Toronto Blue Jays @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Thursday September 15th – Sunday September 18th Written by Tammy Rainey and Dave Church The recent tailspin for the Blue Jays has everyone on edge and our nerves are likely not going to be calmed by the idea of a seven game west coast road trip. It is frankly difficult to […]
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Blue Jays Hire Ben Cherington as VP of Baseball Operations
The Blue Jays have added a former general manager to their front office. Shi Davidi reports that the club has hired Ben Cherington, most recently of the Red Sox. #BlueJays on verge of hiring former #RedSox GM Ben Cherington as VP of baseball ops, per sources: https://t.co/2h5nkHq64a — Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) September 14, 2016 Some […]
Recap: Rays 6, Blue Jays 2; At Least the Defense Was Good?
The Blue Jays continued to struggle in the month of September, dropping the second game of a three game series against the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 6-2. Tonight the issue was once again the lack of production from the offense, as they managed just nine hits and two walks in their faint attempt […]
How to Lose First Place in the AL East in 12 Days
Have you watched the Blue Jays play baseball recently? If so, you’ve probably had this uncontrollable desire to pick up whatever electronic device you were watching them on and throw it against something hard. On September 1st, the Blue Jays held a two game lead over the second place Boston Red Sox. Today it’s September […]
Not Those Guys Again: Rays Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays September 12 – 14 Written by Elie Waitzer and Greg Wisniewski The Tampa Bay rays have 82 losses already, guaranteeing them a losing season, and it’s only the 12th of September. This looks especially bad, since the rest of the division has no more than 66 losses apiece. Truly, the Rays are the […]
Recap: Red Sox 11, Blue Jays 8; Big Papi Ends His Toronto Career With a Bang
This game was wild from the very first inning. Mookie Betts hit a double over Kevin Pillar’s head in centre, a play Pillar usually makes, which cashed in the games first run. However, it was far from the last one in a high scoring affair. Edwin Encarnacion answered in the bottom of the first inning […]
Recap: Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2; Happ And Upton Bust the Slump
Fresh off the most embarrassing game of the season, the Toronto Blue Jays tried to exact a measure of revenge against the first place Boston Red Sox. Unlike last night, both teams had serious trouble scoring runs on the day, with J.A. Happ and Eduardo Rodriguez both turning in nice games. Thankfully Happ was just […]
Recap: Red Sox 13, Blue Jays 3; Jays Get Knocked Down, Don’t Get Up Again
After dropping two of three to the Rays and getting swept by the Yankees, the Jays could have used a good game against the Red Sox to get back into the thick of things in the American League East. They didn’t get that, as a bad start from Marco Estrada combined with a defense that seemed to […]
This One is Huge: Red Sox Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox September 9 – 11 Written by Eric Mercer and Dave Church There’s no other way to put it: This series is absolutely massive. Most fans are greatly anticipating the last series of the year against the Red Sox, but the team needs to get to a point where those games matter. […]
Joe Biagini: A Starter in a Reliever’s Uniform
Joe Biagini has been nothing short of a revelation this season. He started off as an irreverent Rule 5 pick who didn’t even know the rules about if/how he could stay on the Blue Jays. And even with the Rule 5 designation, he needed injuries to earn a real chance at making the team out […]