Coke Zero Fans First Ambush!

Tonight the Toronto Maple Leafs ran an awesome promotion giving some lucky Beer Leaguers the night of a lifetime. They took part in a practice run by Assistant Coach Keith Acton. They were skated hard and one player won a sweet VIP prize. Here are some of the pictures of the night. I was able to take place in the media scrum and chat with the Leafs. They were all in high spirits and treated everyone with respect. Classy all the around from start to finish!

Go Leafs Go!

Kris Versteeg in the Media Scrum

Colby Armstrong hard at practice

Colby even harder at practice

Assistant Coach Keith Acton and Mike Komisarek in the dressing room

Mike Komisarek sitting in the dressing room

What if Roy Halladay was still a Toronto Blue Jay?

I will be the first to admit I thought trading The Doc made sense. Roy Halladay had previously stated that he would most likely not resign with the Jays. What Alex Anthopoulos got in return is still years away from being an active part of the roster. All signs point to Kyle Drabek and Brett Wallace being very talented prospects that could play large roles in future years.

But what if Roy had stayed and played out his final year of his contract? The starting rotation would be Halladay, Marcum, Romero, Cecil, and Morrow. This would rival any rotation in baseball and be one of the most consistent squads in the Major Leagues. The worst part about Halladays time in Toronto always has been his run support. The Jays currently are +25 in runs this season and have a 34-27 record. If you add Halladay into the mix the Blue Jays would be the leaders of the AL East. If by some miracle the bats stayed hot for the full season they would win the division. Worst case scenario the wild card. This would have resulted in Halladay resigning in Toronto.

Hindsights a bitch.