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The Blue Jays are now, after a road trip through Tampa and Boston, sitting at 15-24. They are in dead last in their division. And yet, I am encouraged. Through April, and even through the first few games in May, …

May 12, 2013, 8:13 pm EDT via infieldfly.ca

Baseball without a clock, is viewed, I believe, a little differently than other sports. When one team goes ahead early, it obviously reduces the chance of that team winning the game. Unlike football, say, when you can take a knee …

May 7, 2013, 12:03 pm EDT via infieldfly.ca

The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners 10-2 on Sunday afternoon. They were unable to build on the consistent results against Seattle and Boston early in the week, and scored early and often. Manager John Gibbons was victimized by …

May 5, 2013, 8:52 pm EDT via infieldfly.ca

This is just about the worst. I say ‘just about’, only because the Florida Marlins and Houston Astros exist, and are, for their own reasons, locked in a battle for worstness. The Toronto Blue Jays, team that I love, is …

Apr 29, 2013, 12:16 am EDT via infieldfly.ca

This is the velocity chart for Brett Cecil’s last appearance of 2012. Brett transitioned to the bullpen in 2012, after trying, and failing to find a way to be effective with an 89mph fastball as a starter.  When he switched …

Apr 23, 2013, 3:00 pm EDT via infieldfly.ca

I did not watch tonight’s game. Of course, the Jays won. Of course, this also happened: (GIF via Paul Sporer) As of this writing, nobody knows exactly how long Reyes will be out, but here’s what we do know, via the …

Apr 13, 2013, 12:07 am EDT via infieldfly.ca

Twenty years ago, Brett Lawrie was three years old. Twenty years ago was also the last time the Blue Jays were legitimate contenders as the MLB season began. Unless Lawrie has some kind of superhuman memory, the 2013 season is the first …

Apr 2, 2013, 9:00 am EDT via infieldfly.ca

1. Melky Cabrera is sorry…. that he won’t be giving any more interviews until the first question is about something he did ON the field. 2. Colby Rasmus has a custom glove with the word ‘Razzle’ written on it. I …

Mar 28, 2013, 10:05 pm EDT via infieldfly.ca

Every time the validity of a radar gun is questioned, I imagine that this product exists, somewhere. Filed under: Toronto Blue Jays Tagged: baseball, funny,

Mar 24, 2013, 2:44 pm EDT via infieldfly.ca

Everybody loves R.A. Dickey. I don’t blame them. Over this last part of the winter, Blue Jays fans have seen a lot of him, and of his crazy knuckleball. I’m excited to have him as the de facto ace of …

Mar 9, 2013, 10:20 pm EST via infieldfly.ca