John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images A new day and a new series. Another sweep might be too much to ask. I’m going to be missing tonight; we're going to the Stampede today. I haven’t gone to the Stampede in years. However, I enjoy the chuckwagon races. They are a riot. We met one of the drivers a few years ago. They buy racehorses that are past their racing age and aren’t … [Read more...] about Game #88 GameThread: Angels @ Jays
Blue Jays mid-term report card: Bowden Francis
Jordan Johnson-Imagn Images I’ll be missing most of today. We are going to the Stampede grounds. My wife has friends visiting, and they wanted to go. So you can use the thread to discuss anything that comes up today or to bask in the glow of the sweep of the Yankees. Bowden Francis ended last season like the second coming of Roy Halladay. This year... Standard … [Read more...] about Blue Jays mid-term report card: Bowden Francis
Springer Hits Two Home Runs! Jays Sweep Yankees!
John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Yankees 5 Blue Jays 8 A FOUR GAME SWEEP! THE JAYS ARE IN FIRST PLACE! The bottom of the eighth had a huge moment. Chad Green was in after getting the last two outs in the seventh. Green got a strikeout of Trent Grisham and a fairly deep flyout by Ben Rice. Then John Schneider decided to intentionally walk Aaron Judge, bringing the … [Read more...] about Springer Hits Two Home Runs! Jays Sweep Yankees!
Game #87 GameThread: Yankees @ Jays
Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images Today would be a good day to finish up a four-game sweep of the Yankees. I would have been good with a split. Still no Bo. And no Gimenez either, he jammed his ankle yesterday. He ‘might be available’ off the bench. And, after yesterday, I’m going to stop complaining about Davis Schneider being in the lineup. Blue Jays Davis Schneider is … [Read more...] about Game #87 GameThread: Yankees @ Jays
Blue Jays mid-term report card: Chris Bassitt
Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images Chris Bassitt is in his third season (and last one on his contract) with the Blue Jays. His first one was very good, last year was less good. This year: Standard Pitching Table Age WAR W L ERA G GS GF CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP ERA+ FIP 36 0.6 7 4 4.29 17 17 0 0 94.1 103 47 45 … [Read more...] about Blue Jays mid-term report card: Chris Bassitt