So just how big is this trade the Blue Jays made with the Marlins yesterday? Here’s your answer: if you made a bet in Las Vegas that the Toronto Blue Jays would win the 2013 World Series on Tuesday morning, your odds would have been 100-1. If you tried to make the same bet on […]
This time last year the Blue Jays were in hot water with their fanbase. When General Manager Alex Anthopoulos failed to land Yu Darvish (despite claims made the entire weekend that the Jays got him) and didn’t even bother to make an offer to Prince Fielder, fans were less than impressed. Then Anthopoulos really stepped […]
In parts 1 and 2 of this report card, the Blue Jays pitching woes were covered, and with them out of the way, it’s time to take a look at the other half of the diamond, and see how the Toronto lineup stacks up. The Jays ended up in the middle of the pack offensively, […]
I am going to be perfectly honest with you: I had very serious doubts about the new wildcard playoff game when Selig announced the new format before the start of the 2012 season. After watching how things worked out to end the season, baseball’s new playoff system was just one blown call short of perfection. […]
While it was a rough year for the Toronto Blue Jays starting pitchers (see part 1 of the report card), the bullpen fared somewhat better. After a rough start that saw highly touted new closer Sergio Santos lose his season due to an injury and veteran Francisco Cordero completely lose his edge, the Jays managed […]
For Blue Jays fans, the 2012 season was one that started with high hopes, but ended in crushing disappointment. After having a stellar preseason and managing to stay in the wild card hunt up until the All-Star Break, the Jays fell apart in the latter half of the season, stumbling their way into a 73-89 […]
Omar Vizquel has barely taken the field in his one season with the Toronto Blue Jays, but at last night’s final game of the season, even the thousands of displaced hockey fans who had never heard of the man knew they were in the presence of a legend. 24 years in the major leagues, 11 […]
The picture says it all; the Red Sox are sinking ship. The team that finally broke the curse of the bambino has been tanking for quite a while. Ever since last season’s horrific September collapse, the Sox have been going down and have not been able to turn things around. As a result, they could […]