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San Diego Padres 6 – Toronto Blue Jays 7
Game Recap | Box Score Devon Travis takes home on a wild pitch to walk off the game in the 12th Heading into the 7th it seemed that Melvin Upton’s eventual debut as a Blue Jay would be the highlight of the game as the crowd gave him a roaring welcome to his new team. I doubt…
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Kansas City Royals 3 – Toronto Blue Jays 8
I realized during the pre-game warm up that one of my favourite, romantic parts of the build up to the game is the slow walk from the bullpen by the starting pitcher, catcher and the pitching coach to the dugout after their warm up. There is something special about the slow intensity of the moment. Interestingly…
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Kansas City Royals 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 6
This was the quickest game I’ve ever been to as both Volquez and Sanchez worked extremely quickly. I think both teams were looking to get the get game done fast so they could celebrate July 4th! I also wonder if Aaron Sanchez learned a little something from Mark Buehrle. Happy Independence Day to all my American friends.…
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Cleveland Indians 1 – Toronto Blue Jays 17
I may be wrong but I think this was the highest scoring game I’ve ever been to and also the biggest blowout. Everyone in the Blue Jay’s starting lineup got a hit except for Junior Lake and the offence was led today by Josh Donaldson (four for four with four runs), Russell Martin (three for four with…
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Arizona Diamondbacks 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 5
A rare weekday afternoon game plus the end of the school year equals a packed stadium full of kids there to squeal and cheer and giggle. In all seriousness, it was nice to see the place full with over 45,000 people. My seats were pretty deep down the 3rd baseline in section 129R, so I had to…
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Seattle Mariners 2 – Detroit Tigers 4
Game two at Comerica was a very different, with a very different pace. While yesterday’s game was closing in on 5 hours, we were already in the 5th at 8:30! Justin Verlander had a pretty solid start which unfortunately was marred by one meatball pitch which cost him 2 runs on a home run by Kyle Seager. Although…
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Seattle Mariners 7 – Detroit Tigers 8
When I played the game of hotel roulette on Hotwire, I had no idea that I would end up in casino during my time in Detroit. Little did I know that there was a casino, let alone 3 within the city limits. One perk of staying at the Motor City Casino was their complimentary shuttle…
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Pittsburgh Pirates 3 – Chicago Cubs 4
For my second game at Wrigley with the Chicago Cubs, I decided to sit in a substantially different spot. The previous game I chose to be higher up in the stands in exchange for being right behind home plate, my preferred spot to watch a game. For this game, I was 4 rows up from…
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Pittsburgh Pirates 0 – Chicago Cubs 6
The first time and last time that I visited Wrigley Field was in 2009 and it was the reason that my passion for baseball reawakened. It was in this city, in this park that I realized everything that is special about baseball and why it mattered so much to me. I’ve spent the last 7+…
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New Jersey Jackals 16 – Ottawa Champions 17
Over the past few years my interest in baseball has started to look beyond Major League Baseball. While the quality of baseball at the Major League level is better than any type of Minor League play, there is still something romantic about games not a part of “The Show”. The pressure is a lot less, the…
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Los Angeles Dodgers 6 – Toronto Blue Jays 2
As always, it’s a treat to see Kershaw pitch
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 5
Home Runs by Bautista & Pillar account for all 5 Blue Jays runs
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Texas Rangers 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 12
6 RBI night for Edwin Encarnacion
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Texas Rangers 1 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
Walk off Homerun by Justin Smoak
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Baltimore Orioles 9 – Boston Red Sox 5
Attended by Daigo Fujiwara: Was raining all day, but turned out to be a nice night by the time game got started. Our Red Sox were facing undefeated Baltimore Orioles. Our young catcher, Blake Swihart, had a rough night. A key dropped ball in foul territory in the 6th (and Clay Buchholz allowed a home run,…
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Los Angeles Dodgers 6 – San Francisco Giants 12
San Francisco Giants 2016 Home Opener Last Thursday, I attended my seventeenth Giants home opener in a row, all of them with my dad, Rick, who purchased two “personal seat licenses” (or “PSLs”) in the late 90s in order to secure two season tickets for the Giants at what is now known as AT&T Park.…
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Boston Red Sox 7 – Toronto Blue Jays 4
Exhibition Game While some of the stars of the 1980’s were on hand and honoured during the pre-game show, the focus was on Jim Fanning, one of the longest serving members of the Expos front office and the manager of the only team ever to make it to the playoffs. Jim was a crucial part…
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Boston Red Sox 4 – Toronto Blue Jays 2
Exhibition Game in Montréal, QC For the 3rd year in a row, I made my way over to our decrepit Stade Olympique to take in the final 2 exhibition games of the Blue Jays pre-season. When they announced that the games were going to be against the Boston Red Sox, I was confident that the…
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New York Yankees 6 – Toronto Blue Jays 4
Game Highlights: Kevin Pillar, 3 for 3 with a Homerun – Edwin Encarnacion & The Parrot’s 35th Homerun. This was the final game of the 2015 season that I attended, with my good friend Pat. Rather than fight for (and pay for) insanely priced 100 level seats for a team that was on a serious…
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New York Yankees 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 4
Game Highlights: David Price’s dominant, scoreless 7 innings & Brett Cecil saving the 8th.
