Blue Bird Banter

Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Jays 1 Astros 3 The good news? We had more than two hits, so that’s progress. And we had the tying run on second in the ninth. Bowden Francis gave up three runs in the second inning (including a leadoff Christian Walker home run). Other than that? He gave up a bunch of hits but kept the Astros off the board after that. He went 4.2 innings, … [Read more...] about Jays Lose Fifth In A Row

Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images Game three of this series. Let’s hope for more than two hits. I tell myself not to get too much into the season's ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ stretches. Don’t get too up with the ups or down with the downs. But it isn’t working. Daulton Varsho is playing for Buffalo today. I’m guessing he’ll be back with the Jays on the weekend, but we'll see. … [Read more...] about Game #25 GameThread: Jays @ Astros

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images We have several players underperforming. I thought I’d ask who’s slow start disappoints you the most: Alejandro Kirk is hitting .234/.275/.313 with 1 home run. Vlad is hitting .291/.392/.395, which doesn’t look all that bad. But the one home run isn’t enough. Andres Gimenez is hitting .198/.286/.349 with 3 home runs. His first couple … [Read more...] about Who’s Start Has Disappointed You The Most?

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Blue Jays 1 Astros 5 Once again, we came out of the game with just two hits: an Ernie Clement single and a Nathan Lukes home run. We also had two walks. Vlad, in particular, had a rough night, going 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts. But then 7 guys went 0 for. And the Astros got all the runs they needed in the first inning. It started with a … [Read more...] about Jays Lose Fourth In A Row

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Jimmy Key turns 64 today. Jimmy Key was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft by the Jays out of Clemson University. He quickly rose to the Majors, making the Jays out of spring training in 1984. They had him pitch out of the bullpen that season. Back then, the Jays tended to use … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Jimmy Key