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Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Thirteen games left in this mess of a season. And it is Roberto Clemente Day in the MLB. Clemente died on New Years Eve 1972 in a plane crash. He was delivering aid packages to Managua, Nicaragua, which had a major earthquake just before Christmas. Clemente found out that the Nicarguan government were blocking aid to the area (stealing it for … [Read more...] about Game #150 GameThread: Cardinals @ Jays

John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Yesterday’s game was a lot of fun. We should try winning more often. Varsho is day-to-day with a sore shoulder; today, we have Lukes in CF and Loperfido in left. Today’s lineup. Wagner gets a day off, Davis Schneider plays second and Vlad’s back at first. It had a day with the glove yesterday. I’m still more of a fan of him playing … [Read more...] about Game #149 GameThread: Cardinals @ Jays

Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Cardinals 2 Blue Jays 7 Two wins in a row. When was the last time that happened? 2015? We were 1-1 in the bottom of the sixth, and the Jays had the bases loaded with one out, so I was worried about how they would blow this great chance. Ernie Clement grounds one right at the drawn-in shortstop. The throw home beats Nathan Lukes to the plate by … [Read more...] about Jays Win Second In A Row

37 Years Ago (1987) The Blue Jays beat the Orioles 18-3. And they did it on the power of ten home runs. Ernie Whitt had three of them. I was always a fan Whitt’s. That left-handed, all-out-pull swing. He often finished his swing with his left knee on the ground. It was a swing I tried to imitate, unsuccessfully, of course. I don’t know how you track a ball while your head drops … [Read more...] about Today In Jays History: Jays Hit 10 Home Runs

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images The Blue Jays start a three-game home series against the Cardinals tonight. The Cardinals are 74-72, in third place in the NL East and six games back in the Wild Card race. The Cardinals are second last in the NL in runs scored per game, at 4.11 (Jays are at 4.22). And they are tenth in the NL in runs allowed per game at 4.52 (the … [Read more...] about View From The Other Side: Cardinals Questions For lil_scooter93 From Viva El Birdos