What We Know So Far…

Memorial Day is one of the traditional benchmarks for a major league baseball season. Division races begin to take the shape they are likely to resemble for the rest of the season and player stats are more likely to resemble those that are projected forward according to their current pace. Batters have accumulated enough plate […]
If the MLB Season Ended Today:

With approximately 125 games played so far this season, what would happen if the MLB playoffs began this week? Who would be a definite lock-in for the postseason, who would be on the bubble and which teams would be watching the playoffs on television? American League: Division Leaders: Houston Astros-West, Cleveland Guardians-Central, New York Yankees-East […]
Highlights from a recent Jose Bautista Interview

Our friends at Betway interviewed former Toronto Blue Jay and bat flip expert, Jose Bautista at the following link. What follows is our favorite moments and our comments on them. On the season so far… Bautista seemed excited that outside of the top teams, there seems to be more parity across the league than there […]
Toronto Blue Jays World Series Odds Shortened Heading Into Playoffs Amid Amazing Run

The Toronto Blue Jays have upset the apple cart in the American League on the back of a remarkable run that only came to an end in a series opener against the Baltimore Orioles this past Friday night. The team appears poised to make a late dash for playoff contention which has taken just about […]
Dave Stieb: I wouldn’t change my time in Toronto for anything

Our friends at Betway Insider sat down with former Blue Jays pitcher Dave Stieb and this is what came from that conversation. Visit Betway for the latest sports betting odds. Dave Stieb was never supposed to be a pitcher. The seven-time All-Star and Toronto Blue Jays legend came through the ranks in the outfield, and was named […]
Joe Maddon to win NL Manager of the year

The NL Manager of the Year Award is a tribute given yearly since 1983 to the best managers. A number of managers have won the award in a season when they guided their team outstandingly well to more wins. In this year, managers such as Joe Maddon of the Cubs, Terry Collins of the Mets, […]
Jose Reyes Was Key to Blue Jays Success
When the Toronto Blue Jays lost Jose Reyes until at least the All-Star break this weekend, a lot of other things were lost as well. The Jays were attempting to recreate what the Miami Marlins started last offseason when they signed every available free agent. Most, if not everyone believed it would work and we all […]
The Toronto Blue Jays will win the World Series in 2015

Yes, I said it. The Toronto Blue Jays, who are more affectionately known as the AL East‘s younger brother who always gets picked on will win the World Series in 2015. Why not? They could do it, right? Anything is possible! Thing is, this prediction doesn’t come at JUST the regression of the Red Sox […]
Three Reasons the Blue Jays Will Win the AL East
Ross Parcel May 29, 2012 Mr. Fantasy Freak The Blue Jays have been near the bottom of the AL East for a long time. Even when they had superstar Roy Halladay, they were troubled to find success in such a powerful division. This year is different, however. Anything looks possible with the Yankees and Red […]
Bautista Returns to Hot Corner
Thursday night, Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos announced that the team’s star right fielder, Jose Bautista, will be moving to third base until top prospect Brett Lawrie fully recovers from a broken left hand, sustained on a HBP just days before the Jays were planning to give him the starting job at third. Lawrie was expected […]
Reflections on the Blue Jays so far in 2010
Hi. Long time no talk. My fault, we’ll try to be a bit more regular here. So what’s happening with the Blue Jays? Well we are 4 games above .500 in August, which, considering all the ‘experts’ had us losing 100+ games isn’t all that bad. You’d think people that are that wrong wouldn’t be […]
My Recent Appearance on Pro Rumors TV
As some of you already know, I was asked over the weekend to be a guest on the up & coming webcast, Pro Rumors TV with hosts Allan and Ted (a Yankees fan). This was my second time on the show with them. The first time I just called in not knowing this was a […]
For The Toronto Blue Jays, The Future is Looking Good
APRIL is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. _ -T.S. Eliot, the Wasteland _It’s been an interesting April here in Blue Jay land. It’s been something of purgatory for the Jays, so far, with many key players from better-than-you-thought late aughts […]
Sal Fasano Back With the Jays, With a New Role
One of the most popular part-time players of recent memory will return to the Blue Jays organization, marking a new chapter in his baseball career. Sal Fasano recently retired as a player and has been appointed as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays Single-A minor league team, the Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League. The […]
Blue Jays Reflections on the New GM
Greetings from the frozen north, and man is it frozen this winter. Anyway, what has been going on with the Jays? Well, we are about 100 days into the career of our new GM Alex Anthopoulos and so far most reviews are positive. His first few steps have been to beef up our scouting department […]
Blue Jays Reflections: Playing for Next Year?
Hi all. Time for our monthly look in from north of the border. Actually, it is well past time. Sorry, I’ve been on holiday and then I tried to catch up on everything that wasn’t being done over the holiday. And I’m lazy. But I digress. What has happened in the world of the Jays […]
June Reflections on the Blue Jays
When my partner in crime, Tom, penned his last epistle about our beloved azure corvidae, things were just going great in the Queen City. He mentioned how much he was enjoying the season thus far, and confided that he wasn’t sure how long the Jays could keep it up. The answer – not long. Almost […]
The Blue Jays Are On Fire!
Hi from us at Bluebird Banter where, I can quite honestly say, I have never enjoyed baseball as much in my life. And I was there for the Jay’s World Series seasons. The great part of it this time is that we weren’t expected to be anywhere near this good. It really is good to […]
Reflections on the Blue Jays
So spring training is over, the season is underway, and the Jays have gotten off to a decent start – not that it has changed any of the seemingly unanimous consensus around the baseball world and T-dot media that the Jays are going absolutely nowhere. I traveled from my home in Washington DC to Toronto […]
Reflections on the Blue Jays
Greetings from the Great White North and man is it ever white this year. I’m sure this is the worst winter in the last several years. I’m Rincewind and a great guy named Hugo and I run a blog called Bluebird Banter where we blather on and on about the Toronto Blue Jays. It is […]
Reflections on the Blue Jays’ Off Season
Hi everyone, and greetings from the great white north (metaphorically speaking, in my case– I actually live in Washington DC). I’m Hugo, and Rincewind and I (more on that later) run Bluebird Banter, a blog dedicated to discussions and ruminations on our favourite azure-tinged corvids. It’s a great site full of great folks and we’d […]
Toronto Blue Jays Off Season Report
Season Wrap Up The 2008 season found the Jays in 4th place behind the Rays, Red Sox and Yankees, but was not without its highlights. The pitching staff, despite injuries toJanssen and Halladay (to begin the year) and McGowan for good parts of the year, were still the best in the MLB with a 3.49 […]
Sitting On Top of the Bay
Tampa Bay At the beginning of the year, I thought this was going to be the best year the Rays ever had, but I didn’t think they’d be in 1st place come September. Their pitching staff has been outstanding, especially their starters Scott Kazmir (after missing the first month of the season), James Shields, Matt […]
Team Analysis: AL East – Toronto Blue Jays
AL East – Toronto Blue Jays C – Gregg Zaun: Although he only hit .242, his OBP was nearly 100 points better due to his high walk rate which was among the Jays’ highest in 2007. 1B – Lyle Overbay/Matt Stairs: I never thought I’d hear myself say (or rather write) this, but the versatility […]