Oops. Rolen's Streak Ends at 25 Games

After getting a day of rest on Thursday, Scott Rolen's impressive 25-game hitting streak has come to an end.

The Toronto Blue Jays hot-hitting third baseman went 0-for-4 with a line-out, two pop-outs and a fly-out in his team's 2-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles Friday night.

Sorry about that, Canada.

[Canada.com]

P.S. Yes, I realize that is a picture of former Jays third baseman Troy Glaus. Yes, it was a poor attempt at humor and the revival of a bad joke. No, I am not going to change it.

Was Zack Greinke Jinxed?

At what point do we bring up a pitcher's scoreless streak without jinxing him? Do we keep it to ourselves? Whisper it to the dude sitting next to us? Write a giant cover story about it? That is, if you believe in that sort of thing.

The same question arose when reading about Kansas City Royals ace Zack Greinke's long string of goose eggs all over the internet this week, just days before he gave up his first earned run in 43 innings on Wednesday. It took only two batters: a double by Marco Scutaro before Vernon Wells singled him home with two outs in the first to produce the first earned run off the righty since last September, a streak that spanned six incredible starts.

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