It was the season baseball fans in this country had been waiting for.
Truly, it began late in 2014 with the off-season signing of all-star catcher, and Toronto native, Russell Martin. It was followed by the shocking yet glorious trade for third baseman Josh Donaldson.
Read MoreLet’s play a game called “Where Were You at Age 20?”.
Read MoreThey say sports are the only “real” reality TV.
And what great television the 2015 Toronto Blue Jays have given us thus far.
Read MoreIn baseball, you don’t receive the Commissioner’s Trophy for winning the World Series in September. But, as the Blue Jays finally found out on Saturday, you can still have reason to pop a little champagne.
Read MoreWhen Marcus Stroman received the news that he’d be starting on Saturday in New York - his first start of the season - he apparently made a point of thanking veteran teammate Mark Buehrle.
Read MoreEven with the Blue Jays 4-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Monday night, it would be quite shallow to say that August ended on a “sour note”.
Read MoreIf I asked you whether or not Josh Donaldson was having a great season, chances are you’d have an immediate response.
Read MoreWhile most Blue Jays fans are busy berating Gregg Zaun on social media - letting him know what’s what in the Josh Donaldson vs Mike Trout MVP debate - there may be another problem more worthy of their attention.
Read MoreFriday night’s game against the New York Yankees will be the most important Blue Jays game since October 23rd, 1993 - the day Joe Carter touched em’ all and the Jays won their second World Series title.
Read MoreShortly after pulling off his curious, albeit ingenious, trade for shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, Blue Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulos was asked last Tuesday whether his team - which was seven games back at the time - could overtake the New York Yankees given their lack of pitching.
Read MoreThe July 31st non-waiver trade deadline is fast approaching. Too fast, it seems, for anxious Blue Jays fans.
Read MoreIf you’re a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays, chances are you’re currently experiencing a crisis of faith.
Beyond the halfway point of the 2015 season, the Jays have put themselves in post-season limbo yet again. They are playing .500 baseball and lie 4.5 games back of the division lead with 68 games remaining.
Read MoreSunday’s game against the Kansas City Royals - the final game before the All-Star break - provided many examples of all that is good and bad with the 2015 Blue Jays.
Read MoreJosh Donaldson has shown us, in one gigantic pile of 14,090,188 votes, all that is right (and wrong) with the current All-Star game selection system.
Read More“Section 108” is moving up in the world.
Last Friday I abandoned the outfield/500-level seats I’m accustomed to in exchange for a 300-level suite.
Read MoreIt’s hard to criticize Blue Jays pitching the day after Marco Estrada’s second no-hit bid in a row - a game in which even the bullpen managed to put up some zeros before Chris Colabello launched a game winning home run in the 12th inning.
Read MoreIf scientists say that hamsters have the worst short-term memory in the animal kingdom, then they clearly haven’t done enough experiments on sports fans.
Read MoreA couple weeks ago I decided it was time for a new Blue Jays jersey. My Vernon Wells just wasn’t cutting it anymore and I prefer to keep my Roberto Alomar World Series jersey on the wall - where it’s safe.
Read MoreFor better or for worse the modern game of baseball is at war with the “interpretive play”.
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