Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images My weekend didn’t quite go as planned. I had the MS Bike Ride this week, but we had a biblical rainstorm on Saturday. I haven’t seen rain like that here in years. So instead of riding on Saturday, we drove out to where the ride was to end and stayed overnight. Sunday, we rode back, a nice, if cold, ride. They took a different, hillier … [Read more...] about Off-Day Bantering: Jays Bits

“Hi, I’m Adam Macko” | Aaron Cobb/Toronto Blue Jays-USA TODAY Sports The Blue Jays’ pitching situation is something of a problem. Eric Lauer and Paxton Schultz have exceeded all reasonable expectations, but with Bowden Francis hurt and ineffective, Spencer Turnbull healthy and even less effective, and a bullpen visibly groaning under the strain that’s been placed on … [Read more...] about Taking Wing: Adam Macko

Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images You can’t be losing series to the White Sox at home if you intend to compete. The major fault today lies with Jeff Hoffman, who couldn’t get one out without giving up three runs, but there’s plenty of blame to go around. John Schneider pulled a starter who was cruising and had thrown only 82 pitches to lean on a bullpen that’s been looking … [Read more...] about Jays Allow White Sox to Come Back, Lose 4-2

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Yesterday was badly needed. Now they have to complete the series win this afternoon. Chris Bassitt hasn’t exactly been slumping, but he’s allowed 7 runs over 13.0 innings his last two times out. He’ll look to regain the excellent form he had earlier in the year against a beatable White Sox lineup. On the other side, Adrian Houser is off … [Read more...] about Game #77 GameThread: White Sox @ Jays

Vancouver Canadians The Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Podcast The 2025 Minor League Baseball season has reached the halfway point, and for the Toronto Blue Jays system (oft-maligned last year), things are definitely turning around. In this episode of the Around the Nest Blue Jays minor league podcast, host Tyler Zickel, play-by-play voice of the Vancouver Canadians, … [Read more...] about Around The Nest 2025 – Episode 3: Turning The Corner