Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Sarah Crabill/MLB Photos via Getty Images Nine Years Ago Today The Blue Jays won game 4 of the ALDS over the Rangers. The Jays had lost the series’ first two games and faced an uphill battle. However, we won this one pretty easily, 8-4, scoring early and often. From the recap: It started perfectly. Ben Revere put down an excellent bunt single, and Josh … [Read more...] about Today in Blue Jays History: Jays win ALDS Game 4

Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Only one playoff game today, Padres @ Dodgers (go Padres). Yu Darvish (7-3, 3.31 in 16 starts) starts for the Padres. He’s made one start in his series, getting a win, throwing 7 innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 earned, 2 walks with 3 strikeouts. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (7-2, 3.00 ERA in 18 starts) … [Read more...] about Friday Playoff OpenThread: Padres @ Dodgers

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Nine Years Ago Today (back in the old days when we would win the odd playoff game, not enough of them, but some of them). The Blue Jays were down two games to none in the best-of-five 2015 ALDS series against the Rangers. It was win or go home, and we got the win 5-1. But it was too close until Troy Tulowitzki homered in the sixth … [Read more...] about Today in Blue Jays History: Tulo Homers

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We have two games today: 6:00 Eastern: Guardians @ Tigers. Tigers are up 2-1. Today's Lineups GUARDIANS TIGERS Steven Kwan - LF Parker Meadows - CF Kyle Manzardo - DH Kerry Carpenter - DH Jose Ramirez - 3B Matt Vierling - RF Josh Naylor - 1B Riley Greene - LF Lane Thomas - CF Colt Keith - … [Read more...] about OpenThread: Thursday Playoff Games

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Troy Tulowitzki turns 40 today. You’ll remember that we traded for Tulo back at the trade deadline in 2015. Jose Reyes had fallen out of favour (he says he’s putting it as nicely as he can), and the Jays worked out a big trade to get rid of him. It worked out well at the time. We made the playoffs that year and the next. And none of the … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Troy Tulowitzki and Lourdes Gurriel