Blue Bird Banter

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

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Fifteen Ricky Romero took a no-hitter into the 8th inning against the White Sox. Unfortunately, he gave up a hit in the 8th—a two-run home run—but we still won. From the recap: Didn’t we have the debate about whether Ricky Romero was any good? I think he answered that one. He went 8 innings, allowed one hit, 12 K, 10 … [Read more...] about Today in Blue Jays History: Ricky Romero takes no-hitter into the 8th, Vlad Hits 3 Home Runs

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Blue Jays 4 Orioles 5 That game should have gone better. We out-hit the Orioles 10 to 5 and yet lost. But then we hit into five double plays. And made some mistakes on the field: Vlad tagged up from first on a fly ball to right but took off just before the catch. They showed the replay several times, and I couldn’t tell if he left … [Read more...] about Jays Lose One They Should Have Won

Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images The Jays’ tour of cold-weather baseball towns continues. But there isn’t rain in the forecast. Yesterday’s rainout gave the bullpen a needed break. The Jays are first in the AL East. It might be time to move Gimenez from the cleanup spot. It was a cute joke to start the season, and he did hit a couple of home runs, but lately, he’s hit much … [Read more...] about Game #15 GameThread: Jays @ Orioles