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I’ve come to think of Bryce Elder the last couple of years as Chunky Woody Harrelson. Not fat, just broad-shouldered with a full, kind face. I have noticed this season that he’s added the beard. He does appear to be slimmer. As a blogger with a terminal case of dad bod, I know how helpful […]
What a wild four games for the Colorado Rockies. They are swept by the Miami Marlins in the first three games, losing each game by only one run. Then, they are stranded in Maimi for an additional six hours: Recipe for disaster, right? Next they faced the American League Champion Toronto Blue Jays — a […]
Following a season-opening sweep against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Athletics began their second series against the Atlanta Braves hoping to finally get in the win column this season. Alas, that will have to wait another day as the Braves shut out the A’s 4-0, extending the visitors’ losing streak to four games. Making his […]
Seventeen hits. Two homers. Six doubles. Fourteen runs. Seven-for-18 with runners in scoring position and three stolen bases. The Colorado Rockies got their first win of the 2026 with an exclamation point of a beatdown over the defending American League Champion Toronto Blue Jays in front of a sold-out Rogers Centre crowd on Monday night. […]
Friends, you’ve been so engaged that we had to put together an overflow thread! We’ll start doing that for game threads that reach 300+ comments (Sunday’s got a little unwieldy!). The Rockies just put up a seven-spot on the reigning AL champion Blue Jays after getting in around 2:30am. Also, it was the largest road […]
The second series of the season. We should be in Hakodate, Japan, when this goes up. It will be Cherry Blossom time when we are there, which, I’m told is a very busy tourist time. I remember a line in a book by Warren Cromartie who went over there to play ball after his playing […]
After being swept by the Marlins in opening weekend, the Rockies will see if going to Canada will help them find their first win of the 2026 season as they take on the Toronto Blue Jays tonight. It won’t be easy for the Rockies (0-3) as the Blue Jays (3-0) are not only the defending […]
A new week means a fresh start, something the Athletics badly need after losing all three games of the season-opening series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Entering the season, the team’s pitching was considered its biggest weakness as the A’s did not do much to improve that part of its roster this offseason. It did […]
As I predicted last week, Leo Jimenez is gone. Rather than lose him on waivers, though, the Blue Jays were able to swing a trade, sending him to the Miami Marlins in exchange for infielder Dub Gleed and $250,000 in international bonus pool money. Jimenez had been in the organization since he signed out of […]
Triple-A: Nashville Sounds (MIL) 6, Norfolk Tides 2 Even an 0-for-4 line in the box score is good to see when it means that Jackson Holliday is continuing to have a successful rehab from his hamate bone injury. That being said, this game was a dud for the Tides, who fell into a 1-0 hole […]
Editor’s note: We had some overnight internet issues, so we’re doing the shorter weekend format today. Thanks for understanding! Major League Baseball’s Opening Day weekend series have all come to an end, and the Yankees were one of just five teams to kick off the season with a sweep, joining the Blue Jays (sure), Dodgers […]
Not a great look. The A’s dropped their third straight game to open the season, falling to the Blue Jays 5-2 in a tough matchup. More to come…
The first two games of the season were a ton of fun, but it’s nice to keep the drama a little lower sometimes. Everyobody looked pretty good today, from Eric Lauer and the bullpen holding the A’s to two runs on five hits against 15 strikeouts, to the power bats showing up to the tune […]
GAMETHREAD, Game # 3, Sacrementos Vs Jays: Because Someone Has To Do It
The A’s are still looking for that first win of the season. Let’s not get swept by the Blue Jays to start the season, eh? We got Luis Morales on the bump today for his first start of the season. The righty had a tough camp but he can start putting that all behind him […]
This has to be a record for the most number of walk-off wins in the opening weekend of an MLB season. Some teams haven’t even finished playing their season-opening series, and we’ve already witnessed a half-dozen walk-offs. The Blue Jays became the first team since the 2014 Tigers and Pirates to win their first two […]
The Athletics’ rough season-opening series continued this afternoon as the team’s bullpen blew a late four-run lead to the Toronto Blue Jays, who ultimately prevailed 8-7 in 11 innings. This game started out slowly as both A’s starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs and his Blue Jays counterpart Dylan Cease pitched well in the game’s early going. […]
This one was dramatic. Dylan Cease looked excellent in his Blue Jays debut, which is great news. The offence took a while to get going but lead big rallies when they were needed. And the Bullpen collapsed early and then kept it interesting but ultimately did enough. Cease cruised through the first two innings, giving […]
This afternoon, the Athletics will look to rebound from yesterday’s back-breaking loss and nab their first win of the 2026 season in game two of the team’s inaugural series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Shea Langeliers’ two home runs and starting pitcher Luis Severino’s five solid innings pitched was not enough to prevent the team […]
That was fun. The pitching was mostly excellent, and interesting where not. The offence struggled but battled and got just enough done. That’s not how the Jays will hopefully do a lot of their winning this year, but it’s nice to be able to come through in multiple ways. Kevin Gausman was phenomenal. He began […]
The day we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived. A’s Opening Day baseball is under way for 2026. Granted, it’s not opening day at “our” our ballpark, we’ll have to wait another week for that celebration, but it is the start of the most promising season in recent memory. Let’s hope that watching the […]
When this goes up, I’ll be on holiday in Japan (and hopefully getting to see a game or two over there). So I’ve scheduled GameThreads for while I’m gone, to take a little of the pressure some off the other Tom while I’m gone. Of course, I don’t have lineups for the games, but someone […]
The day we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived. A’s Opening Day baseball is hours, minutes or just seconds away. Granted, it’s not “our” opening day at “our’ our ballpark, we’ll have to wait another week for that celebration, but it is the start of the most promising season in recent memory. There’s a […]
Here are some more incorrect 2026 predictions . . . MLB.com Picks [Why can't they give the # of votes each team received, like ESPN does? I mean, they're counting the fuckin votes, anyway.] AL East : Blue Jays AL East baseball will not be for the faint of heart this year; it has the look of the most competitive division in the Majors. But ultimately, our voters expect Toronto to hang on to its division crown following its worst-to-first turnaround in 2025. . . . Others receiving vot...
From Lindy's 2026 Baseball Review : AL East Projected Finish Blue Jays Orioles Red Sox Yankees Rays AL Division Winners: Blue Jays, Royals, Mariners AL Wild Cards: Orioles, Red Sox , Tigers AL Champion: Mariners NL Divisions: Atlanta, Brewers, Dodgers NL Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Padres NL Champion: Dodgers AL MVP: Julio Rodriguez, Mariners AL Cy Young: Garrett Crochet, Red Sox AL Rookie: Samuel Basallo, Orioles AL Rookie Pitcher: Payton Tolle, Red Sox AL Manager: Matt Quatraro, Royals ...