Author | Ty Norton

We are in the season where children provide their Christmas “wish list” and adults make resolutions for the New Year and also make “wish lists.” With that being said, lets take a sneak peek on what may be on your favourite Jays “wish list” and what their resolution may be.  Mark Buehrle Wish: A seamless [...]

December 13, 2012, 7:26 pm EST via backinblue.kc-media.net

With free agency opening and Blue Jays already making two transactions today, trading for reliever Jeremy Jeffress from Kansas city and signing Macier Izturis to a 3 year deal, it got me thinking: from a free agent point of view, what are the draws and drawbacks of signing with the Toronto Blue Jays.  Pros: -       [...]

November 8, 2012, 10:09 pm EST via backinblue.kc-media.net

With what could be described as a “eventful” 2012 season for the Jays, from injuries to controversies to the Manager being traded, focus is now turning to 2013 in what the team has been saying all along as “the year we contend for the playoffs.” But before we get to caught up on what the [...]

November 1, 2012, 9:52 pm EDT via backinblue.kc-media.net

Leftfield for the Toronto Blue Jays has been a revolving door for years.  Names like Reed Johnson, Ben Francisco, Gabe Gross, and Shannon Stewart have occupied the position. This year, the big battle in camp was between Travis Snider and Eric Thames for the starting position. Thames initially won, but was sent down for poor [...]

September 17, 2012, 6:19 pm EDT via backinblue.kc-media.net

A quick glance at the upcoming series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox and it looks like a boring series between two teams fighting for fourth place in the American League East. But if you dig a little deeper, there is a sub-plot involving managers on both sides that the media will [...]

September 6, 2012, 4:49 pm EDT via backinblue.kc-media.net

The “dog days of summer” in baseball terms is the period between the All-Star Game and September first.  It is a time where teams are in the middle portion of their schedule, where the season grinds on, and teams become contenders or pretenders. Unfortunately for the Toronto Blue Jays, they are once again pretenders. A [...]

August 29, 2012, 4:28 pm EDT via backinblue.kc-media.net

Coming into this year, the bullpen was once again supposed to be one of the strengths of the Blue Jays, but injuries and trades have forced the team to call-up and send down relievers on a weekly if not sometimes daily basis. Below is the list of relievers who started the season with the Jays [...]

August 14, 2012, 4:47 pm EDT via backinblue.kc-media.net

With the rash of injuries that continue to hit the Blue Jays, it has given some prospects their first taste of Major League Baseball. One of them who has benefitted is highly touted shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, who was called up due to the injury of Brett Lawrie. “Hech” has been playing third while Lawrie is [...]

August 6, 2012, 10:05 am EDT via backinblue.kc-media.net

With the Blue Jays in the middle of the wild-card race, what we as fans have to remember is that if this team gets a wild-card spot, there is no best-of-five right away. There is a one-game playoff. With that being said, looking at the starting rotation, I break down each pitcher’s pros and cons [...] ...

July 25, 2012, 5:26 pm EDT via backinblue.kc-media.net

In part three of six, I look at my favourite players all-time from teams who reside in the American League West ...

June 28, 2012, 9:28 am EDT via backinblue.kc-media.net