Well wasn’t that a change from the hit-happy, time-heavy Red Sox series of this past weekend. Through five innings, only Logan Forsythe, the first batter of the game for the Rays, had mustered together an at bat that ended in a hit. Then in the sixth inning, the Blue Jays took a two run lead. First, […]
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This Week in Blue Jays: The Players-Only Meeting
EE on meeting: “We can’t wait two more weeks, we have to do it now if we want to win. We’ve got to turn things around. It’s now or never" — Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) September 10, 2016 Awful. There is no other word to describe the past week for the Blue Jays, during which they […]
Recap: Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0; Jays Hitters Weren’t So Bomb-y in the Bronx
The first thing you would have noticed looking at the lineup from tonight’s critical game against the Yankees was the clean-up hitter. For the first time this season, Jose Bautista hit as low as fourth in the order. If you decide that you want Travis leading off, that’s really not the worst idea. Donaldson and […]
This Week in Blue Jays: Playing Meaningful September Baseball
For the second year in a row, as August fades and the first hint of autumn weather signals the end of summer, the conversation has once again turned to that of meaningful baseball in September for the Toronto Blue Jays. Meaningful September baseball. If you haven’t done so already, let that sink in for a […]
Going Fishing: Rays Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays September 2nd – September 4th Written by Matt Gwin, Nick Dika, and Joshua Howsam With a record of 19-11 over their last 30 games, the Blue Jays we know and love are back. With Baseball Prospectus assigning them a 94.2% chance at making the playoffs, meaningful October baseball will almost […]
How J.A. Happ Evolved Into One of Baseball’s Best
J.A. Happ has been nothing short of a revelation in 2016. He currently has a strikeout rate of 22.2 percentage on the season (32.4 percent since the start of July), sits second in major league baseball with 17 wins, and has an ERA that has hovered between 2.80 and 3.20 all year long. All of […]
Recap: Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3; J.A.’s Not Happ-y And He Knows It
Losing to the team that’s trailing you in the standings isn’t fun. It’s even less fun when that team is the Orioles. And it again gets worse when the Orioles’ starting pitcher for the night was Ubaldo Jimenez. To call this one a heartbreaker may be an understatement. There were positives, however, as Michael Saunders […]
Bombing into Baltimore: Orioles Series Preview
TORONTO BLUE JAYS @ BALTIMORE ORIOLES AUGUST 29TH – AUGUST 31ST Written by Sean Addis and Joshua Howsam The Toronto Blue Jays will begin a 15 game stretch against American League East opponents beginning with a nine game road trip Monday night in Baltimore. This will be Toronto’s last time at the Camden Yards this regular […]
Michael Saunders: What Changed After the All-Star Break?
Micheal Saunders was an All-Star in 2016, which means he had an excellent first half of the season. You may have even voted him in as the final selection to the game. After all, he had a good argument for being on that final selection list; his .298/.372/.551 line was a very respectable number for […]
This Week in Blue Jays: The Frustratingly Good Blue Jays
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 […]