A three-homer day by catcher Shea Langeliers led the way for the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday. Against the reigning World Series Champions, the Green & Gold squeaked out a 4-3 win for their third straight victory. Talk about putting the team on your back. Oakland only recorded five hits on the evening, and Langeliers had […]
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In the classic movie, Major League, team owner Rachel Phelps fires the whole Cleveland Indians team. She then replaces them with rookies and past their prime players. Her intent is to assemble a team so bad that she can move the team to Miami. While everything ended happily ever after for the fictional Cleveland Indians; […]
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The MLB’s pre-lockout offseason feeding frenzy was a sight to behold. For all the bad implications of a work stoppage, this short, insane period of signings a la the NBA offseason is something fans have hoped for in the past. We finally got a big rush of players signing on with teams like there’s no […]
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Marcus Semien knew he’d get his chance. He’d been on the bench while his teammates erased a six-run deficit in short order. Then his former team, the Oakland A’s surged ahead, 10-8 on a Mark Canha two-run home run. MARK CANHA CLUTCH AS HELL pic.twitter.com/bkYr8WLcgL — Starting 9 (@Starting9) September 4, 2021 When Semien stepped […]
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The Toronto Blue Jays have several legitimate contenders for all the major individual awards this season. With just under 50 games left, there’s still much to be decided. However, it’s not too early to start thinking about who could be coming away with some hardware come November. MVP Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Vladdy’s case for Most […]
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When the Toronto Blue Jays returned home for the first time since September 2019, there was excitement around the team. They feature a powerful lineup starring reigning All-Star Game MVP Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Their double-play combination of Marcus Semien and Bo Bichette is, perhaps, the best in baseball. The starting pitching, led by a Robbie […]
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While covering the MLB trade market over the last few weeks, I believed that the Toronto Blue Jays would be aggressive. That belief has wavered over the last few days. Heading into a critical stretch of games against the Mets and Red Sox, the Jays haven’t gotten the job done. They’re not a player or […]
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I appreciate your and the rest of the front offices’ efforts to improve the club. But signing Marcus Semien to a contract extension should outweigh all other transactions. After his sublime 2019 season, the California native struggled through the truncated 2020 campaign. That may have played a part in him only signing a one-year deal. […]
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Rather than write a simple recap post, I’ve decided to do something different this week. I’ve compiled a bunch of stats that will help tell the story of the Blue Jays’ recent play. Stripling’s Turnaround For much of the first two months of the season, the Jays were only getting steady production from three-fifths of […]
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Desperate for a win, the Blue Jays were keen on getting off to a good start on Saturday versus Baltimore. They did just that with solo homers by Marcus Semien and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Marcus Semien – Toronto Blue Jays (17) Solo. pic.twitter.com/gQvocwnqE6 — MLB HR Tracker (@hr_mlb) June 19, 2021 Alek Manoah looked sharp […]
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The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten a lot better starting pitching lately. Unfortunately, that hasn’t led to much consistency. It was a tough week of games. Road games against the White Sox and Red Sox. They deserved a better fate. Robbie Ray gave them a great outing on Tuesday night. He had a shutout going […]
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Voting for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game officially began on Thursday, June 3rd at 11:59 am. Representative of the cathartic nature of this season that has started to resemble normalcy, I’ve gotten into the voting season. Like way into it. I’ll be voting the maximum allowable of five times per 24-hour period, and I’ll also […]
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I have mixed feelings about the Blue Jays’ current home, TD Ballpark. On one hand, it’s a fun stadium with a short porch and the potential for a lot of home runs. If the wind is blowing off the lake just right, it can blow some would-be homers back into play. It can also be […]
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Here are some of the stories that I’ve been tracking in my Spring Training Notebook. Camps have gotten underway across Major League Baseball. There’s no doubting that George Springer was the Blue Jays biggest offseason acquisition. The one I’m most fascinated with, however, is Marcus Semien. He’s had a really good career with one spectacular […]
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