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Storm of Flying Hats Delays Blue Jays Game
The Blue Jays are in the process of putting a whooping down on the Rangers Tigers, led by Edwin Encarnacion and his nine RBIs. After his third homer, a grand slam to bring the score to 13-1 in the seventh inning, Jays fans delayed the game by throwing a bunch of hats all over the Rogers Centre groun...
And Now, The Rare Sacrifice Fly Scored By A Man From Second Base
Tigers center fielder Anthony Gose caught a long fly from Josh Donaldson during fourth inning action in Toronto today and casually started jogging back to the dugout. That’d be fine, except it wasn’t the third out of the inning—and the Blue Jays had Ryan Goins on second base....
The Blue Jays Are Gonna Cut You Down
One creative Blue Jays fan edited together every team home run (through Aug. 26) and set it to Johnny Cash’s version of “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” for an oddly captivating compilation. You’ll find something new to watch with every viewing....
Jose Bautista Gives Up An Inside-The-Park Home Run
Jose my friend, what’s going on here? Delino DeShields got the easiest and silliest three RBIs of his career here thanks to Bautista’s drive-by defending. Lost in the folly of the Blue Jays outfielding is the absolute clinic third base coach Tony Beasley is putting on here to usher in all three of t...
Jose Bautista Is Boycotting The Blue Jays' Broadcaster Over The Cost Of A Rookie's Suit
The Toronto Star reports, and Jose Bautista confirms, that the Blue Jays slugger has been boycotting Sportsnet since the broadcaster forced rookie Devon Travis to pay for a suit he purchased as part of a “makeover” segment aired three months ago....
Jose Reyes Is Not Enjoying His Time With The Rockies
Forgive Jose Reyes if he comes off as more than a little salty this Denver Post article, because how else is a guy who was just traded from the most exciting team in the league to one of the most depressing supposed to feel? ...
The Blue Jays Are Killing Everyone, And Why Wouldn't They Be?
One of the more frustrating things in baseball over the past few years has been watching the perpetually okay Toronto Blue Jays continue to be nothing more than just okay, because in a sports landscape populated by mountebanks who preach the virtues of losing, they’ve actively been trying to win, wh...
Russell Martin Chases Pop-Up Over Dugout Railing, Almost Eats It
Russell, my man. Your team is on an eight-game winning streak, it’s the first inning, and you’re playing against the sadsack A’s. Don’t throw it all away getting injured trying to catch a foul ball!...
Are The Blue Jays Gonna Do It?
Since they traded for Troy Tulowitzki just 10 days ago, the Toronto Blue Jays have surged into the final wild card spot and halved their deficit to the Yankees in the AL East. Friday kicked off a crucial weekend series between the two teams, the first of 13 games they’ll play between now and the end...
Kevin Pillar Lays Out For Another Amazing Catch
Earlier this season we saw Kevin Pillar scramble up the SkyDome wall to take away a homer, and now he’s laying out with Michael Jordan-like hang time to catch a ball he has no business catching. According to a variety of defensive metrics Pillar ranks around the 20th best defensive outfielder in bas...
The Royals And Blue Jays Hate Each Other And We're All Winners
So, here we go. The postseason series we’d get if there’s any justice in this world. Royals and Blue Jays, two newly resurgent franchises with big designs on October, and a sharp and abiding acrimony for each other that wasn’t satisfied by yesterday’s bench-clearing or name-calling....
Blue Jays Trade For David Price, Are Coming For The AL East
Just two days after trading for all-world shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, the Toronto Blue Jays have gone and pulled off another blockbuster. According to multiple reports, the Jays have landed Tigers ace David Price in exchange for a package built around top pitching prospect Daniel Norris. ...
Troy Tulowitzki Crushes Homer For First Hit As A Blue Jay
In his next two at-bats he hit doubles, and eventually came around and scored. A three-hit, three-RBI, three-run debut—with another at-bat to come—is just what the Blue Jays were hoping for when they traded for Tulowitzki. ...
Drake's New Diss Track Comes With A Great Sports Troll
Drake and Meek Mill are beefing because Meek claimed that Drake doesn’t write his own raps. This morning, Drake released his second diss track aimed at Meek, and it’s pretty good, as diss tracks go, but what I really like about it is the cover art:...
Report: Troy Tulowitzki Had No Idea He Was Being Traded
If there’s one thing you can say about this era of Rockies baseball, one that has included five straight seasons with 73 or more losses, it’s that the team has shown a knack for executing big-ticket trades as ham-fistedly as possible....
Reports: Troy Tulowitzki Traded To Blue Jays For Jose Reyes
According to numerous reports, the Colorado Rockies have traded star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to the Toronto Blue Jays. Ken Rosenthal reports LaTroy Hawkins is also going to the Blue Jays, while Jose Reyes and prospects will be heading back to the Rockies....
Blue Jays' Awful Baserunning Turns Grounder Into Triple Play
You want to see a 3-6-2 triple play? Here’s one, courtesy of some putrid baserunning by the Toronto Blue Jays. How rare is this play? The last time it happened was in 1955, according to SABR....
Why Did You Swing At This Pitch, Pablo Sandoval?
Pablo Sandoval swung at an R.A. Dickey pitch above his eyes, and thought it would end well. He grounded out to short....
Josh Donaldson Dives Into The Stands To Make The Catch Of The Year
Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson just made a play that will very likely go down as the best of the year....