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Through the first 15 innings of this series, the Chicago Cubs had outscored the Toronto Blue Jays by a margin of 21-2. Which is not what you’d consider ideal as a Jays fan. Things turned a corner in the bottom of seven, though, and an 8-1 stretch gives them the win and the chance to […]
So yesterday didn’t go to plan. The Cubs treated Kevin Gausman like a nine-man Qatari soccer team, dissipating the good vibes from the sweep of the Red Sox. But it’s a new day. Patrick Corbin (2-3, 4.57) is no great shakes at this point in his career, but I think he can give us more […]
Blue Jays Little Cubs Lots As well as being a terrible baseball game, Vlad Guerrero left the game with a back issue after a swing. They are saying he will play tomorrow, but I wouldn’t bet on it. There are games like this, but I really didn’t expect it from Kevin Gausman. Kevin had four […]
One day I’d like to go to Wrigley Field. There is pregame news, Brendan Little is back, because we can’t have too many Brendans, Braydons, Brandons and all. He has walked few of late, just 2 in his last seven appearances, totally 7.2 innings. They won’t be happy until every player on the 26 man […]
Good Morning. And Happy Birthday Tyler Heineman, who turns 35 today. He was very likable when he was here. That’s an important skill for a backup catcher, but he seemed like a great guy. And he had an excellent season last year. I hope things go will with the Angels. We have a day game. […]
Blue Jays 4 Red Sox 3 This is going to be a short recap, we’ll talk more about this one tomorrow. But…. Trey Yesavage was terrific. It was too bad about the back-to-back home runs in the eighth, but he was amazing. I feel bad that he didn’t get the win. Over the first seven […]
Game 75 Game Thread. A sweep would be ok. And Trey…..pitch deep into the game, please. And I don’t mean 2026 deep, pitching into the fourth inning or something. I mean 1990s deep, where you hand the ball to the closer as you come off the mound. There are some injury notes: Lineup: Today’s Lineups […]
We have an early start today, 1:30 Eastern. Using seven pitcher on day two of 16 games in a row is less than optimal. It puts a fair bit of pressure on Trey Yesavage today. He really needs to go deep into the game. Deep into the game has a different meaning now than it […]
Blue Jays 3 Red Sox 0 It seems weird to get a shutout in a game that the Jays pitchers really didn’t look great An impromptu bullpen day, with Max Scherzer scratched with back tightness (landing him on the IL), Jays pitchers walked seven and allowed seven hits. You’d imagine one of those baserunners would […]
Well, Jays, England won, so I’m in a good mood. DO NOT RUIN IT. No Mad Max tonight, or for the next two weeks plus (at least). Braydon Fisher will be the opener tonight. After that? I’d imagine SWR will have some part of this game. And Spencer Miles. Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS RED SOX […]
Max Scherzer is scratched from today’s game with back spasms, which turns tonight’s game into a bullpen day. We were hoping we were finished with those. Whoops, a change, Max has been put on the IL, so he’s gone for 15 days at least. Chad Dallas is back on the roster and apparently will be […]
It is Manuel Lee’s (I still think of him as Manny) 61st birthday. Manny played infield for the Blue Jays for eight seasons. He wasn’t known for his bat—hitting .254/.304/.323 in 753 games—but he offered versatility, covering short, second, third, and even filling in the outfield a couple of times. After his time with the […]
Blue Jays 6 Red Sox 1 I’ve said my favourite thing is a Jays win and a Yankees loss. But a Red Sox loss is up there on the list of Tom’s favourtie things. No, I’m not going to start singing. It really was the Davis Schneider/Andrés Giménez show. Schneider homered—419 feet, over the Monster—and […]
We get a slightly earlier start than normal, which would have been good to know before I went for a workout. Vlad and Gimenez are both back in the lineup. Lineups: Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS RED SOX George Springer – DH Masataka Yoshida – DH Ernie Clement – 2B Ceddanne Rafaela – CF Vladimir Guerrero […]
The Jays made a trade yesterday. Connor Seabold, who was DFAed, was traded to the Royals for minor league pitcher Denis Samudio and cash. Samudio is a 21-year-old right-handed pitcher from Panama. He was pitching in the Arizona Complex League (the Arizona equivalent to the Florida Coast League). He’s a little old for that league. […]
No Jays game today, so we won’t have the roller coaster of emotions today. After making it to the World Series, last year, we expected better from this season. Anyway, use the thread to talk about whatever you feel like. Doesn’t have to be baseball related. You could talk about the World Cup if you […]
The Jays have an off day today, which I’m ok with. After yesterdays loss, I could go for a week of off days. But then, tomorrow I’ll be sitting in front of the TV, ready to get punched in the gut again. I often say that no one, including umpires, understand the balk rule. Yesterday […]
Yankees 8 Blue Jays 3 This one had everything, other than a Jays’ win, of course. John Schneider got ejected. It kind of pissed me off, because the Yankees José Caballero complained for a long time about a pitch clock thing (I guess) and the umpire let him complain and complain. John comes out on […]
Game #72. A win would be nice. No Vlad and no Andrés today. Hopefully they will be back quick. Today’s Lineups YANKEES BLUE JAYS Paul Goldschmidt – 1B George Springer – DH Ben Rice – DH Nathan Lukes – CF Jasson Dominguez – RF Alejandro Kirk – C Cody Bellinger – CF Yohendrick Pinango – […]
There isn’t much for Blue Jays news today. Vladimir Guerrero (back) and Andrés Giménez (wrist) both are out of the lineup today. The team isn’t saying how long either will be out. Bob Nightingale says that ‘teams’ expect Bo Bichette to opt out of his contract with the Mets after this season. I’m finding it […]
Today marks Ernie Whitt’s 74th birthday. Actually, it was yesterday, but I got busy and didn’t get this posted. But, since he was a favourite of mine I wanted to The Red Sox selected Whitt in the 15th round of the 1972 amateur draft, just one pick ahead of Jason Thompson, who became a standout […]
Yankees 2 Blue Jays 1 Let’s talk about the eighth inning, because that’s the one that interests me. Now John decided to pinch run for Sánchez. Seemed weird, as he wasn’t the lead runner. But then Okamoto had a pretty good chance of hitting in the ninth. Personally, thought, I’d have ran for Okamoto or […]
Happy Saturday. Vladimir Guerrero is getting the day off. Apparently he’s been dealing with a tight back. They are saying that Shane Bieber is going to do one more rehab start and then should be ready to join the team. Yimi Garcia will pitch for Buffalo today and likely do one more rehab appearance before […]
Yankees 5 Blue Jays 8 Well, that was a baseball game. It had everything. Life doesn’t get much better. I always say that my two favourite things are a Jays’ win and a Yankees’ loss, and when I can get both in the same game, that’s even better. Trey Yesavage was not good. 5 innings, […]
I really figured Canada would win this afternoon. Well, let’s win tonight. Schneider and Kirk (who says his thumb is getting better all the time) are back and in the lineup. Heineman (DFA) and Varsho (IL) are gone. My wife will be sad that Heineman won’t be around to be shirtless. Apparently Daulton got a […]