Game #55 GameThread: Marlins @ Jays
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Offence Arrives, Jays Drub Marlins 8-1
That was a little better. Spencer Miles continues to impress, stretching out to 4.1 innings this time while stifling the Marlins offence with a steady stream of induced ground balls. The offence was distributed, with seven Jays sharing the 12 hits and three different guys going deep. Braydon Fisher worked as the opener today. Otto […]
Game #55 GameThread: Marlins @ Jays
Not a ton going on in Jays news today. A couple of minor notes: Here are the lineups: Today’s Lineups MARLINS BLUE JAYS Xavier Edwards – 2B George Springer – DH Liam Hicks – DH Daulton Varsho – CF Otto Lopez – SS Jesus Sanchez – RF Kyle Stowers – RF Kazuma Okamoto – 3B […]
Jays Lose To Marlins
Marlins 8 Jays 2 That was just pathetic. I don’t really want to recap that, but….the Jays have had a lot of poor defensive outfielders, but Yohendrick Piñango had what must be one of the worst defensive games in team history. He seems to be scared to take charge. Scared to call ‘mine’ and go […]
Game #54 GameThread: Marlins @ Jays
I’m sure you’ve heard the news: Lineups: Today’s Lineups MARLINS BLUE JAYS Xavier Edwards – 2B George Springer – DH Liam Hicks – 1B Nathan Lukes – CF Otto Lopez – SS Yohendrick Pinango – LF Kyle Stowers – DH Kazuma Okamoto – 3B Jakob Marsee – CF Jesus Sanchez – RF Javier Sanoja – […]
Dylan Cease To IL
Well, that stuff about Dylan Cease making his next start? Not so much. The team has put him on the IL. “It doesn’t look too terrible, knock on wood. Just trying to be smart and not have it get worse. Don’t know the exact timeline yet, hoping it’s a minimal stay.” The team hasn’t said […]
Nathan Lukes Reinstated from IL, Davis Schneider Optioned
Per Wilner: Lukes isn’t having a great season, slashing .250/.286/.327 (a 73 wRC+) in 56 PA before he went down with a hamstring injury. To be fair, though, he was hampered by some strange issues with vertigo in the first three weeks of that time. In 21 PA since seeing a specialist to work out […]
Taking Wing: Blaine Bullard
After an unexpected couple of weeks’ hiatus, I wanted to get back to looking at one promising Blue Jays prospect each week. Today, the Blue Jays’ intriguing 12th round selection in last year’s draft, who’s nearly matching the performance of his much more highly touted teammate, first rounder Jojo Parker. Blaine Bullard was considered a […]
Do You Think The Jays Will Make The Playoff?
Tonight, we are at the 1/3 mark of the season. The team is 25-28, which, rather amazingly, puts them just one game back of a Wild Card playoff. The AL is not exactly firing on all cylinders this year. A year ago, the Jays were 26-27, which had them two games back of a Wild […]
Jays Lose To Pirates
Pirates 4 Blue Jays 1 The worst parts about today’s game was that Dylan Cease and Vladimir Guerrero each left the game with injuries. Cease in the fifth, the Jays are calling it hamstring discomfort, which is about as good as the news could be. Vlad was hit on the inside of the right arm […]
Cease And Guerrero Leave Game With Injuries
In the space of one inning Dylan Cease and Vladimir Guerrero each walked off the field with injuries. Cease looked like he was shaking out a leg, the trainer and manager came out and he stayed in the game. A couple of pitches later, it happened again and he came out of the game. There […]
Game #53 GameThread: Pirates @ Jays
Time for a sweep. Two games under .500 and tied to for the last Wild Card spot. It seems strange to have a playoff spot while being under .500, but I’ll take it. Nathan Lukes is playing for Dunedin today, so he should be back soon. George Springer is hitting again, six game hitting streak […]
Springer and Heineman Homer, Jays Win
Pirates 2 Blue Jays 5 I thought we were in tough against Paul Skenes today. And then George Springer started the game with a home run And then got three more run on him in the sixth, after the Pirates tied it in the top of the inning. In the sixth: That was it for […]
