Toronto Blue Jays
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The other day, I started thinking about former Blue Jays second baseman Dámaso García. García was one of my first favourite Jays and he hit a bases loaded triple when I was at Exhibition Stadium for the first time. The man played a sweet second base, hit for average and
Ok, it wasn't just often injured Canadian third baseman Brett Lawrie that was sent to the Athletics. It was also Kendall Graveman, Franklin Barreto and Sean Nolin. But Donaldson is one of the best players in the game. If you look at WAR, only Mike Trout has been more valuable
The Blue Jays have signed Russell Martin to a five-year, $82 million contract. Martin hit .290 with the Pittsburgh Pirates last season with 11 home runs and 67 runs batted in. The Toronto-born player is poised to become the 21st Canadian Blue Jay. I'll update this list after he gets
In this 96th episode, Mike chats with Blue Jays broadcaster Mike Wilner about his career in radio, the Cito controversy, whether he's condescending and arrogant to BlueJaysTalk callers and when and why he'll block you on Twitter. This episode is exactly 1:11:24. You can listen to this episode
I will be sitting down later this week with Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Mike Wilner. He'll be dropping by to record an episode of my podcast Toronto Mike'd, and I get an entire hour to ask him anything I want. I know what questions I'll be asking him, but I'd
Since we recently revisited Maple Leaf Stadium, a local venue I never had the pleasure of visiting, it got me thinking about Exhibition Stadium. Exhibition Stadium is where I watched my Blue Jays from my first game in the early 80s through the final Exhibition Stadium home opener I skipped
The Blue Jays haven't been in the MLB post-season since Joe touched 'em all in 1993. That was 21 long years ago. With the Kansas City Royals clinching a playoffs spot with a 3-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night, that's by far the longest active drought
When George Kottaras got into last night's game in the bottom of the 7th, he became the 20th Canadian Blue Jay. Here's the updated list: Dave McKayPaul HodgsonRob DuceyDenis BoucherVince HorsmanRob ButlerPaul SpoljaricPaul QuantrillRich ButlerSteve SinclairSimon PondCorey KoskieMatt StairsScott RichmondShawn HillAdam LoewenMark TeahenBrett LawrieDalton PompeyGeorge KottarasGeorge Kottaras was born in
Last night, I watched the Baltimore Orioles clinch the AL East division with a win against my Blue Jays. That got me thinking back to better days when we clinched the division. Specifically, '85, '89, '91, '92 and '93. In 1986, the Blue Jays celebrated their tenth anniversary. To commemorate
When Dalton Pompey hit an RBI groundout to first yesterday, he became the 19th Canadian Blue Jay. Here's the updated list: Dave McKayPaul HodgsonRob DuceyDenis BoucherVince HorsmanRob ButlerPaul SpoljaricPaul QuantrillRich ButlerSteve SinclairSimon PondCorey KoskieMatt StairsScott RichmondShawn HillAdam LoewenMark TeahenBrett LawrieDalton PompeyDalton Pompey is from Mississauga. He had made four appearances
I'll preface this entry by stating the obvious. Derek Jeter has had a fantastic career, and deserves to be voted into the Hall of Fame. He's never been linked to performance enhancing drugs, he's always been classy and he's won. Derek Jeter is also a career Yankee. I don't understand
Bobby Cox managed my Blue Jays to our first ever AL East division pennant back in '85. I watched or listened to every game that season, and I remember McDonald's selling Jays caps for $1.99.. Here's the ad for the promotion featuring Bobby Cox, courtesy of Retrontario. Bobby would
The Blue Jays are second in the AL East, only 2.5 games behind the Orioles. I think it's time to share more vintage Jays songs. Erin Davis appeared on episode 84 of my podcast and we discussed her three Blue Jays songs: "Blue Jays B. Goode", "Blue Jays Are
On June 5, I was feeling pretty good about this Blue Jays season. I took a screen cap of the AL East standings, showing us in first place with a 4.5 game lead over the Orioles, and wrote "So Far, So Good #BlueJays". The very next day, our postseason
My earliest Blue Jays memories go back to Exhibition Stadium. I was too young to care that it was affectionately known as "The Mistake by the Lake". After all, it was a major league stadium and my Blue Jays played there. I remember the opening of SkyDome well. In fact,
Kind of feels like '85, doesn't it? [via Retrontario]
I get excited every year at this time as I prepare myself to chase that elusive high I experienced during the summer of '85. That was the year my beloved Blue Jays won their first pennant, and for this ten year old, there was nothing better. I once wrote a
The team you grew up rooting for is almost always the team you love as an adult. I grew up primarily rooting for our home teams, and no matter where I end up in this world, I know I'll always be a fan of Toronto's teams. I recently found a
Roy Halladay announced his retirement today, but not as a Blue Jay. He retires as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies. I realize he signed a one-day free-agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays before announcing his retirement, but that's just pr spin. The fact of the matter is we
All Jays fans remember J.P. Arencibia's major league debut. He homered on the first pitch of his first at-bat, a two-run shot to left in the second. He added another first-pitch homer in the sixth, and finished with four hits. Arencibia demonstrated a whole lot of power out of
A lifelong sports fan and homer, this remains my greatest sports memory, 20 years later. I wrote about Joe's 1993 World Series clinching home run on the 10th anniversary of his blast. I referred to it as "a moment of collective elation" and feared it will never happen again. I'll
As a kid, I'd have loved to have had the opportunity to run the bases at Exhibition Stadium after a Jays game. Just being on the same field as the pros is a thrill. After this afternoon's 7-2 victory against the Rays, I asked my son and nephew if they
[via Reddit]
Frank Castillo was 44. He pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2000, recording a 10-5 record with a 3.59 ERA in 24 starts. His career record was 82-104 with a 4.56 ERA.
