Blue Bird Banter

Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Another comeback, although down one after two isn’t much of a hole. The Toronto Blue Jays now have sole possession of the best record in the major leagues. Just as we all expected in March. The offence was a little slow to get going. Nathan Lukes lead off with a single in the first, and Joey Loperfido lined a single in the second, but that … [Read more...] about Jays 6, Tigers 2

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images It seems weird to me that yesterday’s game started at 6:40 and today’s starts at 7:10. Why wouldn't you have evening games all start at the same time? There is a good chance that this one won’t start on time, but it appears rain is on the way. So it’s decent now, but the tarp is on the field and they’ve got … [Read more...] about Game #104 GameThread: Jays @ Tigers

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Former Blue Jays third baseman Ed Sprague turns 58 today. He’s high on the list of guys I have a fondness for, for obvious reasons. Sprague played for the Jays for eight seasons, from 1991 to 1998, when the Jays traded him to the A’s on July 31st. The Jays got Scott Rivette for him. Unfortunately, Rivette never did make it to the … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Ed Sprague

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images Taking Wing has been on a bit of a hiatus for the past month, as draft prep and some vacation time have eaten up my free time, but I’m planning to get back to Monday posts this coming week. For now, I wanted to check back in with the eight players I profiled in the first half and see how they’ve been doing. It might … [Read more...] about Taking Wing: Looking Back on the First Half

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Blue Jays 11 Tigers 4 It is so much fun to be a Jays fan right now. It is hard to recall a time when the team performed better for an extended period. Maybe the last couple of months of 2015. Amazingly, after five innings, we were down 1-0. Let’s start with how terrific Eric Lauer was tonight. Eight innings, just five hits, one earned … [Read more...] about Jays Crush Tigers