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<img decoding="async" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/fa/16/article_fa163daa-59ad-4a35-b361-588115b630a2.jpg" alt="Blue Jays win" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"><br />This pic is actually from Wednesday night. Sue me. Photo credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports</p>
<p>I honestly had no intention of writing a piece to wrap up tonight&#8217;s Blue Jays win in Houston, because you almost don&#8217;t want to fuck up a roll like this that the Blue Jays are on by pointing out how utterly great it is (and also because I&#8217;m lazy and have a podcast still to edit). But oh man, there were some great GIFs and facts and tweets and just plain old conviviality among the Jays&#8217; fan base to come out of this one that I feel like I can&#8217;t not share.</p>
<p>Maybe it&#8217;s because some of the dread over Aaron Sanchez being moved back to the bullpen has lifted. Maybe it&#8217;s because Minute Maid Park had been such a bête noire for the Jays in recent years &#8212; they&#8217;d lost eight in a row there after Monday&#8217;s extra inning defeat &#8212; and it feels great for them to have done so well, and for their pitching to have continued to sparkle, and for the bullpen to look so much like it has genuinely solidified.</p>
<p>Or maybe it&#8217;s because, with the Orioles&#8217; loss tonight, the Jays are back into a tie for first place in the AL East. Whatever the case, here are a few more things that should make you smile after a tough, big series win&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jays are a couple extra inning singles from winning 10 of 11, but 8 of 11 is groovy.</p>
<p>— James G (@james_in_to) <a href="https://twitter.com/james_in_to/status/761395303517859840">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">*knock knock*</p>
<p>*who&#8217;s there?*</p>
<p>*first place*<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash">#BlueJays</a> <a href="https://t.co/ouT7pB2bBG">pic.twitter.com/ouT7pB2bBG</a></p>
<p>— Faizal Khamisa (@SNFaizalKhamisa) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNFaizalKhamisa/status/761395351228026881">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/RobertoOsuna1">@RobertoOsuna1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/russellmartin55">@russellmartin55</a> crotch shot <a href="https://t.co/TnMt5kw6I9">pic.twitter.com/TnMt5kw6I9</a></p>
<p>— JaysFan_Dan (@Danbot26R) <a href="https://twitter.com/Danbot26R/status/761401688083173376">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sorry boss ??!! <a href="https://twitter.com/russellmartin55">@russellmartin55</a>  <a href="https://t.co/vz5UMOixuf">https://t.co/vz5UMOixuf</a></p>
<p>— Roberto Osuna (@RobertoOsuna1) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertoOsuna1/status/761413512883154944">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Talk a little bit about …</p>
<p>*Click*</p>
<p>— John Lott (@LottOnBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/LottOnBaseball/status/761395046503571456">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p>Such shade.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/Encadwin">@Encadwin</a> reaches 30 home runs for 5th straight year – <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB">@MLB</a>’s longest active streak. <a href="https://t.co/AnrzOK6LK7">https://t.co/AnrzOK6LK7</a> <a href="https://t.co/ObyXZPtB4A">pic.twitter.com/ObyXZPtB4A</a></p>
<p>— MLB Stat of the Day (@MLBStatoftheDay) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBStatoftheDay/status/761402806003699716">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p>Pay him.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Canadian Twitter loves Blue Jays baseball <a href="https://t.co/XmHRis8BOU">pic.twitter.com/XmHRis8BOU</a></p>
<p>— Minor Leaguer (@Minor_Leaguer) <a href="https://twitter.com/Minor_Leaguer/status/761412529503473664">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p>Jason Grizzly forever! (Does this mean we can bring back Grizzly Beer? Because it should.)</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Russ Martin is on a 22-game on-base streak, 1 game shy of career high. He&#8217;s got a .427 OBP in that span. He&#8217;s also on a 7-game hit streak.</p>
<p>— Brendan Kennedy (@BKennedyStar) <a href="https://twitter.com/BKennedyStar/status/761413867083673601">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">American League Pitchers w/ 15+ wins: <br />1. J.A. Happ <a href="https://t.co/YenVlg6kGl">pic.twitter.com/YenVlg6kGl</a></p>
<p>— Blue Jays (@BlueJays) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/761416326640304129">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash">#BlueJays</a> starters among AL ERA leaders:<br />Aaron Sanchez (1st, 2.71)<br />Marco Estrada (3rd, 2.92)<br />J.A. Happ (6th, 3.09)</p>
<p>— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/bnicholsonsmith/status/761403586387607553">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Since July 3, Jays pitchers have a WHIP of exactly 1. In 242 innings, 185 hits, 57 walks.</p>
<p>— James G (@james_in_to) <a href="https://twitter.com/james_in_to/status/761425410546470912">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p>Ahh, good times! Good times.</p>

