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Today in Blue Jays history: A bad trade and Clemens signing
4 days ago · 28 Years Ago. The Blue Jays signed Roger Clemens.. Roger played 13 seasons for the Red Sox.He had a 192-111 record and a 3.06 ERA in 382 starts, won three Cy Young awards, and finished 2nd, 3rd ...
The season that was: Daulton Varsho - Bluebird Banter
Oct 14, 2024 · Varsho is a prime example of why chasing hot streaks when setting up the batting order is a mistake. Daulton had a very nice April and was moved up to the upper part of the order.
Jays Hire David Popkins As Hitting Coach - Bluebird Banter
Oct 21, 2024 · The Jays have hired David Popkins to be their new hitting coach. Popkins is 34 and played in the Cardinals system for three seasons but didn’t make it higher than Double-A. He hit .278/.346/.409...
Today in Blue Jays History: The Jays Trade for Donaldson
Nov 28, 2024 · Ten years ago . The Jays made a trade for Josh Donaldson.Scott wrote: If you’re reading this, you most certainly know about the trade that became official a short time ago between the Toronto ...
The 2024 Bluebird Banter Haiku Contest - Bluebird Banter
Oct 5, 2024 · At the end of each season, we do a Haiku contest. The rules are: come up with a Haiku that says something about the Blue Jays. A haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5 ...
Hall of Fame Polls: Mark Buehrle - Bluebird Banter
Nov 23, 2024 · We are having an epic snowstorm. No one in their right mind would be out on the roads today. Of course, I’m playing squash in a few minutes, but no one would accuse me of being in my right mind.
Hall of Fame Polls: Dick Allen - Bluebird Banter
Nov 19, 2024 · Dick Allen is on the Classic Baseball Era Non-Players Committee Ballot (doesn’t that roll off the tongue so much better than Veteran’s Committee?). Allen played 15 years (from 1963 to 1977) in ...
Thinking Through the Blue Jays Off-Season - Bluebird Banter
Nov 18, 2024 · All that preamble brings us to Plan A: sign Juan Soto to a 13 year, $650m contract ($50m a year), with $45m per year deferred for 13 years. In our luxury tax math, that pays him $30.6m a season ...
Off-Season Dates - Bluebird Banter
Oct 31, 2024 · With the end of the World Series (congratulations to the Dodgers for defeating Evil and keeping the planet safe), we have the official start to the off-season. These are the dates things happen...