Brian Tallet

With talks of an extra wild card in 2012 being as good as a done deal looming upon us, it’s difficult not to think of what its impact would be in the razor-thin AL East, especially when it comes to the Blue Jays, who might just be the best 4th... [Read the full post @ RantSports.com]Read Full Story

With spring training officially just under a month away, we continue with a series of projections on what the 2012 Toronto Blue Jays might look like. Each day (don’t hold me to this), I will profile a 2012 Blue Jays starter, closing with a set of... [Read the full post @ RantSports.com]Read Full Story

I’ve been to Canada so many times, experienced so many traditionally Canadian things, yet i had never been to a baseball game. And like in the USA, Baseball is just as big in Canada. This year however i decided to change all this! Nestled right beside Toronto’s iconic CN Tower lays a giant almost Armadillo lookalike building, although lower to the ground – some could say it was equal to the CN tower’s impressiveness in how vast it actually is ~ this building is the Rogers Centre, and home to...Read Full Story

The team doesn’t debut the new jerseys until noon today, but here is the new official logo of the Toronto Blue Jays: It’s got a retro touch, while updating the font to something less dated than the actual retro Jays logo (was never a big... [Read the full post @ RantSports.com]Read Full Story

Both Brian Tallet and Jason Frasor have had some good games over the years, yet with prolonged slumps and abysmal pitching this year, it’s starting to look like they don’t belong at the major league level. With the Blue Jays falling to 8 games back of third place Boston and 11.5 games behind the AL East leading Yankees it’s easy to say the Jays, as a unit, have faltered. However, when you look at who on the Jays has faltered most often and which poor performances have directly led to a loss...Read Full Story

Adam Lind hit a one-out double in the 10th inning to score the winning run, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Saturday.Joe Inglett led off the inning with a single off Danys Baez (4-6), and after he was forced out at second on a bunt by Marco Scutaro, Aaron Hill singled just beyond the outstretched glove of second baseman Ty Wigginton. Lind followed with a double off the wall in left.The victory snapped the Blue Jays' three-game losing streak while the Orioles lost...Read Full Story

Aaron Hill had four hits and the Toronto Blue Jays extended the Detroit Tigers' slump with a 6-4 victory Friday night.The AL Central leaders have lost four straight to Kansas City and Toronto after a six-game winning streak. The Blue Jays won for just the third time in their last 13 road games.Brian Tallet (7-9) picked up his second straight win, allowing three runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings. He struck out seven, matching a season high. Three relievers finished, with Jason Frasor...Read Full Story

Blue Jays outfielder Alex Rios apologized Friday after he was caught on video yelling profanities at a fan.The incident, which was posted on YouTube, happened Thursday night as Rios was leaving a gala dinner for the Blue Jays' charity.Rios is seen walking to his car along with a woman after the event when he appears to ignore an autograph request from a young fan. An older man yells at Rios, saying "The way you played today Alex, you should be lucky somebody wants your autograph."Rios...Read Full Story

I’m a pretty big baseball fan, but Tim Kurkjian takes the cake for the biggest fan there is. Kurkjian knows more random facts than anyone in the business. He probably knows how Boog Powell lost a Yahtzee game in 1964. Stuff like that is what... [Read the full post @ RantSports.com]Read Full Story

Ronny Paulino hit two home runs, Josh Johnson pitched his second complete game of the season and the Florida Marlins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-3 Sunday for a sweep.The Marlins took the three-game series and won their eighth in a row overall at Toronto. The Blue Jays lost their fourth straight game and fell to 0-6 in interleague play.Paulino went 4 for 5, scoring three runs and driving in three with his first career multihomer game. He hit a two-run drive in the second inning and added a...Read Full Story