MLB News and Views from Toronto's #1 Cubs Fan
After last season's disappointing 76-86 finish, the Toronto Blue Jays are off to a strong start in April, going 6-4 in their first ten games and winning three out of the first four series played. Not that such things matter much at this time of the year, but their record of 8-5 has them sitting…
Now that we're one week into the 2018 season and fans are already freaking out over disappointing performances by their favorite teams (looking at you, fellow Cubs fans!), I thought it would be worthwhile to take a look at how the Jays' new faces, some of whom were discussed in a prior post, have opened the season.…
Continue reading ➞ 2018 Blue Jays Acquisitions Status Report
A lot of big news hit the MLB this week, including Jake Arrieta signing with Philadelphia, as well as controversial facial expressions during the Houston Astros' visit to the White House. Here are a few items you may have missed: Blue Jays' Injury Woes Continue. As I speculated in a prior post, both SP Marcus Stroman…
After two consecutive playoff appearances in 2015 and 2016, the Blue Jays endured a disappointing 76-86 season in 2017, finishing fourth in the AL East. This was mainly due to injuries to star 3B Josh Donaldson, as well as to SS Troy Tulowitzki and SP Aaron Sanchez. The Jays are looking to bounce back this…
Continue reading ➞ 2018 Blue Jays Season Preview: Good News and Bad News
With about a month to go until Spring Training and as heated speculation about the final destination of free agent SP and World Series goat Yu Darvish continues, the Cubs have signed journeyman C Chris Gimenez, a former teammate of Darvish's with the Rangers. The wide consensus among those following the Cubs is this is…
Continue reading ➞ Cubs Sign Backup Catcher in Attempt to Woo Darvish, Jays Get Older