Darren Oliver may have thrown his last pitch but also may have left a winner

Darren Oliver came into the eighth inning of a 2-1 Jays lead with a nine game winning streak on the line and Casey Janssen warming behind him and with one out he gave up a solo shot to the ninth batter in the O's lineup catcher Taylor Teagarden and then gave up a single to leadoff hitter Nate McLouth who he then picked off as he throw at the right as he off and running to second and was tagged out by Munenori Kawasaki. So with two outs Oliver k'd Manny Machado to end the inning and maybe his 20 year career as the Jays have a decision to make on Monday so they can open a spot on the team for returning shortstop Jose Reyes which could spell the end for Darren Oliver and if that does happen Jose Bautista made sure that he left a winner as the guy who was 0 for 7 coming into the bottom of the eighth in the series and 4 for 37 in the 9 game winning streak crushed a 3-2 pitch with two outs for a two-run homer to make it 10 in a row as Casey Janssen still was able to close up his 17 save on the season on only 13 pitches and 22 total on back-to-back saves. So the reason that I believe that Darren Oliver is ready to retire is No.1 he has pitched in 11 games in just under two month after pitching in 9 games in the first three and a half weeks of the season. No.2 is that he did himmed and haud about coming back for the 20Th season and did it only because the Jays waived 4 mil in his face and it still was not a guarantee that he has coming back. To say he is the only one to be here against his will is not true at all as Josh Johnson has made it very clear that his wife did not want him here and through his agent publicly hinted that he wants to a Yank and has let everything get to him with everything on the line meaning his retirement contract that will fall way short of the 150 and 160 range it was looking like before the season started as he is still looking for his first win of the season tomorrow as the Jays look towards 11 straight coming off a 7.1 5 hitter against the Rockies on Monday. Lets not forget that R.A. Dickey and Mark Buehrle did not come to the big smoke prepared but they are fighters and are fighting to get back what they know a.k.a. eating inning and putting their teams in positions to win the 'the ballgame' as Jerry says and Darren and Josh do not look like they have that fight. It is not a given that Darren retires so the other bullpen option would be a sad one as Dustin McGowan would be designed for assignment and put on waivers and this would happen because he would most likely clear wavier and go back to Buffalo as it is unlikely any other team in the majors would a 25-man roster spot for him. If the Jays to keep the 4 right/4 lefty bullpen and exchange a bat for a bat then it would be decision of either keeping Mark DeRosa or Munenori Kawasaki who did crush a ball second deck but a couple of seats foul from having homers in back-to-back games after none in his first 116 games. If Munenori Kawasaki is not the 25 man I would be stunned because he would be that perfect 25 man keeping the clubhouse light and being the glue that keeps everything going in the right direction much more than that epic fail of a clubhouse meeting hosted by DeRosa at the end of April. Jose has chosen his spots well as he is 6 for 40 (150) in the 10 game win strak as he started it in Chicago with a last strike opportunity down one and tied it up with a homer and hopefully just continued it with his two out two-run homer to give the Jays a 4-2 victory. It will all not really matter as the 25 man is not a big deal