The bullpen has been the source of frustration for the Blue Jays for the bulk of the 2012 season, although Darren Oliver and Casey Janssen have proved themselves to be exempt from the criticism.
In the wake of Ricky Romero’s last outing, a 9-4 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday in which he allowed seven runs on eight hits and one walk in his shortest start of the season (one inning plus), manager John Farrell is hoping extra time between games will help his struggling star.
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Thirteen months ago, Te Wera "Beau" Bishop had never played a game of baseball. Within a month, he might be playing for a Boston Red Sox minor league team.
Ricky Romero isn’t quite done exorcising his Boston demons. Romero (15-10) pitched eight strong innings allowing only six hits and three earned runs to set a new career high in wins over the American League wild card leaders, the Boston Red Sox.
If the race for the American League MVP award is a down-to-the-wire sprint, then Jose Bautista has already pulled up and is limping towards the finish line.
With just nine home runs since the All-Star break, one has to wonder if the Blue Jays single-season long ball record holder is still the front-runner for one of baseball’s highest honours.
The Toronto Blue Jays know how to spoil a party.
Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield, baseball’s oldest player, was a mere six outs away from picking up his 200th career victory, until a five-run, eight-inning implosion by Boston’s bullpen cost him the win Wednesday night.
Of all the six September call-ups by the Toronto Blue Jays this week, none was as good a story as Adam Loewen's.
It came to a climax on Wednesday night when the now-outfielder made his debut with a 1-for-3 performance and a run scored against the Boston Red Sox.
As the Toronto Blue Jays named former Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell as their new manager they caught the attention of a former Boston player.
Surprisingly it wasn’t a pitcher but one of most celebrated, and at times hated, hitters of all time – Manny Ramirez.