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Play Ball! 2015 Toronto Blue Jays Preview
April 5th, 2015 by Joshua Murray“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” – Rogers Hornsby, MLB player/manager 1915-1953 With a 9-1 win over the Reds in Montreal on Saturday afternoon, Spring Training has finally wrapped up and it’s time to […]
2014 Toronto Blue Jays Advent Calendar!
December 1st, 2014 by Joshua Murray‘Twas month the before Christmas… and that meant kids were starting to eat chocolate from their advent calendars. But why should kids have all the fun? Since today is the 1st of December, and we’ve officially entered “Countdown to Christmas” mode, I decided to put together a Blue Jays Advent Calendar with a list of players […]
Keeping The Faith – The 2014 Toronto Blue Jays Final Push
September 12th, 2014 by Joshua MurrayIt’s Friday, September 12 and the Toronto Blue Jays have 17 games remaining on the schedule, including tonight’s series opener versus AL East rival Tampa Bay. So… what does this mean? Well, the Jays are currently 10.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for the AL East lead – but they are only 3.5 games behind […]
The Biggest Swing of 1988, a Story of Brothers and Baseball
June 21st, 2014 by Joshua MurrayIt’s April 1988 in rural southern Ontario. David Peterson is Ontario’s Premier, Brian Mulroney is Canada’s Prime Minister, The Toronto Blue Jays are playing their last full season at Exhibition Stadium led by Dave Stieb, Jimmy Key, George Bell and Jesse Barfield, and summer is still 2 months away. None of that matters to this […]
Learning to Believe in the 2014 Blue Jays
June 7th, 2014 by Joshua MurrayIf you’ve been paying attention to the world of baseball, particularly, you know that the Toronto Blue Jays are the hottest team in baseball right now. For a lifelong Blue Jays fan, it’s been a little hard to process. It’s been 21 years since our boys of summer made the playoffs. 21 years since they […]
20 Mostly Ridiculous Predictions For The 2014 MLB Season!
March 29th, 2014 by Joshua MurrayOpening Day is a stone’s throw away… I am quite excited. You probably guessed that already. And as per the usual, I’m going to take a crack at coming up with some predictions for the season. Some will be right, some will be wrong, some I never even expect to come true. It’s up to […]
2014 Spring Training Countdown: 4 Days
February 8th, 2014 by Joshua MurrayWith less than a week to go until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training for the Toronto Blue Jays, we still have questions that we would like answered… ℚ Will the Blue Jays be getting any starting pitching help? Like maybe A.J. Burnett or Ubaldo Jimenez or Ervin Santana… or someone else… anyone else… ℚ Who […]
2014 Spring Training Countdown: 51 Days
December 29th, 2013 by Joshua MurrayAttention: There are only 51 days left until Toronto Blue Jays pitchers and catchers report to Dunedin for Spring Training. To say that things are going to look different for the Blue Jays in 2014 would be accurate. However, they may not look different enough for some fans after the disappointment that was the 2013 […]
The Future of the Toronto Blue Jays Outfield?
September 1st, 2013 by Joshua MurrayAfter the 2013 season ends for the Toronto Blue Jays we will immediately start asking what needs to change for next season so we don’t see a repeat performance in 2014. The outfield is one of the things that has some room for change/improvement/opportunity. Currently the depth chart shows Melky Cabrera ($8m) in left field, […]
Maybe It’s Time For New Little League Memories
August 18th, 2013 by Joshua MurrayYesterday before we walked through the gates of the CNE for day 2 of The Ex, Trish and I stopped at the Exhibition Baseball Field to catch a few innings of Little League action. The 57th Annual Lions-CNE Peewee Baseball Tournament is being played now and features 32 teams of 12 and 13 year olds. […]
My All-Time Toronto Blue Jays All-Stars
July 21st, 2013 by Joshua MurrayI’m 31 years old, and as most of you are aware, a life-long Toronto Blue Jays fan. And with Carlos Delgado being added to the Level of Excellence at Rogers Centre today I’ve been thinking about the best players I’ve seen in a Blue Jays jersey in my time as a fan. Note: The All-Star […]
What Comes Next For The Toronto Blue Jays?
June 25th, 2013 by Joshua MurraySo the Blue Jays have been pretty darn hot over the last few weeks. They’ve found the .500 mark again, they can see the Wildcard and Division leaders in their sights and they believe that they have a chance to make something happen. The question becomes, what can the Blue Jays do over the next […]
Meet Me In The Bleachers – An Ode To The Ball Park.
June 7th, 2013 by Joshua MurrayFresh grass, cut neatly, smelling sweetly. Pliable leather, woven into balls and gloves. Popping together with every pitch and catch. Perfect dirt, raked around home plate, the rubber and bases. 60 feet 6 inches and 90 feet away. The crack of the bat. Loud, clear and perfect, coming from a sweet swing and ball barrelled […]
Life Was Good With A Long Weekend Of Blue Jays Baseball!
May 28th, 2013 by Joshua MurrayOn the weekend I had myself a little Blue Jays home stand with a 4 game streak at the Rogers Centre. Friday, game 1, Trish and I had a date night in section 209 vs. the Orioles with rookie Sean Nolin making his big league debut. It wasn’t a solid game for the home team […]
20 Mostly Ridiculous Predictions For The 2013 MLB Season!
March 25th, 2013 by Joshua MurrayOpening Day is less than a week away! I’m not sure if you know how cool it feels for me to be able to say that. I love it. So much. And because the season is coming (look into the distance, you can see it) it’s time to make some predictions that may or may […]
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