I knew Danny Jansen was a good egg when I saw his Twitter header, which features him and his BFF Ryan Borucki. Both are about the same age and they've been chasing each other through the Jays minor league system and have now arrived.

Jansen also provided one of the only bright spots in a rather lacklustre split series with the Kansas City Royals, a team that has won 18 fewer games than the Blue Jays.

Jansen hit his first big league homer on August 14th, the season became joyous for a moment

Danny Jansen acknowledging his family in the stands after his first big league home run is everything. pic.twitter.com/MPewlkvbNw
— Ian Hunter (@BlueJayHunter) August 15, 2018

Gibby was complimentary:

Ah yes, the damn ball.

With the youth movement very much upon us, this is probably where Russell Martin's talents can be used: helping Danny Jansen continue to become a well-rounded defensive catcher.

It's just exciting to watch this kid come up and do baseball things.

Remember excitement? And joy?

And then this:

Friends😎

79 Likes, 3 Comments - Ryan Borucki (@ryan_borucki) on Instagram: "Friends😎"

Shut it, Mike Reeves.

Missing Baseball Blood Feuds

Playing the Royals this week reminded me that there was once a baseball blood feud between these teams.

This all started in the bottom of the first inning when Volquez hits Donaldson. Then every broke loss when the umpire threw out Sanchez when Sanchez hit the Royals hitter.. What do you think was this frustration or on purpose

Josh Donaldson's face, Josh Donaldson's audible potty mouth, Buck Martinez's blood lust for playoff baseball, Bautista's "I got you, bro" hit (not shown), the tossing of Sanchez, Buck's outrage about that, Gibby coming back on the field after he was ejected.

I miss it. I miss it so hard.

In some ancient baseball blood feud action, the Giants and Dodgers got into it this week. They are destined to do this every once in a while. The Baseball Gods command it.

Yasiel Puig slapped his bat after missing a pitch and slapped Nick Hundley's big mouth.

Yasiel Puig and Nick Hundley exchange words at the dish, causing both benches to clear in Los Angeles before both players receive ejections About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S.

And when I say "slapped", I mean slapped. Like "what did five fingers say to the face?" slapped.

Yasiel Puig slapped Nick Hundley. pic.twitter.com/Uru8nQcZty
— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) August 15, 2018

Also awesome:

Andrew McCutchen breaks down the Giants-Dodgers melee About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S. and Canada, representing the highest level of professional baseball. Led by Commissioner Robert D.

other topics of discussion include whether this slap was open-handed or it was an open hand slap or if Yasiel Puig should marry me (all yes).
— Findlay (@s_findlay) August 15, 2018

Today's Walk Up

I Like It, a song by Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin on Spotify