Blue Bird Banter

We have a few birthdays today. It is Prince Fielder’s daddy’s, Cecil’s 61st birthday today. Is Prince sending him a card? I’ve read that they aren’t exactly close and have some troubles because of Cecil’s treatment of Prince’s mother. Cecil was a similar player to Prince, and they were both big slugger types. Prince was the better player, but Cecil wasn’t bad himself. The Jays … [Read more...] about Happy birthday Cecil Fielder, Danny Cox, Brian Tallet, and Jeremy Jeffress

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Jays 0 Rays 1 I had to look, but this is only the second 1-0 loss the Jays have had this season. I could have sworn there were several. Anyway.....Jose Berrios gave up a solo homer to Jonathan Aranda (a name I had never heard before) and that was enough for the Rays. Berrios went six innings, allowed six hits, one walk, with six strikeouts. … [Read more...] about Jays Get Shutout Again, Lose To Rays

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images We start the third last series of the season, against the Rays who are also not going to the playoffs this year, after getting there last. Odd are we’ll get a Tropicana moment. There was some Jays news today: Will Wagner has already had surgery on his left knee. Daulton Varsho will have surgery on his rotator cuff Monday. Bo Bichette … [Read more...] about Game #134 GameThread: Jays @ Rays

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Ken Giles turns 34 today. When the Blue Jays picked up Giles in the Roberto Osuna trade on July 30, 2018, he came with his baggage. We all saw the video of him hitting himself. The Astros had sent him to the minors when he had a poor start to the 2018 season. Of course, Osuna’s issues forced the Jays into making the trade, so we expected … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Ken Giles and Zach Pop

Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Blue Jays 4 Rangers 0 Kevin Gausman has been so good lately. I’m not sure if it has to do with the extra days off the rotation has been given or if he’s just totally recovered from the soreness at the start of the season, but he is looking terrific. Today, five innings of no-hit before coming out of the game with back tightness that, he … [Read more...] about Vlad Hits Two Home Runs, Jays Win