Mackenzie Longpré

Jays Miscellanea looks back at a bunch of people you may or may not recall who played for the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s remember some guys!   Ballplayers like Lonnie Smith, Don Baylor, or David Justice found themselves perpetually in the postseason mix with various teams throughout their careers, playing in innumerable playoff and World […]

  Mackenzie Longpré

Jays Miscellanea looks back at a bunch of people you may or may not recall who played for the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s remember some guys!   Here is a completely subjective top-ten list of the most boring MVP Award winners since the prize’s inception in 1931:   1. 1947 AL: Joe DiMaggio 2. 1974 […]

  Mackenzie Longpré

Jays Miscellanea looks back at a bunch of people you may or may not recall who played for the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s remember some guys!   I came across a fun factoid back on September 1st, the 84th birthday of longtime Major League slugger Rico Carty: he is the oldest living former Blue Jay. […]

  Mackenzie Longpré

Jays Miscellanea looks back at a bunch of people you may or may not recall who played for the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s remember some guys!   So, why exactly am I dedicating an entire post to Francisco Cabrera, a little-used backup catcher/first baseman who only made 374 career plate appearances over five seasons, racking […]

  Mackenzie Longpré

Jays Miscellanea looks back at a bunch of people you may or may not recall who played for the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s remember some guys!   One need not squint hard to see “Hall of Fame” in Dave Parker’s numbers. This fearsome Pirates slugger was so much more than simply a larger-than-life bopper. An […]

  Kelly Bedard

Our annual Baseball Roundtable Podcast returns, previewing the 2024 season for the Toronto Blue Jays.   This year’s panel consists of Jays superfan Melissa Wright and Sky Dome insider Luis Fernandes, alongside returning villain die-hard Yankees fan Chris Behmke who shares his outsider take on the Jays and predictions for his own beloved team.   […]

  Mackenzie Longpré

Jays Miscellanea looks back at a bunch of people you may or may not recall who played for the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s remember some guys!   Today is a good day, because I get to write and you get to read about Luis Sojo. Unless you were really tuned in to the minutiae of […]

  Mackenzie Longpré

Jays Miscellanea looks back at a bunch of people you may or may not recall who played for the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s remember some guys!   There have been so many great Willies throughout baseball history. Hall of Famers Mays, McCovey, and Stargell, and Hall of Very Gooders Davis, Randolph, and McGee. Perhaps leading […]