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Jays/Royals Series Preview
The Jays start a three-game series against the AL Central last-place Kansas City Royals. The Royals are 58-74. But in August,, they are 12-9, and on an eight-game winning streak. On the season, they are 10th in the AL in runs scored, at 4.24 runs/game (Jays are last at 3.95). In runs allowed, they are […]
Today in Jays History: Three Jays Picked Off In One Inning
43 Years Ago This game stands out vividly in my memory—and I’m certain everyone who watched it remembers it just as well. Orioles left-handed reliever Tippy Martinez famously picked off three Blue Jays in the top of the tenth inning. There was a bit of backstory. The Jays were up 3-1 in the bottom of […]
Off-Day Open Thread
The Jays have this Monday off (and next Monday). Having Monday off is a good thing. I’ve always liked holiday Mondays. They have 30 games left (and fortunately enough, no 17-game streaks without a day off. They are a game and a half back of the last Wild Card spot. And would have to jump […]
Jays Lose To Yankees
Jays 3 Yankees 8 Well, we weren’t going to win every series for the rest of the season. We’ve been on a very good run. Hopefully that ‘good run’ will continue after tomorrow. The game turned in the bottom of the sixth. Jose Soriano was at 93 pitches. I thought he might be coming out […]
Jays @ Yankees Game Thread
Game #132…..it is getting serious. And the Jays are half a game out of a Wild Card spot. Once again, we have an early game. And I have tennis til then so getting the Game Thread together early. They don’t have the lineups posted yet. Or told us what the roster move of the day […]
Jays Hang On To Beat Yankees
Blue Jays 4 Yankees 3 Well, that will get your blood pressure up. Bottom of the ninth, Jays up by one. Louis Varland in. Jazz Chisholm Jr. leads off with a double to the wall in center. But he strikes out Austin Wells (with Wells using the Yankees’ last challenge on the strike three pitch). […]
Jays @ Yankees Game Thread
It is a busy day here at Casa Dakers, my wife’s birthday. We are having friends over and someone is expected to barbecue steaks. I don’t think I’ve ever barbecued 20ish steaks all at one time. They will be barbecued medium rare (likely closer to rare) and if anyone wants their steak well done: It […]
Jays Lose 3-1 to Yankees
Cam Schlittler was always going to be a tough assignment. They managed six hits and three walks off him, which under most circumstances you’d have to say was a good day, but couldn’t push more than one across. The Jays pitching staff was in some sense even better, allowing just four total hits and five […]
Jays @ Yankees GameThread
The Jays arrive in Yankee Stadium today to take on the current top wildcard. As things currently stand, it’ll be the last team above .500 they play this season. From Tuesday on out they play, in descending order of current record, the Rangers (63-65), Guardians (62-66), Tigers (61-66), Reds (61-67), Orioles (2x) (61-67), Mariners (60-68), […]
Today in Blue Jays History: Jays Trade for Jose Bautista
Eighteen years ago, the Blue Jays traded Robinzon Diaz to the Pirates in exchange for Jose Bautista. At the time, the trade received little fanfare—even Bluebird Banter didn’t cover it immediately. Only later did we discuss its significance. In hindsight, it became the best trade of J.P. Ricciardi’s tenure. The news did get into a […]
Great Start From Bieber, Jays Beat Rays
Blue Jays 5 Rays 1 What a nice game. It never seemed to be in doubt, even though we didn’t really blow the Rays out. Shane Bieber was terrific. Likely the best we’ve seen him in a Blue Jays uniform. He went seven innings, allowing just four hits, no walks with seven strikeouts, with just […]
Jays @ Rays Game Thread
Game three in the ballpark of the damned. This is game #129. It is starting to get serious. I spent a fair bit of time, this morning, cleaning a fish tank. I had a few fish in it and then we went on holiday, with my son looking after the house. Well, the filter stopped […]
Jays Notes and Line Ups