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Chicago Cubs 2 – Los Angeles Dodgers 0
No-Hitter: Jake Arrieta
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Milwaukee Brewers 1 – Washington Nationals 6
Game Highlights: Discovering Snake Dog IPA – Home Runs by Michael Taylor & Anthony Rendon – Jayson Werth passing the Mendoza Line – 1/2 Smoke at Ben’s Chili Bowl & The Washington Nationals winning the game 6 – 1.
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Milwaukee Brewers 10 – Washington Nationals 3
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Toronto Blue Jays 4 – Philadelphia Phillies 7
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Toronto Blue Jays 8 – Philadelphia Phillies 5
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Minnesota Twins 7 – New York Yankees 8
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Seattle Mariners 10 – Boston Red Sox 8
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Philadelphia Phillies 3 – Toronto Blue Jays 2
The final game of the pre-Tulowitzki era in Toronto – With Devon Travis & Jose Bautista leaving the game with injuries and Tulo not yet ready, they were short a position player and had to make crazy fielding changes. Somehow, Russell Martin ended up at 2nd base – A really strong inning by LaTroy Hawkins, I suspect his…
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Baltimore Orioles 5 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
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New York Mets 1 – Toronto Blue Jays 7
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Seattle Mariners 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 8
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Seattle Mariners 3 – Toronto Blue Jays 2
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Los Angeles Angels 4 – Toronto Blue Jays 8
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Los Angeles Angels 4 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
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Arkansas Travelers 3 – Tulsa Drillers 2
Texas League AA Hornsby first migrated from the plains of Western Oklahoma, to old Drillers Stadium in 1996. After 14 seasons there, Hornsby now calls downtown home at ONEOK Field. Fans can look forward to Hornsby bringing down the house every night! Whether it’s one of his dozens of dance routines, or the kid’s favourite…
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Cincinnati Reds 1 – Toronto Blue Jays 9
Spring Training Exhibition Game
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Cincinnati Reds 2 – Toronto Blue Jays 0
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Baltimore Orioles 1- Toronto Blue Jays 0
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New York Yankees 0 – Toronto Blue Jays 2
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New York Yankees 6 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
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Texas Rangers 5 – Toronto Blue Jays 1
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Florida Marlins 4 – New York Mets 5
On Saturday morning I bid farewell after two great days in Philadelphia and got on the train to New York City. After about an hour and half, I found myself consumed by the hustle and bustle of Penn Station. I didn’t intend to spend my time exploring Manhattan but find my way to the Holiday…
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Washington Nationals 2 – Philadelphia Phillies 6
When I mentioned to one of my Ownercamp friends that I would be coming to Philadelphia to visit and catch a Phillies game, he offered to take care of things and get us “The Best Seats in America”. As you can see from the photos below, he obliged. I wasn’t sure what to expect from…
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Washington Nationals 6 – Baltimore Orioles 2
Without a doubt one of the best things about this baseball trip is that thanks to the friends I’ve made at Ownercamp, I have been able to share my games with local fans. I was fortunate to get the chance to tag a long on a field trip with the whole team at Fastpost. This…
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Baltimore Orioles – Washington Nationals: Postponed
For my birthday, I decided to treat myself to a baseball trip that included 4 cities, in 6 days. I started my trip by flying into Washington, DC to catch my 3rd Nationals home game this season. While the weather was nice all day within 45 minutes of getting to the ball park there was…
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Chicago Cubs 2 – Boston Red Sox 0
— Attended by Jason Koskie
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Houston Astros 5 – Minnesota Twins 4
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Texas Rangers 2 – Washington Nationals 0
After a work meeting just outside of Washington on Thursday and Friday, I decided to stay in the city for the weekend to take in some museums and a second Nationals game. The weather was perfect and did manage to get a little bit of a sunburn. I asked for it by getting seats along…
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Texas Rangers 2 – Washington Nationals 9
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Tampa Bay Rays 6 – Toronto Blue Jays 9
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Oakland Athletics 1 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
After spending a few days in Winnipeg as speaker and attendee of the Culture Days Congress, I decided to pass through Toronto for a few meeting (and Baseball games) before heading to Washington, DC to meet with a new client of ours. I could have gone home to Montreal for a day but I…
