Not too long ago, Ryan Lavarnway was one of the better young players in professional baseball. Going into 2012, Baseball Prospectus’ Kevin Goldstien ranked him as the 98th best prospect in professional baseball, and the fourth best in the Red Sox system. But that was one injury and five years ago, and as the old saying goes, […]
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The Blue Jays “STUFF” Report – Volume 12
The Stuff report is winding down! After this one, there will be one more official Stuff report. After that – who knows. The abyss??? One thing is for sure – I will miss screwing up Joshua Howsam’s entire schedule by telling him there’s a Stuff report coming (only to realize that I had already done […]
Recap: Blue Jays 4, Yankees 3; Wild Finish Gives Toronto Their Third Straight Victory
Coming off of two straight shutouts of the New York Yankees to start the weekend, the Toronto Blue Jays were looking to dominate again today against a suddenly free falling Yankees team. Marco Estrada had to pitch out of trouble a couple of times, but he came up in the clutch and escaped a seventh inning […]
Game Recap: Blue Jays 3, Yankees 0; Bautista Delivers
The heart of the order, the Donaldson-Encarnacion-Bautista combo that’s supposed to strike fear in the trembling hearts of the league’s poor pitchers, hasn’t been quite right for the past few months. Guys like Devon Travis and Russell Martin have carried the team through stretches, and the core three have gotten hot independently, but we haven’t […]
Game Recap: Blue Jays 9, Yankees 0; Outstanding Offense Overwhelms Overmatched Outsiders
After getting swept by the Yankees earlier in the month, Jays fans were probably a little nervous coming into this game. They didn’t need to be, as the Jays opened their series against the Yankees with a blowout, getting a few runs early and adding several more to seal an eventual 9-0 victory. The Jays had a rough […]
The Ever-Changing Jose Bautista Narrative
Remember back in May, when the Blue Jays offense had been struggling for a while. They were several games behind the Red Sox, and we were wondering when such a talented offensive team would start to play up to it’s ability. Boy, that seems like a while ago, doesn’t it? It was May 19th when […]
Recap: Mariners 2, Blue Jays 1; Jays Fall in Extra-Innings
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 […]
Recap: Blue Jays 10, Mariners 2; The Bats Are Back In Town
With an offense that has under-performed for the majority of the year, especially in recent weeks, a blowout wasn’t something people were anticipating from this game. But the Jays got one, piling on the runs in a huge fourth inning, eventually winning 10-2 over the Mariners. Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma started out well enough, though some of […]
Brett Cecil is Enjoying Playing Meaningful September Baseball
TORONTO – It took 22 seasons for the Blue Jays to make the playoffs after winning it all in 1993. For every player that played in the interim, meaningful baseball in September was merely a myth. For a fan base, that’s an eternity. For players, that’s the length of a career, and then some. None […]
Recap: Blue Jays 3, Mariners 2; Marco the Magician is Back
Marco Estrada has had a rough go of things lately, but boy was that not the case on Monday. Over seven innings, he struck out eight batters and gave up three walks. Marco had actually taken a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and looked like he might cruise through the rest of the game. Robinson […]









