A Barry easy way to save the Jays

Note to J.P.

- Can you please pick up your phone and call Barry Bonds?

With their latest loss to the Boston Red Sox, the Blue Jays now finish the month of April with a record of 11-17. Obviously, the main problem is their hitting. Who is to blame?

I could sit here and fingerpoint all day. But there are two solutions:

Fire Gibbons/J.P.
Sign Barry Bonds

Lets address solution 1. This is probably a no-brainer. Gibbons and Ricciardi have had more than enough time to put together a winner. Personally I would fire Gibbons before Ricciardi because I believe he is the worst manager in the game today. He manages like he is in a video game, always playing the numbers/percentages. Im not saying dont play the numbers, but get a feel for what your players are thinking. If the Jays wanted, they could hire a robot and the robot would do just as good a job. Gibby has worn out his welcome in Toronto and its time he moved on.

Now for solution 2. Why Bonds hasn't even been contacted by a team yet is beyond me. Steroids, schmeroids; perjury, schmerjury, this guy can HIT. Yes he may be a bit of a distraction, but if he can make a team better than why not sign him? The only teams that would make sense for Barry are:

Seattle
Minnesota
Toronto

Seattle needs a DH desperately. Jose Vidro is not the all-star second basemen for Les Expos anymore. But with the call-up of uber prospect Jeff Clement the need for outside help is no longer there.

Minnesota has always needed a DH. Last year they were last in DH production (dont know the exact numbers but when Jeff Cirillo gets a turn at DH, u know the production is scarce at best). But the problem here is that Minnesota has absolutely no chance of contending this year unless Justin Morneau goes back to MVP form and Francisco Liriano can pass a lie-detector test.

Not many baseball analysts gave Toronto much chance to make the playoffs this year. I mean, the consensus AL picks were/are Boston, Los Angeles and Detroit/Cleveland (one wins division, other wins wildcard). But Toronto is right there talent wise with those teams. Pitching wise Toronto has the arms with arguably the best rotation in the AL. They just lack consistent offense. I just cant understand why a team that wants to win now, wont go out and add a piece that would solve that puzzle. The best home-run hitter of all time is waiting for any GM to call him and the Jays have a solid chance to land him for a bargain. If it doesn't work out, just give him the Frank Thomas treatment.

The thing that angers me about this whole situation is that the Jays brass tells us they want to win now. But when theres an opportunity to solve a major problem on the team, they wont do it. By not signing Barry Bonds, Ricciardi and the whole Blue Jay organization is sending a message to all the fans that they have no intention of making their ball-club better. And its a damn shame if you ask me.

-DD