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Boston Red Sox 1 – Toronto Blue Jays 7
— Attended by Warren Wilansky
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Boston Red Sox 7 – Toronto Blue Jays 6
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New York Mets 0 – Toronto Blue Jays 2
2 run homer by Melky Cabrera in the bottom of the 8th I originally bought 100 level seats for this game but given that MBP gave me box seats, I figured it would be a good idea to take a few extra people and try sitting there. I really didn’t like the box seats (not…
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New York Mets 4 – Toronto Blue Jays 5
Walk off Single to Win the game in the bottom of the 9th by Kawasaki Exhibition Baseball – First MLB game in 10 years in Montreal, QC
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Baltimore Orioles 5 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
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Los Angeles Angels 5 – Toronto Blue Jays 4
I decided at the last minute, after a late afternoon conference call, to bite the bullet and go see my 7th Blue Jays game of the year. I wasn’t going to go to the game (as I only had tickets for the Friday Orioles match) until someone reminded me that R.A. Dickey was starting and…
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Cleveland Indians 5 – Los Angeles Angels 2
Since I was in California for a family wedding, seeing a Baseball game was not originally in the plans. With multiple events spread all over Southern California, I was sure I wouldn’t have any time to myself. In the end, on the last evening of our trip, my mother and I found that we had…
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New York Mets 11 – Washington Nationals 0
Eight days, 4 cities and 6 baseball games later, my trip finally came to an end with an 11-0 loss by the Nationals to the New York Mets. While the pitching clearly fell apart, the Nats also demonstrated a serious inability to score runs. With only a 5 hit difference between the 2 teams, the…
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Pittsburgh Pirates 7 – Washington Nationals 9
Bottom of the 9th, walk-off home run by Bryce Harper After seeing a game at Miller Park in Milwaukee, I got on a plane to Washington, DC to catch a couple of Nationals games. I haven’t been back to Washington since 2008 and I was excited to see one of my favourite teams and revisit Nationals…
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San Diego Padres 6 – Milwaukee Brewers 2
One of the best things about seeing a game in Milwaukee is that, Ryan Braun or not, this is a baseball city. After taking the train from Chicago to the Milwaukee Airport (not the sexiest place to stay) I cabbed it downtown and spent a few hours exploring a pretty, but very quiet part of…
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Detroit Tigers 7 – Chicago White Sox 3
After a few hours of exploring the city (on a much sunnier day than Saturday) I hopped on the L-Train over to U.S. Cellular Field to watch the hometown Chicago White Sox take on the Detroit Tigers at 7:10 PM. Starting with 5 Perfect innings from Max Scherzer the Tigers beat the White Sox 7-3.…
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Tampa Bay Rays 4 – Toronto Blue Jays 3
The first game I booked to anchor my Baseball Week travels was a Saturday Blue Jays game against the Rays. You may be wondering why you would attend yet another game in Toronto? As a lifelong Montrealer, there are 2 words that will explain everything. Expos Nation There is a small but growing movement in…
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Tampa Bay Rays 8 – Toronto Blue Jays 5
About 12 months ago, as my Baseball obsession came roaring back in like I was 8 years old, my friend Geoff set forth a challenge; “I dare you to try and see 10 MLB games in baseball parks you’ve never been to in the next 5 years. For that, I’ll give you $50.00.” Never one to…
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Cincinnati Reds 4 – Arizona Diamondbacks 2
When I decided to attend a conference in Scottsdale, Arizona at a resort called The Boulders, I noticed that because of St. Jean Baptiste Day, I didn’t have to be back in the office for work on the Tuesday of the coming week. Everyone else flew out on the Saturday but I decided to stay one…
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Baltimore Orioles 6 – Toronto Blue Jays 12
The Blue Jays hitting has clearly woken up and have been on fire for a few weeks now. So, it’s very nice to get 12 runs and a win but there is still a problem when your pitching still gives up 6. The ERA’s are generally brutal right now. In any case, this was a…
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Boston Red Sox 3 – Toronto Blue Jays 1
Good game? Bad game? It didn’t really matter since it was a special game. Thanks to a friend of John Bowie‘s, my partner in crime at this game, we were escorted onto the field to watch batting practice. As you can see from the photo above, the view was quite nice. The Jays were struggling to…
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Boston Red Sox 10 – Toronto Blue Jays 1
Can anyone say blow out? The Blue Jays were really off their game and Buchholz was incredibly effective. There was a bit of controversy with this game as the Jays accused Buchholz of doctoring the ball with some gunk on his arm. Our seats were really great, only about 15 rows up between the dugout and home…
