Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Minor Leaguer shared the BBB Glossary on Twitter this morning, and I realized it could use an update! Please share any and all suggestions for new additions to the BBB Glossary in the comments. This can include: Player Nicknames Classic Quotes Abbreviations Inside Jokes Frequently used terms And...go! … [Read more...] about BBB Glossary Update

Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports Well, as we all expected a Yankees team record to be tied tonight, and sure enough Gerrit Cole tied Ron Guidry’s 248 strikeouts in a season. A round of polite applause for him. Other than that, it wasn’t much of a game. The Jays’ offence was feeble outside of a single outburst in the sixth, and the pitching was mostly bad. Mitch White … [Read more...] about Yankees beat Jays 8-3

Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images Helllooo. Please win. Especially against this Yankees lineup. A couple injury updates: Blue Jays hoping to have Lourdes Gurriel Jr (hamstring) running the bases on Friday. Goal remains to get him back into games prior to postseason. Will depend on how he responds to increased activity.Santiago Espinal (oblique) is hitting … [Read more...] about GameThread Game #155: Yankees at Blue Jays

Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images The Battle to take down the Sith has gone swimmingly so far. Keep at it, Blue Jays. May the good guys win. Here are tonight’s lineups. DH day for Vlad. Today's Lineups YANKEES BLUE JAYS Aaron Judge - CF George Springer - CF Anthony Rizzo - 1B Bo Bichette - SS Gleyber Torres - 2B Vladimir Guerrero - DH Josh … [Read more...] about GameThread Game #154: Yankees at Blue Jays

John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports The Yankees are on the verge of two accomplishments: one more win or one more Jays’ loss and they’ll lock up the AL East. One more home run and Aaron Judge will be within a dozen of the MLB record and in the top 7 season totals all time, which is neat for him I’m sure. Getting above 60 homers is an accomplishment, Sammy Sosa only … [Read more...] about Vlad Walks Off Yankees in 10th

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images The Yankees are in town, where Aaron Judge’s illusive home run record is awaiting. #BlueJays manager John Schneider on Aaron Judge's chase for No. 61: "It would be nice to keep him on ice for a couple of days. And I hope we're winning by 12 if he hits a home run."— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) September 26, … [Read more...] about GameThread Game # 153: Yankees at Blue Jays

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Blue Jays (85-67) vs Rays (84-68) The Blue Jays will look to earn the necessary split as they wrap up their series with the Rays in Tampa. A split would put them back to two games up on the Rays, giving them a little bit of breathing room going into the final nine games. The attempt at that split starts with first pitch at 1:10 … [Read more...] about Game #153 Preview: Stripling vs McClanahan

Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images The last regular season game against the Rays is here. Let’s blow this popsicle stand. We are glad you are here and hope you feel welcome. As a reminder, we have rules. Mostly it’s “don’t be terrible,” but these days, it’s also, “please debate about baseball and not the coronavirus or vaccines.” If a moderator asks you to stop … [Read more...] about GameThread Game # 153: Blue Jays at Little House of Horrors

Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images Will the house of horrors be horrifying today? Only time will tell! We are glad you are here and hope you feel welcome. As a reminder, we have rules. Mostly it’s “don’t be terrible,” but these days, it’s also, “please debate about baseball and not the coronavirus or vaccines.” If a moderator asks you to stop doing something, … [Read more...] about Game Thread Game #152: Blue Jays at Little Trop of Horrors