Everything is Awesome: Jays Sweep Tigers, Are Awesome.
I'm having a bit of a struggle.
I need to blog. I'm thinking just 500 synonyms for awesome plus GIFS would cover it.
— Joanna (@HumandChuck) August 30, 2015
There are only 39 synonyms for awesome on thesaurus.com
A Twitter buddy (@GimpedPimp403) suggested this:
Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream
Everything is better when we stick together
Side by side, you and I gonna win forever, let's party forever
We're the same, I'm like you, you're like me, we're all working in harmony.
If the Jays make the World Series, Tegan and Sara (of Calgary) need to play this song live. For real. But with Drake remixing the "rapping" part, with Jays stuff.
Book it.
Book it.
Swing your partner round and round ... pic.twitter.com/l81XXh1Ly6
— Ian Hunter (@BlueJayHunter) August 30, 2015
Edwin Encarnacion is Awesome
This weekend it seemed like Double E, tired of his hit streak being so low key, decided to turn the volume up to 11. He extended his hit streak to 25 in the first inning with a solo homerun. This followed a three homer day on Saturday, when Encarnacion had a two run, a three run and a grand slam. I don't know if homering for the cycle is a thing, but if it is, it should be called "Completing the Edwin."
I was at the game on Saturday selling 50/50 tickets for Jays Care and the hats falling from the stadium while the crowd roared and Encarnacion, having no idea at the time why he was being showered with hats, coming out for a curtain call was pure magic. I wanted to cry.
This guy has this ability to just be unstoppable for stretches and for it to coincide with this run they are on just makes it that much more special.
It was Navarro who explained to EE what the hats meant:
“He tell me, like, when they score three goals — I think? — they do that. It made me feel happy.”
Encarnacion enjoys it, but it's also about winning.
“It’s very fun. But it’s more fun that we’re winning games. That’s what we’ve been doing, winning games. Having fun, everybody, the team.”
John Gibbons is Awesome.
On the hat celebration:
“I hadn’t seen it before. Don’t they normally throw octopuses or something?”
Josh Donaldson hit a huge homer on Friday and followed it up with a solo shot in the first inning on Sunday for number 36 on the season.
He also had a charity event to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Toronto. The boys bowled. The event produced some great photos, including this one of Josh Donaldson holding a cupcake. The picture combined two of my favourite things- Josh Donaldson and baked goods.
It was Canada Baseball Day at the Rogers Centre and Russell Martin homered for the second day in a row.
“If this isn’t the feel of a championship team,” Martin said, “I don’t know what is.”
“I feel like we’re great offensively, we’re great on defence, we’re pitching great, our bullpen has depth,” he said. “I like what we have going right now, and we’ve just got to keep pushing – keep playing the game the way we play – and I think we’re going to do great things this year.”
Bless.
Jessica Mendoza is Awesome.
For the first time, ESPN Sunday Night Baseball featured a woman as a colour commentator. Jessica Mendoza is a former softball player turned broadcaster. She did a really great job tonight and got to call a no-hitter as Cubs Jake Arrieta no-hit the LA Dodgers, who were no-hit by the Astros' Mike Fiers nine days ago.
Only in Detroit.
He also describes Encarnacion as "some kind of locked in."
Josh Donaldson is Awesome.
Josh Donaldson hit a huge homer on Friday and followed it up with a solo shot in the first inning on Sunday for number 36 on the season.
He also had a charity event to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Toronto. The boys bowled. The event produced some great photos, including this one of Josh Donaldson holding a cupcake. The picture combined two of my favourite things- Josh Donaldson and baked goods.
Russell Martin and Baseball Canada are Awesome.
It was Canada Baseball Day at the Rogers Centre and Russell Martin homered for the second day in a row.
“If this isn’t the feel of a championship team,” Martin said, “I don’t know what is.”
“I feel like we’re great offensively, we’re great on defence, we’re pitching great, our bullpen has depth,” he said. “I like what we have going right now, and we’ve just got to keep pushing – keep playing the game the way we play – and I think we’re going to do great things this year.”
Bless.
Jessica Mendoza is Awesome.
Let's do this! espn #SundayNightBaseball @Dodgers cubs @DShulman_espn @ Dodger Stadium https://t.co/OJiUdFAjH5
— Jessica Mendoza (@jessmendoza) August 30, 2015
For the first time, ESPN Sunday Night Baseball featured a woman as a colour commentator. Jessica Mendoza is a former softball player turned broadcaster. She did a really great job tonight and got to call a no-hitter as Cubs Jake Arrieta no-hit the LA Dodgers, who were no-hit by the Astros' Mike Fiers nine days ago.