It certainly was the left coast last night as Gustavo Chacin and Brad Halsey posted powerhouse performances. Chacin spoiled the Athletics home opener, allowing just two runs in six innings as the Blue Jays went on to a 10-3 victory. Chacin pithced well in the minors; he's very good at not allowing home runs and had an excellent 51-29 record. So far, in 25 major league innings he's posted a 2.52 ERA; a small sample but a good start.

In Arizona (not techinally a coast, but in the same time zone during daylight savings time) Brad Halsey made the Randy Johnson trade look worthwhile, tossing six shutout innings vs. the Rockies. He struck out 7 and walked only 1. With the Yankees last year his lack of control hurt; he walked 14 in 32 innings. So far, he's walked just 1 in 10 innings for the DBacks. The Diamondbacks bullpen was also spot on in their three innings. All four Arizona pitchers combined to throw just 118 pitches, 80 for strikes.