Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Robbie Ray turns 33 today. Ray came to the Jays in trade for Travis Bergen (who found his way back to us, but is out of baseball now) at the deadline in 2020. He wasn’t great down the stretch in 2020, with a 4.79 ERA in 5 games, 4 starts. He had a hard time finding the strike zone. He walked 14 in 20.2 innings, but he also had 25 strikeouts. … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Robbie Ray
Tuesday Bantering: More “Parted Ways”, Pete Rose
Kirby Lee-Imagn Images There are four playoff games today: Tigers vs. Astros 2:30 PM Orioles vs. Royals 4:00 PM Mets vs. Brewers 5:30 PM Atlanta vs. Padres 8:30 PM The Jays ‘parted ways’ with a couple more coach types: Gil Kim, who was field coordinator. Jeff Ware, who was an assistant pitching coach. David Howell, another assistant pitching coach. I have no … [Read more...] about Tuesday Bantering: More “Parted Ways”, Pete Rose
OpenThread: Tuesday’s Wild Card Games
Kirby Lee-Imagn Images We have four Wild Card games today. I’m not planning to watch all of them, but I’ll watch some of them. The big news, before the games start, is the Braves have left Chris Sale off the playoff roster. Tigers vs. Astros 2:30 PM Today's Lineups TIGERS ASTROS Matt Vierling - 3B Jose Altuve - 2B Justyn-Henry Malloy - DH Kyle Tucker - … [Read more...] about OpenThread: Tuesday’s Wild Card Games
Jays “Part Ways” With Hitting Coach Martinez
USA TODAY NETWORK I figured this would be coming, but the Jays have ‘parted ways’ with Guillermo Martinez. Martinez has been with the Jays for six seasons. He was hired in 2012 as a minor league hitting and infield coach. After the 2018 season, he became hitting coach, taking Brook Jacoby’s spot. The last couple of seasons haven’t gone well for our hitters. I don’t … [Read more...] about Jays “Part Ways” With Hitting Coach Martinez
Monday Bantering: Jays Stuff, Vlad, Bo, What Ifs, Arbitrary Numbers
Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images We don’t go ‘dark’ over the off-season. There will be looks at the individual players. And comments on whatever news the Jays make. The season is over, except for a double-header between the Mets and the Braves, which will decide the Wild Card spots in the NL: The winner of the first game gets a Wild Card spot. If the loser of game one wins … [Read more...] about Monday Bantering: Jays Stuff, Vlad, Bo, What Ifs, Arbitrary Numbers