Blue Bird Banter

Eric Canha-Imagn Images That felt like a huge series win. After trading blowouts, today’s game was close fought, with offence on both sides early settling into a bullpen duel. After somehow losing a series to the White Sox, it felt like the team’s June momentum was sputtering. Going on the road and knocking off two major wildcard rivals in Cleveland and Boston restores … [Read more...] about Jays Beat Sox 5-3, Take Series

Photo by Grace Hoppel/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Jays traded for Myles Straw (and some international trade money) for....Well, I don’t know, it was listed as a player to be named, but I don’t think we ever learned the name. The idea was to gain international money in an, unfortunately, doomed attempt to sign Roki Sasaki. Straw is being paid a fair bit of money to … [Read more...] about Blue Jays mid-term report card: Myles Straw

Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images Former Jay Joe Inglett turns 47 today. Joe was a Jay from 2007 to 2009, but the season we remember is 2008. He got a lot of playing time, mainly because Aaron Hill missed most of the season with a concussion from the collision with David Eckstein. He was moved to the leadoff spot in early July and kept the job for the rest of the year. He … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Birthdays: Joe Inglett

Photo by Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images We all figured Paxton Schultz would get sent to Buffalo today, but, unfortunately, he’s going on the IL instead. Paxton has right middle finger inflammation. He threw a bunch of pitches yesterday (40). In his place is Justin Bruihl, a left-handed pitcher, whom the Jays signed as a free agent back in March. He was up earlier in the … [Read more...] about Jays Roster Move: Schultz To IL, Bruihl Up

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images The first two games of this series were blowouts, one for the forces of good, one for the forces of evil. I’m thinking the Red Sox will be too tired from running the bases yesterday to play. Today’s lineup: Today's Lineups BLUE JAYS RED SOX Bo Bichette - SS Romy Gonzalez - 1B Addison Barger - RF Roman … [Read more...] about Game #83 GameThread: Jays @ Red Sox