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

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.

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

Farewell, Matt Stairs.  One of the 14 Canadians to play for the Jays, Stairs was recently traded to Philadelphia. Now that he has one game under his belt as a Phillie, he's officially played for 11 different teams.  That's right, 11 different teams in the majors.  I couldn't believe it,

I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Jimmy Key was highly underrated.  I think we appreciated  him here in Toronto but he never seemed to get his dues outside of the GTA. He finished his career with a .614

The Toronto Blue Jays play their final game at Yankee Stadium today at 1pm.  We've got the best pitcher in baseball on the mound as we try to close this place out on a winning note. Yankee Stadium has not been kind to us, so I'm glad to see it

I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Mike Flanagan was a decent pitcher for the Jays from 1987-1990, but I almost feel guilty calling him a Blue Jay.  He was a Baltimore Oriole through and through.  He came over