Stop me if you’ve heard Buck say this line with Devon Travis at the plate: “He missed a big chunk of Spring Training, so he’s still working on getting his timing right.” Any seasoned baseball fan will tell you that Spring Training stats don’t matter, but in a game of inches, those repetitions are crucial for […]
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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 54: Marvelous Mediocrity
We have launched a Patreon account! If you like what we do, and are able to help us out, please click the button below to become an Artificial Turf Wars Patron. Every little bit goes a long way. Episode 54 Greg and Josh break down the first week for the 2017 Blue Jays that included […]
Jarrod Saltalamacchia is Having a Historical Start to the Season
Much has been made of Toronto’s historically poor start. A lot of the criticism has been deserved, but to an extent it’s an unfortunate cloud that will hang over this team’s head for the foreseeable future. Every franchise has a “worst” this or “best” that – regardless of actual performance. Some group is always stuck […]
3 Things to Watch for in the Blue Jays Series vs. St. Louis
Written by Andrew Munn, Mike Passador, and Jenn Smith Are the Bats Waking Up? This past weekend saw the Blue Jays take on the Angels, and the team’s struggling hitters seemed to enjoy the warm California weather. Jose Bautista finally hit his first home run of the season on Friday night, later joined by Devon […]
Steve Pearce on Breaking Through an Early Season Slump
TORONTO — Baseball can be a funny game. The harder you try the more the game tends to slip away from you. The entirety of the Toronto Blue Jays roster has frustratingly dealt with this all season with the team breaking out of the gates to a dismal 5-13 record. They know they’re a good […]
Joe Biagini is Making his ERA Disappear
Every week in this space, we’re going to be running down the “Pitcher of the Week” for the Toronto Blue Jays. This won’t always be the best pitcher, but it will always be someone who did something notable that we can break down further. Using information from games through Friday (Saturday-Friday), we will try to […]
Kevin Pillar Is Making Good on his Offseason Promises
Every week in this space, we’re going to be running down the “Hitter of the Week” for the Toronto Blue Jays. This won’t always be the best hitter, but it will always be someone who did something notable that we can break down further. Using information from games through Friday (Saturday-Friday), we will try to […]
3 Things to Watch for in the Blue Jays Series vs. Anaheim
Written by Matt Gwin and Dave Church The Blue Jays Rotation “Depth” is Here Entering the season, FanGraphs ranked the Blue Jays starting rotation 16th best in all of baseball. This was a topic of much discussion, so striking that a reporter asked John Gibbons about it at a presser during Spring Training. His response? Gibby: […]
Blue Jays Losing Tears a Hole in the Fabric of the Multiverse
Let me preface this explanation of the events of April 18th, 2017 by saying that I am not a professional scientist. I am also not a professional time traveller. I have, however, seen every episode of Star Trek and ST:TNG at least twice, and also viewed several episodes of Dr. Who from when he had […]
Why Smart Teams’ Stadiums are Never Empty
For teams, Game 1 of the season sells itself. What keeps an MiLB GM awake at night is selling tickets to Every. Other. Game. Of. The. Year. As we discussed last time, smart minor league teams have fun and family friendly ways to sell tickets for the entire season. Sometimes, however, teams run into problems […]









