History as we know it is defined in eras. Sports history is no different. When we think back to dynasties in baseball’s past, they’re asssociated with something specific. First, it was managers as the face of teams; like the Connie Mack A’s or the John McGraw Giants. That eventually gave way to the player era: […]
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Building the AL’s Best Pitching Staff on a Budget
Coming into the 2016 season, if you asked fans/writers about the biggest weakness on the Blue Jays roster, you’d probably get a near unanimous answer of “pitching.” The hitting was coming off an historic run-scoring season, and the defense was only going to be improved by a full season of Troy Tulowitzki at shortstop. Meanwhile, […]
On Michael Saunders and Defying Expectations
There were high expectations for the Toronto Blue Jays coming into the 2016 season. The end to 2015 was thrilling, and the Jays had made the playoffs for the first time in 22 years. Most of that exciting team was coming back, and there were even places a couple of places where you’d expect improvement. […]
The Stuffies! The Big One – The Best Stuff of 2016
Welcome back! We delayed a bit for the Blue Jays run through the postseason, but this is the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Not the presentation of the World Series Trophy…the delivery of the top pitcher Stuffies. It seems like it was just yesterday that the Stuff Metric came into this world, and now […]
On Brett Cecil, Ignorance, and the Illusion of Happiness
There is a famous French novel from the revolutionary period written by Claire de Duras titled Ourika. It deals with, among many other themes, the question of whether ignorance truly is bliss. Ourika is a black woman who was brought to France at the age of two from Senegal where she was orphaned and destined to become […]
An Early End to the Blue Jays Comeback (and Season)
TORONTO – Well, that didn’t last long. The hope, the optimism, the belief – they all died quickly in the Blue Jays’ ALCS Game 5 matinee against Cleveland. Cleveland scored three times, once in the first, then again in the third and fourth, and the Jays hardly threatened, if ever. Ryan Merritt threw slop that […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 34: Closing Time
Greg and Josh react to a tough ALCS loss to Cleveland in five games, with a specific look at what went wrong with the offense – other than a select few players – the solid starting and incredible relief pitching, the futures of Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista, and the overall insanity of the postseason. […]
Toronto vs. Cleveland: ALCS Game 5 Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Cleveland October 19, 2016 Written by Elie Waitzer and Dave Church The Blue Jays averted a soul-crushing sweep with a 5-1 win over Cleveland on Tuesday, which means that the Jays get at least one more day in their season and Jays fans get another chance to go to a packed Rogers Centre to enjoy playoff […]
ALCS Game 4 Recap: Toronto 5, Cleveland 1; That’s One.
The Jays, having begun the afternoon with their backs firmly affixed to the wall, were relying on Aaron Sanchez to be good, but mostly for the bats to finally solve Cleveland pitching. Sanchez did his part early on, not giving up a hit until the 3rd and looking masterful with his curve. The offense then […]
Toronto vs. Cleveland: ALCS Game 4 Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Cleveland October 17th, 2016 Written by Tammy Rainey and Eric Mercer Well, the Jays have done themselves no favours. One can only hope that they have a flair for the dramatic but that seems foolishly optmistic. At the start of the series, if you had guessed the Jays pitching would limit Cleveland […]









