With the recent failures of Toronto’s sports franchises, fans in Ontario’s capital are about to receive some very bad news. Statistically, Toronto ranks as the worst sports city in North America. The Blue Jays haven’t made the playoffs since winning the World Series in 1993 and are coming off a 75-87 record in 2009 after starting the season 27-14. The [...] Continue Reading

After yet another disappointing season by the Toronto Blue Jays, Rogers Media president and CEO Tony Viner says the owners knew it was time for a change.  Management wasted no time, shuffling the deck in the front office by firing general manager J.P. Ricciardi and installing Montreal native Alex Anthopoulos on Oct. 4. Viner joined Bob McCown on the [...] Continue Reading

The winds of change are starting to blow in the Toronto Blue Jays front office. Alex Anthopoulos has been busy putting his stamp in the front office since taking over from the fired J.P. Riccardi earlier this month, . The latest move happened Tuesday when he hired Dana Brown to serve as a special assistant to the [...] Continue Reading

Fans sitting in the left and right field bleachers were kept busy catching home run balls Friday night at Camden Yards. The Baltimore Orioles (62-98) won the rain-delayed slugfest over the Toronto Blue Jays (75-85) 13-7, to open a season-ending three-game set. Orioles’ rookie Michael Aubrey’s grand slam in the sixth inning, his second homer of the [...] Continue Reading

What started off like a second honeymoon looks to be crashing down to reality. Some of the Toronto Blue Jays are finishing their disappointing season at odds with manager Cito Gaston. A number of major league sources say some Blue Jays players do not want Gaston back next year, according to Ken Rosenthal of Foxsports.com. “It’s nearly a mutiny [...] Continue Reading

Randy Ruiz went four-for-six with two home runs and two RBIs as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox 12-0 on Wednesday night. Lyle Overbay and Jose Bautista also hit home runs for the Jays (75-84), who have won six straight and nine out of the last 10. The win completes the sweep over [...] Continue Reading

Adam Lind hit three home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays held off a late rally by the Boston Red Sox to win, 8-7, on Tuesday at Fenway Park. For the second consecutive night the Blue Jays put up four runs in the first inning, and at least temporarily spoiled Boston’s hopes of clinching the American [...] Continue Reading

As the Toronto Blue Jays’ season comes to an end, fans are coming to grips with the possibility that Friday night’s win against the Seattle Mariners could be Roy Halladay’s last start in the home uniform. The 12-year veteran’s contract expires after the 2010 season, but Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi had been listening to trade [...] Continue Reading

Toronto freshman Ricky Romero has just two chances left to make his case for American League Rookie of the Year. After a no-decision against the Seattle Mariners Thursday night, his window is closing to earn enough respect to be handed the Jackie Robinson Award. A win would have been ideal for Romero, but the no-decision was helpful. [...] Continue Reading

Travis Snider went 2-for-4 with a home run and RBI single as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 on Tuesday night at the Rogers Centre. With the win Toronto (69-83) completed the three-game sweep over Baltimore (60-92), their first since June 18, when they took three against the World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies. Scott [...] Continue Reading