I won’t hold your disdain for Brett Lawrie against you, but in light of John Gibbons’ comments on Tuesday morning it’s hard not to be more than a little concerned about the Toronto Blue Jays middle infield depth. “I expected him, to be honest, to be a little further along,” the manager said regarding starting […]
Tag: Devon Travis
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 47: Seeing Red (Sox)
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Rocket Men: Astros Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Houston Astros August 12 – 14 Written by Gideon Turk and Dave Church Only a week removed from their trip to Houston, the Blue Jays are returning the favor and inviting the Astros to the Rogers Centre for a three game tilt. The Blue Jays ended up taking three of four from […]
One At Bat: Carlos Villanueva vs. (Future MVP) Devon Travis
This (One At-Bat) is a sort of regular feature at BP Toronto, and in that vein, I like to explain it in the preamble just in case this is your first time seeing it. What we do here is take just one plate appearance from the last little while and go through it pitch by […]
The Jays Don’t Need to Add to Win a World Series
Think back to 2014. This team had Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, and an adequate supporting staff. However, they couldn’t quite make the playoffs. In fact, at five games back, they weren’t particularly close. What was the issue? Again, team had a lot of adequate talent. It also had two very impressive players, but it just didn’t […]
Recap: Rockies 9, Blue Jays 5; Jays’ Bullpen Ruins Tulo’s Homecoming
The Toronto Blue Jays opened a three game interleague series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. This is the third time Toronto has ever been to Colorado. Coming into tonight these two teams have played 15 times and the home team has won every game, tonight the trend continued. Through six and a half […]
One At-Bat: Koji Uehara vs. Devon Travis
I have, once again, deemed it appropriate to have another edition of One At-Bat. And you, presumably, have deemed it appropriate to read it. Wonderful! We’ve gotten off to a great start. If this is your first time with One At-Bat, it’s not really complicated. You get a recap of exactly One At-Bat, pitch by […]
Recap: Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 2; A Couple Homers Lead the Jays to Victory
Recently, there’s been a lot of Blue Jays wins. It seems that those wins have also coincided with quite a bit of excitement. Whether it’s been late game hitting heroics, or a superb starting pitcher performance, every game has had something. This win saw homers from Edwin Encarnacion and Devon Travis, but little else of […]
This Week in Blue Jays: “It’s Early” Works Both Ways
Regardless of whether or not you subscribe to the “it’s early” mantra that so many hopeful fans evoke when their team begins a season below expectations, there is likely little dissent amongst Blue Jays fans that the first fifty games have, as a whole, been both disappointing and frustrating. With memories of bat flips all […]
From the Bar or the Harbour: Red Sox Preview
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 […]