2021 Blue Jays (est. 2016) - Page 4

rpriske · 08-15-2021, 02:45 PM

April 12th, 2021

While it was much closer, the outcome was the same. The Jays fell 2-1 to the Phillies for their 5th straight loss.

WP - Tyler Viza (1-0)
Save - Josh Lueke (1)
LP - Phil Bickford (0-1)

Record - 3-8

rpriske · 08-15-2021, 02:46 PM

Players of the Week: Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox & Orlando Arcia, Brewers

The Blue Jays have bottomed out. They are #30 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

rpriske · 08-18-2021, 08:36 AM

April 13th, 2021

The Blue Jays ended their losing streak, but they sure had to work for it!

In the end, a 12th inning home run capped off a 4 for 6 day for Mike Trout. Carlos Belen went deep right behind him (his second of the day), and the Jays beat the Phillies 5-3.

WP - Dario Alvarez (1-0)
LP - Shawn Tolleson (1-1)

Record - 4-8

rpriske · 08-18-2021, 08:41 AM

Sent to AAA: Kevin Mendoza

Called Up: Jake Lowery

rpriske · 08-22-2021, 10:00 AM

April 15th, 2021

The Blue Jays made up a four run deficit in the final innings, capped off by a walk-off RBI single by Michael Brantley, scoring Jack Schaaf, to give Toronto a 5-4 win over the Royals!

WP - Yun-Wen Chen (1-1)
LP - Sam Tuivailala (1-1)

Record - 5-8

rpriske · 08-26-2021, 08:37 AM

April 16th, 2021

Not only did the Jays fall 7-3 to the Royals, but Wascar De Leon took a pitch off his knee and it looks like he is heading to the IL for a couple of weeks.

Mike Trout hit his 4th homer of the year for Toronto.

WP - Tyrell Jenkins (2-0)
LP - Derek Holland (0-2)

Record - 5-9

rpriske · 08-26-2021, 08:39 AM

Wascar De Leon is placed on the IL.

Royce Lewis is called up from Buffalo.

rpriske · 08-29-2021, 09:59 AM

April 17th, 2021

The Jays lost to the Royals again today, by a score of 6-4.

Mike Trout hit his 5th home run of the season.

WP - Michael Lorenzen (2-1)
Save - Shelby Miller (4)
LP - Miguel Almonte (0-2)

Record - 5-10

rpriske · 09-02-2021, 08:13 AM

April 18th, 2021

The rough start for the Blue Jays continues as they were pounded, 7-0, by the Royals.

In addition, Royce Lewis, who was already brought up went Wascar De Leon went on the IL, will now have to go on the IL himself, with a strained oblique.
In addition, Dario Alvarez left the game and we are unsure what the issue was with him.

WP - Dylan Baker (1-1)
LP - Chris Stratton (0-1)

Record - 5-11

rpriske · 09-02-2021, 08:17 AM

Mike Trout was named the AL Player of the Week. Welcome to our bright spot.

Nick Neville of Dunedin won the award for his A league.

Dominic Smith of the Mets won for the NL.

The Jays are out of the basement on the Weekly Power Rankings, at #29... because the Angels are doing just as badly.

Royce Lewis is placed on the IL.
David Goforth is sent to AAA.

L.T. Tolbert and Zach Martin are called up from Buffalo.

This year is the first time Tolbert has played above A-ball... and he has not been doing that well. The Jays are desperate.

rpriske · 09-05-2021, 09:33 AM

April 19th, 2021

Garrett Benge got a start today and he went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, leading the Blue Jays to a 12-6 win over the Twins.

L.T. Tolbert tripled, singled, walked, and knocked in a run in his Major League debut.

Michael Brantley also homered for Toronto.

WP - Yun-Wen Chen (2-1)
LP - Huascar Ynoa (0-3)

Record - 6-11

rpriske · 09-05-2021, 09:34 AM

Travis Wood is activated from the IL.

Miguel Almonte is sent to AAA.

Dario Alvarez's injury is not too serious. He will be fine before the end of the week.

rpriske · 09-06-2021, 11:47 AM

April 20th, 2021

The Jays came from behind to tie it in the 9th. Then in the 11th, Forrest Wall hit a single, scoring Jake Lowery, and giving the Jays a walk-off, 5-4 win over the Twins.

