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Roy Halladay would have turned 48 today.
Roy was either the best or the second-best Blue Jays starter of all time, depending on who you ask (I change my mind often), but there is no doubt he and Dave Stieb are the two best starters in our history. I think Stieb was the best AL pitcher of the 1980s, and Halladay was the best AL pitcher of the ‘aughts.’ Doc is second on our franchise wins list at 148 (Stieb had 175), second in BWAR at 48.4 (Stieb...
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Up by one in the ninth, I thought we had the game. But Jeff Hoffman had an awful inning.
It started off well. He struck out the first batter. Then Travis Jankowski walked. Danny Jansen, whom I used to like, had a hit-and-run single, moving the tying run to third. Chandler Simpson singled, and the game was tied. Another single loaded the bases, and then Junior Caminero hit a grand slam. We were down by four.
Brandon Fisher came...
Jake Bloss, one of the top prospects for the Toronto Blue Jays, will undergo surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right elbow. The 23-year-old right-hander, ranked as the No.
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We get the Rays in town for three games.
The Jake Bloss news is a kick to our rather thin starting depth.
We get to see our old friend Danny Jansen. Apparently, Jansen’s had a framing issue this season.
Jansen is 60th out of 61 qualified catchers this year, three runs worse than the average. Baseball Prospectus has him as 32nd out of 35 qualified catchers, 2.2 runs below average.
Today’s lineup. Santander is back.
Today's...Though his experience in the majors thus far is quite limited, his loss is nonetheless a notable blow to Toronto’s depth.
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Jake Bloss is going to have UCL surgery and will be out for the season and part off 2026.
Just terrible news.
And Max Scherzer has back tightness and won't throw today.
Leo Jimenez is starting a rehab assignment.
And MLB has bowed down to the Orange Man and has said permanent bannings and now 'lifetime bans'. So Pete Rose is now open to new voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Along with Shoeless Joe Jackson
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We are a quarter of the way through the season, and we are back where we started: .500 ball. But at least we’ve chosen an interesting way to get to .500.
The first 10 games we were 5-5, which included a four-game win streak. In the second 10 games, we were 7-3, and things seemed pretty good. In the third 10, we were 2-8 and dispondent. In the last 10 games, we were 6-4, including a four-game win streak and a four-game losing streak.For us...
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Mike Sirotka turns 54 today.
If we ever make a list of ‘worst trades in Blue Jays history’, the David Wells for Mike Sirotka deal will be on the list, not that the White Sox got much out of it. You likely know the story: Mike Sirotka was a left-handed starter for the White Sox. From 1998 to 2000, he won 40 games for them. He had his best season in 2000 with a 15-10 record and a 3.79 ERA. Sirotka didn’t strike out many...
He cleared waivers after being designated for assignment on Friday.
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We are just back from a Mother’s Day weekend in Edmonton, where we visited our son and his girlfriend (they also have a cat who thinks people should be up at 5ish, so I’m posting this quickly and going for a nap). We also went to the Jason Isbell concert because it is a rule that if you run a baseball blog or write about baseball, you must be a Jason Isbell fan. It was a great evening, well worth the 10% hearing loss. Rock and Roll might be a...
The Dodgers have acquired outfielder Steward Berroa from the Blue Jays, according to announcements from both clubs.
George Springer hit a three-run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the host Seattle Mariners 9-1 Sunday afternoon to complete a sweep of the three-game series.
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What a difference a series makes. The Jays went into Seattle three games under five hundred and their offense sputtering. Over the series they not only outscored the Mariners 21-7, but they pulled their record back to even, 2.5 games back of the division leader. The finale was especially satisfying as the Jays scored early to run away with the game.
Jose Urena started the game, matching up against Seattle starter Bryce Miller. Urena gave up...
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Happy Mother’s Day. Call your mom.
We are going to a Mother’s Day brunch, so I’m putting the GameThread up early.
Addison Barger had a terrific time in Seattle. Yesterday, he had the three hardest hit balls of the game (with Varsho and Guerrero rounding out the top five). The day before he was 1, 3 and 5 in the top five hardest hit balls (with Julio Rodriguez filling in the other two spots). It’s nice to see,
The team is doing better on offence,...
Addison Barger's run-scoring single broke a tie in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Saturday night.
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Baseball is so much more fun when the Jays score.
The top of the eighth inning was a thing of beauty. Tied at three, George Springer starts things off with a walk and then steals second. After an Alejandro Kirk flyout, Addison Barger singled home Springer. Barger hit that at 110.1 mph.
People wondered why Barger was getting playing time when he was hitting .139 a few days ago, but he can hit the ball hard. Now, he has six hits...
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I’m staying with my son in Edmonton for two days, so content will be slim. Given the team's recent play, We have a two-game winning streak, which given the team’s recent play, seems like a 10-game win streak. It is weird watching a game in Seattle without 20,000 Jays fans. It might be this way for the next three years.
Yesterday’s game was fun, even if Yimi Garcia’s was stressful. It was nice to see Addison Barger hitting the ball hard. I hate...
One might say Addison Barger got a triple-double. Barger hit three doubles and drove in two runs in a homecoming of sorts as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-3 Friday night.
Addison Barger hit three doubles, drove in two runs and made one of Toronto's several sterling defensive plays as the Blue Jays defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.
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A win! Two in a row now. They may never lose again.
It wasn’t a great night for Kevin Gausman. He had a few balls find holes, but he also benefited from some excellent defensive play behind him, particularly from Addison Barger and Daulton Varsho, each of whom made huge run saving catches.
The offence started hot but struggled to build on the lead as the Mariners clawed their way closer. Barger was the exception, with three doubles on the night. The last...