Toronto Blue Jays
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Two years ago today, my friend Mike Kic died. I think about him all the time. Earlier this year, I received a text from his wife. She wanted me to have his #13 Brett Lawrie Blue Jays jersey. I couldn't think of a better way to honour his memory than
Blind Derek visited yesterday, and he came bearing a gift. He's not the first podcast guest to come with a gift. Pete Fowler gave me a bike jersey and OPP toque, Don Landry and many others have brought me a coffee and Mike Wise brought me that, some Tidbits for
I've been sharing retro Blue Jays songs on this blog for over a decade. I loved those old cheesy Jays songs from the late 80s and early 90s. This afternoon, the 2016 season begins for our Toronto Blue Jays. Before you settle in for first pitch, psych yourself up with
I remember watching Goose Gossage play. You simply don't forget a moustache like that. And as a kid, I thought Goose was a pretty fun nickname. Goose went off on Joey Bats Thursday. "Bautista is a fucking disgrace to the game," he told ESPN. "He's embarrassing to all the Latin
I received an email from a reader named Billy who has a question for the hivemind. What is the more impressive line up? CFNY 102.1 The Edge circa 1997 or the 2015 Toronto Blue Jays? The 1997 CFNY 102.1 the Edge lineup was: Humble and Fred - weekdays
I had read an article yesterday that Munenori Kawasaki was looking to sign with a National League team, so I was ready for the big news my wife gave me this morning. My wife: Kawasaki is gone. He's a Chicago Cub now.Me: Good riddance to mediocre ballplayers!My wife:
The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired relief pitcher Drew Storen from the Washington Nationals in exchange for outfielder Ben Revere and a player to be named later. The Nationals will also send cash to the Blue Jays in the deal. Revere was a fun addition down the stretch and a
The Blue Jays have signed free-agent starter J.A. Happ to a three-year, $36 million contract. As smarter people than I will tell you, that ends the dream we'd re-sign David Price. Did you really think Price was coming back. I sure didn't. Price embodied the frenetic — and successful — approach
For the second time in franchise history, a Toronto Blue Jay has been named American League MVP. Josh Donaldson joins George Bell in this exclusive club, having received 23 of a possible 30 first-place votes to edge Mike Trout. Donaldson arrived from Oakland in a trade that had Brett Lawrie,
I'm an unabashed Toronto sports fan. I've been root, root, rooting for the home teams for as long as I can remember. This past month has reminded me of the three-tiers of pro-sports in Toronto. There's group A, consisting of the Leafs, Blue Jays and Raptors, and group B, composed
Following 22 years in the wilderness, the Blue Jays built up a lot of goodwill this season. I was personally obsessed with this team after the trade deadline, perhaps the greatest trade deadline of all-time. You can thank Alex Anthopoulos for that. Mark Shapiro, hired on the last day of
I'm a Toronto sports fan. That means I've experienced far more failures than successes over my four decades of life. In fact, my three favourite teams have won a combined two championships in my lifetime. That was back in '92 and '93 when my Jays won back-to-back World Series titles.
The Blue Jays hype train departed the station in late July, and hasn't really let up. With a big win yesterday, we're headed back to Kansas City for game six of the ALCS. These are indeed exciting times. For Jays fans, this has been a long time coming. If you're
I've been sharing retro Blue Jays songs on this blog for over a decade. I loved those old cheesy Jays songs from the late 80s and early 90s. The Jays got back into their series with the Royals yesterday and hope to tie things up this afternoon. While things are
Holy shit. What a game. Win it for Joey Bats. Best. Bat. Flip. Ever. Damn that felt good.
Joe Carter took Mitch Williams deep in the ninth inning of game six of the 1993 World Series. It was October 23, 1993. Today is October 14, 2015, 8,026 days later. It's been 8,026 days since the Jays have won a playoff series. 8,026 days, but today
What the hell is John Gibbons doing with David Price? I'm ecstatic we've forced a game five tomorrow night at the dome, and I'm glad Marcus Stroman is getting the start, but for the life of me I don't understand why Gibbons is misusing our ace. Up 7-1 in the
Win it for Roy Halladay, the greatest starting pitcher in Blue Jays history. He won 148 games, a Cy Young Award and was all class during a dozen seasons in Toronto. To pitch in the postseason, he had to leave for Philadelphia. Win it for Carlos Delgado, the all-time leader
I appeared on Humble and Fred's show this morning, talking Blue Jays fever and spinning a few retro Jays songs. It was great fun chatting with the guys about the three songs they put together in the early 90s. Here's my segment. You can hear the entire episode of Humble
For the first time since 1993, our Blue Jays could clinch the A.L East pennant. It could happen tonight, as the Magic Number is only 2. That also makes this the first time the Jays could clinch since I started blogging in 2002. There have been a few highlights
Rays TV and radio, Jays TV and radio and the Spanish broadcast. Unfortunately, no French this time.
I've been sharing retro Blue Jays songs on this blog for over a decade. I loved those old cheesy Jays songs from the late 80s and early 90s. I've already shared Erin Davis's "Blue Jays B. Goode" and "I'm a Jays Fan", so this completes her trifecta. I talked to
As you likely know, the Blue Jays have the longest active playoff drought in all of Major League Baseball. In fact, we have the longest active drought of all the four major North American leagues: MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL. That drought ends this season. In fact, it's possible we
Russell Martin hit a big home run for our Jays last night. It's the biggest Jays hit since Joe touched 'em all in '93. Here how the hit sounded: Park SoundsESPNFAN590SportsNetWADO (Spanish)YESWFANTVA Sports (French)
