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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 […]
We figured this was coming: Also, no surprise, Yariel Rodriguez has cleared waivers and is assigned to Buffalo. Kirk is batting fourth today and Schneider is hitting eighth, playing left field. Heineman could be taken off waivers, if there is anyone who is really hurting at backup catcher, but he is making $1,237,500 this year […]
I’ve been waiting for the official word that Alejandro Kirk has been added to the roster, with Tyler Heineman getting the DFA treatment. I feel bad for him (and, of course, there is a chance they will do something else). And I understand it is possible that Daulton Varsho might get put on the IL […]
11 years ago today: The Blue Jays made a fantastic comeback to beat the Red Sox in Boston. It would be our 9th win in a row. We would sweep the Red Sox, running our winning streak to 11. At the end of 3 innings, the Jays were down 8-1. Drew Hutchison had a terrible […]
Over the past four weeks, the Jays are 14-12 with a 3.97 ERA Hot Kevin Gausman: 5 starts, 2-1, 3.14ERA. In 28.2 innings, batters hit .243/.278/.411 with 3 home runs, 5 walks and 31 strikeouts. Two quality starts, one good start that went five innings and a couple of less great starts. At 35 he’s […]
Jose Reyes turns 43 today. In November 2012, Jose Reyes joined the Blue Jays as part of a blockbuster trade with the Marlins. Toronto received Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, outfielder Emilio Bonifacio, and catcher John Buck, while Yunel Escobar, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Alvarez, Justin Nicolino, Jake Marisnick, Jeff Mathis, and Anthony DeSclafani went to […]
The Jays’ International Free Agent pipeline has been a bit down in recent years. Vladimir Guerrero jr. and Alejandro Kirk are homegrown stars who signed at 16, but they’re it on the roster right now. There isn’t a ton of immediate promise on the farm, either. Recent top dollar signings, including like Manuel Beltre, Luis […]