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Happy Birthday Josh Phelps, Felipe Lopez and Jonathan Davis
Josh Phelps turns 48 today. Phelps was once considered one of the Blue Jays’ catchers of the future—except, as it turned out, he wasn’t a catcher for long. Before the 2002 season, Josh was ranked #36 on Baseball America’s top 100 prospects. He tore up the minors. In 2001, he hit .292/.406/.562 with 31 home […]
Andrés Giménez Homers Twice, Jays Still Lose
Rays 8 Blue Jays 5 Generally, if one player drives in five runs, his team wins. But not today. Andrés Giménez homered in the first (three run shot) and the seventh (two runs), but we also gave up a bunch of runs. Things went bad for Kevin Gausman right from the start. Chandler Simpson bounced […]
Game #41 GameThread: Angels @ Jays
So a day with actual Jays’ news. Barger to IL, Lauer to anywhere else. Pinango back and Yariel back on the 40-man and the 26-man all at the same time. Today’s lineup: Today’s Lineups RAYS BLUE JAYS Chandler Simpson – LF George Springer – DH Junior Caminero – 3B Yohendrick Pinango – LF Jonathan Aranda […]
Blue Jays Roster Moves
This morning, our head Tom reported that Yariel Rodriguez was coming up and speculated that Eric Lauer might be the roster casualty. He was right, as Lauer caught a DFA this morning and his roster spot has gone to Rodriguez. It’s been a rough season for Lauer. As Tom noted, his velocity is down. for […]
Monday Bantering: Lauer, Barger
Yariel Rodriguez will be with the team for tonight’s game. The team had an open spot on the 40-man roster, but there is no word on how they will free up a spot on the active roster. Rodriguez has thrown 13.2 innings, with 9 walks, 25 strikeouts and 7 hits, with a 2.63 ERA. I’m […]
No Hitting and a Lauer Blow Up, Jays Lose To Angels
Angels 6 Blue Jays 1 Well that was awful. The Jays got a run in the first and then didn’t get another base runner until the eighth. They did load the bases in the eighth, but Vlad ground out softly to third to end the chance We had five hits on the day. Daulton Varsho […]
Game #40 GameThread: Angels @ Jays
Passing the quarter post on the racetrack of the season. And Addison Barger, is out of the lineup with a ‘sore elbow’. That was an amazing throw, but maybe not the best move in his first day back. Addison was to lead off today, but now it is Ernie Clement. I’m a fan of lead […]
Addison Barger Out Of Lineup With Elbow Soreness
You know…… Baseball isn’t always a good thing. It didn’t even twig on me that Addison Barger’s 100+ mph throw from right field may not have been the smartest move from a fellow just off the IL. And it should have. There should have been a big flashing warning sign. There should have been an […]
Bobby Cox
Bobby Cox passed away yesterday, just a few days short of his 85th birthday. Cox became our third manager after Roy Hartsfield and Bobby Mattick. After five losing seasons, fans were frustrated and eager for change. Cox was the first manager who appeared focused on winning. Cox had managed the Atlanta Braves for the previous […]
Jays Crush Angels
Angels 1 Blue Jays 14 The only inning that really mattered was the fifth. The Jays scored seven runs in the bottom of the inning and that was more than enough. But the Jays added six more runs in the seventh and eighth. Trey Yesavage was good enough, for four innings. He allowed four hits, […]
Game #39 GameThread: Angels @ Jays
Building on a one-game winning streak. And Addison Barger is back (with Piñango the casualty). It was a weird spot….we are hip deep in lefty hitters, but then picking someone who isn’t hitting at all, just because he swings from the right side seems silly. The Lineups: Today’s Lineups ANGELS BLUE JAYS Zach Neto – […]
Addison Barger Activated, Yohendrick Piñango Optioned
Well, this one surprised me. We knew Addison Barger was going to be activated today, but we didn’t know who would be going to Buffalo to make room. Davis Schneider? Lenyn Sosa? Nope. Yohendrick Piñango. The one hitting .423/.444/.462. I get that he has options and all, and we know Piñango wasn’t going to continue […]
Cease Dominant, Jays Win 2-0
