Blue Bird Banter

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images Jose Reyes turns 42 today. In November 2012, Jose Reyes joined us in a big trade with the Marlins. The exchange saw Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes, outfielder Emilio Bonifacio, and catcher John Buck come to Toronto. Yunel Escobar, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Alvarez, Justin Nicolino, Jake Marisnick, Jeff Mathis, and Anthony … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Birthdays: Jose Reyes, Ezequiel Carrera

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Blue Jays 10 Cardinals 9 That was a wild one. Some games age you just by watching them. This was one of those. The Jays were up 4-0 after the top of the fourth. The Cardinals scored four in the bottom of the fourth. The Jays were up 8-4 after seven innings. The Cardinals got two in the eighth. Chris Bassitt was very good, except for that … [Read more...] about Jays Win A Wild One

Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images Ok....I thought batting Andrés Giménez sixth was malpractice. Tonight he’s hitting fifth. On the plus side, Alan Roden is in the lineup.....BATTING NINTH. Giménez fifth, Roden ninth. There really aren’t words. Clement, against a right-hander, sixth and then three better hitting lefties in a row, Lukes, Clase and Roden. Vlad gets a day off. … [Read more...] about Today’s Jays Lineup

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images There was a late change to the lineup. Lukes is out with a sore neck, Roden moves to RF and bats seventh, Myles Straw bats eighth, playing CF and Jonatan Clase bats ninth, playing LF. Gimenez bats fifth, because......Well, I don’t know, someone else can explain, I suppose. Perhaps he hits well on the tenth of the month. He does have a .500 … [Read more...] about Game #67 GameThread: Jays @ Cardinals

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images More on last night’s game: Well, the Oilers forgot they were playing a hockey game. Whoops, the Jays game: Jeff Hoffman has been fantastic in extra innings (small sample). He hasn’t allowed a hit in his four extra innings, which, with a runner on second, is a big deal. I remember Jordan Romano being terrific with the Manfred Man on. He hasn’t … [Read more...] about More On Last Night’s Game