The voices of the minor leagues make their appearance on Artificial Turf Wars, as Jesse Goldberg-Strassler of the Lansing Lugnuts and Ben Wagner of the Buffalo Bisons stop by to discuss Andy Burns, top prospects and life at various levels of the minors. Greg, Josh, and Chris also run through the recent stories surrounding the […]
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Recap: Giants 5, Blue Jays 4; Care for Some Shrimp Tepera?
The Toronto Blue Jays, who entered today one game above .500 and 3.5 games out of first place in the AL East, sent Marcus Stroman to the mound looking for their first series sweep of the season. Standing in their way, however, was San Francisco ace Madison Bumgarner. Neither starter was sharp, and the Jays had […]
Blue Jays Rotation Review: Is This Even Legal?
Since they say starting pitching wins championships, each time through the rotation we’re going to break down each individual start to see what the pitchers did well and what they didn’t, with an attempt to go a little bit deeper than just the box score. You can read all past Rotation Reviews here. Last time […]
Blue Jays Spring Training Storylines Revisited
The Toronto Blue Jays are 18-17. While it may feel like we’re deep into the season, there are still 127 more games to go. Scrolling through Jays Twitter though, I don’t think anyone would guess that the team is sitting near .500. Sure, the games in September count the same as they do right now, […]
Recap: Blue Jays 4, Giants 0; San Francisco Hapless Against Blue Jays Ace
While Buck and Pat couldn’t quite determine whether or not AT&T Park smelled like Garlic Fries, the Blue Jays rode another strong starting pitching performance to victory on Tuesday night. Troy Tulowitzki provided the bulk of the offense, hitting a solo home run, RBI double, and a sacrifice fly, while JA Happ continued his hot […]
Marco Estrada Is Changing Things Up
Coming into the season, much of the talk surrounding the Toronto Blue Jays was based around the volatility in the starting rotation, with most people reasonably secure with the bullpen and the offense. Well, in the early parts of 2016, the truth has been anything but. The lineup has really struggled at times, and the […]
Recap: Blue Jays 3, Giants 1; Sanchez’s Solid Start Salvages Still Sputtering Sluggers
The Blue Jays had their first trip to a National League park this season on Monday night and came away victorious, beating the San Francisco Giants 3-1. Jake Peavy, who had scuffled to start the season, was not especially sharp in this outing either, laboring through five innings, allowing five hits and five walks. The Jays, […]
Go West, Young Man: Giants Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ San Francisco Giants May 9th – May 11th Written by Mike Passador and Molly Tissenbaum The Blue Jays will head to the coast to take on another NL West opponent after dropping two of three at home to the LA Dodgers. Chalking up yesterday’s game as another “One That Got Away,” Toronto boards the […]
On Stroman, Sanchez, and the Struggles With Fastball Classification
Neither Aaron Sanchez nor Marcus Stroman relies upon a four seam fastball as their primary hard-type offering. This has led many to envelop the hard-type pitches that they do throw into one single category with an interchangeable name; sinkers and two seam fastballs. While it’s an understandable association to make, given that both have great […]
Recap: Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 2; The Bullpen Blows It. Again.
In the rubber match of a three game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Blue Jays sent Marco Estrada to the hill against Ross Stripling, who was making just his sixth career big league start. Estrada retired the first nine batters he faced in order, walking Chase Utley to start the 4th inning. Utley […]









