Blue Jays Morning Brew: Happ, Pillar, and other notes

The Toronto Blue Jays continue their series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a rare late Saturday start time in Tampa Bay tonight. Left-hander J.A. Happ is scheduled to face Chris Archer.

To help fill your day leading up to first pitch — because what else would one do on a Saturday? — enjoy some must-read coverage in this weekend edition of the Blue Jays Morning Brew.

All-time pitching performances – One of the most enjoyable reads of my week came courtesy of Jays From the Couch, where they broke down the top-10 Blue Jays pitching performances of all time according to the Game Score statistic.

You’ll see some of the usual suspects on this list, but also get treated with some surprise qualifiers like Ted Lilly. The number one game on the list brings back fond memories, with Brandon Morrow striking out 17 batters while falling just short of a no-hitter.

Superman – Keeping things on the bright side of life, take a moment to read this piece by the CBC’s Molly Woodgate on Kevin Pillar and Cullen Chisholm, a young boy from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, with cerebral palsy. Cullen, a ball player himself, wants to meet Pillar when he attends the National Challenger Baseball Jamboree at the Rogers Centre in June.

“Dad sometimes call me Superman because I’ve been through a lot,” Cullen said in a letter to Pillar that his father helped him write, “so we should hang out because we have the same nickname.”

After a family friend posted the image to Twitter, Pillar replied with a direct message. “”Remind me when it is closer and I will be there. Superman always enjoys meeting other supermen. Take care.”