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Last news: December 31, 1969 19:00:00

Total news: 598
Last news: December 31, 1969 19:00:00

Which .250 hitter will be next to undo the Toronto Blue Jays? Utilityman Miguel Cairo turned the trick on Wednesday night against Toronto, smashing two doubles and driving in three to give the Seattle Mariners a 4-2 win as the Jays dropped two of three to the AL’s worst team. Cairo was hitting just .206 with two [...] - [Read more]

The Toronto Blue Jays couldn’t hold on to the lead on Canada Day in Seattle. The Jays, who led 6-2 and looked in control, let one get away, falling 7-6 to the Mariners. Starter Jesse Litsch looked tentative for the first two innings but hung in there, but still seemed headed for his 9th win of the [...] - [Read more]

This post comes with a double helping of optimism as the Jays currently sit in last place in the division, a full 2.5 games back of anyone. However, those who continue to sing the swan song, claiming the season is over, may have to hold their breath for a few weeks. While we have not the [...] - [Read more]

On Saturday afternoon, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Atlanta Braves 9-5 had to hang on–barely. Starter John Parrish, making his season debut thanks to Shaun Marcum’s injury, did the job with six innings of four-hit ball, turning a 6-1 lead over to the bullpen. Jays reliever Brian Tallet, however, imploded and gave up four runs in [...] - [Read more]

Welcome to Toronto, John Parrish! What a great performance by the ex-Oriole pitcher, as the lefty was called up from Triple-A and proceeded to shut down the Atlanta Braves in his Blue Jay debut. The 30-year-old Parrish is 10-1 with a 2.74 ERA in 15 games at Triple-A Syracuse, and was called up only because of Shaun [...] - [Read more]

When the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays first met in the 1992 World Series, their six games were dominated by great pitching. Likes like Tom Glavine and John Smoltz pitched well back for the Braves then. Now, both are on the DL and the Braves had to turn to a rookie on Friday night at Rogers [...] - [Read more]

To be honest, I didn’t think the Toronto Blue Jays had a chance on Thursday. Yes, the Jays had tallied 14 runs on Tuesday and followed that up the next night with 5, splitting the first two against the Cincinnati Reds at Rogers Centre. But the Jays were facing the Reds’ Edinson Volquez, who entered with baseball’s [...] - [Read more]

Two amazing things happened tonight at the Rogers Centre. 1) The Blue Jays turned in a 22-hit, 14-run performance. Their highest output of the season and only their fifth double digit splurge all year. 2) AJ Burnett not only pitched well but did nothing to make Toronto fans hate him even more than we already [...] - [Read more]

Jesse Litsch of the Toronto Blue Jays pitched an odd game at Pittsburgh on Saturday night. In Litsch’s six innings, he allowed only six baserunners; yet the Blue Jays lost their seventh straight, 6-3 against the mediocre Pirates. The Pirates hit three two-run bombs off Litsch (7-4), getting out to a 6-1 lead by the fourth inning. Overall [...] - [Read more]

Just yesterday, JP Ricciardi did exactly what everyone has been clamoring for them to do for months: they fired John Gibbons. Instead of remorse, confusion or frustration, my initial response was: “Did they get rid of Ernie Whitt too?” The answer is yes, but that is how much I cared about Gibbons staying in town. The [...] - [Read more]

Things were supposed to be different for the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. They had so many things going for them. Cito Gaston, the skipper who guided the Jays to back-to-back World Series championships in 1992-93, was back. Their ace, Roy Halladay, was on the mound–the perfect man to try and stop a five-game losing streak. Halladay, after [...] - [Read more]

After an agonizing prolonged absence due to a broken laptop, I was forced to watch this most recent series with the Cubs without the beauty of an outlet to vent my frustrations. One substantial kick in the groin came in the series finale when the Jays were unable to touch Ted Lilly was about all I [...] - [Read more]

The Blue Jays fell 6-2 to the Chicago Cubs at Rogers Centre on Saturday, thanks to a former friend’s big three-run blast. That would be ex-Blue Jay, Reed Johnson, who clubbed a three-run shot off Toronto ace Roy Halladay in the second inning. Of course, Johnson was released in March thanks to the signing of Shannon Stewart, [...] - [Read more]

Scott Rolen finally hit one out. Good riddance. The Blue Jays third baseman ended 32-game homerless streak with a solo blast in the third inning, as Toronto edged the visiting Chicago Cubs 3-2. Rolen’s blast came right after Matt Stairs had given the Jays a 2-0 lead with a clout of his own, a two-run job. It was [...] - [Read more]

This has been the Toronto Blue Jays’ story all season long. Get a great outing from their starter, but don’t score any runs and end up losing. For Jays right-hander Shaun Marcum on Wednesday afternoon, it’s the same old story once again. Marcum, tied with Cliff Lee of the Indians with the AL’s lowest ERA (2.52) heading into [...] - [Read more]

So let me get this straight: The Toronto Blue Jays welcomed baseball’s worst team, the 22-41 Seattle Mariners, to the Rogers Centre, and couldn’t beat them. - Alex Rios, batting leadoff, went 3-for-4. But he didn’t score a single run. - The Jays had their first two runners on base in the seventh and ninth innings, when David [...] - [Read more]

Say what you want about BJ Ryan’s blown saves in the past week, but tonight’s loss to the Mariners frustrated me more than any other game the Jays have played this year. Here are some of the lowlights that only scratch the surface of how easily this game could have been won by Toronto: Jarrod [...] - [Read more]

The Toronto Blue Jays are done with the last-place Baltimore Orioles at last. Though you wouldn’t know which team was the inferior one, given the fact the O’s took two of three at Rogers Centre. The Jays’ next opponent, however, will be baseball’s worst team, and this will be a must-sweep for Toronto. The Seattle Mariners, 22-41 and [...] - [Read more]

This was supposed to be the Toronto Blue Jays’ winning formula all season: Get big hits from center fielder Vernon Wells, and clutch pitching from ace Roy Halladay. On Sunday, that proved to be the winning combination as the Blue Jays salvaged the finale of their three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre, winning 5-4. Toronto, [...] - [Read more]

Good news for the Toronto Blue Jays: Vernon Wells is back.  Wells, who came off the DL on Saturday, entered the Toronto-Baltimore contest in the top of the second inning at center field. Wells replaced left fielder Shannon Stewart in the leadoff spot, with Alex Rios moving from center field to left. The apperance of Wells surely must [...] - [Read more]