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The Toronto Blue Jays, 2014: Riding with the Wind
Last season we borrowed from the images painted by glam rocker David Bowie in his classic, ‘Space Oddity.’ Major Tom’s tragic mission strangely anticipated the Jays’ own on-field tragedy. High hopes...
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Mission ’13: Toronto, Ryan Goins and a Culture of Desperation
The Jays have found a new player to love. Earlier this season, Jose Reyes was hurt sliding into second base. That in itself isn’t surprising. What was surprising was how well Munenori Kawasaki played...
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Mission ’13: Did Anthopoulos Boot a Routine Grounder in a Tight Game? A...
Alex Anthopoulos does not get a pass from me. I’m not part of the radical fringe that screams for his head or whines game-in and game-out, but he’s responsible for this mess. I wouldn’t be upset if he...
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Mission ’13: Answering The Kawasaki Question
It’s rare that a utility player gets so much attention. It usually happens when they play very well or very poorly. Kawasaki not only played well, but he became very popular with teammates and fans...
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Mission ’13: The Kawasaki Question
Jose Reyes is scheduled to play at least one more game in AAA Buffalo, and then join the Jays for their series in Boston at the end of the week. I know the math doesn’t work there, but I’m not clear as...
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Mission ’13, Game 73: Jays win 4-2
The start of this game marks the first time the Jays take the field as a .500 team this season. It doesn’t seem like much but it’s better than being a .323 team, which they were earlier this season...
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Mission ’13: What Should the Jays do with Munenori Kawasaki?
It’s no secret that Munenori Kawasaki is as popular as John McDonald, another beloved utility player. In his brief tenure with the Jays, he has a walk-off hit, a game-tying home run, he bows to Melky...
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Mission ’13, Game 66: Jays win 8-0
The Jays began the series well with a solid outing by swingman Esmil Rogers and a timely double by Edwin Encarnacion for a 3-1 win. Lefty Mark Buehrle will face youngster Justin Grimm in game 2. The...
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Mission ’13, Game 65: Jays win 3-1
The Jays left the inclement weather of the Windy City behind for the sultry climes of the Lone Star state, where it was 35 degrees at game time. The Rangers, who are second in the AL West, have...
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Mission ’13, Game 64: Jays win 7-5 in extras
Buck and Tabby mused about the Jays needing to have a “good road trip…going five and two, or six and one” to start turning around the season. Both records are still possibilities but last night’s loss...
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Mission ’13, Game 60: Jays win 6-1
Esmil Rogers got his second start of the season, this time against the hard-hitting Texas Rangers. Nick Tepesch started for Texas. The Rangers occupy first place in the western division, even though...
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Mission ’13, Game 50: Jays win 6-5
It falls to Chad Jenkins to keep the Jays from falling even further behind. Despite scoring 21 runs in the first three games of the series, the Jays are in danger of losing three of four against a...
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Mission ’13, Game 49: Orioles win 6-5
It’s been a good month for Melky. His slash line coming into today’s game is .284/.324/.389. It’s more pedestrian than pretty but on on April 30 it was .241/.291/.287, so he’s taking giant steps in the...
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Mission ’13, Game 46: Jays win 4-3 in extras
We begin with trivia: it’s been one month since JP Arencibia’s last base on balls. Wow. We also forgot Melky’s totals from yesterday’s game. There’s not much to report, as Melky was hitless. With his...
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