Anyone else following them as intently as I am right now? They are on fire after the trade deadline moves.

 

I'm a little concerned that AA left the minor league pitching cupboards a little too bare, especially with the Price trade. Even though they gave up the guys with the highest potential in Hoffman and Castro, I think the return was worth it, since Reyes had regressed so quickly. In getting Price though, AA gave up a couple of guys who would likely have been solid starters in a year or two in exchange for a rental. A very good rental, but a rental none the less. Without the Price move, I'm not sure if the Tulo and Revere moves alone would have provided the morale boost and buzz that we're seeing now that could propel them into the playoffs.

 

The positive thing is that we have most of our current position players returning next year, which will ensure very good defensive play and offensive continuity, but it will be a challenge to pull together a complete starting rotation and bullpen without being pretty active in free agency. Pitchers currently on the roster who they have no control over include Estrada, Buhrle, Price, Hawkins, and Lowe.

5-0 loss for the blue birds today. only 3.5 up.

 

Don't think theres any doubt the jays make the playoffs, but not convinced they win the AL EAST. 

That's actually a pretty big lead in baseball at this time of year. The Jays play in Atlanta next and host the Yankees again. Thinking that will decide the East.

Looks like they lost Tulo for a few weeks, too.......hasn't been a hot bad, per se, but his D is tough to replace. Hopefully they can just keep winning series. Don't need to sweep everyone, but 2/3 or 3/4 and you're gonna be alright.

The Blue Jays' magic number in the East drops to 3 after a comeback 4-3 win over the Orioles. http://t.co/VYNlHaEsUT pic.twitter.com/zk52xjM61S

— SportsCentre (@SportsCentre)

September 29, 2015

It's down to 2 now because the Yankees lost to the Red Sox tonight.

 

I was a huge Blue Jays fan years ago but after about the 150th work stoppage I gave up on MLB. Now I do hope they do well but I hate Rogers more than I like the Blue Jays.

As a fan of all things Canadiana, I'm just excited for the entire country to get behind something. Was raised a baseball fan by a Jays-loving father, and will always be one. Passive during the lean times, sure, but following every single game this season...

Its funny as a kid we got a American satellite dish and the only team that I could see in a regular basis was the Cubs back then WGN had almost every game on TV.. With the majority of the games being on during the afternoon just summer break I became a fan of the Cubs. We got very few Jays games back then on the over the air TV.

Jays clinch a playoff spot.

 

Congratulations to the Toronto @BlueJays who have won the 2015 #ALEast Division title. pic.twitter.com/5uPGLLvFWE

— TSN (@TSN_Sports)

September 30, 2015

Jays clinch a playoff spot.

 

They clinched it a couple of days ago but they clinched East title today.

 

Hard to believe everyone in the AL had made the playoffs except them in 21(?) years.

Rogers never let them spend the money before this year. They opened the piggy bank, and voila....competitive team. 

Rogers never let them spend the money before this year. They opened the piggy bank, and voila....competitive team. 

 

Payroll is lower this season than the two before, right at MLB average.

 

Nice of MLB to schedule the Jays ALDS home games during weekday afternoons so nobody can watch.

 

Rogers never let them spend the money before this year. They opened the piggy bank, and voila....competitive team. 

 

Payroll is lower this season than the two before, right at MLB average.

 

Nice of MLB to schedule the Jays ALDS home games during weekday afternoons so nobody can watch.

 

Nobody cares about the Blue Jays in the States, ratings in Canada mean nothing to american broadcasters

You are going to have teams in the New York LA and Chicago markets they rightly get the prime time games.

I was joking with my dad last night watching classic mlb featuring the back to back philly games they came back to win 15-14 & 7-6, that what kinda horror that woulda been if the jays and expos faced each other the next year prior to the lock out, as having 2 canadian teams in americas passtime championship game would likely not have great US ratings, in fact probably very low viewership near all time lows. The gates would be jammed packed but other then transplanted canadians down south its tough to get americans cheering anyting canadian in any sport. Dicks lol

I argue tho the impression mlb broadcasters and fans of baseball in general have with a hot blue jays team. The rogers center has been sold out and playoff electric for months. Away games are loaded with jays fans in otherwise graveyard stands and you cant ignore the ratings the jays/yankee series got after the all star break. With an entire country backing the jays like they have its yankee like in support. Very few teams even when top of standings can do that. Id say maybe yankees, red sox and dodgers would be the select few but thats because those teams are like religions

 

Rogers never let them spend the money before this year. They opened the piggy bank, and voila....competitive team. 

 

Payroll is lower this season than the two before, right at MLB average.

 

Nice of MLB to schedule the Jays ALDS home games during weekday afternoons so nobody can watch.

 

 

What is this about it being scheduled in the afternoon? They haven't even determined the time.

I argue tho the impression mlb broadcasters and fans of baseball in general have with a hot blue jays team. The rogers center has been sold out and playoff electric for months. Away games are loaded with jays fans in otherwise graveyard stands and you cant ignore the ratings the jays/yankee series got after the all star break. With an entire country backing the jays like they have its yankee like in support. Very few teams even when top of standings can do that. Id say maybe yankees, red sox and dodgers would be the select few but thats because those teams are like religions

And the Cubs WGN made them a national team.

 

 

Rogers never let them spend the money before this year. They opened the piggy bank, and voila....competitive team. 

 

Payroll is lower this season than the two before, right at MLB average.

 

Nice of MLB to schedule the Jays ALDS home games during weekday afternoons so nobody can watch.

 

 

What is this about it being scheduled in the afternoon? They haven't even determined the time.

 

For us in the MST, it's like Noon on Thursday, and 10:30am (!!!) on Friday...

 

 

Rogers never let them spend the money before this year. They opened the piggy bank, and voila....competitive team. 

 

Payroll is lower this season than the two before, right at MLB average.

 

Nice of MLB to schedule the Jays ALDS home games during weekday afternoons so nobody can watch.

 

 

What is this about it being scheduled in the afternoon? They haven't even determined the time.

 

 

This was announced yesterday:

 

For Game #1 of ALDS (Thursday), we will play at 4:07pm if #Yankees win or 3:37pm if #Astros win the Wild Card Game.

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays)

October 5, 2015

Astros won. Yankees sucked so bad. 3 0

Speaking of sucking?

Who's sucking? They're just getting outplayed right now...

I hope they get swept so everyone can stop pretending they've always been Jays' fans

Just kidding. Sort of.

Jays are done next game.

Ya they are not sucking, the results are though ...

Every team from Toronto is Canada's team, yeah right they wish.