With the Fisher Cats having capped off their undefeated post-season and their Eastern League championship on the evening of my last post, all farm team play is of course now more than two weeks in the past. The Blue Jays clubhouse has been packed with kids at a level no one can remember in previous Septembers […]
What A Former GM Would Change About MiLB: Part 4 — MiLB Hall of Fame
The term Hall of Fame resonates really strongly with sports fans. It represents the absolute pinnacle of an individual’s career, no matter the sport. Debates amongst fans on who belongs and who doesn’t are endless, and fuel fun barbershop-style conversations. The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown opened in 1939, and despite its rich history […]
John Gibbons — The Person — is Irreplaceable
TORONTO — Entering the Rogers Centre last night, I was greeted by a young man at security similar to every other day I have come to the ballpark. Except today the conversation went in a different direction. Him: “It will never be the same.” Me: “You talking about John Gibbons?” Him: “Yes, it will be […]
Jonathan Davis and Dwight Smith Jr.: Making the Most of Limited Opportunity
NEW YORK – Even if the games have been completely meaningless from a competition standpoint, September baseball has been a breath of fresh air for the Blue Jays. The second half of the season has seen a number of encouraging debuts: from Ryan Borucki, Sean Reid-Foley and Thomas Pannone all taking turns through the rotation, to […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 119: Let Chaos Reign!
Episode 118 Jay Jaffe of Fangraphs stops by to discuss Team Entropy and the chances for chaos as the rest of the MLB slate unfolds. He takes a specific look at the very tightly-packed National League which currently has five teams battling for three playoff spots. Greg and Josh also discuss the injuries to Aaron […]
The Gurriel Brothers Realize Their Dream
TORONTO — A moment that has been imagined since early February 2016 was finally realized last night at the Rogers Centre. What started with two brothers, who were both top players from the most famous baseball family in Cuba, defecting to the United States, to yesterday living their life long dream of both playing on the […]
Luke Maile Hoping to Finish Career Year on Strong Note
NEW YORK – The Blue Jays haven’t given fans much to get excited about this season. Entering the year needing a ton of breaks to stay in the playoff hunt, pretty much everything went wrong. The team has received precious little from its four or five supposed “best” players, with J.A. Happ being the lone […]
Jonathan Davis is Appreciating Every Moment
This past January, Toronto fans were treated to the very successful inaugural Blue Jays WinterFest. As one attendee making his first trip to Toronto and the Rogers Centre put it: “It was awesome, just getting out there and playing ping-pong with people you don’t know, and people you get to meet. It was just awesome.” Jonathan Davis, […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 118: The Kids Are Alright
Episode 118 Greg and Josh go over the noteworthy stories from the last week. They discuss the latest good start for Aaron Sanchez and the encouraging signs for the future, the good starts from Sean Reid-Foley and Tom Pannone in New York, Randal Grichuk’s quietly very solid season, Teoscar Hernández’ continued fielding struggles, the massive […]