The Return of the Vern; Wells Homers on First Pitch Back in Toronto
It’s now been months since the surprise deal that sent Vernon Wells to the Angels in the first move of Anthopoulous’ chess game to contention. The team had faced their old Center Fielder before; at the...
View ArticleSix Things About the Weekend
One: The Jays took the series against the Angels. More specifically, they won 2 out of 3 against the number 3 and 4 ranked starters in the American League; Jered Weaver and Dan Haren. These wins put...
View ArticleWhat Do You Get for the Heart of the Franchise? Aaron Hill and John McDonald...
That earthquake you might have felt this afternoon was my heart breaking a wee little bit. This just in: the Jays have traded Aaron Hill and John McDonald to the Diamondbacks in exchange for 2B Kelly...
View ArticleA Chat with Brian Jeroloman
This past Spring, I was lucky enough to con Brian Jeroloman into spending a couple of minutes after a game to chat a bit about training, about (then) new manager John Farrell, and about his hopes for...
View ArticleWaiting for Yu: It’s all Speculation for Now
Looking for news on Yu Darvish? Join the club. I’ve been glued to Twitter for the past 12 hours, reading into tweet after tweet after tweet. This morning, MLB announced that four teams placed bids for...
View ArticleTake Your Dog to the Game 2012
I’m still lobbying the Jays to bring back “Dog Day” this summer, but from what I heard last season, it’s a long shot at best. One of the hallmarks of Toronto’s Dog Day was the pre-game dog parade...
View ArticleUpdated: Casey Janssen and the Blue Jays Avoid Arbitration
If one can read anything into Casey Janssen’s latest tweet, it’s that the 30-year old RHP has agreed to a multi-year deal with the Blue Jays. Janssen and the Jays had filed for arbitration at a mere...
View ArticleIs the battle for left field just a formality?
As the final week of workouts winds down before the Spring Training matchups start, Blue Jays fans are beginning to get signs that perhaps the question of Left Field isn’t as much of a question as we’d...
View ArticleBrett Cecil to start Saturday’s Spring Training Opener
This afternoon, manager John Farrell announced that the slimmed-down and shaped-up leftie will take the mound for this Saturday’s game against the Pirates. To say that Brett Cecil had a rough season in...
View ArticleBlue Jays Spring Training Broadcasts
Although it’s an amazing, indescribable experience, few fans can make it to watch Jays spring training games in person. But whether it’s really a once-in-a-lifetime experience, or 2012 just isn’t your...
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