There isn’t much for news this morning. They are telling us that Brett Bateman’s injury isn’t serious, he likely won’t go on the IL. I feel like ‘not serious’ tends to mean ‘season ending’ but I’m not going to jump to that. The problem with having a guy on the active roster who can’t play […]
Sanchez Has A Rough Day, Jays Lose
Jays 6 Rays 7 So, the game changed on two fly balls to left. In the bottom of the first, with one out, Junior Caminero hit a fly down the left field line, Jesús Sánchez was going into foul territory to get it, then it landed fair. Very weird, because a ball going foul will […]
Jays @ Ray Game Thread
We might as well make it two in a row against the Rays. Getting 10 runs again would be a good thing too. Half a game out of a wild card spot seems unbelievable considering where we were at the start of the month. Vlad is going to play a rehab game tomorrow in Dunedin. […]
Wednesday Bantering: Roster Moves
The Jays made a roster move: I’m thinking that Waldron clears waivers and stays with the team, but we won’t know that for a few days. He’s had a rough time in 4 outings with the Jays, putting up a 10.38 ERA in 4.1 innings, with 7 hits, 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. I think, […]
Happy Birthday Woody Williams
Today marks the 58th birthday of former Blue Jays pitcher Woody Williams. I’ll admit, I often confuse Woody Williams with Chris Carpenter. Both left the Blue Jays and eventually landed in St. Louis—Williams with a stop in San Diego along the way. They each found greater success with the Cardinals (though Carpenter excelled even more), […]
Kirk Drives In Three, Jays Beat Rays
Blue Jays 10 Rays 5 A win at Tropicana. I always think I’m more likely to find a $20 bill on the ground than to see the Jays win at that House of Horrors. The Jays, very democratically, scored two runs in each of five innings: We had 17 hits (let me double check, maybe […]
Blue Jays @ Rays Game Thread
I hate games at Tropicana, but here we are. There was a little bit of Jays news. Lenyn Sosa was taken off the 60-day DL outrighted to Buffalo. Maybe Trey will be back this season: And Spencer Arrighetti might be able to make it back this year. Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS RAYS Brett Bateman – […]
Who’s Hot, Who’s Cold: Blue Jays Pitchers
So far this month, the Jays are 10-6 with a 2.87 ERA, easily the best month our pitchers have had this year. Hot Dylan Cease: 3 starts, 0-0, 2.45 ERA. In 18.1 innings, batters hit .158/.236/.274, with 2 home runs, 8 walks and 27 strikeouts. Also opponents stole 14 bases in those 18.1, with 2 […]
Who’s Hot, Who’s Cold: Blue Jays Batters
The Jays are 10-6 so far this month. The batters are hitting .235/.298/.335, averaging 3.7 runs per game. Hot Alejandro Kirk: Played in 14 games, starting 12. Hit .378/.455/.533 with 1 double, 2 home run, 10 RBI, 8 walks and 5 strikeouts. He’s been pretty amazing. Add in that he’s 66% on challenges (catchers average […]
Off-Day Open Thread
It has been a while since we’ve had an off-day. The Jays haven’t had an off-day since July 30th. At that time we were 5.5 games back of the Wild Card spot, with six teams to jump. Now they are just one game back, with two teams to jump over. That turnaround in 17 games […]
Happy Birthday: Dave Lemanczyk
Today marks Dave Lemanczyk’s 76th birthday. Dave was a starting pitcher for the Blue Jays during their inaugural season. He started the second game in franchise history, recording the team’s first-ever loss. He was a solid pitcher, selected from the Detroit Tigers in the Expansion Draft. The draft itself was something of a sucker’s bet; […]
Jays Lose In Extra Innings
Yankees 4 Jays 3 (10 innings) Well, I didn’t expect a sweep, not that it wouldn’t have nice. Tied in the tenth the Yankees scored two in the top of the inning. After a sac bunt, to move the Manfred Man to third base, Ben Rice homered off Braydon Fisher. We got one in the […]
Yankees @ Blue Jays Game Thread
This is game #126. And it is an early game, but I’m out for a while. I might be back before game time, but I might not, so this is the GameThread if I don’t get back in time. I played singles tennis this morning, I don’t do that very often, but won. It is […]
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