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Dear Maple Leafs: An Open Letter From Your Favourite Blue Jays Blogger

Hey  Leaves Leafs! It’s me, Travis (from Jays Journal dummies)!  I know you guys have a big game tonight, but I just wanted to touch base and let you know that I really appreciate what you’re doing. Seriously…Read More

Blue Jays Can’t Get To Second Base

The 2013 Blue Jays are having trouble getting to first base as well, but this isn’t about the general woeful state of the team, but instead a look at the team’s inability to find a long term…Read More

Is Mark Buehrle A Cost of Being Competitive?

While the Jays were able to mount an epic comeback on Monday night after Mark Buehrle gave up seven runs to the Rays, that sort of offensive firepower is not the sort of run support  Buehrle can expect …Read More

Game Thread: Toronto Blue Jays (12-21) at Tampa Bay Rays (14-17) – They’re Doing It Again

The Toronto Blue Jays have gone and done it again. They’ve sucked me back in, shown me that glimmer of hope, by the end of this Game Thread we could have an honest to goodness win streak! I’m…Read More

Toronto Blue Jays The Week That Was: April 29-May 5

It was yet another ugly week for baseball fans in the Great White North with their Toronto Blue Jays going a disappointing  2-4. They managed to take just a single game against each of the division leading…Read More

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Game Thread: Boston Red Sox (18-7) @ Toronto Blue Jays (9-17) – LIVE FROM THE DOME EDITION

Welcome to the final game thread of April 2013! The Toronto Blue Jays open up a 3 game set with  the…Read More

Game Thread: Blue Jays (9-15) @ Yankees (13-9) All of the GIFs Edition

The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees square off in game three of their four game set this afternoon.…Read More

Rajai Davis: Saviour!

  It was time of great anguish among the Blue Jays faithful. It was the 10th inning of the 22 game…Read More

(FIRST EVER) Game Thread: Blue Jays (8-12) @ Orioles (11-8)

Well this is it. If the Blue Jays can’t pull out the win tonight the season is obviously over, I mean…Read More

The Melk Man, Stroman, and PEDs

Although it isn’t official yet (nothing is official with the Jays these days) it looks like Melky…Read More

Post Season Pitching

I read quite a bit about the Blue Jays.  And with the season now over, most of the attention has started…Read More

The Brett Lawrie Experience

Unless you’ve been living in a corner of the universe without the internet for the last several…Read More

One year can change it all: Henderson Alvarez

While Henderson Alvarez is a household name in Toronto today, things were very different at this time…Read More

Jays Journal Top 50 Blue Jays Prospects: No. 31 Dickie Thon

The son of a former major leaguer and recipient of the second-highest signing bonus from the Blue Jays…Read More

Blue Jays Dominating the Grapefruit League

Yes I know, spring stats are meaningless. No, I do not care, and am going to touch on the sheer brilliance…Read More

Blue Jays Minor League Awards

Over on Blue Jays beat reporter Gregor Chisholm’s North of the Border blog, he revealed the results…Read More

The Blue Jays’ Catching Conundrum: J.P. Arencibia & Travis d’Arnaud

There are some problems in baseball that are nice to have. Too much pitching, for example (keep ‘em…Read More

Blue Jays 19th in FanGraphs’ Rotation Ranking

FanGraphs released their latest organizational ranking, where they compare the relative merits of each…Read More

Could the Blue Jays have two hitting coaches?

Last weekend, Blue Jays hitting coach Dwayne Murphy was forced to leave spring training because of a…Read More

Get To Know Brett Lawrie

With the rumors swirling over Blue Jays pitcher Shaun Marcum being shipped to the Brewers in a 1-for-1…Read More