Blue Jays 9, Cubs 2: The Wheels Fell Off
Canadians are friendly and welcoming. The Blue Jays, however, aren't being very nice to the Cubs.TORONTO -- For six innings Tuesday night, the Cubs and Blue Jays played a nice, tight, closely-contested...
View ArticleJays Care Foundation wins Steve Patterson Award
Congratulations to Jays Care. You might remember, back in July, we told you that Jays Care Foundation was a finalist for the Steve Patterson Award, given out by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for...
View ArticleWednesday Bantering: Notes on Blue Jays in September
Little bits and pieces:The Blue Jays have scored 47 runs to this point in September, in 8 games. 5.9 runs per game, a big jump from the 3.3 per game they scored in August. Jose Bautista has driven in...
View ArticleBlue Jays sweep the Cubs
Good pitch, good hitting and some nice defense, a great series for the Blue Jays.Cubs 1 Blue Jays 11And here I thought this was going to be a tough series. The Cubs came in on a good streak, I thought...
View ArticleCub Tracks Makes A Splash
Writers are turning their focus to offseason possibilities. That includes an oft-discussed LHP, the possible return of a Shark, and what to do at catcher. The compliments for and from Toronto are also...
View ArticleBlue Jays 11, Cubs 1: Oh (For) Canada
The Cubs apparently left their late-inning baseball skills in the United States on this trip north of the border.TORONTO -- Didn't we see this game Tuesday night?I'm thinking we did. Close game early?...
View ArticleJohn Gibbons may have discovered a method to set the Blue Jays lineup to...
Nick's usual sabermetrics post won't appear here until Friday morning, so Minor Leaguer stepped in with his own "sabermagic" post. A meme that has been floating around Bluebird Banter in recent days...
View ArticleCaption This!
The recently-concluded series against the Blue Jays in Toronto was a tough one for the Cubs.That must have caused manager Rick Renteria to think all kinds of crazy thoughts. In the comments, tell us...
View ArticlePitch Talks: Talking Baseball In Toronto
Spending an extra day in Canada after the Cubs series proved to be very enlightening and entertaining.TORONTO -- I'm heading back to Chicago (by way of Grand Rapids, Michigan, where I'm attending a...
View ArticleGame #146 Preview: Blue Jays vs. Rays
The Blue Jays start a weekend series with Tampa Bay tonight that has a special feel about it this late in the season because it's relevant (for the first time in forever). While the Rays couldn't...
View ArticleRays sign Neil Wagner to rare two-year minor league deal
The right-hander is recovering from Tommy John surgery, which will force him to miss the entirety of the 2015 season. The Tampa Bay Rays have made a rather intriguing minor move, signing free agent...
View ArticleBlue Jays waste a great start from J.A. Happ, lose to Rays
A sad effort from our offense costs Happ a chance at his 10th win of the season. Rays 1 Blue Jays 0After scoring roughly 120 runs in three games against the Cubbies, we couldn't push 1 run across...
View ArticleGame #148 Preview: Blue Jays vs. Rays
The final game of the series with the Rays goes today at 1:07 from the Rogers Centre. If you get there early enough you can grab yourself a nice Blue Jays satchel! Chris Archer goes for Tampa Bay and...
View ArticleMelky Cabrera's avulsion fracture
We look at the simple, yet complex, anatomy behind Melky Cabrera's injury.Hand injuries are common in baseball, and can not only result in impaired function and performance, but often create a...
View ArticleMLB Prospect Review: Jeff Hoffman, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays
Jeff Hoffman went in the top 10 overall in this year's draft despite having Tommy John surgery a month before the draft. Could he be an undervalued prospect in dynasty drafts this year, and when could...
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