The 2016 Toronto Blue Jays might just be the most frustrating first place team that has ever existed. At the very least, it has certainly felt that way over the past two weeks. What, with the inconsistent nature of the offense, the shaky pitching performances and opposing players’ ground balls that somehow, mysteriously, manage to find […]
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Recap: Blue Jays 8, Twins 7; Upton Sinks Twins On Little League Home Run
The Blue Jays battled back from an early five-run deficit to take the series and extend Minnesota’s losing streak to nine games. With Baltimore suffering another blowout loss at the hands of the Yankees, the win gives the Jays a three game lead over the Orioles and puts the ball squarely in Boston’s court. It was a […]
Minor League Update: August 27 Edition
The minor league season is winding down, there’s little time left for slumping players to make a statement, or for rehabbing players to get back in the lineup (albeit, for some they’ll get healthy in time for instructs after the season). Other than adjusting rosters for playoff plans, the time of promotions is likely past. […]
Battle vs the Bottom: Twins Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Minnesota Twins August 26th – August 28th Written by Eric Mercer and Gideon Turk The Blue Jays are a good team, which means they are supposed to beat bad teams. That wasn’t the case earlier in the week when they lost two of three to the lowly Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but the Blue Jays and […]
September Roster Expansion: Which Blue Jays Will Get the Call Up?
At this time of year, whether a team is in a playoff race or not, obsessive fans turn what is likely too much attention to the question of which players will get a call up when rosters expand in September. Often, but not always, the selections are fairly obvious, but further clarity can be gained […]
Recap: Angels 6, Blue Jays 3; Weaver Wipes Away Toronto
If you decided not to watch tonight’s game because you assumed the Blue Jays would cruise to a blowout victory, nobody would fault you. Jered Weaver has been awful this season, entering tonight’s game with a 5.47 ERA in 24 starts for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Conversely, J.A. Happ came into the game tonight […]
How Rob Manfred’s “Baseball Fixes” Could Hurt Pitchers
Last week Rob Manfred came out with his latest ideas on how to fix the game of baseball. As usual, they included some drastic changes. This most recent round of ideas comes in the midst of collective bargaining agreement discussions, and thus has to be taken with a little more than the usual “we will […]
Blue Jays have the Perfect Excuse to use Bautista as DH
TORONTO – With the return of Kevin Pillar to the Toronto Blue Jays lineup Tuesday, and Jose Bautista expected to be back today it would seem that the club’s outfield picture just got a lot clearer. However, with further inspection it would seem that in actuality the water is about to become a whole lot […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 26: The Juice is Loose
Dr. Alan Nathan, Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois and Physics of Baseball researcher stops by to discuss his work on the potential causes for the spike in home runs this season as well as the increased speed of the ball off the bat. Greg and Josh also discuss some positive trade outcomes, the […]
Recap: Angels 8, Blue Jays 2; Estrada’s Struggles Continue as Jays Get Pounded
With a difficult stretch in the schedule coming up during which the Jays play three games against both the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox, they no doubt were looking to take advantage of a home stand against weaker opponents, beginning with the Angels. While the Jays were firing on all cylinders last night, tonight […]









