Twenty years ago, baseball in Toronto was a happening. "The Blue Jays were like a rock concert," Jack Morris said. This Blue Jays team dreams of bringing that feeling back. Opening night was something of a dud, a 4-1 loss to the Indians, but for now they can still dream. ...more

Ricky Romero went from All-Star to struggling starter, and from opening day starter to No. 5 starter to minor leaguer. It's been a puzzling fall, and this has been a worrisome spring, and after another shaky start Tuesday, the Blue Jays admitted the obvious by sending Romero to Class A Dunedin. ...more

Team USA was able to assemble an All-Star lineup. But all the top American-born starting pitchers turned down the chance to pitch in the World Baseball Classic. Not surprisingly, it was a bad outing by a starter (R.A. Dickey giving up four runs) that cost the Americans in their opening 5-2 loss to Mexico. ...more

The World Baseball Classic desperately needs a Team USA that is desperate to win it. Finally, this time, we may have one. The American team that assembled Monday in Arizona was notable for how committed to the tournament (and to winning) these players are. ...more

R.A. Dickey will be the starting pitcher Friday night, when Team USA opens the World Baseball Classic with a game against Mexico. Team USA manager Joe Torre has yet to announce the rest of his pitching plans, but suggested that Derek Holland will start Sunday against Canada. ...more

What I like, and dislike, about the Blue Jays. ...more

The 2013 Blue Jays will draw comparisons to the 2012 Marlins, another team that rode into the national spotlight on big winter of spending. Thankfully for the Jays, the comparisons aren't exact, and one difference is that this team is the product of general manager Alex Anthopoulos' emerging vision. ...more

The worst news for the World Baseball Classic wasn't that Team USA has too few American stars. No, the worst news is that American baseball fans don't really care that so many stars have chosen not to play. For now, the WBC remains all potential. ...more

With the R.A. Dickey trade, the Blue Jays showed again (for the second time this winter) that they're finally ready to act like the big-market team they should be. But what about the Mets? No problem here. For the Mets, trading a Cy Young winner was -- believe it or not -- the absolute right move. ...more

Josh Hamilton was the very symbol of the Rangers' September collapse. Now he's the very symbol of their winter gone wrong, after leaving to sign with their biggest rivals, the Angels. ...more