March 11-17, 2013 in Review
While the World Baseball Classic grabbed most of the headlines this week there were a few Blue Jays tidbits. Here is what’s new: Bluebird Banter has an interesting piece that attempts to build on work...
View ArticleMarch 18-24, 2013 in Review
As the Blue Jays enter the final week of spring training, most of the news and discussion is centred around the finalization of the team’s 25-man roster. As we’ve written previously, spring training...
View ArticleMarch 25-31, 2013 in Review
This week the Blue Jays closed out spring training and finalized their roster. The big news, as we’ve already covered, was that Ricky Romero was sent down to Dunedin to work on his mechanics and J.A....
View ArticleWeek #1: April 1-7, 2013 in Review
After months of off-season build up and anticipation, that certainly wasn’t the opening week for which we had hoped. That said, outside of yesterday’s 13-0 blowout at the hands of the Boston Red Sox,...
View ArticleWeek #2: April 8-14, 2013 in Review
The week started with the Jays losing two of three to the Tigers in miserable conditions in Detroit. Things were starting to look up in Kansas City as the Jays got out to an 8-4 lead in the opener, but...
View ArticleWeek #3: April 15-21, 2013 in Review
It was another week of mixed results for the Blue Jays, as they lost four of seven games at home, including two of three to the division rival New York Yankees. The team welcomed back Brett Lawrie, but...
View ArticleWeek #4: Apr. 22-28, 2013 in Review
A brutal April continued for the Blue Jays this week as they lost 6 of 7 with all 7 games being decided by 2 or fewer runs. The week also saw Josh Johnson miss a start with a sore triceps and R.A....
View ArticleWeek #5: Apr. 29 – May 5, 2013 in Review
With an incredibly disappointing April finally over, the Blue Jays and their fans are hoping that May will bring much better fortunes. Unfortunately, one week into a new month and we’re seeing much of...
View ArticleWeek #6: May 6-12, 2013 In Review
The past week was a bit of a roller coaster for Jays fans as the team started strong by taking the first two games against Tampa Bay only to lose the final two. Continued setbacks for Josh Johnson and...
View ArticleWeek #7: May 13-19, 2013 In Review
It was a relatively quiet week for the Blue Jays, with two scheduled off-days and a rainout in New York leading to only four games being played. The Jays managed a split, sweeping the reigning World...
View ArticleWeek #8: May 20-26, 2013 In Review
After taking two of three against Tampa the Jays managed a split against Baltimore on the strength of a dramatic ninth inning comeback on Sunday. While the pitching staff continues to struggle with...
View ArticleWeek #9: May 27-June 2, 2013 In Review
It was another mediocre week for the Blue Jays, who continue to waste precious time playing near-.500 baseball, while they remain about ten games off the pace of the AL East leaders. Once again,...
View ArticleWeek #10: June 3-9, 2013 in Review
The Jays enjoyed a rare week with two off-days and managed a split in San Francisco before returning home to take 2 of 3 from the Rangers. The week also featured the MLB player draft, an 18-inning...
View ArticleWeek #11: June 10-16, 2013 in Review
Finally! It took eleven weeks, but for the first time in 2013, the Blue Jays played like we had all hoped they would. The team is riding a season-high five-game winning streak, and has pulled to within...
View ArticleWeek #12: June 17-23, 2013 In Review
Well that was quite a week! The Blue Jays continued their winning ways by taking 6 straight against the Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles. That, combined with 5 wins to finish up the previous...
View ArticleWeek #13: June 24-30, 2013 In Review
What a difference a week can make. The Jays 11-game winning streak ended on Monday as they lost 2 of 3 to Tampa Bay and followed that up by dropping 3 of 4 in Boston. Yesterday’s loss came when Adam...
View ArticleWeek #14: July 1-7, 2013 In Review
The Blue Jays’ 11-game winning streak now seems like a distant memory as the club returned to its win one, lose one ways. The week began and ended with wins, but in between, the Jays struggled in...
View ArticleWeek #16: July 15-21, 2013 In Review
It was a short week as Major League Baseball shut down for the All-Star break, but like so many weeks this year it was a disappointing one as the Jays were swept at home by the Tampa Bay Rays. With the...
View ArticleWeek #17: July 22-28, 2013 In Review
The Blue Jays offence exploded this past week, to the tune of a .897 team OPS, 11 home runs and 31 walks, producing 41 in seven games. However, the team’s pitching staff did its best at exploding, or...
View ArticleWeek #19: August 5-11, 2013 In Review
I was somewhat surprised to reflect on the the week and find that the Blue Jays had managed to win as many games as they’d lost. Perhaps the pessimist in me has finally emerged, four months into a...
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