Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Kevin Sousa/Getty Images We get to play the Angels again after a nice win in game one of the series. We were get to see Danny Jansen in Monday’s restart: Alex Cora just announced that Danny Jansen will catch Monday’s resumed game against the Blue Jays. Jansen was in Toronto’s lineup when the game went into a rain delay and was ultimately suspended. Cora said … [Read more...] about Game #129 GameThread: Angels @ Jays

Kelly Johnson | Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB via Getty Images 13 Years Ago Today The Blue Jays traded Aaron Hill and John McDonald to the Diamondbacks for Kelly Johnson. I remember the trade mostly because I was in Fernie, BC. This was back when WIFI wasn’t everywhere, and there were Internet Cafes. Fernie had one, and you went there and used one of their computers to … [Read more...] about Today in Jays History: Jays Trade Hill for Johnson

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Once again, the Jays offence exploded early but then failed to build on the lead. In contrast to last night, though, the pitching was mostly up to the task. The bullpen wobbled late but didn’t collapse. It was a fun game all around. Ryan Burs struggled through the first, giving up a single and a walk, but got it done. The Jays got greedy, … [Read more...] about Jays Win 5-3

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Ryan Burr gets the start tonight, probably with Ryan Yarborough following as a bulk guy. That's not ideal as a way to win a ballgame, but it’s necessary because the Jays are approaching the midpoint of an 18 games in 17 days stretch with a double header on Monday. Slipping a bullpen day in now allows Jose Berrios and Yariel … [Read more...] about Game #128 GameThread: Angels at Jays

Photo by Rich Pilling/Getty Images And My Wife Today is the Birthdays of former Blue Jays Paul Molitor and Drew Hutchison. And, far more importantly, it’s my wife’s Birthday. We were going to go hiking at Lake Louise today. Molitor is 68 today. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he was a first-round pick in the 1977 amateur draft, the third pick overall (Harold Baines and … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Paul Molitor and Drew Hutchison