TORONTO – The good, the bad, the ugly, and the great. That’s how Josh Thole described his time in Toronto over the past four years. It was a fitting description for the tumultuous times he and batterymate R.A. Dickey shared while in a Blue Jays uniform. The duo entered their time in Toronto with a […]
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This Week in Blue Jays: Remembering R.A. Dickey, the Hopeful Ace
His final line read as such: 0.1 IP, 0 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 0 strikeouts, 0 walks, 11 pitches, and 7 strikes. Losing pitcher of record. While the Seattle Mariners were celebrating their extra-innings walk-off win against the Blue Jays Wednesday evening, R.A. Dickey walked off the mound for what may have been the […]
Recap: Mariners 14, Blue Jays 5; Dickey Disappoints While Cruz Scores Touchdown
Some days you just don’t have it. This certainly qualifies as one of those, as the Blue Jays were dominated by the Mariners on Saturday afternoon. The pitching was poor and the offense remained hidden after mustering up only four hits last night. Add it all up and it’s one to forget in the form […]
Recap: A’s 5, Blue Jays 4; Dickey Done In By Davis’ Dual Dingers
After the bullpen couldn’t hold on for the win last night, the Blue Jays looked to rebound in an afternoon contest where Sonny Gray took the mound against R.A Dickey. Gray has struggled this year, coming in to today’s game with an ERA of 5.17, which is the highest in the American League. Josh Thole […]
Recap: Jays 8, Royals 3; Blue Jays Hit Home Runs, Water is Wet
Chris Young facing the Blue Jays’ powerful line-up seemed like a bad matchup for the Kansas City Royals, and the game bore that out. The Jays socked four home runs, two of them by Josh Donaldson, chasing Young early en route to an 8-3 victory. That he only allowed six runs was somewhat flattering to the embattled […]
Recap: Cleveland 4, Blue Jays 1; Can’t Crack Carrasco
Fresh off a trip to Denver that yielded a series win, the Blue Jays returned home with hopes of putting the skids to Cleveland’s long win streak. Carlos Carrasco had other plans, extending Cleveland’s run to a franchise-record 13 victories with a truly masterful outing. Carrasco dominated the Jays all night, going seven and a third […]
Recap: Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2; Jays Streak Snapped, but it Means Nothing
The Toronto Blue Jays came into Sunday’s day game as winners of their last four straight. More intriguingly though, they also had the best outfielder in all of baseball (measured by TAv) in Michael Saunders. Technically tied with Mike Trout, Saunders currently has a .344 TAv. In the month of June, he has an isolated […]
Recap: Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2; Donaldson Dominates Despondent Detroit
The Blue Jays previous two games have run the gamut on the emotional investment side of things. The opener against the Tigers was an 11-0 laugher, and the Blue Jays were out of it from basically the get go. The second game featured a dominant performance by Aaron Sanchez, but unfortunately the offense couldn’t score […]
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 […]