Heading toward the 2010 MLB All-Star break, the Toronto Blue Jays have cooled down quite a bit after their initial unexpected offensive performance to begin the year. Still, at 40-38, the Blue Jays have been a surprise this season as even their GM, Alex Anthopoulos, has been completely honest in saying that he himself is not quite sure if the Blue Jays are for real or not.

Without any of the regulars hitting over .300, and a team batting average of .238 which ranks them 28th in all of baseball, one does not need to go far to see where this team needs to pick themselves up, even though they lead all of MLB with 115 homers. It is the outfield that also drives this team at the plate; left-fielder Fred Lewis is the top average man at .290, center-fielder Vernon Wells (.288 BA) has a team-high 84 hits and is second in homers (19), and right-fielder Jose Bautista is Toronto’s homerun, RBI (50), and OBP (.361) leader, while his 20 dingers place him in a three-way tie for most in the entire league with Paul Konerko of the White Sox and Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers.

On the mound, shadowed by the continued excellence of Ricky Romero (6-4) – Toronto ERA (2.83) and strikeout (103) leader – and Shaun Marcum – Blue Jays wins (7) leader, tied with Brett Cecil – the maturation of Brandon Morrow seemed to kick in around the middle of May. Following a short starting appearance against Boston, Morrow has struck out close to one batter per inning while limiting his walks down to a nearly-tolerable three per nine innings. Adding shutdown support from the bullpen, the Toronto Blue jays have been able to rely on Kevin Gregg, whose 18 saves are tops on the team and third-best in the American League.

So, given their general manager is not even sure if this team is for real or not, what do you suppose the vibe is in the Rogers Centre clubhouse? To get a firsthand feel for what that vibe may be, why not order some Toronto Blue Jays tickets and come on out to the old SkyDome to see for yourself?