Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Jared Blais/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Jays will make a lot of money in program sales for the rest of the season. The Jays have sent Luis De Los Santos to Buffalo, and Will Wagner has been called up. Wagner came to us from the Astros in the Yusei Kikuchi trade. Wagner is the son of former MLB reliever Billy Wagner. He’s a 26-year-old left-handed batter. … [Read more...] about Jays Call Up Will Wagner

Gerry Angus-USA TODAY Sports That was grim. Chris Bassitt had a rough day, which happens, but the offence was also entirely absent against a not-great pitcher in J.P. Sears until it was effectively over. Vlad also ended his hitting streak with a terrible day at the plate, grounding in to a pair of double plays. After his last couple of months you can’t get mad at one … [Read more...] about A’s Thump Jays 8-4

Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images And Melky Cabrera Colby Rasmus turns 38 today. Colby was a first-round pick in 2005, 28th in all. We picked Ricky Romero 6th. He was on Baseball America’s top 100 prospects three years in a row. #29 in 2007, #5 in 2008 and #3 in 2009. In 2009, Colby made it to the majors, hitting .251/.307/.407 with 16 home runs, picking up a few Rookie … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Colby Rasmus

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images That was one of those maddening games (there have been too many) where we just couldn’t score, and it didn’t look like we were interested in scoring. That’s the fifth time they have been shut out this season (I thought it would be more), but they have scored just one run 18 times. It was also the first time they lost 1-0. At least … [Read more...] about Game #118 GameThread: A’s @ Jays

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images The offence disappeared once again today. They managed just six base runners, on two hits, two walks, and two hit by pitches. they also managed to erase two of those six with double plays. Neither of the hits was for extra bases. The one silver lining is that Vlad managed to extend his hit streak to 22 games, drawing within four of … [Read more...] about A’s Blank Jays, 1-0