Thank God...Reyes Gets A "W"

As an athlete who endured the sting and shame of an 0-20 season, I may be qualified to talk about how awful losing feels. Jo-Jo Reyes of the Toronto Blue Jays found his way into a terrible losing streak with a 3 year winless streak that tied the record for most consecutive losses as a baseball pitcher at 28 games. With the drive to put more people in the stands it is a wonder he made it that far without being unceremoniously vanquished to a career of minor league anonymity.

He did get a Gatorade Shower It had to be the best shower ever because that kind of losing is torturous. A huge sigh of relief occured as Jo Jo took the wind out of the Cleveland Indians sail with an 11-1 win.

As an athlete that has experienced that degree of losing, I was relieved for Reyes and happy that he has been able to turn the corner and see some daylight because his days were dark. He probably had a very heavy heart and was emotionally drained. Although a gatorade shower to celebrate the end of a long losing streak seems ridiculous, I am ecstatic that he was able to see his way through this. Afterall, not many major league baseball pitchers survice an 0-28 run. Stuffing the American League leading Indians is only iceing on the cake. I hope he goes on a run of 28 wins at this point. You can do it Jo-Jo! I am rooting for you!