On June 13, 1986, the Jays lost to the Tigers 10-5 at Exhibition Stadium.  This game was note-worthy for two reasons.  Cannon-armed Jesse Barfield threw out Dwight Lowry at home plate which was my favourite mid-80s Jays play and Cliff Johnson pinch-hit for Rick Leach and went deep. Cliff friggin'

Blue Jays pitcher Brandon Morrow has 16 strikeouts through 8 innings, but more importantly, he's got a no-hitter and a 1-0 lead. The Rays are coming up in the top of the ninth and I'm going to live blog this inning.  Remember, there is currently only one no-hitter in Blue

Called up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday, J.P. Arencibia homered on the first pitch of his first at-bat, a two-run shot to left in the second. He added another first-pitch homer in the sixth, and finished with four hits. Arencibia is the first player in the modern era

Someone named Rumplestiltz has put together a hip hop song about old school Toronto Blue Jays.  Anyone who reads this blog, especially my collection of old school Blue Jays Songs, knows I'm a sucker for Stieb, Upshaw, Fernandez, Bell and other Jays of yesteryear. I'm not sure about some of

The other day, I started thinking about September 14, 1987.  I watched the Jays take on the Orioles that afternoon, and we hit 10 home runs. 10 home runs in a game by a single team remains the major league record, 23 years later.  I'm hoping this record is never

I don't get out to as many Jays games as I used to, but they're still my team.  If you've read this blog at all during the years, you know how fanatical I was about the Blue Jays from 1983 through 1993.  Growing up, Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth provided

We all love Johnny Mac.  In a previous era, John McDonald could be our everyday SS.  I remember when your defensive gem of a shortstop didn't have to carry a big bat, but those days seem to be long gone. John's father, Jack McDonald, died of liver cancer last Tuesday

I want to thank Shikatani Lacroix and the Blue Jays for sending my son a Jr. Jays Club Official Membership Kit. When I was a kid, I think I would have loved this.  Membership has its privileges, and the kit came with a ball, blue jay Webkinz, Travis Snider card

On June 25, 26 and 27, the Phillies were to play here in Toronto.  That would have meant the return of Roy Halladay, greatest Blue Jays starter of all-time.  That would have been cool. Now the G-20 Summit has gone and screwed that all up.  Security concerns, because the G-20

Vernon Wells went six for 10 in our opening series against the Rangers, with four homers and seven RBIs. No other Blue Jay has hit a homer in the first three games of a season. He is risen.

Vernon Wells and Adam Lind went deep today as the Jays lost to the Rangers on opening day.  That's a great excuse for me to share some audio from our very first opening day on April 7, 1977. This is the late great Tom Cheek calling the first home run

Nothing brings me back to the innocence of childhood the way baseball does.  Throughout the 1980s, I was as big a Blue Jays fan as I was a Maple Leafs fan.  In fact, because we had such a competitive baseball team starting in 1983 while our hockey team was always

I'm addicted to the winter Olympics these days and totally psyched about our men's hockey team.  Of course, that means an entry about the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays. The B-R Blog & Stat of the Day has pointed out that David Weathers remains as the last active player to play

It's the dog days of January and I'm starting to come to grips with the reality Roy Halladay has been traded.  It still sucks, but it happened, and I wasn't consulted on the manner. The GOAT once had the worse season possible.  In 2000, Roy Halladay recorded a 10.64

Roy Halladay took out an ad in today's Toronto Sun, thanking Blue Jays fans. Some will be quick to point out that he forced this trade, and could have easily negotiated an extension.  If Halladay liked us so much, why isn't he retiring a Blue Jay? Those people are cynical

Roy Halladay isn't just the best pitcher in the game, he's a throwback to a time when starters demanded the ball in the ninth inning. He never complains, he just goes about his business. When he's on the mound, you know there's a chance for a 2 hour game. He's

Buck Martinez's kid went to the same primary school as me, at the same time.  He was younger, but we all knew who his dad was. Martinez, in the twilight of his career, was a solid back up to Ernie Whitt who was enjoying some all-star seasons behind the plate

The Toronto Blue Jays have a new starting shortstop for the 2010 season.  They've inked Alex Gonzalez to a one-year contract worth $2.75 million US, plus a 2011 club option. If you're having a deja-vu moment, you're forgiven.  This isn't the first Alex Gonzalez to start at SS for