Toronto Blue Jays vs. Red Sox May 27th – May 29th The Blue Jays are coming home after a successful 5-2 road trip. Things looked uncertain at times, with an extra inning win pulled out of their hat in Minnesota, and a getting shut out on their first night in Yankee Stadium, however the overall results […]
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Recap: Blue Jays 9, Twins 3; Jays Bats Breakout in Minnesota
While the Jays’ struggled to put up runs early on against Minnesota curveballer Tyler Duffey, the team broke through in the 6th inning, scoring 5 runs and staking Aaron Sanchez to a 7-1 lead. The newly re-arranged lineup paid dividends for the Blue Jays as leadoff hitter Jose Bautista hit a three run home run […]
How Fantex is Hurting Front Offices and Helping Players
Last week, Fantex Holdings announced that they had purchased ten percent of the future earnings of five major league baseball players (in addition to four golfers and one football player): Maikel Franco, Jonathan Schoop, Collin McHugh, Yangervis Solarte, and Tyler Duffey. This news didn’t exactly send shockwaves through the baseball world, as most of these […]
The Aggregate Top 10 Blue Jays Prospects
One of the things the ardent fans of any team seem to look for, and find in abundance, is the off-season Top Prospect rankings. Between the end of the regular season one can easily find maybe 20 or more such lists. That said, not all lists are created equal. Some are the result of first […]
The Odd Way In Which The Blue Jays Won Late
One At-Bat is a thing I do around here. I usually take one critical plate appearance from the recent past, and I break it down pitch by pitch. I do that in order to offer insight into just how thin the line is between victory and defeat on any given night. Any given day, too, […]
Memories of a Bat Flip: Rangers Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Texas Rangers May 2nd – May 5th Written by Joshua Howsam and Matt Gwin Thanks to a series win in Tampa Bay, the Toronto Blue Jays are one spot ahead in the AL East standings than they were in our last series preview. However, now they come home, only to face the AL West leading Texas […]
Recap: Blue Jays 5, Rays 1; Jays Outlast Rays in Pitcher’s Duel
A massive four-run 9th inning helped the Blue Jays win two of three from Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field. The offense took its time, but ultimately did enough to help Marcus Stroman pick up a well-deserved win. Toronto did well to take the series from a division foe who usually gives them trouble and responded […]
Recap: White Sox 4, Blue Jays 0; Bring Out the Brooms, Jays Swept at Home
If you’re a fan of good ol’ fashion pitchers duels, then tonight’s game was for you. Jose Quintana took the mound for the White Sox in the final game of the series, while Marco Estrada toed the rubber for the Blue Jays. Both pitchers aren’t necessarily the most recognized around the league, but since last season’s […]
Recap: Orioles 4, Blue Jays 3; 10 Innings Ends With A Thole Miss
The Blue Jays came up short in their first extra inning contest this year, despite ample opportunities to score. R.A Dickey took the hill tonight looking to extend the four game win streak against the Orioles’ Ubaldo Jimenez. The Blue Jays threatened early when Michael Saunders singled to center, and then went first to third […]
Recap: Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3; Edwin Can’t Do Everything
The Blue Jays played their first outdoor game of the season, a chilly affair in Boston to open up a four game series against their division rivals. With the notable exception of Edwin Encarnacion smashing his first two dingers of the season, this game had little for Blue Jays fans to enjoy. Red Sox starter Rick […]