Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images There has been a change at the top of the order: With Clement in a slump, Davis Schneider hits at the top of the order. Davis is getting on base at a .361 OBP so far in July. And he’s been slugging too, .677 SA. Clement? .167/.188/.212 in July. That’s after a .354/.398/.455 June. Beyond that, it is pretty much the usual lineup. Leo … [Read more...] about Tonight’s lineup: Schneider Leads Off

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images Happy Wednesday. My wife seems quite a bit better today. Far more awake. Still, occasionally, a cat will jump up on her and land on that knee, and there will be a scream. But she’s making it to the bathroom on her own, with the walker and doing her exercises. One of the things about playing the Yankees (or Red Sox, likely Dodgers too) … [Read more...] about Wednesday Bantering: Jays Bits

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images If we could only play the Yankees 162 times.... My wife is home from getting knee replacement surgery yesterday. She’s in a lot of pain. But, with nursing like mine, she’ll only be in a lot of pain for a couple more months. Her big issue is that one of the cats has really bonded with her and keeps jumping on her, of course, landing on … [Read more...] about Game #101 GameThread: Yankees @ Jays

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images Yankees 5 Jays 4 Well, we didn’t expect to win them all.... Jeff Hoffman, pitching in his fourth game in five days, gave up a home run to Ben Rice in the ninth, which was the game-winning run. Hoffman’s been a throwback to the old days when a closer would go day after day. Max Scherzer had a rough first inning. He gave up a leadoff … [Read more...] about Jays Lose One To Yankees

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Also Cliff Johnson and Tim Johnson Dave Stieb turns 68 today. Stieb is our franchise leader in wins, innings pitched, strikeouts, games started, complete games, and many other pitching categories. No one will ever come close to him in complete games unless there is a significant shift in the game. He finished 103 of his 408 starts … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Dave Stieb