Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Brad White/Getty Images Jason Frasor turns 47 today. Jason is our franchise leader in games pitched, with 505 (no one is beating down the door to pass him; Tim Mayza, at 300, is the current pitching leader in games played), yet we forget about him. I don’t know that he was anyone’s favourite. Jason was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 33rd round of the 1999 … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Jason Frasor

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images Orioles 2 Blue Jays 3 If the Jays had tried this scoring in the first inning stuff earlier in the season, maybe we wouldn’t be 15.5 games out of first now. The bottom of the first had some of almost everything: George Springer started it off by lining one up the middle, almost taking the pitcher out (thankfully, he ducked. Getting … [Read more...] about Jays Just Pull Out A Win

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images Game three of the series with the Orioles. It would be nice to win the series. Gausman has a 4.05 ERA in his last five starts, with a 3-1 record. Kramer has a 5.40 ERA in his last five starts, with a 0-4 record. Lineups: Today's Lineups ORIOLES BLUE JAYS Colton Cowser - LF George Springer - DH Anthony Santander - … [Read more...] about Game #115 GameThread: Orioles @ Jays

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Getty Images 14 Years Ago Brandon Morrow threw 8.2 no-hit innings. The Jays would win 1-0. It is likely the best pitching performance I ever watched. With two out in the ninth, Evan Longoria hit a ground ball between second and first. Aaron Hill made a super effort to get to the ball and got a glove on it, but it bounced off the glove and into … [Read more...] about Today in Jays History: Brandon Morrow Throws One-Hitter

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images Happy Thursday. If it were your job to sign Vlad to a long-term contract, what would you be offering? 10 years? $35 million per? The White Sox fired their manager (surprise). If you are interested in the job, email your resume to thegatesofhell@CWS.com (I just found out that no one owes the domain thegatesofhell). Also, the White … [Read more...] about Thursday Bantering