Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images Blue Jays 1 Yankees 5 Three hits, we got two hits. One was an Anthony Santander home run in the first inning (nice to see). George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero had the others, both singles. The Yankees scored a run in the first, a leadoff home run by Trent Grisham. After that, Chris Bassitt kept them off the scoreboard until the … [Read more...] about Jays Drop Both Halves Of The Double-Header

This week, in the MLB Reacts poll (brought to you by FanDuel) we asked if you thought John Schneider would be fired this season. Almost 70% think he will. And that was before yesterday’s games. I don’t believe it is his fault we aren’t winning, but after being unable to score last year, we aren’t hitting at all this year, and someone will take the fall for it. The line about … [Read more...] about MLB Reacts: Most Think Schneider Will Be Fired This Year

Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images John Cerutti would have turned 65 today. John was a good lefty pitcher for the Blue Jays in the late 1980s. He was 46-37 in six seasons for us, starting 108 games and relieving in 83, and had a 3.87 ERA. His best season was 1989, when John went 11-11 in 31 starts, with a 3.07 ERA in 205 innings. The following year, he was 9-9 with a … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Birthdays: John Cerutti and Matt Chapman

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images I cover the whole system in this column, but typically I like to edge towards the sleeper side of the farm most of the time. If you’re the kind of person who cares to read this, I figure you already know that Arjun Nimmala is cool, but new info on Gage Stanifer might come as a surprise. Today, though, I think it makes … [Read more...] about Taking Wing: Trey Yesavage

Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images It is election day for those of us in Canada. Be sure to get out there and vote. The Jays are 13-15, with three games left this month. They would need a sweep to finish the month above .500, but 2 of 3 would leave them just a game under. I’d take that for the first month. But it doesn’t matter unless they start hitting, and I don’t … [Read more...] about Off-Day Bantering: Jays Bits