Series Sum-up: at Chicago (NL), August 18-20
Game 1: Friday, August 18th (day game) Jays lose, 4-7 Losing Pitcher: J.A. Happ In their first visit to the Friendly Confines since 2005, the Blue Jays scored […]
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Tales from Wrigley Field
In case you haven’t heard by now, my dad and I went to see the Blue Jays play the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field last weekend. I’d been dying […]
Series Sum-Up: vs Pittsburgh, August 11-13
Game 1: Friday, August 11 Jays lose, 2-4 Losing Pitcher: Marcus Stroman The final score is misleading about the quality of Marcus Stroman’s start, as all four runs were […]
Pace-Of-Play Peskiness, Part 1
Tick-tock. Apparently MLB wants baseball games to be shorter. In 2015, they introduced time-saving measures and saw a decrease in the time of the average nine-inning game, to 2:56 – […]
Series Sum-Up: at Baltimore, August 29-31
Game 1: Monday, August 29th JAYS WIN! 5-1 Winning Pitcher: Marco Estrada It was vintage Estrada from the mound in the series opener, as the Blue Jays starter lasted […]
Let’s Make Michael Saunders An All-Star
I want to send Michael Saunders to the All-Star Game. And I need your help. I know, I know, he’s not the league-wide household name like his teammates Jose […]
Series Sum-Up: vs. Arizona, June 21&22
Game 1: Tuesday, June 21st Jays lose, 2-4 Losing pitcher: Marco Estrada Apparently Estrada tweaked his back batting in his last game, against the Phillies. That accounted for his […]
Series Sum-Up: vs/at Philadelphia, June 13-16
Game 1: Monday, June 13th Jays lose, 0-7 Losing Pitcher: R.A. Dickey You know, over the last three games, this team averaged seven runs a game, which is nothing […]
Series Sum-Up: vs Baltimore, June 9-12
Game 1: Thursday, June 9th Jays lose, 5-6 Starting Pitcher: Marcus Stroman Losing Pitcher: Roberto Osuna Anyone who paid close attention to the Jays’ games early in the season […]
One-Game Recap: June 5th Marco Estrada’s no-hit bid
Now that this game has had a chance to breathe, let’s go back and talk about how incredibly special it was. Partly for selfish reasons (I really wanted to […]