Blue Jays add Dalton Pompey and Kendall Graveman to call-up list
Dalton Pompey's brother tweeted this:My bro got the call!!! He made it #MLB#BLUEJAYS! @DaltonPompey congratulations bro knew ya had it in ya — Tristan Pompey (@tristanpompey_) September 2, 2014 And...
View ArticleFull list of Blue Jays September call-ups
I just finish the last post and Shi Davidi posts this:Per industry sources, #BlueJays full Sept call-up list: Norris, Nolin, Graveman, Morrow, Pompey, Gose, Goins, Johnson, Kottaras — Shi Davidi...
View ArticleBlue Jays in August: Pitchers
The pitchers were just about as bad as the hitters were in August. They had a 4.48 ERA (actually, slightly better than the 4.64 ERA from April). The starters had a 5-12 record with a 4.78 ERA, their...
View ArticleBlue Jays make multiple 40-man roster moves
The Blue Jays have made yesterday's news official this morning, with nine players coming up to join the team thanks to the expanded rosters in September. What wasn't announced yesterday is how the...
View ArticleBlue Jays September Call-ups Roster Tree Route Map Changes
With the end of the minor league regular seasons and the arrival of September comes the expansion of the active roster limit to 40 and the call-up of rookies looking to make their major league debuts....
View ArticleRays vs. Blue Jays, game 1 recap: Hellickson battered
Offense baffled.Sometimes it's not just about establishing the fastball.Jeremy Hellickson came out firing. He worked the outside edge of the plate to Jose Reyes, getting him leaning, forcing him to...
View ArticleThe Orioles, the Blue Jays and the Value of Fielding
The O's and Jays are remarkably similar team, except when you look at the teams' defensive abilities.The Blue Jays aren't going to catch the Baltimore Orioles and win the AL East.Generally speaking,...
View ArticleA look back at past Blue Jays September call-ups
With the most exciting group of September call-ups in sometime being announced a few days ago it seems to be a good time to look back at what the Blue Jays did once the calendar turned to the ninth...
View ArticleTOR 7 - TB 4: Power out
not really something to shout aboutDioner Navarro was one of my favorite Rays during the turn around of 2008, and that feeling was extended after the let down that was the incredible 2009 Rays team...
View ArticleNavarro and Encarnacion homer, Blue Jays win 4th straight
Our first series win in Tropicana since Minor Leaguer was a Little Leaguer. Blue Jays 7 Rays 4Fourth win in a row. Baseball is so much more fun now, not that it wouldn't have been better to start this...
View ArticleAnother September Of Hoping And Not Much Else
I've been following the Blue Jays since 1994, immediately after the back-to-back World Series win. There's been hopeful moments and there will be more. But now I just want to stop looking at the past...
View ArticleThe Rays Tank: THUNDERDOME
And lots of other quirky only-at-the-Trop things, but unfortunately, not a W in there.I just want to watch this again and again and again and again and again:Melky you are in a DOME!...
View ArticleThree Blue Jays on Baseball America's Minor League All-Star Team
The Blue Jays have 3 players on Baseball America's Minor League All-Star Team.Daniel Norris and Kendall Graveman make the first team all-stars. Dalton Pompey is on the second team all-stars.About...
View ArticleGame #139 Preview: Blue Jays @ Rays
The Blue Jays have a chance for a series sweep in Tampa Bay tonight as Mark Buehrle faces off against Jake Odorizzi. We saw Jake back in early July, where I noted that he had developed a nasty splitter...
View Article76-63: Chart
The Mariners have a winning streak again.Super Bowl XLVIII: Austin Jackson (.135 WPA)Super Bowl XL: Corey Hart (-.028 WPA)QuestionsWhen was the last time the Mariners scored more than ten runs in a...
View ArticleBlue Jays prospect Daniel Norris: bumpy but rapid rise to the majors
Toronto Blue Jays rookie Daniel Norris is one of the most interesting prospects to watch in the major leagues this September. His rise to the highest level has been rapid: he was in rookie ball two...
View ArticleGame #140 Preview: Blue Jays @ Red Sox
It's May 2.0 in Blue Jays land and now they're selling playoff tickets! It's hard to not be excited about seeing the team only 4.5 games out of a playoff spot so late in the season, even if the chances...
View ArticleDaniel Norris smiles after striking out David Ortiz
Daniel Norris with a 100-watt smile in the dugout after getting David Ortiz to strike out looking in a one-run Blue Jays-Red Sox game in Fenway Park. Norris featured an absolutely sick curve for...
View ArticleMelky Cabrera out for season with broken finger
The Blue Jays left fielder will be ending his season early after breaking his finger sliding back into first on a pick off attempt.Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera will be out for the rest of...
View ArticleHistorical Roster Routes: How John Mayberry turned into Joey Hamilton
Only current Blue Jays players are show on the Roster Tree Route Map, meaning there are a bunch of historical roster routes associated with departed players. Some of these routes are pretty long,...
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