Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images Vlad had a press conference today to say all the right things about signing with the Jays for a half-billion dollars. I used to like these press conferences, but now they seem so scripted that nothing of interest will be said. Vlad’s happy to be here, and the team is glad he’s here. Everyone is happy. Nothing the least bit … [Read more...] about Game #17 GameThread: Braves @ Jays

Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images Today is Gregg Zaun’s 54th birthday. I have to separate Zaun, the player, from Zaun, the analyst.. I liked Zaun, the player, but I didn’t like Zaun, the analyst. The former was a pretty good catcher. He had some good seasons for the Blue Jays. The latter was a mess of old-school silliness and over-baked macho man stuff. There is a … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Gregg Zaun, Greg Myers

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images This is a weekly(ish) column I’ve done for the past couple of years, highlighting players who are having interesting seasons down on the Blue Jays farm. I typically profile one or two players per week, but because the minor league season has just kicked off, I wanted to just briefly note a few players off to interesting … [Read more...] about Taking Wing: 2025 Kickoff

Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images Jays 7 – Orioles 6 This was a hard one to watch. The Jays once managed to clank the ball on defense, make stupid outs on the basepaths, and squander opportunities to blow the game open. I know this sounds unnecessarily negative for a win but the Jays really did everything they could to hand this game to Baltimore but the Orioles just … [Read more...] about Jays Hang On In Extras To Beat Orioles

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images So, let’s not snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory again today. It is game two in the two-game series in Baltimore and then the Braves come to Toronto for three games. Today, Jose Berrios (1-1, 4.58) will face Cade Povich (0-1, 3.48). We have the right-handed lineup in. The Davis Schneider watch is still on; the last on the roster … [Read more...] about Game #16 GameThread: Jays @ Orioles