The Blue Jays’ dropped a heartbreaker in the finale of a three-game series in Seattle on a walk-off sac fly by Robinson Cano in the bottom of the 12th inning. The Jays’, who tied the game in the top of the 9th inning when Jose Bautista took Mariners’ closer Edwin Diaz deep, were unable to […]
Author: Nick Dika
Don’t Panic: What 1993 Can Teach Us About the 2016 Blue Jays
It’s a tense time to be a Blue Jay fan. As September marches on, a team that once felt bulletproof is starting to show some serious cracks in their armor. As the Blue Jays slip further behind the Red Sox for the division lead, it can be hard not to worry, no matter how talented the […]
Recap: Blue Jays 15, Twins 8; Offense Comes to Life to Destroy the Twins
The Blue Jays offence came roaring back to life on Friday night, scoring 15 times on the way to a 15-8 win against the last place Minnesota Twins. The Jays got the party started early, scoring five times in the second inning off Twins’ starter Pat Dean. Dean, the soft tossing lefty who was able […]
Chef’s Special: How to Improve the Food at Blue Jays’ Games
2016 Blue Jays ticket sales have been a resounding success. While the season will not end for another seven weeks, the Blue Jays are fourth in attendance, having averaged over 40,000 fans per game. With the success of the team and the growth of the fan base, the ballpark experience will become more and more […]
Assessing the Trade Deadline: The Upgrades We Haven’t Talked About
This week marked the passing of the Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline. With the Blue Jays a year removed from the trade deadline to end all trade deadlines, this season’s transactional activity lacked the same excitement as 2015. While this year’s moves may not be as sexy, that doesn’t mean the Blue Jays’ front […]
Blue Jays Acquire Joaquin Benoit for Drew Storen
Less than 24 hours after the Blue Jays completed a trade that brought Melvin Upton Jr. to Toronto, the Blue Jays have acquired right-handed reliever Joaquin Benoit from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Drew Storen (who was designated for assignment earlier this week) and an undisclosed amount of cash. The news broke shortly after […]
Recap: Blue Jays 10, Diamondbacks 4; Jays’ Bats Dominate in Arizona
The Blue Jays tagged Arizona players all afternoon long, scoring 10 times in a 10-4 rout of the D-Backs at Chase Field. The scoring started early, as the Jays took advantage of a struggling Patrick Corbin, tagging him for six runs in 5 2/3 innings of work. Josh Donaldson and Darwin Barney lead the charge, driving […]
Mistakes We Make When We Talk About Baseball
Part of the fun of following the Blue Jays is all of the spirited debate, and (hopefully) friendly arguments born out of discussions about our favorite team. With the rise of blogging, Twitter, and the continued prominence of things like talk radio, we are able to have these debates whenever we want, with virtually whomever […]
Recap: Blue Jays 6, Tigers 0; Jays Shut Out Tigers
The Blue Jays continued their winning ways on Friday night at the Rogers Centre, beating the Tigers and pushing their winning streak to 7 games in the process. Despite entering the game with a 4.78 ERA and K/9 of only 4.29, the Blue Jays struggled to score runs off Tigers’ starter Mike Pelfrey, who generated […]
Bold Predictions for the Second Half of the Season
As the calendar turns to July, half of the baseball season is now in the rearview mirror. In watching the first half of the Jays’ 2016 season, we have come to establish a new set of ideas about what the 2016 team is. Things that we would have never believed at the start of the […]