Mike Trout and Bobby Bradley homered for Toronto.

WP - Zach Martin (2-0)
LP - Aaron Slegers (1-1)

Record - 7-11

rpriske · 09-06-2021, 11:56 AM

TRADE

To RED SOX

Caleb Thielbar (TOR retains full salary)
Sang-woo Cho
Jordan Romano
Brice Turang

To BLUE JAYS

Morgan McCullough
Nicholas Hamilton
Bernie Abrao
Jose Batista
Edward Burgos

(McCullough was Boston's top prospect)

All are minor leaguers.

Phil Bickford is sent to Buffalo.

Isaiah Lark is called up.

rpriske · 09-08-2021, 08:39 AM

April 21st, 2021

The Blue Jays had a three run lead going into the 9th but a blown save by Jordan Jankowski allowed the Twins to tie it up and win 10-7 in 10.

Derek Holland struck out eleven.
Mike Trout and Carlos Belen homered for Toronto.

WP - Nick Burdi (1-2)
LP - Jordan Jankowski (0-1)

Record - 7-12

rpriske · 09-08-2021, 08:41 AM

Andres Santiago signed a minor league deal.

rpriske · 09-10-2021, 03:01 PM

April 23rd, 2021

The Rays stopped the Jays, 6-2.

Carlos Belen homered for Toronto.

Garrett Benge left the game after being hit in the leg with a pitch. He will likely miss a few days.

WP - James Marvel (2-1)
LP - Adam Conley (0-3)

Record - 7-13

rpriske · 09-10-2021, 03:53 PM

April 24th, 2021

The Rays pounded the Jays harder today, to the tune of 8-1.

WP - Brent Honeywell (1-3)
Save - Blake Snell (2)
LP - Sam Gaviglio (0-3)

Record - 7-14

rpriske · 09-10-2021, 03:54 PM

Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers notched his 200th win.

rpriske · 09-14-2021, 08:37 AM

April 25th, 2021

This was heart-breaker as Kevin Kiernaier homered in the 11th inning to give the Rays a 2-1, walk-off over Toronto.

WP - Jacob Faria (2-2)
LP - Isaiah Lark (0-1)

Record - 7-15

The Jays have the worst record in all of baseball.

08-15-2021, 02:45 PM	#61
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	April 12th, 2021 While it was much closer, the outcome was the same. The Jays fell 2-1 to the Phillies for their 5th straight loss. WP - Tyler Viza (1-0) Save - Josh Lueke (1) LP - Phil Bickford (0-1) Record - 3-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-15-2021, 02:46 PM	#62
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	Players of the Week: Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox & Orlando Arcia, Brewers The Blue Jays have bottomed out. They are #30 on the Weekly Power Rankings. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-18-2021, 08:36 AM	#63
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	April 13th, 2021 The Blue Jays ended their losing streak, but they sure had to work for it! In the end, a 12th inning home run capped off a 4 for 6 day for Mike Trout. Carlos Belen went deep right behind him (his second of the day), and the Jays beat the Phillies 5-3. WP - Dario Alvarez (1-0) LP - Shawn Tolleson (1-1) Record - 4-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-18-2021, 08:41 AM	#64
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	Sent to AAA: Kevin Mendoza Called Up: Jake Lowery __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-22-2021, 10:00 AM	#65
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	April 15th, 2021 The Blue Jays made up a four run deficit in the final innings, capped off by a walk-off RBI single by Michael Brantley, scoring Jack Schaaf, to give Toronto a 5-4 win over the Royals! WP - Yun-Wen Chen (1-1) LP - Sam Tuivailala (1-1) Record - 5-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-26-2021, 08:37 AM	#66
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	April 16th, 2021 Not only did the Jays fall 7-3 to the Royals, but Wascar De Leon took a pitch off his knee and it looks like he is heading to the IL for a couple of weeks. Mike Trout hit his 4th homer of the year for Toronto. WP - Tyrell Jenkins (2-0) LP - Derek Holland (0-2) Record - 5-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-26-2021, 08:39 AM	#67
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	Wascar De Leon is placed on the IL. Royce Lewis is called up from Buffalo. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-29-2021, 09:59 AM	#68
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	April 17th, 2021 The Jays lost to the Royals again today, by a score of 6-4. Mike Trout hit his 5th home run of the season. WP - Michael Lorenzen (2-1) Save - Shelby Miller (4) LP - Miguel Almonte (0-2) Record - 5-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-02-2021, 08:13 AM	#69
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	April 18th, 2021 The rough start for the Blue Jays continues as they were pounded, 7-0, by the Royals. In addition, Royce Lewis, who was already brought up went Wascar De Leon went on the IL, will now have to go on the IL himself, with a strained oblique. In addition, Dario Alvarez left the game and we are unsure what the issue was with him. WP - Dylan Baker (1-1) LP - Chris Stratton (0-1) Record - 5-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-02-2021, 08:17 AM	#70
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	Mike Trout was named the AL Player of the Week. Welcome to our bright spot. Nick Neville of Dunedin won the award for his A league. Dominic Smith of the Mets won for the NL. The Jays are out of the basement on the Weekly Power Rankings, at #29... because the Angels are doing just as badly. Royce Lewis is placed on the IL. David Goforth is sent to AAA. L.T. Tolbert and Zach Martin are called up from Buffalo. This year is the first time Tolbert has played above A-ball... and he has not been doing that well. The Jays are desperate. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 09-02-2021 at 08:31 AM.

