Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images We start the second half tonight. Lineups: Today's Lineups GIANTS BLUE JAYS Mike Yastrzemski - RF Nathan Lukes - CF Heliot Ramos - LF George Springer - DH Rafael Devers - DH Vladimir Guerrero - 1B Matt Chapman - 3B Bo Bichette - SS Willy Adames - SS Addison Barger - RF Jung Hoo Lee - CF Alejandro Kirk - C Casey … [Read more...] about Game #97 GameThread: Giants @ Jays

Photo by Bernard Weil/Toronto Star via Getty Images In 1991, the Blue Jays hosted the All-Star game. SkyDome opened in June 1989, so by 1991, it still had that new stadium smell. It was the second All-Star game played outside of the US, and it was the first time MLB had the FanFest in conjunction with the game. Ferguson Jenkins threw the first pitch. 52,383 was the … [Read more...] about Favourite Blue Jays All-Star Memories: 1991 At SkyDome

Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images And Steve Delabar Adam Lind turns 42 today. Adam Lind was on our prospect list back when I first joined BBB. I remember the argument about whether he’d turn out to be a ‘40 home run’ guy. It turned out not to be the case, but then only a few players do. Lind came up as a September call-up in 2006 and was fantastic. That didn’t earn … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Adam Lind

Since it is All-Star week, I thought we’d share a couple of favourite All-Star memories 1984 was the first time we had more than one player named to the All-Star team; we had three: Dave Stieb, Damaso Garcia and Alfredo Griffin. It was Stieb’s fourth time as an All-Star. He has the team-high mark for being named to the All-Star team at 7 (Roy Halladay was an All-Star six times … [Read more...] about Favourite Blue Jays All-Star Memories: Dave Stieb, Damaso Garcia and Afredo Griffin?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The All-Star game happened. It ended on a home run contest, which is a fine way to end an exhibition game that has seen 24 pitchers. The NL won the home run contest (a swing-off?), so they won the game. Vladimir Guerrero and Alejandro Kirk each had a hit, The NL was up 6-0 after six innings, and, you would think, with the pitchers you … [Read more...] about Wednesday Bantering: Trade Deadline Thoughts