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Why Blue Jays fans should be guardedly optimistic for 2025

Tao of Stieb

Tao of Stieb: Blue Jays' brain trust has 'little room' for error left

Stay in a prominent role long enough, and you’ll accumulate too many losses for anyone to believe you can win. Such is the case with the Toronto Blue Jays’ brain trust of Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins, who are about to enter their 10th season at the helm of the team with little room remaining for error.

Disappointing Blue Jays leave fans wondering what's around the corner

Why committing to the Toronto Blue Jays this year feels different

Why should fans of the Toronto Blue Jays commit to the next six months of misery and suffering and torment? Tao of Stieb has the answers.

Tao of Stieb: Which spring storylines will hold our attention in 2024?

Spring has sprung in delightfully different Dunedin, Florida, and with the start of this year’s schedule of spring training games, the Toronto Blue Jays are now engaged in a heated battle for Grapefruit League supremacy.

Tao of Stieb: After push for Ohtani, Blue Jays still face major work

Tao of Stieb: Losing like this may make cynics out of Blue Jays fans

After four straight seasons ending in an acutely painful manner, a bland reassurance by management that all was well wasn’t the response that anyone was seeking, writes Tao of Stieb.

Tao of Stieb: Bracing for the stress of September Blue Jays baseball

“Meaningful baseball in September” is what fans pine for when their team is languishing. But once a team like the Blue Jays begins to play those consequential games, September is the month when the long season gets very short.

Tao of Stieb: It's complicated, but this is why the MLB All-Star Game matters

The urgency and anxiety of watching the 2023 Blue Jays

If previous seasons were met with enthusiasm by fans, this year was met with expectation. Being competitive this year would not suffice, nor would hanging around the edges of the wild card race. It isn’t quite an “all in” season, but fans have staked a large portion of their passion into this season’s success.