After getting silenced by two incredibly lacklustre pitchers in the first two games of this series, it seemed like only a matter of time before the Blue Jays bats woke up and destroyed Baltimore. That didn’t happen tonight. The Blue Jays continued to let mediocre pitching get the better of them, though thanks to their own fantastic […]
Author: Gideon Turk
Recap: Angels 6, Blue Jays 3; Weaver Wipes Away Toronto
If you decided not to watch tonight’s game because you assumed the Blue Jays would cruise to a blowout victory, nobody would fault you. Jered Weaver has been awful this season, entering tonight’s game with a 5.47 ERA in 24 starts for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Conversely, J.A. Happ came into the game tonight […]
Blue Jays Fire Scouting Director, National Crosschecker
The Blue Jays have parted ways with their Director of Amateur Scouting Brian Parker and their National Crosschecker Blake Davis, according to a report from John Manuel of Baseball America. Both of their roles were on the amateur side of scouting, dealing with high school and college level kids, meaning their jobs were strictly related to […]
How Jason Grilli Turned His Season Around and Stabilized the Blue Jays Bullpen
Relievers are volatile. Incredibly volatile. So when the Blue Jays acquired Jason Grilli from the Atlanta Braves on on May 31st, the team and their fans were optimistic that despite his rough start to 2016, the Grilli of years past would be the one to show up north of the border. At the time of the […]
Recap: Rays 9, Blue Jays 2; Everything Goes Wrong in Ugly Loss to Tampa
Marco Estrada has been stellar this season. I’d be comfortable saying he hasn’t had one game where he has been truly terrible. Until tonight. It just wasn’t working for him. The final line doesn’t look too bad. Five innings pitched while only giving up three runs is fine. However, the process to get to those numbers […]
On Bobbleheads, Kevin Pillar, and Fandom
Sunday was a special one on the Blue Jays calendar. Kevin Pillar had his own bobblehead day. It’s such a mundane item, and yet it means so much. Role players don’t get bobbleheads. Players with off of the field issues don’t get bobbleheads. Players being shuffled back and forth to the minor leagues don’t get […]
Surprise! Blue Jays Designate Drew Storen for Assignment, Recall Ryan Tepera
In a relatively shocking move Sunday morning, the Blue Jays have designated right handed relief pitcher Drew Storen for assignment and have recalled Ryan Tepera to take his place on the roster. The Blue Jays will now have 10 days to waive, trade, release, or outright Storen to the minor leagues, the last of which […]
Blue Jays Activate Estrada and Morales, Option Loup and Burns
The Blue Jays have announced that Marco Estrada and Franklin Morales have been activated off of the 15 and 60 day disabled lists, respectively, while Aaron Loup and Andy Burns have been optioned to AAA Buffalo to make room for the pair. To make room for Morales on the 40-man roster, RHP Dustin Antolin was […]
Blue Jays Storylines to Watch in the Second Half
It’s been a crazy few months for the Blue Jays. The team was supposed to possess an otherworldly offense, but instead, for a long time, the hitters were nowhere to be found, and the Blue Jays survived on a starting rotation that finished the first half of the season with the best earned run average among […]
Recap: Blue Jays 17, Cleveland 1; Bats Explode Behind Dominant Happ
The Blue Jays and the team from Cleveland have played a lot of stressful baseball this weekend thanks to Friday’s 19 inning affair and close games on Thursday and Saturday. Toronto didn’t want to put their fans through that again on Sunday, and Cleveland pitcher Corey Kluber was happy to help them along. The Blue […]