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<img src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/fa/16/article_fa163daa-59ad-4a35-b361-588115b630a2.jpg" alt="Blue Jays win" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"><br>This pic is actually from Wednesday night. Sue me. Photo credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports</p><p>I honestly had no intention of writing a piece to wrap up tonight's Blue Jays win in Houston, because you almost don't want to fuck up a roll like this that the Blue Jays are on by pointing out how utterly great it is (and also because I'm lazy and have a podcast still to edit). But oh man, there were some great GIFs and facts and tweets and just plain old conviviality among the Jays' fan base to come out of this one that I feel like I can't not share.</p><p>Maybe it's because some of the dread over Aaron Sanchez being moved back to the bullpen has lifted. Maybe it's because Minute Maid Park had been such a bête noire for the Jays in recent years -- they'd lost eight in a row there after Monday's extra inning defeat -- and it feels great for them to have done so well, and for their pitching to have continued to sparkle, and for the bullpen to look so much like it has genuinely solidified.</p><p>Or maybe it's because, with the Orioles' loss tonight, the Jays are back into a tie for first place in the AL East. Whatever the case, here are a few more things that should make you smile after a tough, big series win...</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jays are a couple extra inning singles from winning 10 of 11, but 8 of 11 is groovy.</p>— James G (@james_in_to) <a href="https://twitter.com/james_in_to/status/761395303517859840">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">*knock knock*<br><br>*who's there?*<br><br>*first place*<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash">#BlueJays</a> <a href="https://t.co/ouT7pB2bBG">pic.twitter.com/ouT7pB2bBG</a></p>— Faizal Khamisa (@SNFaizalKhamisa) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNFaizalKhamisa/status/761395351228026881">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/RobertoOsuna1">@RobertoOsuna1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/russellmartin55">@russellmartin55</a> crotch shot <a href="https://t.co/TnMt5kw6I9">pic.twitter.com/TnMt5kw6I9</a></p>— JaysFan_Dan (@Danbot26R) <a href="https://twitter.com/Danbot26R/status/761401688083173376">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sorry boss ??!! <a href="https://twitter.com/russellmartin55">@russellmartin55</a>  <a href="https://t.co/vz5UMOixuf">https://t.co/vz5UMOixuf</a></p>— Roberto Osuna (@RobertoOsuna1) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertoOsuna1/status/761413512883154944">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Talk a little bit about …<br><br>*Click*</p>— John Lott (@LottOnBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/LottOnBaseball/status/761395046503571456">August 5, 2016</a>
</blockquote><p></p><p>Such shade.</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/Encadwin">@Encadwin</a> reaches 30 home runs for 5th straight year – <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB">@MLB</a>’s longest active streak. <a href="https://t.co/AnrzOK6LK7">https://t.co/AnrzOK6LK7</a> <a href="https://t.co/ObyXZPtB4A">pic.twitter.com/ObyXZPtB4A</a></p>— MLB Stat of the Day (@MLBStatoftheDay) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBStatoftheDay/status/761402806003699716">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Canadian Twitter loves Blue Jays baseball <a href="https://t.co/XmHRis8BOU">pic.twitter.com/XmHRis8BOU</a></p>— Minor Leaguer (@Minor_Leaguer) <a href="https://twitter.com/Minor_Leaguer/status/761412529503473664">August 5, 2016</a>
</blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p></p><p>Jason Grizzly forever! (Does this mean we can bring back Grizzly Beer? Because it should.)</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Russ Martin is on a 22-game on-base streak, 1 game shy of career high. He's got a .427 OBP in that span. He's also on a 7-game hit streak.</p>— Brendan Kennedy (@BKennedyStar) <a href="https://twitter.com/BKennedyStar/status/761413867083673601">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">American League Pitchers w/ 15+ wins: <br>1. J.A. Happ <a href="https://t.co/YenVlg6kGl">pic.twitter.com/YenVlg6kGl</a></p>— Blue Jays (@BlueJays) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/761416326640304129">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash">#BlueJays</a> starters among AL ERA leaders:<br>Aaron Sanchez (1st, 2.71)<br>Marco Estrada (3rd, 2.92)<br>J.A. Happ (6th, 3.09)</p>— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/bnicholsonsmith/status/761403586387607553">August 5, 2016</a>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Since July 3, Jays pitchers have a WHIP of exactly 1. In 242 innings, 185 hits, 57 walks.</p>— James G (@james_in_to) <a href="https://twitter.com/james_in_to/status/761425410546470912">August 5, 2016</a>
</blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p></p><p>Ahh, good times! Good times.</p>

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