the three seasons he spent in Toronto, so this one should be interesting.  I have a lot of animosity left for Burnett, and I will get to that, hopefully  once the Blue Jays pummel him into submission on Tuesday.  I guess I have a problem with athletes who only care about money, but that talk is for another day.Quick thoughts for the night:Brett CecilBrett CecilBrett Cecilenough said...