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Jays Beat Red Sox
Red Sox 3 Blue Jays 5 Despite Dylan Cease not having his usual great start, it turned out to be a good game. Cease went 5 innings, allowed 5 hits, 4 walks, and 7 strikeouts, but gave up 2 home runs. Neither one was crushed; one just barely cleared the wall. For anyone else, it […]
Red Sox @ Blue Jays Game Thread
We really should have a contest to guess how the umpires will award the Red Sox a run tonight. Maybe an Act of God, or Act of Manfred? Oh well, the fun of playing in the AL East. If we played in the AL Central, the umpires couldn’t care enough about any of the teams […]
Tuesday Jays Notes
There is a little bit of news from the Jays: But now will look like this: I’m interested in moving Bateman into center, when Straw was originally there. I’d love to hear the wherefore and the why, one of my favorite Gordon Lightfoot songs. I’m interested in seeing how the umpires will manage to award […]
Happy Birthday Colby Rasmus And Melky Cabrera
Today marks Colby Rasmus’s 40th birthday. Rasmus was selected as the 28th overall pick in the first round of the 2005 draft. The Blue Jays chose Ricky Romero with the 6th pick that year. He appeared on Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list for three consecutive years: ranked #29 in 2007, #5 in 2008, and […]
More On Last Night’s Game
I was told last night that the Jays couldn’t appeal because they left the field. Of course, since I was watching the game and they weren’t, I asked if a team had ever stayed on the field after the umpires called the inning over. What would happen if a team just stayed on the field? […]
Jays Overcome A Really Weird Ruling and Beat Red Sox
Red Sox 0 (in reality) Blue Jays 2 All that’s worth talking about happened in the top of the seventh. Red Sox down 2-0. Game is going along quickly. All is well. Anthony Seigler singled off Simeon Woods Richardson to lead off the inning. Connor Wong also singled. Nick Sogard lined one at Vladimir Guerrero, […]
Red Sox @ Blue Jays Game Thread
The first of four against the Red Sox. We do need some wins. Okamoto has the day off after fouling the ball off his knee yesterday. So Charles McAdoo gets to play third. He was on a hot stretch with the Bisons, so I’m hoping it continues. And Ernie Clement gets a day off. He […]
Blue Jays Roster Moves: Estrada, Schneider Down, McAdoo, Woods Richardson Up
The Jays made a bunch of roster moves: McAdoo was named International League Player of the Week. He was 13 for 28 with 4 home runs on the week. I hope he can continue that with the Jays. He’s in, playing third tonight, as tonight’s lineup is Okamoto-less, as he’s got a bruise on his […]
Monday Bantering: Jays Notes
The Jays start a four-game series against the Red Sox tonight and then three games with the Yankees, all at home. So it is a tough week. Of course they play the Rays and Yankees on the road next week, so it doesn’t get easier. Starting Pitchers: I’d think the Jays would need to, at […]
Today in Jays History: Jays win in 19 innings
12 Years Ago Today: The Blue Jays and Tigers endured an epic 19-inning showdown that lasted 6 hours and 37 minutes, setting franchise records for both innings played and game duration. Notably, the Jays would later lose another 19-inning contest in 2016. The Blue Jays ultimately prevailed, defeating the Tigers 6-5. In the marathon’s 19th […]
Jays Lose In Extra Innings
Blue Jays 6 Phillies 7 (12 innings) Until the top of the eighth, it looked like we weren’t going to put up a fight. With two outs in the eighth, Alejandro Kirk singled. Then, after fouling a pitch off his knee and spending a few minutes fighting off the pain of that, Kazuma Okamoto singled. […]
Jays @ Phillies Game Thread
I’m playing tennis tomorrow morning, so putting together the Game Thread after our Saturday night win. I should be able to finish tennis, shower and get up to the bar in time for first pitch. I was a non-drinker in my younger days. Maybe an occasional glass of wine, but beer didn’t interest me until […]
Jays Win In Extra Innings
