Author | Rob Neyer

So I'm just sitting around in my pajamas Wednesday afternoon, fooling around on the Internets as usual, when this becomes a part of my life: Gonzales is now, essentially, starting this game. I blame the #Jays for this. Ricky was not ready, should hot have come up. #Mishandled. — Dirk Hayhurst (@TheGarfoose) May 8, 2013 What elicited this Twitterrific screed?...

May 8, 2013, 9:44 pm EDT via baseballnation.com

Today there's great news from St. Petersburg: Blue Jays right-hander J.A. Happ, knocked from the game by a line drive less than 24 hours ago, has been discharged from hospital and is in good spirits. Happ's incident, coming on the heels of serious injuries suffered on the mound by Juan Nicasio in 2011 and Brandon McCarthy in 2012, has of...

May 8, 2013, 3:54 pm EDT via baseballnation.com

Here's some News That Won't Surprise You: The Houston Astros own the worst run differential in the American League. Exactly as predicted. Here's some News That Might Surprise You: The Canada Jays and the Orange County Angels own the second- and third-worst run differentials in the American League. Exactly as not predicted by you, by me, or by anyone else...

May 7, 2013, 3:43 pm EDT via baseballnation.com

If you want to get to know R.A. Dickey, the best way is to read his book, now available in paperback with a sweet, sweet, Timothy Busfield-reminiscent cover. But if you don't have the "time" to read a whole book, Ben McGrath's profile in this week's New Yorker hits hits all the high points. And there's something to be said...

April 29, 2013, 4:27 pm EDT via baseballnation.com

This development shouldn't shock anybody now, but it's been a strange turn of events: In a move that nobody could have predicted a year ago, the Blue Jays optioned left-hander Ricky Romero to Class A Dunedin on Tuesday evening. Romero goes from being the club's Opening Day starter in 2012 to not cracking its 25-man roster the following spring. It's...

March 27, 2013, 10:21 am EDT via baseballnation.com

Welcome to the first installment of the Baseball Nation divisional-preview roundtable, in which our two authors fearlessly predict what's going to happen. This is the first time we've done something like this. Don't look at last year's roundtable! That doesn't count! Those predictions were made under duress...

March 26, 2013, 3:48 pm EDT via baseballnation.com

In the wake of the Blue Jays' latest big deal, the Las Vegas bookmaker Bovada has installed the Jays as favorites to win the 2013 World Series. Here are the five teams at the top of the list: Toronto Blue Jays - 15/2Los Angeles Angels - 17/2Los Angeles Dodgers - 17/2Washington Nationals - 9/1Detroit Tigers - 10/1 Those odds are...

December 20, 2012, 8:30 am EST via mlb.sbnation.com

How are the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays the same? Last season, the Royals lost 90 games and the Jays lost 89 games (the Royals were outscored by 70 runs, the Jays by 68). The Royals haven't been in the playoffs since 1985; the Jays not since 1993. Both teams have just traded their No. 1 hitting...

December 17, 2012, 12:58 pm EST via mlb.sbnation.com

If you believe Mark Buehrle and his agent -- and why wouldn't you?! -- Buehrle was both shocked and annoyed about getting traded to the Blue Jays. Some choice quotes, via Mark Berardino: "I'm upset with how things turned out in Miami," Buehrle said. "Just like the fans in South Florida, I was lied to on multiple occasions. But I'm...

November 21, 2012, 5:20 pm EST via mlb.sbnation.com

Well, it took six days. But maybe that's to be expected, when a trade involves a dozen players and the baseball schedule isn't providing some time-sensitive imperative. Six days after news broke about the Miami Marlins' fire sale and their corresponding 12-player trade with the Toronto Blue Jays, the deal has been approved by Commissioner Bud Selig and is official....

November 19, 2012, 4:29 pm EST via mlb.sbnation.com