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3 Things to Watch for Against the Rangers

Written by Mike Passador, Andrew Munn, and Greg Wisniewski Coming in Hot The Blue Jays have done well to climb out of an early hole, but can’t seem to crack .500. They found themselves gifted with four consecutive series against lackluster opponents but have squandered their opportunity thus far, having dropped the first two sets against Oakland […]

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Searching for Hope: Recent Improbable Playoff Teams

With the first month of the season wrapping itself up Sunday afternoon, the Blue Jays find themselves winners of their past two games. From what I’ve been told, this phenomenon is known as a winning streak, something that Toronto is experiencing for the first time in its 2017 iteration. Their inability to string any wins together has […]

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Donaldson’s Bold Move Pays Off for Jays

TORONTO – Ballsy. Reckless. Bold. Aggressive. Call it whatever you want, but Josh Donaldson’s decision to round third and attempt to score on a ball in the dirt that was laying at the feet of Texas Rangers first baseman Mitch Moreland was certainly not your run of the mill play. As Donaldson laid out, doing […]

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Recap: Blue Jays 5, Rangers 3; Toronto Holds on to Take 2-0 Series Lead

The Blue Jays are heading home with a 2-0 series lead in their ALDS matchup against the Texas Rangers. With a 5-3 win in Game two this afternoon in Arlington, the Jays have put themselves in the best position possible ahead of Game three Sunday night at the Rogers Centre. No one expected this afternoon’s […]

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Recap: Blue Jays 10, Rangers 1; Estrada Shines While Texas Falters

As soon as Edwin Encarnacion launched his walk-off home run on Tuesday night, talk in the baseball world shifted to how the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays would react as they revisited their year-old rivalry for at least another three games, possibly for four or five. If their were any concerns that either team  would revert to child […]

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Know Your Enemy: A Look at Blue Jay Haters Around the League

According to many people outside of Canada, the Blue Jays are not the most loved team in baseball. It’s starting to feel like every other week someone is spouting off, or throwing at, one of the Jays’ best players. I, like most Blue Jays fans, do not understand all of the hate. While I can […]