John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Red Sox 4 Jays 1 Remember August, when it looked like the Jays knew how to play baseball, were winning some of the time, and could actually score? Wasn’t that fun. Well, we are back with the team that can’t score. I’m tired of writing about losses. Oh well, Chris Bassitt couldn’t find and didn’t like the strike zone. He walked 7 in 4.1 … [Read more...] about Jays Lose Again
Game #157 GameThread: Red Sox @ Jays
Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images The Jays second last series of the year starts tonight. The team has made little bits of news this afternoon: Shi Davidi tells us that prospects expected to play in the Arizona Fall League include: Pitchers: TJ Brock, Lazaro Estrada, Ryan Jennings, Johnathan Lavallee and Kendry Rojas. Position players: Eddinson Paulino, Adrian … [Read more...] about Game #157 GameThread: Red Sox @ Jays
Happy Birthday Dennis Lamp and Willie Greene
We did have color film back then, I don’t know why this needs to be in black and white. | Photo by Ron Bull/Toronto Star via Getty Images Former Blue Jays reliever Dennis Lamp turns 72 today. Lamp pitched three seasons for the Jays in the middle of a 16-year MLB career. His career started in 1977 with the Cubs, and he pitched for four seasons there. In 126 games, 108 … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Dennis Lamp and Willie Greene
Jays Lose Another
Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Blue Jays 3 Rays 4 I want to talk about one moment in the game....the rest was the same old stuff we’ve seen all season with the team that can’t score. In the sixth inning, Jonatan Clase doubled off the left field wall (only a coupleof feet off a home run) to lead off the inning. Now Clase is fast, that’s what got him to the majors. I was … [Read more...] about Jays Lose Another
Game #156 GameThread: Jays @ Rays
Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images The last road game of the season. It hasn’t been a run season, but at least we aren’t White Sox fans (they lost their 119th game yesterday). It is a 1:40 Eastern start time. Ryan Burr gets the start. It would nice if he would go 2 innings. Ryan Yarbrough will be the bulk guy. And then it is Johny Wholestaff. No Springer today. He’s … [Read more...] about Game #156 GameThread: Jays @ Rays