Blue Jays 7 Phillies 5 (11 innings) That was a game and a half, as my dad would say. Baseball doesn’t get much better. Max Scherzer was great, thru five innings, and then gave up two solo homers in the sixth, before leaving the game. In all, he allowed 5 hits, 2 earned, 0 walks […]
Jays @ Phillies Game Thread
Game Two in Philadelphia. The news for the game is that Springer is scratched because of shoulder tightness. And Vlad is back in the lineup. Beyond that, Zack Wheeler was whining about the Jays wanting him to, you know, follow the rules: You know, they’ve lost a lot of games over there, so they’re probably […]
Today in Blue Jays History: Brandon Morrow’s One-Hitter
15 Years Ago Brandon Morrow pitched 8.2 no-hit innings, leading the Blue Jays to a 1-0 victory. It was likely the best pitching performance I have ever witnessed. With two outs in the ninth, Evan Longoria hit a ground ball between second and first. Aaron Hill made an outstanding effort to reach the ball and […]
Jays Survive Near Collapse, Beat Phillies 5-4
That was stressful, especially after yesterday’s nightmare ending. It was close all game, with the Jays just edging out to what seemed like a comfortable lead in the late innings before nearly throwing it all away again in the ninth. In the end they hung on by a fingernail. The deadline additions played a huge […]
Jays @ Phillies Game Thread
I’m going to be in the car most of the afternoon, maybe getting home around game time, but never know. So getting the Thread together early. There is a roster move: Go Jays Go.
Jays Roster Move: Bateman Up, Urías To IL
The Jays have placed Luis Urías on the IL with a quad sprain. Brett Bateman is up. He came over in the Gausman trade. Apparently, good defense, good contact, no power. I’m looking forward to seeing him play. He’s playing center tonight. Rudy Martin get DFAed to make room on the 40-man roster. I’m sure […]
Friday Open Thread
I’m not going to be around much today. We are off to visit a friend in hospital, having lunch with our son and driving back home. So I figured an open thread would have to do. Last night, we visited with some old friends, one I met before elementary school. His wife is not well […]
Today in Jays History: J.P. Arencibia Homers Twice in his MLB Debut
On this day 16 years ago, the Blue Jays defeated the Rays 17-7. Toronto hit eight home runs: Aaron Hill hit two, while Adam Lind, Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Bautista, and Lyle Overbay each added one. And, of course, J.P. Arencibia—playing in his first MLB game—hit two home runs and went 4-for-5 with a double. At […]
Great Start From Dylan Cease, But Jays Lose
Blue Jays 2 Cubs 3 (11 innings) Two outs in the ninth and two strikes, I figured it was time to open the computer and get on the recap. Boom. Alex Bregman homers to tie the game. It was hardly fair to Dylan Cease who threw seven innings of two hit ball with one walk […]
Blue Jays @ Cubs Game Thread
I’m in Edmonton for the next couple of days, visiting my son and his girlfriend and some friends. So I’m getting the Game Thread up early. We may be light on content for a couple of days. It has been a week. We were at a funeral yesterday. Today we visiting a friend of mine […]
Jays Beat Astros 5-4
That was unexpectedly fun, given the pitching matchup. The suddenly lukewarm Jays are 3.0 out of the third wildcard and a mere seven games below .500. It took a while to figure Hunter Brown out. A Jesus Sanchez walk and a reached on error by Kazuma Okamoto that was promptly erased by a double play […]
Jays @ Astros Game Thread
I almost forgot that there was an afternoon game. It’s a busy day. I’m going to post this early, so I don’t forget to. There were a couple of roster moves: Also Vlad is getting the day off. He looked like he was dealing with pain yesterday. They say it is just a day off, […]
Happy Birthday John Olerud and Eric Hinske
Today marks John Olerud’s 58th birthday. John Olerud, born in Seattle, Washington, followed his father’s path—his father also named John—who played catcher for Washington State University and reached Triple-A in professional baseball. Olerud Jr. was picked by the Blue Jays in the third round of the 1989 draft out of Washington State, where he stood […]
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