5 Thoughts from a Guy who likes Blue Jays baseball! Month end edition!

Well August was fun!  21-6 is INSANE!  I remember back in June trying to figure out how the Blue Jays could possibly get to 90 wins this season and it pretty much seemed impossible!  Well here we are now September 1st and the Blue Jays only have to play 1 game over .500 to get to 90 wins.  #MINDBLOWN

5 Thoughts on the month that was.....Here we go!

1.  Edwin Encarnacion spent August looking like a guy who plays Men's League Softball for a living!  Seriously!  Average over .400, 26 Game hit streak, 35RBI, .911 Slg, 1.378 ops.  .483 obp.  Those are video game numbers!

2. Just on Monday the Blue Jays made it official and signed current Cleveland Indians President Mark Shapiro to become the New President and CEO of the Blue Jays starting after the contract of current CEO Paul Beeston expires.   To say that I really know Mark Shapiro more than the guy who in Moneyball wouldn't trade Billy Beane Ricardo Rincon would be a lie, but from what I've read he seems well respected, has a good business acumen and has done almost everything within a baseball organization.    That being said he has his work cut out for him over the next little while, and from what I can tell most of it would seem to be outside of the day to day baseball operations, however I hope his 1st order of business is to sign Alex Anthopoulos to an extension.

3.  Ryan Goins has been something else this August.  Not only has he played some unreal defense, but his bat and his patience have really started to come around.  Now i'm not saying that you go out and Trade Devon Travis this offseason, but if Goins can be the guy his is right now and with the lineup the way it's built next year, i'm not sure you even need Travis's bat anymore.

4.  Gotta give some love to the Jays for bringing their road record back to only 2 games under .500 for the year!  Boys were looking lost on the road for a good part of the year on the road, but the renewed focus over the course of the month has brought them back to respectability on the road.  Oh! Also gotta give credit to the Blue Uni's on the road!

5.  Cheers to all the Fans out in Blue Jays Nation!  This last month and a bit has been such a ride in the city/country and the energy that has been created by Blue Jays fans old and new alike has been something that I haven't seen in my lifetime.  You can't go anywhere in the GTA without seeing some sort of Blue Jays gear and it's god damn glorious!  I only hope Rogers Communications is taking serious notice.  #ifyoubuildit