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Shane Bieber Return Game Thread
The Return of Shane. It sounds like an old time western, starring Glenn Ford with Walter Brennan in it to give comic relief. I try not to expect too much out of a guy coming off rehab, but it is hard not to hope for a great game. And Shane has come back from injuries […]
Tuesday Open Thread
This is a rather busy week for me. I have the MS Ride this weekend, I’ve raised $3602 for MS, putting me #21 of 361 riders this year. I’m very lucky to have generous friends. But, we’ve had a ton of rain in the last month, and I’ve messed up my foot, so I haven’t […]
Taking Wing: Jake Bloss
Today’s subject is in kind of an unusual spot as regards his prospect status. Bloss actually debuted two years ago, and as he turns 25 today (Happy Birthday, Jake) he’s on the fringes of what’s typically considered prospect eligibility. He’s also coming back from Tommy John surgery, which has eaten up the last 14 months […]
Jays Beat Astros
Astros 2 Blue Jays 4 We really should have scored more. It is funny how that line just types itself at the top of recaps. But we are back at .500, and, amazingly, hold the third Wild Card spot. Dylan Cease had a nice night. 5.2 innings, 3 hits, 2 earned, 4 walks and 8 […]
Astros @ Blue Jays Game Thread
I’m hoping to be back home before game time, but in case I’m not, here is a GameThread.
Pinango Optioned and Other Jays New Bits
Yohendrick Pinango has been optioned to AAA Buffalo to make room for Luis Urias, who was acquired over the weekend from the Diamondbacks in exchange for cash. Pinango has been with the big league club since late April and has performed reasonably well, with a .283/.331/.433 line that’s 13% better than league average. Urias offers […]
Monday Jays Notes
Tonight we start a three game series with the Astros and then four games with the Rangers all at Rogers Centre. And then Bo and the Mets come to town, to dazzle us with their vocal stylings. They are pushing the starters back a day with the rain out. We will have: Monday: Dylan Cease […]
Today’s Game Rained Out
It’s raining in Chicago today, and the conclusion of the Jays’ seties with the Cubs has been preemptively bumped to August: As Wilner notes, this is a really tough break. Instead of a pretty favourable matchup against Shota Imanaga [not Seiya Suzuki, who is a DH, apologies for the error in the original version of […]
Father’s Day Jays Notes
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. I took yesterday off from all things Blue Jays related. My sister was in town, she’s a big Bonnie Raitt, so we went to the concert last night. There was a bunch of news yesterday: Today’s lineups: Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS CUBS George Springer – DH […]
Jays Mount Dramatic Comeback, Beat Cubs 8-6
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 […]
Game #77 GameThread: Jays @ Cubbies
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 […]
That Was Awful
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 […]
Blue Jays @ Cubs Game Thread
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 […]
Friday Jays Notes
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. […]
Jays Beat Red Sox
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 […]
Blue Jays At Red Sox Game Thread
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 […]
Thursday Jays Notes
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 […]
Jays Shut Out Red Sox
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 […]
Blue Jays At Red Sox Game Thread
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 […]
Scherzer Out With Back Spasms, Placed On IL
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 […]
Happy Birthday Manuel Lee
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 […]
Jays Hit Three Home Runs, Beat Red Sox
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 […]
Blue Jays At Red Sox
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 […]
Connor Seabold Traded And Other Blue Jays Notes
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. […]
Off-Day Open Thread
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 […]
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