Rebuilding The Blue Jays
So now what? 48-56 on July 27 was not the way 2024 was supposed to go. Yes, the offseason was a letdown but surely the team was going to...
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June 2004 marked the most important inflection point in my life. I attended my first Blue Jays game. They lost but I fell in love for the first time. I threw myself into reading and knowing everything about the game, knowing everything about the game. This blog is a step on what I hope will be a journey towards leaving a lasting impact on the game I love. Whilst at it, I hope to also share interesting inisghts on other sports like hockey or soccer. Here's to hoping that you will join me on the journey.
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The Scoop On Yariel Rodriguez
The Toronto Blue Jays finally made a major splash on the free agent market this offseason by signing 26 year old Cuban right-hander...
MLB Free Agency: Where Do The Blue Jays Go From Here?
So we struck out. He went to the Dodgers. Maybe we got duped. Maybe we got outbid at the eleventh hour. That said, it’s time to dust...
Shohei Ohtani Free Agency: The Longest Day
9:30AM PST. Orange County, California. A Globemaster 5000 takes off from John Wayne Airport in Orange County en route to Toronto. It is...
Killing Them Softly: The Mark Eichhorn Story
If I told you that one of the greatest relief seasons in baseball history was pitched by a 26 year old right-hander who couldn’t have...
World Baseball Classic Daily Dispatch March 12th and 13th
Venezuela 9 - 6 Puerto Rico Venezuela started fast but hard to find off a bit of a scare late to see off a hot Puerto Rico team. They got...
World Baseball Classic Daily Dispatch March 11th and 12th
Venezuela 5 - 1 Dominican Republic The group of death got a little deathier overnight as Venezuela pinned a surprise loss on the...
World Baseball Classic Daily Dispatch March 10th and 11th
Australia 12 - 2 China Mercy rule was used for the first time in this WBC at the expense of China. Australia smells blood in the water...
World Baseball Classic Daily Dispatch March 9th and 10th
Cuba 13 - 4 Panama That was much better from Team Cuba. More importantly, they finally found their offense at the expense of Panama's...
On World Baseball Classic Eve
By 10PM Toronto time, tomorrow night, the World Baseball Classic will officially begin with the game between Cuba and the Netherlands....
2023 World Baseball Classic Pool D Preview
Overview: Location: Miami Florida, USA Teams: Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Israel Venue: Loan Depot Park (home...
2023 World Baseball Classic Pool C Preview
Overview: Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Teams: USA, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Great Britain Venue: Chase Field (home of the Arizona...
2023 World Baseball Classic Pool B Preview
Overview: Location: Tokyo, Japan Teams: Japan, South Korea, Australia, Czechia, China Venue: Tokyo Dome (home of the Yomiuri Giants)...
2023 World Baseball Classic Pool A Preview
Overview: Location: Taichung, Taiwan Teams: Netherlands, Cuba, Taiwan, Panama, Italy Venue: Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium...
How I Would Fill My Hall Of Fame Ballot
The big day is coming. Soon we will know who joins Fred McGriff in the Class of 2023. It is a rather interesting ballot and Baseball...
New Year's Message
I want to start by first of all by sending you all my very best wishes for 2023. I wish to follow this up by also thanking each and every...
What Chris Bassitt Brings To The Blue Jays
***All stats quoted are from Baseball Savant*** The Blue Jays made their first free agent splash for the winter in the last week...
On The Daulton Varsho Trade
***All stats quoted are from Baseball Savant*** Here comes the boom! The Jays have made their second big splash of the off-season. The...
The Blitz
All the groans have gone silent. No longer are the Blue Jays "finalists" for key pieces. Tyler Chatwood, Kirby Yates, and as I write...
Where The Blue Jays Go From Here
So where do they go from here? An off-season that had promised to be fast-paced and agressive has so far been anything but. The Blue Jays...
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