09-05-2021, 09:33 AM	#71
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	April 19th, 2021 Garrett Benge got a start today and he went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double, leading the Blue Jays to a 12-6 win over the Twins. L.T. Tolbert tripled, singled, walked, and knocked in a run in his Major League debut. Michael Brantley also homered for Toronto. WP - Yun-Wen Chen (2-1) LP - Huascar Ynoa (0-3) Record - 6-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-05-2021, 09:34 AM	#72
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	Travis Wood is activated from the IL. Miguel Almonte is sent to AAA. Dario Alvarez's injury is not too serious. He will be fine before the end of the week. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 09-05-2021 at 11:59 AM.

09-06-2021, 11:47 AM	#73
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	April 20th, 2021 The Jays came from behind to tie it in the 9th. Then in the 11th, Forrest Wall hit a single, scoring Jake Lowery, and giving the Jays a walk-off, 5-4 win over the Twins. Mike Trout and Bobby Bradley homered for Toronto. WP - Zach Martin (2-0) LP - Aaron Slegers (1-1) Record - 7-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-06-2021, 11:56 AM	#74
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	TRADE To RED SOX Caleb Thielbar (TOR retains full salary) Sang-woo Cho Jordan Romano Brice Turang To BLUE JAYS Morgan McCullough Nicholas Hamilton Bernie Abrao Jose Batista Edward Burgos (McCullough was Boston's top prospect) All are minor leaguers. Phil Bickford is sent to Buffalo. Isaiah Lark is called up. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-08-2021, 08:39 AM	#75
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	April 21st, 2021 The Blue Jays had a three run lead going into the 9th but a blown save by Jordan Jankowski allowed the Twins to tie it up and win 10-7 in 10. Derek Holland struck out eleven. Mike Trout and Carlos Belen homered for Toronto. WP - Nick Burdi (1-2) LP - Jordan Jankowski (0-1) Record - 7-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-08-2021, 08:41 AM	#76
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	Andres Santiago signed a minor league deal. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-10-2021, 03:01 PM	#77
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	April 23rd, 2021 The Rays stopped the Jays, 6-2. Carlos Belen homered for Toronto. Garrett Benge left the game after being hit in the leg with a pitch. He will likely miss a few days. WP - James Marvel (2-1) LP - Adam Conley (0-3) Record - 7-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 09-10-2021 at 03:03 PM.

09-10-2021, 03:53 PM	#78
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	April 24th, 2021 The Rays pounded the Jays harder today, to the tune of 8-1. WP - Brent Honeywell (1-3) Save - Blake Snell (2) LP - Sam Gaviglio (0-3) Record - 7-14 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-10-2021, 03:54 PM	#79
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers notched his 200th win. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-14-2021, 08:37 AM	#80
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,830	April 25th, 2021 This was heart-breaker as Kevin Kiernaier homered in the 11th inning to give the Rays a 2-1, walk-off over Toronto. WP - Jacob Faria (2-2) LP - Isaiah Lark (0-1) Record - 7-15 The Jays have the worst record in all of baseball. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 09-14-2021 at 08:38 AM.