Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Happy Wednesday. There isn’t much for Jays news—a continuing theme. The Jays hired Justin Lehr to oversee their minor-league pitching. He used to work for the Giants. Shi Davidi tells us that the job title hasn’t been announced yet. This is one of those moves, and it is hard to argue whether it is good. We can save … [Read more...] about Thursday Bantering: Jays Bits

Photo by MLB Photos 31 Years Ago Today I remember the moment. I remember thinking, win or lose, we would be ok. The Blue Jays had Pat Hentgen ready to be our starter in game 7, and he had a great start in game 3. But I’m happy with the way it ended. No matter how many times I’ve watched this, I’m still amazed that Joe Carter could keep that ball fair. A few years ago, I … [Read more...] about Today in Blue Jays History: Joe Carter Touches Them All

Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ernie Clement was picked up as a free agent signing in March of 2023, after his release by the A’s earlier that month. I wasn’t thrilled with taking a castoff of the A’s (one who only played 6 games for one of the worst teams in baseball). It wasn’t like we didn’t already have a couple of dozen utility/middle … [Read more...] about The season that was: Ernie Clement

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images The Jays have hired David Popkins to be their new hitting coach. Popkins is 34 and played in the Cardinals system for three seasons but didn’t make it higher than Double-A. He hit .278/.346/.409 with 14 home runs in 256 games in their system. He was the Twins hitting coach for three seasons before being let go at … [Read more...] about Jays Hire David Popkins As Hitting Coach

Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images And Jerry Garvin, Danny Barnes and Gabe Gross George Bell turns 65 today. George Bell was born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. His brother Juan Bell also made the majors as a utility infielder for several teams for seven seasons. He has two other brothers who played professional baseball. The Phillies signed George as an … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday George Bell