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Boston Red Sox 7 – Toronto Blue Jays 9
Quite an exciting game with the lead flip-flopping a few times. High scoring games are always quite fun as long as you aren’t the pitcher (runs totals like this kill ERA’s). Encarnacion murdered a ball into the upper deck of the Rogers Centre, becoming only the 14th player to ever hit one there. Seats were just…
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Tampa Bay Rays 0 – Seattle Mariners 1
Perfect Game: Félix Hernández Game Recap | Box Score For the first time in Seattle Mariners history, Félix Hernández pitched a perfect game at Safeco Field, in Seattle, WA. His performance against the Tampa Bay Rays was only the 23rd in the history of Major League Baseball. Hernandez threw 113 pitches and struck out eleven batters. Brendan Ryan was…
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Chicago White Sox 3 – Toronto Blue Jays 2
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New York Yankees 7 – Toronto Blue Jays 10
With 5 RBI’s and the most amazing glove over-the-wall-home-run-steal-catch I’ve ever seen, Rajai Davis personally assured the Blue Jays win over the Yankees today. With what looked like a weak offensive lineup (no Lawrie, no Bautista) the Jays managed to power through and beat the deep offence of the Yankees. When the Jays were up…
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Houston Astros 0 – San Francisco Giants 10
Perfect Game: Matt Cain Game Recap | Box Score For the first time in the complete Giant’s franchise history, Matt Cain threw a perfect game to beat the Houston Astros 10-0. In addition to the 27 batters he faced and vanquished, he managed to strike out 14 of them, tying Sandy Koufax for the most in a perfect…
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New York Mets 5 – Toronto Blue Jays 14
With sports outlets already handling game wrap-ups much better than I could ever do, there is no reason for me to wax poetic about the firsts of this game. Let me explain the dynamics of this game simply; until the top of the 8th, I ate more hot dogs than the Mets scored runs. Since…
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Chicago White Sox 4 – Seattle Mariners 0
Perfect Game: Philip Humber Game Recap | Box Score Baseball is a funny game. A player can struggle for a few years, throw out his arm and need Tommy John surgery. With slim prospects to even make a major league roster, Philip Humber accomplished getting a slot in the White Sox’s rotation and managed to pitch one…
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New York Yankees 4 – Toronto Blue Jays 1
Game Recap | Box Score
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Los Angeles Angels 2 – Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Recap | Box Score
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Boston Red Sox 5 – Toronto Blue Jays 9
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Philadelphia Phillies 1 – Florida Marlins 0
Perfect Game: Roy Halladay Game Recap | Box Score While his time with the Blue Jays established Roy Halladay as of the best pitchers of his generation, it was his 2010 season with the Phillies where he reached legendary status. His 2010 season included a no-hitter during the playoffs and this perfect game. Throwing 115 pitches…
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Tampa Bay Rays 0 – Oakland Athletics 4
Perfect Game: Dallas Braden Game Recap | Box Score In front of just over 12,000 fans, yet another journeyman starting pitcher manages to produce one of the most unlikely feats in baseball, a perfect game. One of the sweetest things that I discovered about this game is that it was Mother’s Day, and Dallas’ grandmother, Peggy Lindsey was in…
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Milwaukee Brewers 2 – Chicago Cubs 8
Game Highlights: The was a birthday present that I gave myself to celebrate being alive for 38 years. It was also this specific game, and being at Wrigley that turned my love of baseball into an all-out passion. It was thanks to the beauty of this experience that going to baseball games is now the way…
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Baltimore Orioles 4 – Washington Nationals 2
Baseball is not for everyone, and on some occasions, it’s for no one at all. At this game, my wife took the opportunity to read a magazine and do her nails. “I may as well get something done,” she said, $126,429,667 worth of athletes offering her zero entertainment. I like baseball because it doesn’t require…
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Florida Marlins 9 – Montreal Expos 1
My Last Expos Game, The Last Expos Game Everyone in Montreal knew it was coming. For years, since Major League Baseball was swindled by Jeffrey Loria into buying our Montreal Expos on December 20, 2001, we knew that there would be a day when the Expos would be playing their final game in Montreal. On September…
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Arizona Diamondbacks 2 – Atlanta Braves 0
Perfect Game: Randy Johnson Game Recap | Box Score An infamous late bloomer — who only really became the Randy Johnson we know in his late 20’s and had his best years in his late 30’s — it figures that he would pitch his first perfect game at the age of 40. The previous holder of the…
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Pittsburgh Pirates 0 – Montreal Expos 3
This was the last game that I attended with my Dad.
