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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Blue Jays vs. Cleveland: ALCS Game 2 Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ Cleveland Saturday October 15th, 2016 Written by Matt Gwin and Evan Peaslee Not only was Game 1 of the ALCS unfortunate, but it was also the Blue Jays’ first loss of the 2016 post season. What’s more is that it’s a game that they probably didn’t deserve to lose. Early on against Corey […]
Blue Jays vs. Rangers: ALDS Game Two Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ Texas Rangers Friday October 7th, 2016 On the surface, one could argue that conditions favored Texas entering Game One on Thursday afternoon. The Rangers, owners of the best record in the American League during the regular season had their ace on the mound, and were hosting the villainous Jose Bautista and friends; seeking […]
Blue Jays vs. Rangers: ALDS Game One Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ Texas Rangers Thursday October 6th, 2016 Written by Mike Passador and Joshua Howsam Buck Showalter strode off the mound fresh off a conference with Ubaldo Jimenez. Perhaps he told the lanky right hander to take his chances with Edwin Encarnacion rather than issue a free pass and face Jose Bautista with […]
Blue Jays vs. Orioles: AL Wildcard Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 Written by Eric Mercer and Joshua Howsam October baseball. This is it. Every team in major league baseball has played 162 games* and there are ten teams left standing. But for today, we only care about two. Although the Blue Jays did not win the division, as was […]
This Week in Blue Jays: Remembering R.A. Dickey, the Hopeful Ace
His final line read as such: 0.1 IP, 0 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 0 strikeouts, 0 walks, 11 pitches, and 7 strikes. Losing pitcher of record. While the Seattle Mariners were celebrating their extra-innings walk-off win against the Blue Jays Wednesday evening, R.A. Dickey walked off the mound for what may have been the […]
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 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 […]
West Coast Warriors: Mariners Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ Mariners September 19th – September 21st Written by Matt Gwin and Elie Waiter Rising and Falling. If a team is a contender, it seems to only be doing one of those two things these days. For the Blue Jays, coming off a successive series loss and series split to two of the American League’s […]
Recap: Blue Jays 5, Angels 0; The Rare Shutout Win
Prior to the ninth inning of Friday’s game, the game was tight; close; narrow. It looked like the Jays may need to eke out another win, which isn’t something they should need to do against one of the AL’s worst teams. With that said, there were certainly positives; the Blue Jays bullpen was as successful […]