Already, we hit the third edition of the Monday Morning Quarterback. I'm not that sure the theme has holding power but at least it gives some meaning, however meager, to my half-hearted obsession with sports.

• The confusion within the Blue Jays has already hit a new level of panic even though it is only April:

  Frank Thomas’ time as a Toronto Blue Jay ended quietly this morning after a closed-door meeting with team GM J.P. Ricciardi. The future hall of famer, who was mired in an early season slump, will be paid the $8 million (U.S.) owed on his two year deal. He is now free to sign with another team....The move came a day after Thomas was told that his role would be drastically reduced. Thus far this season, he was hitting .167 with 3 home runs and 11 RBIs. In turn, Thomas blasted the club through reporters. "I'm angry. I know I can help this team. My career isn't going to end like this,” Thomas said on Saturday.

  Note to sad Jays fans: Ortiz has a lower average. Don't expect him to be drifted, however, as a team with some pride wouldn't do that. Expect a panicky Jays trade soon.
• On more tartaned news, there is hope! Morton won Saturday to slip ahead of Clyde and out of the relegation zone with one game left. As I understand it, if Morton wins next week and scores more than Clyde, Morton stays up even if Clyde beats lowly Stirling. Pray. Please pray.
• The Ottawa Senators have confirmed they don't deserve access to the coat tails they've been riding for a few years. By being swept in the first round sweep was their worst playoff appearance since 1998-99 when they scored only three goals.
• The Red Sox are playing some of the most exciting baseball I have ever seen with late inning dramatics day after day. The Orioles are the real surprise in the AL East with the other teams floundering as they should given the state of their rosters.

Frankly, I have been pretty good, not wallowing before the blue screen that much. I thought not once of the CFL - well, except to say that if I ever do go to the Grey Cup I am hanging out wit the Baltimore fans. I watched no NBA, no NASCAR and not even any hockey to speak of - and not much of anything else. The weather was too nice. I did catch a bit of Yankees on the radio as we drove around this afternoon, the Jays even having abandoned the Kingston market for its AM broadcasts even though this is the natural place for growing a fan base. We speculated whether this sort of thing wasn't a step on the same slippery path that found the Montreal Expos playing in Washington DC under another name. Can you say "The Omaha Blue Jays of 2017"?