Monday night’s game against the Yankees marked the official midpoint of the 2017 Blue Jays’ season. While the season hasn’t played out the way Blue Jays fans would have liked thus far, there are 78 games still to be played. And a lot can happen in 78 games. Speaking of a lot happening in 78 […]
Author: Nick Dika
Jason Grilli’s Time in Toronto is Over
According to Hazel Mae, Jason Grilli’s time with the Blue Jays may be coming to an end. Grilli, who was acquired last May in a trade with Atlanta in exchange for minor leaguer Sean Ratcliffe, became quite become a fan favorite in his brief time in Toronto. May is also reporting that Chris Smith (3.93 […]
The Greatest Blue Jays (Facial Hair) of All-Time
One of baseball’s longest standing and most debated traditions is deliberation over who is greatest. Whether it’s the greatest players, team or generation, the subjective nature of what and how we define greatest allows the debate to rage on well after stats like Wins Above Replacement, Pythagorean Record, and pitcher wins have been developed in […]
How to Root for a Not-So-Great Blue Jays Team
It felt like the good times were never going to end. You discovered Blue Jays baseball sometime in August of 2015 and have been paying $100 for tickets ever since. It seemed a little steep but the team was winning so who were you to judge? But then came 2017. Edwin was gone and J.A. […]
The Broken Logic Behind the Beanball
Tensions are running high in the American League East these days. The once fiery Blue Jays-Orioles rivalry has taken a backseat to a newly ignited Orioles-Red Sox feud, a spat that has seen many players thrown at, slid into, ejected, and in Manny Machado’s case, sound off. Not to be outdone, the Blue Jays and […]
Jose Bautista’s Hitting May Have Turned a Corner
It’s been another tough week for the Toronto Blue Jays. Central to the Jays early season struggles is an offence that continues to perform in fits and starts. The Blue Jays offence has been limited to scoring one run three times since last Sunday (granted two of those games were started by Masahiro Tanaka and […]
Blue Jays Claim RP Neil Ramirez Off Waivers
According to reports from Shi Davidi and Ben Nicholson-Smith, the Blue Jays have claimed relief pitcher Neil Ramirez off of waivers this afternoon from the San Francisco Giants. #BlueJays claim righty Neil Ramirez off waivers from #Giants, who recently DFA'd him. Allowed 15 ER in 10.1 IP but K'd 18 — Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) May […]
Mark Your Calendar: Important Games on the 2017 Blue Jays Schedule
The baseball season is officially underway. That means that for the next six (and hopefully seven) months, we will have the Blue Jays to keep us company. As ticket prices are rising and TV packages becoming more expensive, we’re all spending more money on baseball than ever before (obligatory “thanks, Rogers!”). With 162 games on […]
A Fantasy Baseball Guide to the 2017 Toronto Blue Jays
If you play fantasy baseball, you likely spend March pouring over rankings spreadsheets and mock drafting away those lazy Monday afternoons at the office. Don’t worry, we won’t tell. Here at BP, a few local sites have decided to band together to help provide you with some fantasy insights into the players from teams they see […]
The World Baseball Classic vs. Blue Jays Spring Training Baseball
Spring training is in full swing, or as full swing as spring training ever gets. But this year, and every third or fourth year (they haven’t quite made up their minds), the Canadian baseball-watching public has the privilege of choosing between two March products: Blue Jays spring training and the World Baseball Classic. Spring training […]