Has Neil Wagner found "it"?
Generally by age 29, a player's true ability is well known. He probably has played more than half a decade in professional baseball, and if he hasn't stuck at the big leagues by then, or is a...
Toronto Blue Jays Interviews
Thursday BBB Links:Another Romero Disaster Edition
That was far from ideal, to say the least. Today's links include J.A Happ's condition, Matt Harvey's dominance and Canada's future in space.
Interview with Bisons' GM - Part 2
Back in February, I had a chance to speak with Buffalo Bisons general manager Mike Buczkowski. He doesn't tweet too much, but you can follow him @BuffaloBisonsGM. Because it was a lengthy chat, I...
Interview with Bisons' GM - Part 1
Many of us are looking forward to the Toronto Blue Jays' Opening Day on April 2, but we should also pay attention to the Buffalo Bisons' Opening Day a couple days later on April 4 when they play...
Alex Anthopoulos On Prime Time Sports
Sportsnet Radio's Prime Time Sports is broadcasting from Dunedin this week and hosts Bob McCown and Stephen Brunt were able to catch Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos for a long chat. Much...
The Two Canadian MLB Fan Cave Finalists
This past weekend, I had the pleasure to speak to the two Canadian MLB Fan Cave finalists, April Whitzman (@AlleyCat17) and Evan "October" Wansbrough (@theIsotopes). April and Evan are both in the...
Updated: R.A. Dickey's Conversation on the Fan 590
For those who want to hear from the newest Jay. PTS on Rogers Sportsnet or FAN590 in Toronto or any local affiliate who carries the 5pm hour of PTS. UPDATE: Quick Summary (Minor Leaguer) - R.A....
Interview With Jeremy Jeffress
I talked with new Blue Jay Jeremy Jeffress last Friday. Unfortunately, for some reason, I had a very loud humming noise on my recording of the talk, making some it impossible to hear some of it...
Interview With Jeremy Jeffress' Agent Joshua Kusni
Joshua Kusnick, Jeremy Jeffress agent contacted us after the Jays traded for Jeremy and offered interviews with him and Jeremy. I talked to Joshua this morning. He mentioned that he told the Jays...
Talking About Buffalo With Ben Wagner - Part 2
An interview with Ben Wagner, the Voice of the Buffalo Bisons, the new AAA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. In this second part, Ben talks about what to look forward to when travelling to Buffalo for a game next spring and summer.
Interview With The Voice Of The Buffalo Bisons
Bluebird Banter chatted with Ben Wagner, the Voice of the AAA Buffalo Bisons, the new affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. In this first part of the interview, Ben introduces himself and talks a bit about his career in broadcasting.
Interview With Blue Jays Hitting Coach Dwayne Murphy: Part Two
The second half of my interview with Jays hitting coach Dwayne Murphy. It was starting to get noisier and busier around us as we went on and the game was getting closer. Murphy was very nice to let...
Interview With Blue Jays Hitting Coach Dwayne Murphy: Part One
When I was in Toronto the Jays PR department was nice enough to let me talk to hitting coach Dwayne Murphy. We talked after batting practice before the game on Sunday June 17th. He didn't have a...
Interview with Blue Jays Assistant General Manager Tony LaCava
Yesterday I had a massive headache, I could barely function for most of the day. Well, for a good part of the day, I didn't function. So, when the phone rang, I almost didn't answer. It was an out...
Interview with Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus
One of my favorite signs of spring is when the Baseball Prospectus Annual comes out. My wife makes fun of me reading phone books. The book is 500+ pages, with essays on each major league team...
Interview with Blue Jays Pitching Coach Bruce Walton: Part Five
The final part of our interview with Bruce Walton. Thanks so much to Bruce for doing this for us. So the starting rotations is Romero, Cecil, Morrow, Alvarez and McGowan? That's about what we have...
Interview with Blue Jays Pitching Coach Bruce Walton: Part Four
The second last part of our talk with Bruce Walton. If you missed any of it; part one is here, two here and three here. I'm not sure how much it comes across in the text of this, but I really had...
Interview with Blue Jays Pitching Coach Bruce Walton: Part Three
On to the third part of our interview with Bruce Walton. There was some conversation before the recorder was turned on. Bruce was wrong in guessing Prince Fielder would sign with the Rangers. He...
Interview with Blue Jays Pitching Coach Bruce Walton: Part Two
Here is the second part of my chat with Bruce Walton. It was very nice of him to do this. I didn't mention, with the first part, that I solicited questions from, well, everybody. All the folks...
Interview with Blue Jays Pitching Coach Bruce Walton: Part One
Blue Jay pitching coach Bruce Walton was nice enough to come out into the cold to have breakfast and chat with me, Saturday morning. He was very friendly and we ended up talking for almost two...
Interview with Las Vegas 51's Manager Marty Brown: Part Three
The last part of my talk with Marty Brown. I'm always interested in how old school and new school mix in baseball. I thought Marty sounded like an old school baseball guy who understands the new...
Interview with Las Vegas 51's Manager Marty Brown: Part Two
Part two of my little chat with Marty Brown. As I mentioned yesterday, it would have been better to watch a couple of games before talking to him but that's life. How is Adam Loewen, a...
Interview with Las Vegas 51's Manager Marty Brown: Part One
When I was down in Vegas I was fortunate enough to be allowed to talk to 51's manager Marty Brown. The 51's don't play a lot of games in Vegas in August, as it is pretty hot, so there were a lot...
Questions and Answers With Fangraphs Marc Hulet
While I was down south Marc Hulet posted his Top 30 Jays prospect list on Fangraphs. I love prospect lists. One of my favourite things about being on this site is arguing with Hugo each year about...
Quick Interviews With Ricky Romero and Jesse Litsch
When the Jays were at the Y in Calgary, the players were there to play with the children, so there wasn't a lot of time to lob questions at them, but I did get in a couple with Ricky Romero and J...
Quick Interview with Manager John Farrell
I finally got to transcribing the short talk I had with manager John Farrell while the Jays were in Calgary. So much has changed in the week since we talked. I though about adding a question where...
