Toronto Blue Jays
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I just read an interesting article about Joe Carter. The former Toronto slugger said baseball fans and historians rank his Game 6, bottom-of-the-ninth, three-run homer off Philadelphia closer Mitch Williams below moments such as Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit homer off Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.Highlights
I share an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday. You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it to your PC before playing. The Bat Boys - OK Blue Jays It's the
My city is a city of losers. At least when it comes to our primary professional sports teams. We suck. Our Maple Leafs of the NHL are 27-28-13, which puts us 11th in the conference and well outside the playoffs. Our Raptors of the NBA are 23-42, which puts us
You can smell spring in the air. Today, Canada takes on the USA in WBC baseball action at the ballpark formerly known as SkyDome. The Blue Jays are playing spring training games in Florida and I'm getting excited about another season of slo-pitch. In this spirit on this fine Saturday
I'm on the record calling Roberto Alomar the greatest Blue Jay of all-time. Robbie is all over the news today, but not because he's the best Jay ever. In fact, this Alomar news is rather sensational. Former Toronto Blue Jays star second baseman Roberto Alomar has been accused by an
Instead of the usual bills and statements, I had a piece of real snail mail waiting for me when I got home this evening. I had a sweet letter from Stephanie, hand written in pink ink, with a fantastic 1992 Blue Jays CD enclosed within. I have never met Stephanie,
Jeff Kent exceeded all expectations. Drafted by the Blue Jays, I remember his debut on April 12th, 1992, against the Baltimore Orioles. I remember how he filled in for an injured Kelly Gruber, and then we used him as trade bait to land David Cone from the New York Mets.
A fourth Blue Jay has been elected into the Hall of Fame. Joining Phil Niekro, Dave Winfield and Paul Molitor is Ricky Henderson who dropped by for a cup of coffee and a World Series victory back in '93. I remember Ricky was having a great season in '93 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. Here's a great ad for the Blue Jays Album, Class of '92. I love these songs, and I was lucky enough
My buddy and slo-pitch teammate Kic put up a Facebook profile pic that took me back to the moment before it all changed. It's a moment we Toronto sports fans are still stuck in, a moment of collective elation that will likely never be topped. Before I continue, here's the
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. The first thing I thought when I saw this card was, "damn, he was slim back then!" David Wells was larger than life and a fan favourite during his two tours of
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Todd Stottlemyre was here for seven years and played a key role in our back-to-back titles. He was never the ace, but he was fairly solid, particularly in his later years here.
When I threw my support behind the Phillies, I referred to something that happened in this city fifteen years ago. It was fifteen years ago Saturday, to be precise. In Touch 'Em All, Joe I revisited that moment. Joe Carter came to the plate in the ninth inning of game
Do you remember what happened 15 years ago this week? Here's a clue. Joe Carter came to the plate in the ninth inning of game six of the World Series. My Toronto Blue Jays led the series 3 games to 2, but trailed in the game 6-5. With Mitch Williams
When choosing a rooting interest in baseball, once my Jays are out of the picture, I usually focus on teams with Canadians and former Jays. There are a handful of Canadians in the Major League Baseball playoffs this year, and a whole bunch of former Jays. Canadians Russell Martin -
I'm crazy busy with a couple of web projects, but I wanted to throw down my little observation about our Toronto Blue Jays and complete games by starting pitchers. Roy Halladay won his 20th game of the season yesterday, and it was his 9th complete game. That's pretty amazing for
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. In an effort to preserve brain cells, here's what I once wrote about Sil Campusano when commenting on Juan Beniquez' card. Does anyone remember the rookie who was supposed to start in
Vegas Geoff actually wrote me last night all exited that our AAA farm team would be playing in his backyard. I was surprised we couldn't find an affiliate closer to Toronto than the Las Vegas 51's. Forever, Syracuse has been home to our AAA team, but the Syracuse Chiefs ended
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. In an effort to preserve brain cells, here's what I once wrote about Pat Borders in June of 2006. Pat Borders has finally retired at the age of 43. That means Mike
Is there a scarier person on the planet for baseball fans than Dr. James Andrews? Just hearing his name frightens me. This has been the case for as long as I can remember. Non baseball fans won't know what I'm talking about, so here's a quick explanation. Dr. James Andrews
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Dave Stieb is the best starting pitcher the Jays have ever had. Roy Halladay is #2 on that all-time list. This, my friends, is not up for debate. It's a fact. SOTD
With the Blue Jays on a ten game winning streak, it's okay to dream. We all ponder "what if" scenarios and wonder what might happen if we keep this up. After all, anything is possible, right? Wrong. Ken Roberts has created an "odds of the making the playoffs" website. He
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Lest we forget that we won a World Series with light hitting Manuel "Don't Call Me Manny" Lee playing shortstop. In 1991 he became the only guy to ever strike out 100
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Duane Ward was lights out for the Jays in 1992 and 1993. In 1992 he usually came in to close out the 8th leaving the 9th for Terminator Tom Henke. In 1993,
I just got back from a little 13 inning game at the ballpark formerly known as SkyDome. I took the kids who were enthusiastic angels for all 13 innings and it couldn't have been a more exciting game. It should have been a quick 3-0 shut-out and a well deserved
