Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Bailey McLean/MLB Photos via Getty Images Happy Saturday. Tho it isn’t a happy Saturday for Brandon Hyde, who got fired by the Orioles. The Orioles are 15-28; most expected them to be at the top of the AL East. That sort of thing gets a manager fired. But I thought Hyde might have a longer leash since they did good last year. Anthony Santander is out with … [Read more...] about Game #45 GameThread: Tigers @ Jays

Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Tough loss. Bowden Francis continued his rough season, and while the bullpen did a good job keeping the Jays in touch the offence couldn’t quite close the gap. Nathan Lukes was forced to leave the game in the fifth. The report is that it was due to a migraine, rather than an injury, so hopefully it’s a one night issue and he’ll be available … [Read more...] about Tigers Edge Jays 5-4

Photo by Mike Campbell/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Tigers are in town. They are 29-15 and in first in the AL Central. So it won’t be the easiest of weekends. The Jays moved Ryan Jennings up to Triple-A. He’s got a spot at a role in our bullpen before the end of the season. No. 20 prospect Ryan Jennings has been promoted to Triple-A Buffalo after a good stretch in … [Read more...] about Game #44 GameThread: Tigers @ Jays

Photo by MLB via Getty Images Jack Morris turns 70 today. Morris was a good pitcher back in the 1980s with the Tigers. I think he’s not a Hall of Famer, but a guy who has won many games (helped by great Tiger offense) and pitched many innings. But the Veterans Committee disagreed (if you made a list of borderline players in the Hall, most of them would have been put in … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Birthdays: Jack Morris, Mitch Webster

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images I always say the best time to be a baseball blogger is when your team is very good, or very bad. When they are .500 and you are hoping for that five-game win streak to put you near the top of the division or dreading that five-game losing streak that will drop you to the bottom. The Tigers are coming for the weekend as our ‘rivalry’ … [Read more...] about Friday Bantering: Jays Bits