Toronto Blue Jays @ Detroit Tigers June 3 – 5 Written by Joshua Howsam and Steve McEwen After some some strong play against the Red Sox and Yankees over the last 12 games, the Blue Jays get a brief respite from the gauntlet of the AL East. After an 8-4 stretch, the boys in blue roll into […]
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How Aaron Sanchez Found Success vs Left Handed Hitters
Aaron Sanchez can manhandle a right-handed batter with the best of them. For his career, same sided hitters have slashed a less-than-robust .175/.243/.220 in 380 plate appearances. He allowed a home run to Adrian Beltre on May 15th, and that moment is only noteworthy because it represented the first dinger that he had surrendered to a right […]
How to Fix Marcus Stroman
The Blue Jays were supposed to have one ace this season. Instead, they have three. Unfortunately, that three doesn’t include Marcus Stroman, which is a bit concerning considering he is supposed to be the guy leading the Blue Jays rotation into the next decade. It doesn’t require much analysis to come to the conclusion that […]
Recap: Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 4; ACEstrada Hurls Another Gem
Well this was a fun one. The Blue Jays and Red Sox met up for their rubber match under cloudy skies today after splitting the first two games of the series. The Jays got out of the gate early when Jose Bautista led off the game with a solo home run off the Green Monster. Marco […]
This Week in Blue Jays: A Tale of Twelve Games
It’s just twelve games. Just twelve games of one-sixty-two. Yet, this current stretch against division rivals had the potential to tell the tale of how the remainder of the Blue Jays’ season might pan out, or so went the narrative leading up to them. The most perplexing aspect of the Jays’ play this season has […]
Minor League Update: June 4th Edition
We’re into June now, and a lot of the early curiosities have corrected themselves, though not all, and the player development cycle now shifts to the upcoming draft and the subsequent filling out of the short-season team rosters where we’ll begin to get our first 2016 look at a number of interesting players. In the […]
Recap: Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 2; A Couple Homers Lead the Jays to Victory
Recently, there’s been a lot of Blue Jays wins. It seems that those wins have also coincided with quite a bit of excitement. Whether it’s been late game hitting heroics, or a superb starting pitcher performance, every game has had something. This win saw homers from Edwin Encarnacion and Devon Travis, but little else of […]
Seeing Red Again: Red Sox Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox June 3 – 5 Written by Mike Passador and Dave Church Didn’t we just do this? The Jays face the Red Sox for the second time in two weeks, and the teams have had five series’ against each other in total already this year. The Jays lost six […]
How To Fix Giveaway Days at the Rogers Centre
Are you tired of getting the same old promotional items every time you go to the Rogers Centre on a Sunday afternoon? There’s only so many bobbleheads you can display before your living room starts to look like the Jays’ Team Shop. While getting a new t-shirt does mean you can make it one more […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 14: So That’s What Winning Looks Like
Josh and Greg discuss the incredible recent run against the Red Sox and Yankees, with a focus on the improving offense, the great starting pitching, and some issue with Marcus Stroman’s pitch mix. They also discuss the trade for Jason Grilli, the loss of Jimmy Paredes and its effect on the bullpen, and Jose Bautista’s […]









