Winter doldrums have taken me over. I miss baseball. I wake every morning, and like so many of you, scour social media for any sign of life from the Blue Jays front office. This week’s one year contracts to avoid arbitration provided me with far more entertainment than it should. April seems so far away. […]
Author: Andrew Arnold
The 9 Best Blue Jays Free Agent Signings
Ok, so the season is over. The World Series was exciting, but the wrong teams were playing. Free agency officially began yesterday (kind of…teams can only negotiate with their own free agents for the first five days) and this Blue Jays team has some obvious decisions to make. You already all know what these decisions […]
The 9 Best Things To Do On An Off Day
Well, that series against the Cleveland Baseball Club was incredibly disappointing. Any given Blue Jay fan will awake early this morning to prepare for another long week of work, awash only in the satisfaction that, as the old baseball adage goes, “there’s always tomorrow.” As said fan takes a break to grab their third cup of […]
The 9 Biggest Blue Jays All Star Snubs in History
Tomorrow, the Blue Jays will send five players to represent them at the All Star game, although Marco Estrada won’t play. When the teams were initially named, it appeared that Sanchez might have been snubbed. Saunders, too. After injury replacements and fan voting, however, it appears every Blue Jay who is deserving of consideration is […]
The 9 Greatest First Round Draft Picks in Blue Jays History
This month, the Toronto Blue Jays selected 41 players in the amateur draft. Statistically, only about five or six of these players will ever get a chance to play in the major leagues. About 17 percent of drafted players make it for at least a cup of coffee. T.J. Zeuch, the Blue Jays first round […]
The 9 Best Blue Jays One Year Wonders
I pretend, at times, to be a musician. Over the years, a staple of my sets for any gig I’ll play has become a tune written and recorded by a band of brothers in 1997. It’s a catchy little ditty that went number one in 27 countries. I’m speaking, of course, of Hanson’s MMMBop. The […]
The 9 Greatest Opening Day Performances in Blue Jays History
The 9 is a monthly list series that will take a look at interesting parts of Blue Jays history, with an attempt to throw in a fun fact or two for every entry. Why nine? Well, there are nine innings and nine players on the field, so it seemed like a proper baseball number. Without […]
The 9 Most Significant Spring Training Transactions in Blue Jays History
The 9 is a monthly list series that will take a look at interesting parts of Blue Jays history, with an attempt to throw in a fun fact or two for every entry. Why nine? Well, there are nine innings and nine players on the field, so it seemed like a proper baseball number. Without […]