If you have been sleeping through most of this yawn-season, you might not actually recognize some names arriving in Dunedin to try to make the Opening Day 25-man cut. As you all know, the only 2015/16 leftovers are Marcus Stroman, Aaron Sanchez, Kevin Pillar, Joe Biagini, Ryan Tepera, Justin Smoak, Devon Travis, and Mr. ‘left…
Read More →It’s Family Day weekend in most parts of Canada, and the thicc-est member of the Blue Jays family has arrived today. The 80-bat king of the sons is ready to murder some grapefruit balls, as every fan continues to gush and take hard swigs from the bottle of Vlad.
Read More →Blue Jays fans have been skeptical about the Cleveland Crew since the moment Mark Shapiro took over from Paul Beeston. A lot of that had to do with timing. Thanks to a magical trade deadline orchestrated by Alex Anthopolous, the Jays were on the verge of ending their two-decade playoff drought. It made the architecht…
Read More →It looks like the Blue Jays are bringing back a familiar face to be their bullpen daddy this year. According to all the beat reporters, the Jays have brought John Axford to spring training as a non-roster invitee with a minor league deal.
Read More →Pitchers and catchers are reporting today! You know what that means? It’s time to get excited because winter is nearing an end and the warm, soothing sights and sounds of baseball are on the way? Nope! It means it’s time to get mad about the Toronto Blue Jays!
Read More →Imagine a baseball organization that went out and spent money just because they could? Wouldn’t that be some cool shit? Imagine being a fan of a team that doesn’t give a shit about the luxury tax? Wouldn’t that be some cooler shit? Imagine the two best 26-year-old free agents not being signed by the time…
Read More →As we all know at this point, the 2019 season isn’t about being, well, good. It’s all going to about the Large Adult Sons. We’re going to see an influx of talent make its way up to the Major Leagues this year from the Blue Jays’ loaded farm system.
Read More →As the ice pelts our faces and winter hurricanes throw their big winter middle fingers at every person living in cold regions on this planet, (most of) the best baseball players are heading south to Florida to rip and flippin’ roar on the diamonds – trying to impress their skip for a roster spot.
Read More →It’s time to continue a series compiling the finest all-time rosters of some of Canada’s best baseball teams. Last time, I detailed the all-time Calgary Cannons roster, the next team in the series was another Pacific Coast League mainstay and the hated rivals of my hometown Calgary Cannons: the Edmonton Trappers.
Read More →For 36 years, he was a friendly companion to Blue Jays fans from coast to coast. Every game, he opened the Blue Jays radio broadcast with a simple greeting; “Hello friends, this is Jerry Howarth”. That phrase perfectly encapsulates the warm demure of a Blue Jays broadcasting legend. It’s been one year since Jerry Howarth…
Read More →There’s no news on the Blue Jays and their perfect match Bryce Harper, but Jon Heyman let us know that they’re one of the teams in the mix for “opener” Sergio Romo.
Read More →Times are tough in Major League Baseball. Despite record-setting revenues of $10.3 billion in 2018, 23 of 30 MLB teams have chosen to ratchet down their payroll in 2019. As it stands, only seven of 30 teams have more money on the books in 2019 than they did in 2018. It shouldn’t shock anyone that…
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