Artificial Turf Blues Games 64-68: That Elusive .500
 

GAME 64 8-1 Loss vs. Tampa Season Record: 31-33 Before begrudgingly discussing tonight’s fairly troubling outcome, we continue our list of the best seasons by starting pitchers in Toronto Blue Jays history with numbers 9, 8 and 7. 9. DAVE STIEB – 1983 – The fourth of six consecutive well above average seasons before wear […]

Artificial Turf Blues Game 63: 99 Games Left
 

GAME 63 4-0 Win at Seattle Season Record: 31-32 Firstly, our continuing countdown of the finest seasons by starting pitchers in Blue Jays history. Today we’ll look at numbers 12 to 10. 12. RICKY ROMERO (2011) It looked like things were all coming together for the young lefty to embark on a great career in […]

Artificial Turf Blues Games 59-61: Tough Love
 

GAME 59 4-1 Loss at Oakland Season Record: 28-31 After enduring a humiliating, franchise record streak of 34 consecutive hitless at-bats with runners in scoring position, did the Blue Jays finally break it with a ringing double off the wall to score a pair of runs?  A no-doubter three run home run? No. They broke […]

Artificial Turf Blues Games 56-58: Reliever Rankings
 

GAME 56 7-0 Loss vs. NYYankees Season Record: 27-29 As a complement to last month’s completely ramshackle list of the Top 25 offensive seasons in Blue Jays history, today I will begin a list of the Top 25 pitching seasons in Toronto’s history. I have arbitrarily decided to split the seasons up into relievers and […]

Artificial Turf Blues Games 52-55: That’s so Jays
 

GAME 52 6-4 Win vs. Cincinnati Season Record 25-27 The Toronto Blue Jays are finding their feet. They are starting to play like the team that I expected them to be before the season. They are hitting home runs, playing better defence and the bullpen appears to have righted the ship after a shaky beginning […]

Artificial Turf Blues Game 50: Yard Marker
 

GAME 50 3-1 Loss vs. Texas Season Record 23-27 The 50th game of the season is often used as an arbitrary yard marker for teams, a spot on the schedule marked by both by the fans and by their General Managers as a time to evaluate where their team is currently sitting and what to […]

Artificial Turf Blues Game 49: One Shake of the Head
 

GAME 49 3-1 Win vs. Texas Season Record: 23-26 Yesterday the Rangers had an advantage in starting pitching and the Blue Jays won anyway. Today, both teams each had their best starters going and despite sitting Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson, the Blue Jays won anyway. Tomorrow it’s Joe Biagini vs. Andrew Cashner so I […]

Artificial Turf Blues Game 48: Smoke & Mirrors
 

GAME 48 7-6 Win vs. Texas Season Record: 22-26 Well, they don’t ask how, they only ask how many. Despite doing everything they could to give this game to the Rangers, the Blue Jays managed to win tonight, ultimately making Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson’s return to the lineup a happy night at the ballpark. […]