Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images Rays 6 Blue Jays 3 It is going to be a quick recap. Why is it that every time we get back to .500 we lose? The good news is that we got three home runs. Bad news, they were solo shots. Addison Barger, Vladimir Guerrero and Nathan Lukes each had one. And Bo Bichette had a good day, three hits, including a double. Barger had two. Kevin … [Read more...] about Jays Lose To Rays

I know, I know, all the Hit By Pitch records are earlier in the season. Must be the weather. However, what makes this one interesting that is that not only is the Jays record for hitting opposing batters by pitch in a single game, but it exposes just how quickly the season and the roster had unraveled for the 2017 Blue Jays, running out a collection of cast-offs, has-beens and … [Read more...] about THIS RECORD IN JAYS HISTORY: Jays Pitchers Hit 5 Batters In One Game

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images We have a 3:00 Eastern game today, hopefully to win the three-game series. It would be better if we were going for a sweep but such is life. It was good to see Kirk back in the lineup after missing a game with the effects of taking a bat to the head. He’s on a hot streak, hitting .429/.444/.543 in his last nine games, with only two … [Read more...] about Thursday Bantering and GameThread

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images Rays 1 Jays 3 It looked like it was going to be another night where the bats didn’t show up. But then came the sixth inning. Vlad walked. Santander and Springer each struck out but Varsho singled and then Kirk hit a homer and we were up 3-1. Chris Bassitt had another good start, going 5.2, allowing 7 hits but just 1 earned with 6 … [Read more...] about Kirk Homers, Jays Win

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images It’s best to forget about yesterday’s game. There is a bit of Jays news. Ryan Burr and Erik Swanson are going on rehab assignments in Buffalo. It shouldn’t be long until they are up with the Jays. Nick Sandlin is ‘playing catch’. Andrés Giménez has started on ‘baseball activities’, such as playing catch and taking BP. Today’s … [Read more...] about Game #42 GameThread: Rays @ Jays