Blue Jays Xpress Ruined This Season (or Did It?)
While watching Blue Jays Xpress (not a bad show actually) last night, something struck me. The Blue Jays have been absolutely horrible since the show debuted on Sportsnet 360 after the game against the...
View ArticleThe Blue Jays most memorable September callup
With August, mercifully, almost over, out eyes turn to September and the possibility of some prospects being called up, giving us something to cheer.The SB Nation baseball blogs are looking at past...
View Article7 Blue Jays to play in the Arizona Fall League
There are seven Blue Jays' prospect that will be playing in the Arizona Fall League, for the Salt River Rafters team.The seven are:Sean Nolin. This one surprises me, Nolin's pitched a fair bit this...
View ArticleAlex Anthopoulos: John Gibbons will be back next year
Alex Anthopoulos told reporters that John Gibbons will be back next year.Now, I'll point out the obvious. Every manager that has ever been fired has received the same sort of vote of confidence. And,...
View ArticleCano leaves game after hit by pitch
Robinson Cano left tonight's game against the Blue Jays after getting hit in the hand by J.A. Happ in the first inning. He was able to stay in the game after Steve Donohue checked out his hand, but...
View ArticleBlue Jays 1 Yankees 7: Jays give up 4 home runs
Yankees 7 Blue Jays 1Another game, another loss.Four batters into the game we were down 4-0. It wouldn't get any better.J.A. Happ had a rough start to things. He started off allowing a Brett Gardner...
View ArticleYankees 7, Blue Jays 1: Offense hits four home runs in win
All things considered this was a pretty good day for the Yankees. The offense hit four home runs, their starting pitcher was sensational, and the Yankees beat the Blue Jays for the 14th time in 16...
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 8/28/13
Yesterday on Pinstriped BibleYankees 7, Blue Jays 1: Offense hits four home runs in winCano leaves game after hit by pitchYankees lineup vs. Blue Jays; Joe Girardi likely to re-signArizona Fall League...
View ArticleBisons in the Outfield: How Have the Blue Jays AAA Players Performed When...
Coming into this season there was a great deal of positively about the idea of Toronto's triple-A affiliate moving from Las Vegas to Buffalo and by and large the move has been a huge success. Las Vegas...
View ArticleBlue Jays notes: John Gibbons returning as manager in 2014
The Toronto Blue Jays have disappointed on just about every level this season, but GM Alex Anthopoulos stated Tuesday that the team's struggles will not affect John Gibbons' standing as manager,...
View ArticleBluebird Banter Mid-Season Top Prospect Review: 31-40
We've made it to the end of the review of how the players on our top 40 prospect list are doing this season. Part one is here, two is here and three is here.There really wasn't 40 true prospects in the...
View ArticleCurtis Granderson's impressive return from the disabled list
After going 2-for-4 at the plate with a walk against the Blue Jays on Tuesday night, Curtis Granderson has continued to show no ill effects at the plate since returning from the disabled list. After...
View ArticleJosh Johnson injury: Blue Jays RHP officially done for the season
The Toronto Blue Jays received a mixed blessing on Tuesday. The club learned that right-hander Josh Johnson will not pitch again in 2013, but also that he doesn't need surgery on his strained right...
View ArticleThat time the Blue Jays hit into six inning-ending double plays
On Tuesday night, the Blue Jays ended each of their last four innings on double plays against the Yankees: Edwin Encarnacion grounded into one in the sixth, J.P. Arencibia in the seventh, Anthony Gose...
View ArticleJosh Johnson injury: Blue Jays shut down pitcher for rest of season
The Toronto Blue Jays have been the biggest disappointment in baseball this year.Their biggest disappointment is now out for the year, for better or worse.The Blue Jays right-hander Josh Johnson will...
View ArticleHiroki Kuroda's Domination of the Blue Jays this Year
In the three starts that Hiroki Kuroda has made against Toronto this year on April 20th, April 25th, and May 17th he has pitched 21.1 innings and allowed only four earned runs. That's good enough for a...
View ArticleBlue Jays 7 Yankees 2: Jays win series against Yankees
Yankees 2 Blue Jays 7That was nice, it's very rare that we take an early lead and we hold on to it.The first inning was a lot of fun, a 2-run double for Brett Lawrie and a 2-run strikeout for J.P....
View Article8/29 - Blue Jays MiLB Recap: Dalton Pompey is on fire!
The Toronto Blue Jays minor league affiliate teams put up a combined record of 2-6 last night, good for a winning percentage of just 33%, but that doesn't mean that there weren't any bright spots, so...
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 8/29/13
Yesterday on Pinstriped BibleEduardo Nunez scratched from lineup, Mark Reynolds starting at second base2013 Yankees and baseballs in playResurgence of Andy Pettitte pivotal to Yankees' playoff...
View ArticleThursday's Three Things: Ryan Goins, JP's strikeout and Brandon Phillips
Last week Minor Leaguer started a new feature called Thursday's Three Things (if you could read that out loud, mimicking Daffy Duck's voice, I'd appreciate it). This week, ML passed it off to me, with...
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