Well, it wasn’t exactly the offensive explosion we’ve been waiting for but they got the win. Dylan Cease was phenomenal, taking the Angels lineup apart for seven innings without ever really getting into trouble. They needed to stop the losing streak, and they did enough tonight to do that. Dylan Cease was exceptional tonight. He […]
Game #38 GameThread: Angels @ Jays
We have the first of three games with the Angels tonight. And we don’t have Addison Barger yet, I thought he was to join the team today, but not they are saying tomorrow. And it appears Jose Berrios will be a little while longer. They say there were changes in his latest MRI, well, inflammation, […]
Friday Bantering: Jays Notes
Happy Friday. The Jays are back home for a series against the Angels. It almost can’t be worse than the last series. I think the team has let Tropicana Field get into their heads. Maybe all the batters should move back in the batter’s box: Petriello talks about it here. There is talk about having […]
Off-Day OpenThread
The Jays don’t play today, so I figured we’d do the open thread today. There isn’t all that much for Jays news, as we wait to hear who leaves to make room for Addison Barger. It will be interesting, I’m not sure who I’d pick. Since Barger is a left-handed batter, a lefty batter would […]
A Frustrating Series Ends With A Frustrating Loss
Blue Jays 0 Rays 3 I said in the thread: The thing I like about baseball, is the team can be going bad, the game can be going bad, but there are still just amazing plays to watch. I have been a Jays fan pretty much since the first series. There have been a lot […]
Game #37 GameThread: Jays @ Rays
Last of three in Tampa. If they light a match on the way out, I will not shed a tear. I hate afternoon weekday games, it messes up the day. There are some updates: Today’s lineup: Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS RAYS George Springer – DH Yandy Diaz – DH Kazuma Okamoto – 3B Ryan Vilade […]
Taking Wing: Sean Keys
87 hitters have taken 100 PA so far in AA leagues so far this season. The best batting line among them belongs to the Blue Jays’ 2024 fourth round draft pick, Sean Keys. Keys played his college ball at Bucknell, putting up ridiculous numbers against pretty pedestrian Patriot League competition. He popped a bit with […]
Sigh, Jays Lose Again
Blue Jays 3 Rays 4 The Jays were leading for most of the game, as if that’s any solace. Tyler Rogers has been terrific for us, but a ground ball pitcher can have bad luck on occasion. His eighth went ground out, double (66 mph, not hit hard), Yandy Diaz ground ball single (harder hit, […]
Game #36 GameThread: Jays @ Rays
Some runs would be nice. Please note the term runs is plural. . There is a little bit of news, Jose Berrios is feeling soreness, which, since he has a stress fracture, isn’t a huge surprise. Shane Bieber is close to being ready to face live batters. It is like he’s at the start of […]
Tuesday Bantering: Lauer, Piñango
Does it give you comfort to know that the Jays have the exact record they had last year at this time? No, me neither. If it is going to be like last year, now is the time to turn it around. In May last year they were 16-12. Eric Lauer wasn’t throwing as hard as […]
A Frustrating Loss
Blue Jays 1 Rays 5 That was a very frustrating game. The Jays had ten hits, but just one extra base hit, a double by Yohendrick Piñango. It is hard to have 10 hits and only get one run. You really have to work at it. And, the Rays scored three in the first. Eric […]
Game #35 GameThread: Jays @ Rays
So the Jays don’t appear to be using an opener today, it is Eric Lauer right from the first pitch. Let’s have a good start Eric. And there is no Heineman or Springer. Springer is supposed to be available off the bench and he’s supposed to be starting tomorrow. We’ll see I guess. That ball […]
Jays Notes: Injury Updays
There is a whole mess of injury news this afternoon: Today’s lineup is similar to yesterday’s, minus Sosa and Heineman, and Varsho is DH today. He was having some better at bats yesterday. Hopefully that will continue. Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS RAYS Yohendrick Pinango – LF Chandler Simpson – LF Kazuma Okamoto – 3B Junior […]
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