They are riding the winds of a four-game losing streak in which they’ve looked more like a AAA ballclub than the last remaining Canadian team in the majors.The Blue Jays are dead last in the American League East, and they show no signs of being a contender down the stretch. The lineup, top to bottom, is amongst the best in the majors, but the results aren’t there.It is desperation time in Toronto.Offensively, the Blue Jays have been non-existent and are having a tough time converting runs when they have the opportunity. With Vernon Wells, Alex Rios, Scott Rolen, and Matt Stairs in the starting nine, home runs should not be an issue, but surprisingly it has become a major sore-spot for the team.Going into last night’s contest against the Brewers, the Jays were projected to finish the season with 102 home runs, the all-time third-lowest total for the franchise since the season length became 162 games.The hammer is going to fall, but who should be taking a seat?The answer is so-called manager John Gibbons, as GM J.P. Ricciardi has provided the coach with a team capable of making a run at the division title.Littered with talent, this year’s Jays have major preparation issues, as continual slow starts have put the team behind the eight ball. Over the past couple weeks, the bats haven’t heated up until the seventh inning, when the game is already out of hand.Pitching and defense have been a pleasant surprise, and perhaps with better guidance on the bench, the team can turn the tables. But as long as Gibbons is in charge, the Jays will find themselves without wings..

As long expected, the Seattle Mariners have fired manager John McLaren. Bench coach Jim Riggleman was promoted to take his place.To say that the 2008 Mariners have struggled would be an understatement. This was a team with playoff aspirations, and as of June 19, they find themselves with the worst record in Major League Baseball.This is just the nextprogression in a series of moves that began when the ownership decided that the team’s performance has been unacceptable. In the last two weeks the manager, hitting coach, and general manager have all been fired.None of these moves have seemed to inspire the struggling M’s. They have lost 12 of their last 16 and nine of their last 10 home games.Riggleman has some experience at managing in the majors, as he led the Chicago Cubs from 1995 to 1998, including a Wild Card appearance in his last season..

 Tiger gave us his most memorable performance we’ll ever see; winning the U.S. Open on one leg.He saved his best for last.Tiger will miss the rest of the year with ACL surgery. There are two major championships and the Ryder Cup left, but without Tiger, it won’t be must-see TV.His absence will give other players the chance to step up and win, but without Tiger it will be like playing in a JV game.His dad once said, “You will never meet anyone as mentally tough as you.” If big Earl could see his boy now.When told he would need at least another three weeks to rest the knee and the stress fracture, Woods response was one of a champion, ”I’m playing in the U.S. Open and I’m going to win.”Woods put his name up with Kurt Gibson and Willis Reed, he called his shot and he backed it up going 91 holes to do it.”You just keep going,” Woods said Monday of his mind-set. “And there’s no finish line.”We may never see Tiger be Tiger again. He is 32 and this is his fourth knee surgery of his career.He says he will be 100 percent by the Masters. I would never count him out, but will he be 100 percent Tiger?The stress his 100 mph swing puts on his left knee isn’t going to change much.He has changed his swing once and he will have to do it again, but he can’t completely spare the knee from abuse.He needs five more Majors to pass Jack and we all know he wants that record.Save all the memories we have of Tiger pumping his fist after an eagle. Don’t forget how he not only just won golf tournaments, he dominated them.He will go down as the greatest golfer ever, but he is much more than that He changed a sport.