The Toronto Blue Jays are playing rather well as of late and have launched themselves back into the upper echelon of the AL East. The team has hit its stride, but will have to shuffle some personnel with a handful of players set to return to the majors. While they should be getting their best […]
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This Week in Blue Jays: The Good, The Bad, and the Better
It’s been a good week for the Toronto Blue Jays. After ending the month of April three games below .500 with a 11-14 record – a month in which both the offense and bullpen struggled mightily – the Jays welcomed May with open arms and have begun the month 5-2 and are now an even […]
Artifical Turf Wars Ep. 9: It’s Getting Hard to Colabelieve
Greg, Josh, and Chris discuss the Chris Colabello suspension (and give themselves a Do-Over in the process), the offensive and bullpen woes, the strong starting pitching, and a confusing situation involving Marco Estrada’s shoulder. They also answer listener questions, give out a Cliché of the Week and tackle one of Justin Smoak’s defensive quirks. Note: […]
This Week in Blue Jays: Chris Colabello, PEDs, and Believing
When Chris Colabello blasted a solo shot in the second inning off Edison Volquez in the ALCS to help propel the Blue Jays to 7-1 win and force a game six, he put the exclamation point on his incredible fairy tale season. The narrative writes itself: after having languished in the Independent Baseball League for […]
Chris Colabello Suspended 80 Games for PEDs
It all started out so innocently. In a pair of tweets, Ben Nicholson Smith announced that the Blue Jays have called up sidearming lefty reliever Chad Girodo from Buffalo, and that Chris Colabello was not on the roster. #BlueJays promoted LHP Chad Girodo — Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) April 22, 2016 Colabello not listed on #BlueJays lineup […]
Edwin Encarnacion’s Minor Oblique Injury Might Affect Contract Negotiations
Earlier this morning, it was reported by Mike Wilner of Sportsnet that Edwin Encarnacion suffered a “minor” oblique injury and had been shut down from baseball activities for a week: Edwin Encarnacion has a “minor oblique problem”. He’s been shut down for a week, expected to be ok for opening day. #Bluejays #Jays — Mike […]