Toronto Blue Jays
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Someone named Rumplestiltz has put together a hip hop song about old school Toronto Blue Jays. Anyone who reads this blog, especially my collection of old school Blue Jays Songs, knows I'm a sucker for Stieb, Upshaw, Fernandez, Bell and other Jays of yesteryear. I'm not sure about some of
The other day, I started thinking about September 14, 1987. I watched the Jays take on the Orioles that afternoon, and we hit 10 home runs. 10 home runs in a game by a single team remains the major league record, 23 years later. I'm hoping this record is never
I don't get out to as many Jays games as I used to, but they're still my team. If you've read this blog at all during the years, you know how fanatical I was about the Blue Jays from 1983 through 1993. Growing up, Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth provided
We all love Johnny Mac. In a previous era, John McDonald could be our everyday SS. I remember when your defensive gem of a shortstop didn't have to carry a big bat, but those days seem to be long gone. John's father, Jack McDonald, died of liver cancer last Tuesday
I used to watch Mike Wilner on a cable 10 show called "Let's Talk Sports". I'm thinking it was around 1990 when my brothers and I would tune in to watch Mike Wilner and this other guy discuss current sporting events. I thought Mike knew his baseball then, and I
I want to thank Shikatani Lacroix and the Blue Jays for sending my son a Jr. Jays Club Official Membership Kit. When I was a kid, I think I would have loved this. Membership has its privileges, and the kit came with a ball, blue jay Webkinz, Travis Snider card
On June 25, 26 and 27, the Phillies were to play here in Toronto. That would have meant the return of Roy Halladay, greatest Blue Jays starter of all-time. That would have been cool. Now the G-20 Summit has gone and screwed that all up. Security concerns, because the G-20
We're living in an era of information overload. Between the RSS feeds and Twitter, there's not enough time in the day to absorb all the data. I mean, my kid has a t-ball game today, and my wife wants to watch The Cove before she loses me to the NHL
There's been a lot of talk this week about fan support for the Blue Jays. What exactly was expected when we traded fan favourite and greatest starter of all-time Roy Halladay? I would have been more shocked if there wasn't a dip in attendance at the dome after that punch
It seems like we were just talking about the Raptors gunning for fourth in the conference and a home court advantage for their first round in the playoffs. For those who don't follow the Raps, we finished ninth in the conference and that means we missed the playoffs for the
Vernon Wells went six for 10 in our opening series against the Rangers, with four homers and seven RBIs. No other Blue Jay has hit a homer in the first three games of a season. He is risen.
Vernon Wells and Adam Lind went deep today as the Jays lost to the Rangers on opening day. That's a great excuse for me to share some audio from our very first opening day on April 7, 1977. This is the late great Tom Cheek calling the first home run
Nothing brings me back to the innocence of childhood the way baseball does. Throughout the 1980s, I was as big a Blue Jays fan as I was a Maple Leafs fan. In fact, because we had such a competitive baseball team starting in 1983 while our hockey team was always
I'm addicted to the winter Olympics these days and totally psyched about our men's hockey team. Of course, that means an entry about the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays. The B-R Blog & Stat of the Day has pointed out that David Weathers remains as the last active player to play
It's the dog days of January and I'm starting to come to grips with the reality Roy Halladay has been traded. It still sucks, but it happened, and I wasn't consulted on the manner. The GOAT once had the worse season possible. In 2000, Roy Halladay recorded a 10.64
Roy Halladay took out an ad in today's Toronto Sun, thanking Blue Jays fans. Some will be quick to point out that he forced this trade, and could have easily negotiated an extension. If Halladay liked us so much, why isn't he retiring a Blue Jay? Those people are cynical
Roy Halladay isn't just the best pitcher in the game, he's a throwback to a time when starters demanded the ball in the ninth inning. He never complains, he just goes about his business. When he's on the mound, you know there's a chance for a 2 hour game. He's
Buck Martinez's kid went to the same primary school as me, at the same time. He was younger, but we all knew who his dad was. Martinez, in the twilight of his career, was a solid back up to Ernie Whitt who was enjoying some all-star seasons behind the plate
Tom Cheek deserves to win the Ford C. Frick Award. The Ford C. Frick Award is the highest honour for baseball broadcasters and they're now accepting votes as they widdle the list of 200 down to three. Go to http://www.facebook.com/baseballhall?v=app_20678178440 now and vote
The Toronto Blue Jays have a new starting shortstop for the 2010 season. They've inked Alex Gonzalez to a one-year contract worth $2.75 million US, plus a 2011 club option. If you're having a deja-vu moment, you're forgiven. This isn't the first Alex Gonzalez to start at SS for
It's hard to believe it's already been 16 years since Joe Carter went deep in game 6 of the Blue Jays ~ Phillies World Series. The Jays led the series 3 games to 2, but trailed in the game 6-5. With Mitch Williams on the mound for Philadelphia and Ricky Henderson
An inside source sent me this email I received while sitting in Tim Hortons this morning. Subject: Jays just fired JPIn Baltimore. Jays just turfed him immediately.Then, an hour later, this update from the same source. Well... There he goes.JP just walked past me, suitcases in hand, with
It's Saturday morning, I'm sipping my coffee and about to head to High Park. This is the perfect time to throw down a sports smörgåsbord. The Monster Jonas "The Monster" Gustavsson made his preseason debut for the Leafs last night and he looked awesome. He played half the game and
This Blue Jays season was a tale of two polar opposite emotions. The swing was so severe, I haven't been able to write about this team in quite some time. This will most likely be my last entry about the Jays this season. There was a point in May when
YouTube user Retrontario frequently uploads fantastic retro-Toronto-centric gems. These clips never fail to bring back a ton of memories for me, so I feature them from time to time. This commemorative piece of the SkyDome roof is certainly something over 2 million visitors wouldn't want to be without. I mean,
