J.A. Happ injury is a reminder of baseball’s risks
J.A. Happ’s injury was a sobering reminder of the danger pitchers face daily. (Scott Audette/Reuters) Every once in a while, we get a reminder of how dangerous sports can be. The gruesome injury to Kevin Ware in this year’s NCAA basketball tournament was proof that everything happening on the court, or on the field, or on the ice, carries some More...
200 wins and counting: Roy Halladay retrospective
Roy Halladay limited the Miami Marlins to five hits and one run over eight innings to notch win 200. Alright. Let’s talk about Roy Halladay.200 wins two-time Cy Young winner eight-time All-Star perfect game More...
Jose Reyes injury could shuffle the Toronto Blue Jays deck
Jose Reyes’ injury further amplifies the Toronto Blue Jays’ poor start. ((John Sleezer/MCT) It would have been better had Jose Reyes broken his ankle. You know the situation is pretty grim when that’s More...
Blue Jays: Demotion may be just what Ricky Romero needs
Alone and so far, far way — Ricky Romero begins his season in high-A Dunedin. About a month ago, I wrote about Ricky Romero’s opportunity to rebuild his career in Toronto. After all of the offseason pitching More...
Enough of the hype! Toronto Blue Jays will not make postseason
Will R.A. Dickey’s knuckleball hold up in the tough AL East? (Fred Thornhill/Reuters) It happens every year. A team (or teams) makes a few offseason acquisitions, and it immediately becomes a World Series More...
Toronto Blue Jays preview: All-in for AL East crown in 2013
The return of Joey Bats is the cherry on top of a spectacular offseason for the Toronto Blue Jays and their fans. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) The Toronto Blue Jays last sampled the postseason in 1993 when More...
Does WBC need service-time limit to safeguard players?
Could Brett Lawrie’s injury while playing for Canada lead to discussions about WBC format? Who really cares about the World Baseball Classic? With the latest news of Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie More...
Toronto Blue Jays fans need not worry about slow spring start
Don’t worry Toronto Blue Jays fans, things will get better. (Fred Thornhill/Reuters) After a wildly exciting offseason, the highly touted Toronto Blue Jays are off to a slow start in Dunedin. There’s a laundry More...
Five starting rotations that will be fun to watch in 2013
Toronto’s starting rotation to watch includes Mark Buehrle, R.A. Dickey and Josh Johnson. (Fred Thornhill/Reuters) With spring training well underway, and opening day a little over a month away, it seems time More...
Former ace Ricky Romero faces challenges as fifth starter
Ricky Romero must adjust to moving to the #5 spot in the Blue Jays’ starting rotation. (Derick E. Hingle/US Presswire) Amid all of the hype of the Toronto Blue Jays’ offseason moves, Ricky Romero could quietly More...
