Toronto Blue Jays @ Texas Rangers Thursday October 6th, 2016 Written by Mike Passador and Joshua Howsam Buck Showalter strode off the mound fresh off a conference with Ubaldo Jimenez. Perhaps he told the lanky right hander to take his chances with Edwin Encarnacion rather than issue a free pass and face Jose Bautista with […]
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Blue Jays vs. Orioles: AL Wildcard Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 Written by Eric Mercer and Joshua Howsam October baseball. This is it. Every team in major league baseball has played 162 games* and there are ten teams left standing. But for today, we only care about two. Although the Blue Jays did not win the division, as was […]
The Games that Matter: Red Sox Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox September 30 – October 2 Written by Kyle Matte and Joshua Howsam The Blue Jays started the week with the wild card firmly in their grasp. A couple of bullpen meltdowns and a season-worst showing from the offence later, and the Blue Jays find themselves tie with the Orioles and needing to […]
Down to The Wire: Orioles Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles September 27 – 29 Written by Mike Passador and Dave Church After dropping a frustrating, emotional series finale with the Yankees, the Blue Jays will welcome another division rival to town in the form of the Baltimore Orioles. While the Jays are in a semi-comfortable wild card position at the moment, that […]
They’re Allowed To Win, Right?: Angels Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Thursday September 15th – Sunday September 18th Written by Tammy Rainey and Dave Church The recent tailspin for the Blue Jays has everyone on edge and our nerves are likely not going to be calmed by the idea of a seven game west coast road trip. It is frankly difficult to […]
Not Those Guys Again: Rays Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays September 12 – 14 Written by Elie Waitzer and Greg Wisniewski The Tampa Bay rays have 82 losses already, guaranteeing them a losing season, and it’s only the 12th of September. This looks especially bad, since the rest of the division has no more than 66 losses apiece. Truly, the Rays are the […]
This One is Huge: Red Sox Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox September 9 – 11 Written by Eric Mercer and Dave Church There’s no other way to put it: This series is absolutely massive. Most fans are greatly anticipating the last series of the year against the Red Sox, but the team needs to get to a point where those games matter. […]
Going Fishing: Rays Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays September 2nd – September 4th Written by Matt Gwin, Nick Dika, and Joshua Howsam With a record of 19-11 over their last 30 games, the Blue Jays we know and love are back. With Baseball Prospectus assigning them a 94.2% chance at making the playoffs, meaningful October baseball will almost […]
Battle vs the Bottom: Twins Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Minnesota Twins August 26th – August 28th Written by Eric Mercer and Gideon Turk The Blue Jays are a good team, which means they are supposed to beat bad teams. That wasn’t the case earlier in the week when they lost two of three to the lowly Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but the Blue Jays and […]
Rock and Roll Roadtrip: Cleveland Indians Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ Cleveland Indians August 19-21 2016 Written by Kyle Matte and Greg Wisniewski It’s time for the Blue Jays to make their yearly trip to America’s Most Scenic City, Cleveland Ohio. Just… Wow. The Jays head in for a weekend series with the Clevelands, who are gradually trying to wean themselves off their racially […]