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Jays/Rangers Series Preview
We have a three game series with the Rangers starting tonight. The Jays (and Rangers) are two games back of the last Wild Card spot held by the Guardians (who are tied with the White Sox for the top of the AL West, so catching with either would work, though the White Sox hold the […]
End of Season Minor League News Roundup
The Jays are in the thick of a slapstick caper of a wildcard race, but with today being an off day I thought I’d look at the minor leagues as their seasons wrap up. The International League (AAA) goes through this weekend, so the Buffalo Bisons have a few more to play, but the other […]
Happy Birthday Casey Janssen and Marcus Semien
Casey Janssen turns 45 today. He has always been one of my favourites, and a favourite among readers of this site. Long before I joined, the site even interviewed him back in 2008. Janssen was selected in the fourth round of the 2003 draft out of the University of California, during the J.P. Ricciardi era. […]
Thursday Jays Notes
Happy off-day. I don’t know about anyone else, but I am happy to have an off-day. I am happy we have meaningful baseball to watch in September. If you go back a month or so, I didn’t think we’d get that, so this is a bonus. It would be nice if we could be consistent, […]
Nice Start From Scherzer, Jays Beat Tigers
Tigers 1 Blue Jays 5 Nice to win one again. We got a great start from Max Scherzer. Five innings, gave up a run in the first on a double (well, a pop-up that no one got under) and a single, but allowed only one more hit the rest of the way and added three […]
Tigers @ Jays Game Thread
Just win, ok? I hate weekday day games, but today it is ok. I kind of needed a day of letting the little aches and pains ease off. Most of the time I think I’m still 30, but occasionally But it would make my aches feel better if we win. Today’s Lineups TIGERS BLUE JAYS […]
Day Game Bantering
The Jays and Tigers play at 3:00 Eastern. The Jays, either during or after last night’s game, decided to change around the starting pitching plans for the rest of the way. And, Max, no pressure, but you need to get us some innings tonight. I really expected some pitching moves this morning. I’m still expecting […]
Tigers Crush Jays
Tigers 10 Blue Jays 1 That was less than fun. We’ve done well on bullpen days, but the problem with bullpen days is if it doesn’t go to plan, you can’t really change on the fly. If a pitcher is having a bad day, you really have to use him anyway. Especially if it is […]
Tigers @ Jays GameThread
Game Two against the Tigers. The latest in a series of what we’ll be told are ‘must win’ games. This one is a bullpen game. I don’t know what the plan is after Fisher. So the bad news is that Trey Yesavage had a rough time throwing tonight in for Buffalo. He got just two […]
Tuesday Bantering: Jays Notes
There isn’t all that much for news yet today. It is a bullpen day for the Jays. I’m truly not a fan of bullpen days. I understand that they have done well in these games, but I wonder about the few days after the game. Using almost the entire bullpen on Tuesday must affect games […]
Tuesday Open Thread
I know it isn’t an off-day, but I have stuff going on today, so I thought I’d put up an open thread. As always, use it to talk about what you’d like. I’m going to do a couple of hours of pitcher fielding practice. Actually, I’m pretty sure I don’t have the ability to beat […]
Frustrating Loss For The Jays
Tigers 6 Blue Jays 5 That was a tough loss. We have had way too many of those. Thankfully, the Guardians lost too, so we’re still one game back. José Soriano was amazing for six innings. And we got two runs in the first. But we should have scored more. In the first inning, Brett […]
Tigers at Jays Game Thread
The start of another three game series. 12 games left this season and we still have meaningful baseball. That really should be celebrated, because, over the last 30 years, Jays fans haven’t had that often enough. 12 games….would 8-4 be good enough? Likely? That would be winning 2 of 3 of each of the series […]
Monday Jays Notes
Happy Monday. There was a roster move today, Jesús Sánchez was claimed off waivers the the Diamondbacks. Not really surprise that someone picked him up. There is power there, we just didn’t get it to come out. And some real roster moves: And there are some injury notes: Tonight’s lineups: Today’s Lineups TIGERS BLUE JAYS […]
Jays/Tigers Series Preview
The Jays start a three-game series with the Tigers tonight. The Jays are one game back of the Guardians for the last Wild Card spot. The Tigers are eight games back, not officially eliminated, but effectively eliminated. Starting pitchers: I try not to be an ‘old man’, but I’m tired of bullpen days. I know […]
Today In Jays History: Jays Hit 10 Home Runs
39 Years Ago The Blue Jays defeated the Orioles 18-3, powered by an incredible ten home runs. Ernie Whitt accounted for three of those blasts. I was always a fan of Whitt—his left-handed, all-out pull swing was a thing of beauty. He often finished with his left knee on the ground, a move I tried […]
Homers from Springer, Guerrero, Okamoto Help Jays Win
Orioles 1 Jays 8 Well, Vlad finally homered at Rogers. He would have had two, except the wind pushed one back to make it just a double. And Springer and Okamoto homered on either side of Vlad’s so the Jays could go back-to-back-to-back in the fifth inning. We also got one in the second: Charles […]
Orioles @ Blue Jays Game Thread
Game three of three with the Orioles. I’m getting this together early because I’m busy until game time. The lineups aren’t up yet, But we have Dylan Cease (10-5, 2.40) vs Trevor Rogers (10-9, 4.15). Go Jays Go
Jays Win Again On A Bullpen Day
Orioles 3 Jays 7 That was a much better game. The Jays went up 2-zip in the first. Brett Bateman started the game with a walk, and scored on Vladimir Guerrero’s double off the wall. Then Alejandro Kirk singled Vlad home. And we got three more in the third. Bateman started this inning with a […]
Orioles @ Jays Game Thread
Ok, Blue Jays, Let’s Play (Winning) Ball. Do they still play Ok Blue Jays at the seventh inning stretch? It has been a nice couple of days around here. We went to a wedding on Thursday. It was very nice. A young couple, she’s pretty outgoing, he’s quite shy, it seems like a good match. […]
Saturday Jays Notes
I hate calling games ‘must win’, mostly because it is way over used. I remember, last year, Buck telling us games in June were ‘must wins’ and I wonder what happens after they don’t win. Do they not play the last 90 odd games. But we are getting closer to ‘must win’ territory following. Falling […]
Blue Jays Birthdays: Maicer Izturis
Today marks the 44th birthday of former Blue Jays infielder Maicer Izturis. You might remember that Alex Anthopoulos signed Izturis as a free agent in November 2012. He agreed to a three-year contract (with a team option for a fourth year) worth $3 million annually, making it Alex’s most significant free-agent signing at the time. […]
Jays Lose To Orioles
Orioles 7 Jays 4 This one couldn’t have gone much worse. Dylan Beavers homered on the second pitch of the game. Then, in the bottom of the first, the Jays had two on and one out, and Vladimir Guerrero was picked off first—just bad baseball. With a runner on second, he wasn’t going anywhere. It […]
Orioles @ Blue Jays Game Thread
We are starting a series with the Blue Jays tonight. The team says Dylan Cease won’t be starting tomorrow, they will hold him back until Sunday. It will be some sort of bullpen day with Arrighetti being the bulk guy or starter. The recap is likely to be late tonight, we are going out for […]
Jesus Sanchez DFAed
So this surprised me. The Jays DFAed Jesús Sánchez as the counter move to bringing up Rudy Martin. Sánchez just didn’t work out. He was supposed to be the power bat we needed and then he hit 8 home runs in 99 games for us. And there was the defense, or lack there of. 3 […]
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