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2026 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: Just Missed
We wrapped up our 2026 top 40 last week, but before we go we wanted to briefly note a few more guys who we find to be of some interest. Today, it’s the last cuts from the main list, and later Matt and I will each list a few guys we personally find interesting as […]
Jays Lose to Dodgers, 4-1
But hey, at least nobody seems to have gotten hurt. Kevin Gausman had a strong first two innings. He walked Shohei Ohtani to start the game, but then retired the next six Dodgers. They go to him in the third, though. Hyeseong Kim lead offf with a line double to centre, then Alex Freeland laid […]
Game #11 GameThread: Dodgers @ Jays
Game two with the Godless Dodgers. And the second loonie dog game of the season. I had one loonie dog when I was there a few year ago and I was really sick after. I haven’t had a hot dog since and I likely won’t every again (well, at least not until my kids put […]
One Positive Data Point for Jays Hitters Part 1
It is a little early to be looking at underlying data for positives to take away but after the way these 1o games have gone I needed to look for my own sanity and figured I would put the positives out into the world to hopefully will the Jays bats into scoring some runs. Below […]
Dodgers shell Bisons’ pitching staff in 14-2 Jays loss
Dodgers 14 at Blue Jays 2 The last two games I recapped were one run, extra inning losses. Tonight was…not that. The Dodgers picked up right where they left off last fall when they were last here clubbing long balls, and it’s generally not going to be a good night when the other team has […]
Game #10 GameThread: Dodger @ Jays
Stupid Dodgers are in town to play the Jays. Stupid Dodgers. We 1/16th of the way through the season, after this. I’m in Kitakyushu, Japan, one of those places I’m really interested in seeing, when this game happens. And roughly halfway through the holiday. I bought the new OOTP Baseball the other day. The early […]
Kirk Getting Surgery on Broken Thumb and Other News Bits
Blue Jays starting catcher will undergo surgery on his left thumb tomorrow, per John Schneider. Kirk’s thumb was broken and dislocated by a foul tip over the weekend. We had hope that it would be a relatively simple recovery, but the need for surgery would aeem to suggesr a more complex and severe injury and […]
View from the Other Side: Michael Elizondo from True Blue LA
Not exactly the best week to face the Dodgers, as the Jays push through the weakest part of their schedule in 2026 going 4-5, topping it off being swept by the White Sox. The Jays have really struggled with their bullpen, with almost half their games going into extra innings, which is not something you […]
Weekend News Roundup
It was an eventful long weekend for Jays news. The big one was that Alejandro Kirk fractured and dislocated his thumb on an Austin Hays foul tip late in Friday’s game. His actual prognosis won’t be known until he meets with specialists on Monday. In the best case scenario, though, it’ll be several weeks before […]
Jays Lose 3-0, White Sox Complete Sweep
This series has been pretty grim. The pitching hasn’t been awful, one significant meltdown notwithstanding, but the offence largely hasn’t shown up against a pretty bad pitching staff, and now the Jays find themselves on a 1-5 skid and below .500 for the season. In case the results weren’t enough, Addison Barger had to leave […]
Game #9 GameThread: Jays @ White Sox
The last of our three-game series with the White Sox. I am in Nagasaki, Japan today. This is going be one of those heavy days that we sometimes get on holidays. The US dropped an A-bomb on the city near the end of the Second World War. We have been to a few of these […]
Jays Lose One of the Stupidest MLB Games I Have Seen, 6-3
A bullpen day this early in the season is tough, and many of the regulars are tired. But you can’t put Brandon Little into a one run game unless all of the other options are literally deceased. John Schneider did, and as a consequence the Blue Jays lost. Of course, it isn’t all on Little. […]
Game #8 GameThread: Jays @ White Sox
After an rare Friday off-day, their first of the season, the Jays play game the second of a three game series with the White Sox. And today, I’m actually not in Japan. If everything goes as planned we are in Busan, South Korea today. I often buy soccer jerseys when I’m traveling. I have many […]
Another gutpunch extra innings loss for the Blue Jays
Blue Jays 4 at White Sox 5 (10) A few weeks ago, I came across a humourous yet apt video describing this time of year as sucker punch spring for the swings in the weather. Apparently it also applies to the beginning of the season for the Blue Jays, as for the second successive game […]
Game #7 GameThread: Jays @ White Sox
The Jays start their first road trip with an afternoon game in Chicago. And we can see our old friend, Seranthony Dominguez. By we, I mean you. I’m in Maizuru, Japan today, if all goes the way it is supposed to. I very much enjoyed Chicago when I was there a few years ago. I […]
No Game Today
In case you missed the news yesterday, the White Sox have postponed today’s game, their home opener. It’s going to be decently warm in Chicago today, 19 degrees, but there are apparently high winds and the risk that a rainstorm is going to blow through around game time. Here in Calgary it’s blizzarding sideways, but, […]
View From The Other Side: Brett Ballantini from South Side Sox
The Jays went 4-2 at home with a predictable sweep of the Stateless Athletics and a not so predictable 1-2 series loss to the Colorado Rockies, who I am told are still technically an MLB level team. It’s a strong start to the year but frankly the Jays don’t have that many games in their […]
Jays squander Gausman’s brilliance, fall 2-1 in 10
Rockies 1 at Blue Jays 2 (10) It was one of those games where the starting pitcher was going to have to be almost flawless for his team to win. Kevin Gausman was up to the task and did his damnedest in holding the Rockies at bay for six innings, a but bullpen wobbles and […]
Game #6 GameThread: Rockies @ Jays
We are at the end of the first home stand. After the game the Jays will be on their way to Chicago for three games with the White Sox. This is a weekday afternoon game. And it is school day at the ballpark. I was there for a school day and they were handing out […]
Cody Ponce Seeking Second (, Third, etc.) Opinions, Roster Fallout of his Injury
Reports before the game yesterday were that the Jays are seeking multiple opinions on Cody Ponce’s ACL injury. John Schneider is holding out some hope that he can avoid major surgery and therefore potentially pitch again in 2026, but they’re waiting until “all of the opinions” are in. I want to believe fate won’t be […]
Jays Down Rockies 5-1
I said it almost had to go better than yesterday, and it did. Max Scherzer was regularly getting it up to 95 tonight, which has to be a good sign. The offence wasn’t slugging but they notched 14 hits and four walks, and the bullpen kept things low stress. A nice bounce back all around. […]
Game #5 GameThread: Rockies @ Jays
When this goes up, we will be on day 8 of our Japanese adventure. I played tennis a week before we were leaving and a friend I was playing with asked if I was going stop playing since there was only a week until we leave and I wouldn’t want to hurt myself. I said […]
2026 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 1-4
We reach the pinnacle of the system with three infielders and (huge spoiler alert) Trey Yesavage, who arguably has more value than the other three combined though is not long for the list. 4. Josh Kasevich, SS, age 25 (DOB: 1/17/2001), grade: 45, 2025: 4th It is an interesting conundrum that after years of being […]
Cody Ponce Injured in Blowout Loss, 14-5
The big story tonight was Cody Ponce’s injury. He had to leave on the cart, and while we can hope it isn’t serious he had the look of a guy who’s resigning himself to something terrible as he rode off. It was a devastating turn for a guy who’s more than paid his dues to […]
Game #4 GameThread: Rockies @ Blue Jays
The second series of the season. We should be in Hakodate, Japan, when this goes up. It will be Cherry Blossom time when we are there, which, I’m told is a very busy tourist time. I remember a line in a book by Warren Cromartie who went over there to play ball after his playing […]
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