NEW YORK – The Blue Jays are not well liked across Major League Baseball. The loud style of play that endears the team to its fans comes across as obnoxious and pretentious to opposing clubs, and has resulted in plenty of dust ups over the Bautista years of this franchise. Rivalries have spawned with the Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay […]
Tag: Jose Bautista
2016: A Jose Bautista Baseball Odyssey
Baseball lends itself so naturally to storytelling, and its narratives are often so compelling and affecting, because it is a sport centered around the journeys of heroes. From the passing and return of each season down to the play structure of the game itself, baseball is a circular journey, a tale of there and back again […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 48: A Little Bird-Calling
We have launched a Patreon account! If you like what we do, and are able to help us out, please click the button below to become an Artificial Turf Wars Patron. Every little bit goes a long way. Episode 48 Jake English of Birds Eye View stops by to preview the Baltimore Orioles are part […]
Measuring Panic: A Timeline of the 2016-17 Offseason
If you’re anything like me, this Blue Jays offseason felt like a turbulent one. There were lots of ups and downs when it came to the team’s transactional activities. Much like we do at the end of the regular season, with Spring Training just around the corner, now is a good time to look back […]
Half-Baked: Musings on a Frustrating Offseason for Jays Fans
Even the most optimistic Blue Jays pundit would have a hard time appreciating what’s happened so far in the Blue Jays offseason. While the recent return of Jose Bautista was a public relations balm, it’s been a net negative for the boys in blue, with Edwin Encarnacion, Michael Saunders, and Brett Cecil having skipped town, leaving […]
Four Blue Jays Mega Moves That Almost Happened
Monday was one of the busiest days of the offseason. News of a likely reunion between Jose Bautista and the Jays started to filter out; as a reaction to the Bautista news, Michael Saunders was rumored to be signing with the Phillies. Monday also brought about one of the sexier rumors of the offseason via […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 42: The Return of the King
Greg and Josh discuss Jose Bautista’s return to Toronto with a look at what he means to the Jays and their fans, his polarizing nature, and how he may be used going forward along with a break down of the unusual minutiae in his one year contract. They also discuss the Andrew McCutchen trade rumours, […]
Jose Bautista Officially Signs with the Blue Jays
Update: Wednesday, January 18th 2017 1:00 PM EST Bautista:18M in '17. 17M mutual option in '18, 500K buyout. 20M vesting option in '19 w/300G in 17-18 and healthy — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 18, 2017 So much for the idea of the vesting option being easy to reach! The odds of Bautista playing 300 games […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 40: A Long Winter’s Nap
Greg and Josh discuss the latest news surrounding Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista, the extremely slow offseason, and the apparently Blue Jays strategies to fill their remaining roster holes. They also give out a Do Over, take a trip down memory lane to visit a man temporarily called Ralph, and answer a bunch of listener […]
Southern Comfort: Assessing the Blue Jays at American Thanksgiving
The Blue Jays are often bought and sold as “Canada’s Team.” That’s completely acceptable; their run of success has given them inroads to capturing the hearts and minds of a whole new generation of baseball fans across the country. Even on the rare occasion that a Blue Jays game gets picked up for an American […]