mark mandel

@AndreaCiciarel4 @JesseBarfield29 The 1993 World Series would say otherwise

@JesseBarfield29 Good pitching beats good hitting all day everyday

I’m hearing all the talk about the Dodgers offense, don’t get me wrong it’s well deserved, however the Blue Jays have 3 key ingredients that a lot of other teams don’t have! (1) Elite Contact! (2) Hard Hit Rate! (3) Slug! And it’s very rare to have all 3 of those, but they do!!!

@thejaysnation Uh, tomorrow is game. Do you mean that or Thursday which is game 4?

Anthony Santander is expected to be available tomorrow in Game 4 versus Seattle, per John Schneider. Santander was a late scratch ahead of Game 2 with back tightness, but Schneider said he was available as a pinch-hitter if needed.

@TodayJays And no runs after the second inning.

If you're blaming John Schneider right now, you’ve been watching the wrong game 🤦‍♂️ The Jays didn’t drop the last two because Gausman or Yesavage got pulled They lost because they scored 4 damn runs total!

@JDBunkis How about 3 tough pop up outs by Giminez

Myles Straw. Eric Lauer. Ernie Clement. Nathan Lukes. Just like everyone expected in October

@Dave_Eby I don’t understand the connections here. 1. What are these major projects you keep referring to? 2. If these major projects are private and have merit, what does a pipeline have to do with them?

Let’s be clear about what Alberta is proposing: BC loses billions of dollars of major projects from private investors. AND Canadian taxpayers are forced to pay billions more because there is no interest from a private company. That’s not fair & fairness is a Canadian value.

@NickAshbourne I think you mean the first grand slam in PLAYOFF history….last I checked the jays have lots of grand slams in their history.

One criticism of the Vladdy era is that he hasn't had a signature moment. That moment is probably yet to come, but the first grand slam in Blue Jays history is a good placeholder.

@MarshaIIZach Uh, who’s calling Judge “Mr. October”?

Watching this pitch will never get old. Facing Mr October, and he throws a fuck you fastball with the bases loaded. x.com/AaronGleeman/s…

@WestJetNews Interesting how you don’t mention when these changes will be implemented or how aircraft swaps will be handled. Isn’t this also part of the Guest Experience?

WestJet is modernizing the interiors of its formerly all-Economy Boeing 737-8 MAX and 737-800 aircraft. The cabin reconfiguration introduces a fresh range of seating options, including new Premium and expanded Extended Comfort seating, learn more here: westjet.com/en-ca/news/202…

@JohnnyGiunta_ Joe Siddall in to catch?

It’s the 27th inning at loan depot. Dan Shulman has taken the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays as they scored a singular run in the top of the 27th.

@JohnnyGiunta_ Golden Sombrero time!

Maybe this is controversial but I hope Max Scherzer doesn’t hit Tommy Pham tonight. It would increase his OPS and I would rather that bum goes 0 for 4 with acouple punchies. Would be way funnier

@KeeganMatheson Fact: he is a mediocre player on a last place team 20 games below .500. Jays will be best served to just ignore this guy.

Stopped by the Pirates’ clubhouse this afternoon to speak to Tommy Pham. He didn’t want to elaborate on his posts after last night’s game against the #BlueJays, but made it clear he stands by them and wanted this to be passed along: “Let them know I speak in facts.”

@MargauxPeckLaw @WestJet Don’t forget that WestJet stranded people a year ago when maintenance went on strike. Their response was abysmal and refused to rebook passengers, including me and my daughter, on other airlines even though air canada had a flight within 2 hours of departure with seats available.

Let’s never forget that when Air Canada was shut down, the other airlines didn’t help. They instead price gouged Air Canada’s customers. You could have gained customers for life, instead you price gouged them 4-5X the fare value. @WestJet this is despicable and short sighted.

@cgy_guy @CoryBMorgan Why can’t we have both?

@CoryBMorgan EV’s are great for a small percentage of people. Terrible for others though. Let the market decide, without force or even incentives.

If EVs are so great, we wouldn't need legislation to force Canadians to buy them. It really is that simple.

@coopincanada LaTroy Hawkins was a nice pickup in 2015 as well.

When people ask me what the Blue Jays need at the trade deadline this year, I say they need "a Joaquin Benoit." People look at me funny. But read below to see why.

@EricDLombardi Maybe the federal Fentanyl Czar can add this to his portfolio.

Toronto doesn’t need a “Traffic Czar”, it needs political leaders with a spine. Want to know how to fix Traffic in Toronto? - Eliminate on-street parking on Arterial Roads - Dedicated Streetcar/LRT routes with signal priority, dedicated BRT lanes for major bus routes - Variable congestion pricing on highways - Proper left-hand turn lanes where they’re allowed. - Modern traffic signalling infrastructure (eg, no pedestrian delay if there are no pedestrians crossing, timing responsive to traffic conditions should one way need a lot more flow than the others etc). A Traffic Czar cannot fix a lack of political will or accountability, which is the actual problem.

@jonmorosi @MLBNetworkRadio @baseballhall It’s amazing how stories evolve over time. I heard a version a number of years ago where Gillick said a deal was in place for Randy but Woodward had to think about it and would call him back. Gillick never got that call back so pulled the trigger on Rickey instead.

Randy Johnson, Toronto Blue Jay? It almost happened, as Pat Gillick told me in this conversation. @MLBNetworkRadio @baseballhall

@CoryBMorgan Maybe we should just get rid of all the humans and let the planet do its own thing. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hmm. How to respond to this. Let me think... Oh yeah. Got it. Go fuck yourself Donnachadh!

⁦@TSN_Sports⁩ ⁦@TSNHockey⁩ ⁦@realEricCohen⁩ kind of embarrassing to see this.

@MitchBannon Dirtbags with a top 5 MLB payroll and the 3rd most expensive in MLB history. The fact that a guy like Eric Lauer is important to this team winning says everything you need to know about poorly this front office judges and develops talent.

Eric Lauer on the #BlueJays’ comeback nature: “We’re a blue collar team. We're out there to be dirtbags on the field and kind of try to just scratch and claw until we win.” ‘Dirtbags on the field’ might have some staying power

@Sid_Seixeiro Maurice has made mistakes along his career. But he is one of the very few coaches who learns from every experience and makes himself better as a result. I still can’t believe I had the privilege of seeing him coach with Detroit Junior Wings in early 90s…his first coaching job.

Paul Maurice was asked this morning how difficult it is to make every guy in the dressing room feel like they’re an important part of the team. Fantastic question. Response was better.