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The Orioles won 6-5 against the Blue Jays yesterday on a stunning five-run ninth inning comeback. Taylor Ward made a small bit of history in the game, drawing his 51st walk of the season in the home half of the first. He’s the first in Orioles franchise history to walk 51 times in the first […]
Hello, friends. We were right on the verge of the Orioles really kicking us in the teeth there, weren’t we? If they followed up on sweeping the Rays by losing the first three games to the Blue Jays all in extremely excruciating fashion, that would have started to feel like the season was over again. […]
Not every MLB team playing well right now is built to dominate the rest of the way. Can the Blue Jays, Brewers, Diamondbacks, Mariners and Phillies keep it up?
Blue Jays 5 Orioles 6 All that really mattered happened in the bottom of the ninth: Jeff Hoffman got the ninth, in what was a non-save spot. Hoffman got a strikeout, hit a batter, gave up a triple and single, scoring a run and putting the tying run to the plate. A double put the […]
Only once in the last 20 years has a Top 5 pick in the NHL Draft been traded. Could the Toronto Maple Leafs be the second team to do that since 2005? Although it's still unlikely, there has been some chatter that the Leafs are indeed not hanging up the phone when teams call to ask about the availability of the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. The most likely selection at the top spot will be Gavin McKenna. He's an elite winger who could, in essence, replace the departed Mitch Marn...
The Jays are .500, coming into today’s game, and they hold the final Wild Card spot, which seems hard to believe. It would be nice to be a game above .500 after today’s game. The Jays have a new member of the constantly evolving bullpen. Hayden Juenger is the latest contestant. Today’s lineup. No Lips […]
Don’t look now, but the Orioles might be bad again. Or maybe they never stopped. After starting the series with a chance to build upon the momentum of their three-game sweep of the Rays, the O’s instead have sputtered, dropping two straight one-run losses to the Blue Jays. Both were eminently winnable games that the […]
This is the stuff that other teams do that I make fun of, but the Jays, after deciding that Austin Voth was the guy that could be the bulk guy yesterday, and when he has a bad game, he gets DFAed. If you believed in him, you wouldn’t let one game change your mind. Hayden […]
Esmerlyn Valdez may have had a short first stint in the Major Leagues, but he showed signs of what could be to come for the Pirates outfield. Valdez made his MLB debut on May 22 against the Toronto Blue Jays and reached base on a walk. He didn’t record his first career hit until two […]
As Toronto Maple Leafs' management eyes a roster shakeup, veteran D-man Morgan Rielly is emerging as a key trade chip. The Maple Leafs are seeking vital salary cap flexibility, but Rielly's no-move clause gives him the power to control his future. Have we seen the last of Rielly as a Leaf?
“It was one of our better games, I thought. Over 60 minutes, we did a lot of good things. We were better tonight than we were in Game 1. We have to bottle up a lot of what we did there and use it. We have to realize that, at the end of the day, […] The post Michael Pezzetta comes up clutch again, Toronto Marlies head home with a 2-0 series lead in Eastern Conference Final appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .
So this is all settled right? Not a chance.
Also, No Habs No!
Blue Jays 6 Orioles 5 Back to .500. Bullpen days are a terrible thing to watch. One of my lines is that if you use a lot of relievers, you are likely to find the one that doesn’t have it on that day. And the Jays did find that guy. The second pitcher into the […]
The Nuggets could make changes next year. This Raptors trade swap should be considered.
Adam Macko gets the ‘start’ tonight (likely closer to an opener). I don’t know what they expect out of him. Two innings, three? The most he threw in Buffalo is 2.1 innings. Austin Voth is to be the ‘bulk’ guy. And they are planning another bullpen day Sunday. And Charles McAdoo makes his MLB debut, […]
Trevor Rogers will look to get back on track tonight against the Blue Jays. The Orioles received a quality start from Chris Bassitt yesterday, but the offense failed to carry its weight in a 2-1 loss. Baltimore will need to score more than two runs tonight if Rogers’ recent woes continue. Adley Rutschman (DH) and […]
Mitch Marner's Stanley Cup pursuit with the Vegas Golden Knights is re-igniting a fierce debate over his exit from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Adam Proteau gives his thoughts.
The Toronto Maple Leafs ' head coaching search has already taken a number of twists and turns, and in-person interviews aren't even fully underway yet. It was just two days ago that we heard from a couple of insiders that the Leafs were granted permission to interview former Edmonton Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft (currently an assistant coach with the Anaheim Ducks), and that he was a 'frontrunner' for the job in Toronto. But now we're hearing that not only is an interview not co...
McTavish is coming off a season of 17 goals and 24 assists in 75 games.
While Mitch Marner's getting much of the attention for thriving in the playoffs one year after leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs, Nikolaj Ehlers is doing the same with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Music City Rodeo cowboys Sam Petersen and Tilden Hooper help tell the story of Nashville's electric atmosphere for Game 1 of the 2017 Stanley Cup final.
Today marks Joe Biagini’s 36th birthday. Biagini joined the Jays as a Rule 5 draft pick before the 2016 season and, somewhat unexpectedly, became a key bullpen contributor. He appeared in 60 games with a 3.06 ERA and served as a long reliever, pitching two innings in 13 of those outings. He was also known […]
Tomorrow I start my annual tradition of writing way too many words on several prospects that will very likely not be drafted by the Leafs. Let the tea and stream of consciousness flow!
Good morning, Camden Chatters. The good vibes of the Orioles’ sweep of the first-place Rays did not carry into their next series, at least not for the opener. The O’s slipped back to five games under .500 with their 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays, as their offense, which had plated 26 runs in three […]