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Philadelphia Phillies 6 – Montreal Expos 7
Vladimir Guerrero walk-off home run! By the early 2000’s I was going to roughly 1-2 Expos games a year. Like much of the rest of the city I had enough with the baseball ownership situation in Montreal and at the same time felt bad for the players. For some reason our client, Airborne Mobile decided to give me…
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Houston Astros 0 – Chicago Cubs 2
20 Strikeout game for Kerry Wood. Some say that it was one of the most dominant pitching performances in the history of major league baseball.
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Montreal Expos 1 – San Diego Padres 0
Pedro takes a perfect game into the 10th
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Atlanta Braves 2 – Montreal Expos 7
Game Recap | Box Score “Maddux was stunned. Raw rookies don’t homer off the great Greg Maddux, let alone blast the ball off his shoetops for a deep, deep moonshot. Atlanta manager Bobby Cox came out to the mound. His shaken pitcher handed him the ball, and was gone. Floyd’s monster drive sent the Big…
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Cincinnati Reds 2 – Montreal Expos 3
“The first time I saw Pedro Martinez pitch live was in his second start as an Expo. I remember little things about that night, like my girlfriend Lynn (we’re still together) going to say hello to her brother and his fiancé before the game down in the VIP Section. I stayed in our seats in…
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Los Angeles Dodgers 1 – Montreal Expos 0
22 innings, 21 innings of scoreless baseball Game Recap | Box Score It took only 6:14 for the first run of the game on a home run by the Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Rick Dempsey at the top of the 22nd inning. It’s worth noting that: Winning pitcher John Wetteland who eventually join the…
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Pittsburgh Pirates 1 – Montréal Expos 2
One of the things that I wish I could figure out, is what were all the different Expos games that I attended as a kid. My father never had season tickets (I doubt her could have afforded them) but I’m pretty sure that we went to at least 5 or more games a season. So…
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2 – Montreal Expos 1
1981 National League Championship Series (NLCS), Game 5: Blue Monday If only…. As a 9-year-old kid in 4th grade, some days are boring and time seems to move painfully slowly. Time moved especially slow for me on Monday October 19, 1981. Why? Because I had tickets to the Montreal Expos afternoon game. And we…
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Montreal Expos 4- Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Pittsburgh walks off the Expos on a one-out double to Left Field Game Recap | Box Score Expos play well but Pirates still end up winning by Ian MacDONALD, Montreal Gazette Things are getting tougher for the Expos. They played better than they have been and against a much stronger team — but they still…
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Pittsburgh Pirates 2 – San Diego Padres 0
😎 Game Notes: First game of a doubleheader | Dock Ellis Pitches No-Hitter on LSD. For more information on this game visit: Baseball Reference | Sports Illustrated | YouYube | Rolling Stone | Snopes
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Philadelphia Phillies 6 – New York Mets 0
Perfect Game: Jim Bunning Game Recap | Box Score Looking into the history of Jim Bunning’s perfect game, quite a few major milestones were met with this rare event. First, it was the first perfect game in the National League of the modern baseball area or at least the first one is almost 85 years. Second, it was…
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Boston Braves 3 – Brooklyn Dodgers 5
42 Game Notes: Jackie Robinson’s first game as he breaks baseball’s colour barrier. For more information on this game visit: Baseball Reference | History
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Philadelphia Athletics 0 – Boston Americans 3
Perfect Game: Cy Young Game Recap | Box Score The first perfect game of the modern era was fittingly thrown by Cy Young. While he pitched at a time when hurlers were used in 25-30% more games and expected to complete them, his pitching statistics are still leaps and bounds ahead of anyone else. As…