Breaking news on the trade front from Shi Davidi: #BlueJays trade Steve Pearce and cash considerations to Boston for minor-league infielder Santiago Espinal, #RedSox announce — Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) June 29, 2018 Let the sale begin! The Blue Jays have indicated their intention to move their veteran pieces by trading Steve Pearce and cash […]
Author: Greg Wisniewski
Opening Day Thoughts
Opening day, which seemed uncomfortably far away when the World Series ended in 2017, and then became a beacon of hope as Spring Training unfolded, finally arrived. And it did so with a heavy, wet thud. So, allow me, if you will, some observations. The season began on a poignant and difficult note, with the […]
The Three Biggest Swings of 2017
It’s cold out where I live, and the large plains of white snow outside my window are about as far away from green infield grass as you can get. I keep opening tabs on my browser with the promise that spring training is only days away. At this point, especially in this glacially slow-moving offseason […]
The Baseball Hall of Fame Wants to Have Their Cake and Eat It Too
Every year after the World Series, there is a certain lull in baseball activity. As the Hot Stove season is still not quite yet ready to boil over with free agent frenzy, attention turns to the Hall of Fame. Situated in Cooperstown, New York the Hall is the final destination of the game’s greatest contributors. […]
Gift Ngoepe Traded To Blue Jays, Pun Lovers Rejoice
Only a few short hours (maybe minutes?) after losing Rob Refsnyder to a waiver claim by Cleveland, the Blue Jays added some middle infield depth from The Pittsburgh Pirates via trade. #BlueJays acquire 2B Gift Ngoepe from #Pirates for player to be named or cash. — Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) November 20, 2017 Gift is the […]
Roy Halladay is the Greatest Blue Jay of All-Time
This is a repost from a series we did back when we were called BlueJays Plus, a Blue Jays focused blog. Each writer picked a player and argued for their case as the Greatest Blue Jay of All-Time (or GBOAT). This was Greg’s entry. On the day following his tragic death, this is a good […]
How Real Life Baseball Started to Resemble a Video Game
I want to begin by stating that, first and foremost, I don’t believe baseball has a problem. Baseball has, instead, a developing situation. Although the Postseason was filled with a billion home runs, and that’s definitely unusual, it’s not just homers that make up the new state of the game. Baseball feels ‘odd’ right now. And […]
He May Lay Down his Crown, but Bautista Will Always be King
Wherever there was a hello, surely, in time there has to be a goodbye. The greeting, the initial unfamiliar acknowledgement of a beginning is something clean. At one moment, you were unaware of the existence of someone at all. Then, suddenly, they have a name and a face and presence. Some people, some relationships are […]
How to Build a Blue Jays Line Up John Gibbons Style
On Sunday afternoon in Wrigley field, the Blue Jays fielded a rather unorthodox lineup. Much was made of the words written down on the card at game time, but I’d like to take one step back in time. Surely John Gibbons didn’t just pick the names out of the hat, there must have been some […]
Blue Jays Add Depth in Trade for RHP Tom Koehler
The Blue Jays have made a trade in the August window. Blue Jays acquire RHP Tom Koehler from Miami in exchange for minor league RHP Osman Gutierrez. https://t.co/MmeKMQGAS6 — Blue Jays PR (@BlueJaysPR) August 19, 2017 Toronto receives 31 year old Tom Koehler (RHP) from the Marlins in exchange for 22 year old […]