Game #52 GameThread: Pirates @ Jays
Jays are in tough against Paul Skenes. The Jays say that Addison Barger will start throwing and hitting tomorrow. And Tommy Nance and Joe Mantiply should start throwing tomorrow too. And Max Scherzer is throwing as well, he threw 30 pitches n the bullpen yesterday. Today’s Lineups PIRATES BLUE JAYS Nick Gonzales – 2B George […]
Nice Start For Gausman, Jays Win
Pirates 2 Blue Jays 6 That game had everything. Good pitching. Timely hits. Good defense. And stuff to argue about. Let’s start with that. In the eighth, Mason Fluharty started the inning with a walk and a single. In comes Louis Varland. He gets: Great job by Varland to get out of the inning with […]
Game #51 GameThread: Pirates @ Jays
The first of three with the Pirates, and I got back from my massage just in time to get the thread up. 50 games in we are much the same as we were a year ago. But that doesn’t mean the rest of the season will go the same. Tonight’s lineups: Today’s Lineups PIRATES BLUE […]
Who’s Hot, Who’s Cold: Blue Jays Batters
Over the past two weeks the Jays are 7-6. The offense has scored 2.0 runs per game. No sorry, 4.2 runs per game. Hot Brandon Valenzuela: Played in 11 games, starting 9. Hit .300/.382/.433 with 1 double, 1 home run, 4 RBI, 4 walks, and 5 strikeouts. Why is this guy bunting? He’s been terrific […]
Friday OpenThread
I’m trying to remember to do this weekly. All I want to talk about today is injuries, because I’ve injured myself and it is pissing me off. I’ve had plantar fasciitis in my foot for the last couple of weeks. Yesterday it was pretty much better but, playing tennis someone hit a ball wide and […]
Spencer Miles Was Great, Jays Win
Jays 2 Yankees 0 I’m thinking it is time to forget about the ‘opener’ thing for Spencer Miles, just start him. But then again, if it ain’t broke…. Miles was amazing, 4.1 innings, 2 hits, 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. He was unhittable . I want him keeping the fifth starter role. He was awarded […]
Game #50 GameThread: Jays @ Yankees
Just in case I don’t get home before game time, use this as the game thread. I expect to be home before, but best laid plans and all. I’m looking forward to seeing how Spencer Miles does tonight. He’s been terrific in this role. I’m thinking they could skip the opener thing, but i don’t […]
Thursday Bantering: Jays Notes
It is nice to get a one-run win for a change. They are 5-10 in one run games. I expect that to level off some. There is a bunch of little bits of Jays news: I had thought the strike zone was pretty big last night, but I was wrong, Sorry Brock. Non-Jays, but wouldn’t […]
Great Start From Trey Yesavage, Jays Win
Blue Jays 2 Yankees 0 The game was delayed two hours because of rain in New York. That was a nerve-racking game. No one scored until the Jays got two in the top of the seventh. Smart work by the Jays to save the scoring til late to give less time for the Yankees to […]
Game #49 GameThread: Jays @ Yankees
We talked about today’s new already, so all I have to say is please win. They are already saying the game will be delayed. Today’s lineup: Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS YANKEES George Springer – DH Ben Rice – DH Vladimir Guerrero – 1B Aaron Judge – RF Daulton Varsho – CF Cody Bellinger – LF […]
Wednesday Bantering: Berrios Had Tommy John Surgery
The big news, this afternoon, is that Jose Berrios had full Tommy John surgery, so he’ll be out for a year at very least. The good news keeps coming. The told us yesterday that they were going to ‘remove loose bodies’ in his elbow and see what else needs fixing. I’m sure when Berrios woke […]
Blue Jays Birthdays: Todd Stottlemyre, David Wells
David Wells turns 63 today. David Wells was born in Torrance, California. Stories claim his mother was a ‘biker chick’ with five children from four fathers, and that he was raised by Hell’s Angels. True or not, it adds color to his background. The Blue Jays picked him in the second round of the 1982 […]
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