Toronto Blue Jays
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My favourite baseball blog had a great piece about J. P. Arencibia's great early games. In his 12th career game (Opening Day of this past season) he hit a triple and two homers... In Arencibia's first career game, he also hit 2 homers.Arencibia's the only guy since 1919 to
Carlos Delgado has announced his retirement from baseball. Although he's had a rough last few years, Delgado was an absolutely awesome Blue Jay. His 336 homers as a Jay are 133 more than George Bell ever hit for Toronto. His 1058 RBIs are also a club record. In one of
I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty damn excited about the Blue Jays in 2011. Did you see the numbers Arencibia and Bautista put up last night? And right off the bat Rajai Davis reminded us all what a little speed does for the offense. He's going to be fun
I love this time of year, when the puck drops on the NHL playoffs and Blue Jays baseball starts up. I've seen the Rogers Sportsnet Blue Jays ad set to "Coming Home" by Diddy-Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey about 100 times and it still gives me goosebumps when it comes
Here's a great flowchart if you're looking for a baseball team to root for this season. It's from pcaputo1 on Flickr. Click the image below to see it full sized. You should join me as a Blue Jays fan if you'd answer yes to the following statement: If a foul
When Alex Anthopoulos sent Vernon Wells to the Angels the other day, it got me thinking about big trades in Toronto sports history. The two biggest, in my opinion, took place just over a year apart in the early 90s. You simply can't discuss big Toronto team trades without talking
Let's get the business side of things out of the way first. Vernon Wells will make $86 million over the next four years. Many call it one of the worst contracts in MLB, virtually unmovable. GM Alex Anthopoulos just moved this unmovable contract, without sending any money to Anaheim. I
Roy Hartsfield was 85. He was the first manager of our Toronto Blue Jays, compiling a record of 166-318 (.343) in 484 games.
Yeah, I'm late on this one. Bautista won the AL home run crown over Paul Konerko by 15 dingers, but I only now realize how big a gap that is, thanks to the Baseball-Reference Blog. In related news, Babe Ruth could hit. In 1920, he had 4 more HR by
A glove tap to YouTube user Retrontario who found this gem from 1987. It's about the ballpark that would be known as Skydome and it includes information about the "Name the Dome. Win Seats For Life." contest I desperately wanted to win. Retrontario barely salvaged this one for us. This
On December 5, 1990, the Blue Jays pulled off their biggest trade in franchise history. Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter came to Toronto in exchange for Fred McGriff and Tony Fernandez. This trade changed everything. Alomar and Carter were key ingredients in our back-to-back World Series championships. Carter was Mr.
Exactly six years ago today, I wrote Good News For Robbie. Ryne Sandberg was voted into the baseball Hall of Fame and if Sandberg got in, Alomar had to be a shoe-in. I was watching baseball every day when Syndberg starred, and Alomar played the same position, only better. As
I don't want to let the 2010 baseball season end without paying tribute to The Drive of '85. Twenty-five years ago, our Blue Jays won their first divisional pennant and got their first taste of post-season play. Can you believe that was twenty-five years ago? In 1983, my first full
I grew up with the old AL East. It was my beloved Jays along with the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees. I hated those last six teams with all my heart and soul. The two teams I always had the
This is why Roy Halladay had to leave. The Greatest Blue Jay Starting Pitcher of All-Time has been my man crush for some time. Hell, I once wrote that I heart the guy. But when he left for the Phillies, we all knew why... Roy needed to pitch in October,
A tidy 2-1 win at Target Field this afternoon marked the end of the Blue Jays' 2010 season. It was the 85th win for this promising young club, and Cito's last game as manager. Jose Bautista went 0 for 3, meaning his 54 home runs are officially in the books
Roy Halladay is heading to the playoffs for the first time. Halladay gave up only two hits to earn his 21st win with his fourth shutout and ninth complete game. Those are all highs in the majors this season, by the way, because Roy Halladay is a gem. Halladay deserves
Jose Bautista is sitting at 46 homers on the season. The Blue Jays face the Tampa Bay Rays at 2:07 this afternoon, so George Bell's single-season Jays home run record could fall over the next several hours. A few weeks ago, I asked Jose Bautista to slow the fuck
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 select the final ballot for the 2011 Ford C. Frick Award. Go to http://www.facebook.com/baseballhall?v=app_20678178440
I love my Blue Jays, but Jose Bautista needs to slow the f**k down. Last night, Jose Bautista became the first player to reach 40 home runs this season. That puts him on pace for 52 home runs, five more than George Bell hit in 1987. That means that
On June 13, 1986, the Jays lost to the Tigers 10-5 at Exhibition Stadium. This game was note-worthy for two reasons. Cannon-armed Jesse Barfield threw out Dwight Lowry at home plate which was my favourite mid-80s Jays play and Cliff Johnson pinch-hit for Rick Leach and went deep. Cliff friggin'
Blue Jays pitcher Brandon Morrow has 16 strikeouts through 8 innings, but more importantly, he's got a no-hitter and a 1-0 lead. The Rays are coming up in the top of the ninth and I'm going to live blog this inning. Remember, there is currently only one no-hitter in Blue
Called up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday, J.P. Arencibia 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 is the first player in the modern era
I don't have many pictures of me as a kid. There's a long story there, but this entry isn't about that. This entry is about a picture I have of me as a kid in which I'm crying. Here's the picture... When I look at that picture, the first thing
