Jeff Blair
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Toronto, ON, Canada
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Six players who could have significant impact on NLCS
With the NLCS starting on Monday night between the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers, here are six players who could make a significant impact on the series. Watch Game 1 of the NLCS at 8 p.m. ET on Sportsnet, Sportsnet ONE and SN Now. → Read More
MLB owners will make final call on whether baseball is played in 2020
The debate over MLB's return to play is centred on the players, but in the end, it will be the owners who make the final call. → Read More
MLBPA facing crucial test in negotiating pandemic response with MLB
Tony Clark, the executive director of the MLBPA, is going to have his tactical and leadership abilities tested as he and commissioner Rob Manfred and their lieutenants work their way toward some kind of resumption of baseball this summer. → Read More
Alex Rodriguez looks to continue career-renaissance as Mets owner
With news that Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez are interested in buying the New York Mets, Jeff Blair wonders why? Plus, some thoughts on what it will take to return to play and left-handed quarterbacks. → Read More
Bucks facing same questions Raptors did before winning title
The Milwaukee Bucks are where the Toronto Raptors were for so many seasons, dominating the regular season but still having much to prove in the playoffs. → Read More
Lakers' LeBron James cements legacy as unifying superstar with Kobe tribute
There's a burden that comes with being LeBron James. But with his speech paying tribute to Kobe Bryant, he showed once again why he's the universal athlete. → Read More
Maple Leafs' Kyle Dubas can’t let wishful thinking affect decisions
The Toronto Maple Leafs have an identity. The problem is that identity isn't what GM Kyle Dubas wants it to be. → Read More
Adam Silver should be concerned by what’s gone on in NBA this off-season
Jeff Blair writes that the way NBA players have effectively shredded the integrity of the player contract should be concerning for Adam Silver and team owners. At some point, folks are going to want to know that a contract is a contract → Read More
Could the Raptors shut the door on the Warriors' dynasty?
Jeff Blair wonders whether or not he'll feel the same finality as he did when the New York Yankees' dynasty died with their 2001 World Series loss if the Toronto Raptors end our anguish and give us our first crown in a major North American league since Joe Carter touched ‘em all in 1993? → Read More
Few things going right for Blue Jays as they head back on road
It’s June and the games have ceased being meaningful in the standings. Now the Blue Jays head back on the road, with unanswered questions all over the diamond. → Read More
No surprise Blue Jays are listening to offers for Stroman, Sanchez
Every Toronto Blue Jays player has had his name in trade rumours the last couple seasons, so it should be no surprise that Aaron Sanchez, Marcus Stroman and Justin Smoak are reportedly on the block. → Read More
Magic carry quiet confidence to Game 1 win over Raptors
There was a quiet confidence about this Orlando Magic group going into this series. And it showed in their Game 1 win over the Toronto Raptors. → Read More
Three areas of concern facing Maple Leafs against Bruins
Between the defence, goaltending and coaching, Jeff Blair has some concerns as the Toronto Maple Leafs prepare for their first-round meeting with the Boston Bruins. → Read More
Maple Leafs owe Tavares better effort in second trip to Long Island
The Toronto Maple Leafs should look to ditch the too cool for school detachment and try to get some level of revenge for John Tavares with another date with the New York Islanders in Long Island. → Read More
MLBPA just another union currently being crushed by technology
Free agency used to be viewed as a right. But as Jeff Blair explains, for many players it’s now a nuisance. → Read More
Blue Jays made logical decision with increase in minor-league pay
Blue Jays vice-president of baseball operations Ben Cherington sees the team's unilateral decision to give minor-league players a 50 per-cent pay increase as something beyond simply “doing the right thing,” although sometimes that alone is reason enough to enact change. → Read More
Ken Giles throws accountability bomb at Blue Jays camp
Ken Giles will most likely be gone when the Toronto Blue Jays return to winning ways, but it seems like he's willing to leave a bit of himself here. → Read More
Healthy Blue Jays rotation reflects well on Charlie Montoyo's plan
It is a reflection of how well things have gone so far in the first spring under Charlie Montoyo that the Toronto Blue Jays can set a healthy rotation, not one built around injured. → Read More
Blue Jays' opening day starter not worth reading into
Marcus Stroman and Aaron Sanchez have both had uneventful on-field springs in making their case to be the Toronto Blue Jays' opening day starter. → Read More
Injury to Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. could raise durability concerns
While Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s injury certainly could have been worse, it still raises uncomfortable questions for the Blue Jays long-term. It's at least fair to wonder how his weight and body type, combined with the torque on his swing, played a role and whether they will be factors in his recovery. → Read More