James and I were at the dome last night to catch the Jays and Orioles in the third of a four game series. It was our first game of year and it was bizarre to say the least. The Ball: It pays to be a four year old kid. We
June 18, 2026
Toronto Blue Jays
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I still hear those ads on the radio. They feature a kid playing A.J. Burnett in chess. A.J. is ultra competitive, mentioning his no-hitter and fastball. The ad complements the numerous print ads I've seen featuring Burnett, the expensive free agent signed last December by the Toronto Blue
When Roy Halladay improved his Cy Young season's record to 7-1 yesterday, the Blue Jays put themselves in position to sweep the series against the Devil Rays today. Don't bet on it. This is the ninth time this season we've been in position to sweep a series and thus far
In the mid 90s, Alex Gonzalez was touted as a can't miss prospect for the Blue Jays. Although not a great batter, he was a stellar defensive shortstop who gave us eight promising years. In 2001 he hit .253 with 17 homers, 76 RBIs and stole 18 bases. He also
I'm still trying to hunt down a good MP3 of Gord Downie's "Hallelujah", but there is another song on my hit list. I'd absolutely love a digital version of our old Blue Jays song "Ok Blue Jays Let's Play Ball". I have such fantastic memories of that stupid song. I
Josh Towers allowed another five runs in the first inning last night against Boston. Towers, who is 0-6, became the first six-game loser in the majors. The Blue Jays are 5-3 against the Red Sox this season, and all the losses have come in Towers' starts. His ERA currently sits
In a game in which Julio Franco became the oldest player to hit a home run at the age of 47, Kazuo Matsui was accomplishing a different rare feat. His inside-the-park homer leading off the third made this the third straight year he's homered in his first at-bat of the
So far, so good for our Blue Jays. The newbies came through and Roy Halladay pitched another gem as we beat the Twinkies 6-3 in front of 50,449 at the ballpark fomerly known as SkyDome. All was perfect, but something was missing. For the first time in the history
The Blue Jays open their 2006 season on Tuesday when the Twins come to town. For the first time in a while, there are very real expectations for this club. We're all thinking about the playoffs again. Here's our starting rotation, better than it's been in years. Roy HalladayA. J.
Back in May of 2003 I put together a list of those who played for our 1993 World Series winning team and were still active at the time. Not counting youngsters who didn't play in the playoffs, there were seven names on that list. Yesterday, Al Leiter retired, ending his
Reading about South Korea's victory over the United States at the 2006 World Baseball Classic, I came across a quote from USA manager Buck Martinez regarding Hee-Seop Choi's three-run homer. It was only then that I realized our two catchers for much of the 80s were well represented in this
With the signing of free-agent catcher Bengie Molina to a one-year deal worth $4.5 million US with a mutual option for 2007 worth $7.5 million or a $500,000 buyout, Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi has now made five significant upgrades to the roster. Right-handed
The Jays have been busy beavers lately, making quite the off season splash. The sports headlines around these parts are full of letters. There's J.P., B.J., A.J. and O.K. Earlier this week, we traded outfielder Gabe Gross and pitchers Dave Bush and Zach Jackson to Milwaukee
Another key member of our back-to-back World Series championships has retired from baseball. John Olerud calls it quits as a .295 career hitter with 255 home runs and 1,230 RBIs in 2,234 games. Johnny O's best season was 1993 when he won the AL batting title with a
If you believe what the Globe and Mail is claiming today, our Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a deal with free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett that will pay the righthander $55-million US over five-years. This significant free agent signing comes only ten days after the Jays landed B.J.
Depending upon who you believe, B.J. Ryan and the Toronto Blue Jays may have reached a preliminary agreement on a $47 million, five-year contract. If this is true, and I'll bet it is, it's the largest deal for a reliever in the history of baseball. Rogers takes some of
When Chris Carpenter was named the National League Cy Young Award winner yesterday, I started thinking of what might have been. Carpenter and Roy Halladay were once the bright future of our Toronto Blue Jays, until Carpenter suffered a serious shoulder injury and flew the coop after the 2002 season.
There was a period of time when Toronto Blue Jays were a lock to win Gold Gloves in centre field and second base. From 1991 through 1995 Devon White and Roberto Alomar accomplished the feat every year, translating strong play up the middle into a couple of sweet World Series
The Ford C. Frick Award is an award bestowed annually by the Baseball Hall of Fame to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball." This year, our very own Tom Cheek is on the ballot. Visit the 2006 Ford C. Frick Award Nominee Voting page between now and November 30
Al Widmar was 80. He was the Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach from 1980 to 1989 and helped in the development of Dave Stieb, Jim Clancy, Jimmy Key and David Wells under managers Bobby Cox, Jimy Williams and Cito Gaston. Just yesterday I paid tribute to The Drive of '85.
I don't want to let the 2005 baseball season end without paying tribute to The Drive of '85. Twenty years ago, our Blue Jays won their first divisional pennant and got their first taste of post-season play. Can you believe that was twenty years ago? In 1983, my first full
Checking my referral log I see many of you are here with the same heavy heart I carry. Tom Cheek has passed on and we're all looking to relive those glorious memories he provided. There's no debate as to which call was his definitive masterpiece. It was the bottom of
Tom Cheek was 66. He was the beloved broadcaster who became the voice of baseball in Canada and called an incredible 4,306 consecutive Blue Jays games from Bill Singer's first pitch on April 7, 1977 until last June 3, when he skipped a game in Oakland because of his
The excitement surrounding the pennant races in Major League Baseball this season has me thinking back to the good ol' days when our Toronto Blue Jays were perrenial contenders. For two October's in the early 90s they ruled these parts stealing our hearts with back-to-back World Series Championships. I lived
My favourite moments during Blue Jays games I attended James' first game, my first game ball (read more) (2004)Roy Halladay goes 26 outs with a no-hitter (1998)Skipping school to attend the final opening day at Exhibition stadium and witnessing a Jimmy Key 3-0 victory (1989)Being part of
