Season in seven words: “Start fast, end slow, go home. Repeat.” …

Hero: Roy Halladay remains a rock, but Adam Lind was one of the big-boy league’s six or seven best hitters and Aaron Hill wasn’t too far behind …

Loserhead: Vernon Wells lapped Barry Zito as the game’s worst contract. Even though he took responsibility for his non-performance — “nobody has stunk worse than I have,” etc. — that ain’t enough to prompt Jays fans to give him a mulligan for the past two seasons …

Key need: A serious bounty in the inevitable Halladay deal. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to quell the anti-Cito sentiment before it explodes into full-fledged mutiny, either …

Prognosis: Screwed by geography.

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