In December, when news of the R.A. Dickey trade broke, the reaction here and elsewhere in Jaysland was largely one of enthusiasm. But not for me; my reaction was one of ambivalence. The immediate...

Jays spring training game one for us. My friends and I prepare for the game with beer and hotdogs just down the street from the ballpark in the town of Dunedin. We swill our beer and talk of Jays...

Jays Pilgrimage - Spring Training Edition I am on my way to Tampa for Jays Spring Training and other shenanigans in the town of Dunedin. Looking forward to not being on a work trip I have been on...

Looking at some of the advanced stats, some concerns around Edwin Encarnacion + Jose Bautista have been greatly relieved. In particular, Bautista looks like a great MVP candidate for 2013. E...

The Next One: High school outfielder Gareth Morgan of Toronto, Ontario is ranked the third best prospect available for the 2014 draft by the scouting website Perfect Game. The 15-yearold phenom...

Working from jmsmorris's stylish userstyle found here: http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2012/2/10/2789214/bluebird-banter-make-recs-blue I played around with it to get it working again, in...

Another informal summary.. for anyone just back from China, space station, a sink hole, dial-up internet… Preseason results don’t mean much but from previous years, guys scuffling all...

Can’t expect Tom to do one of these before even a single exhibition game. Here’s mine - but need help from anyone else impatient for progress reports. I am not in Florida, here’s my take...

Cuba finally announced its complete 28-man roster for the 2013 World Baseball Classic which begins on March 2nd. The tournament should provide some of the team's best players with ample...

Baseball season is soon upon us, both in Major League Baseball, and perhaps its "little league" circuit, college baseball. I don't want to talk about myself, so I apologize if at any point this...