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

I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. I've written about our dominance at first base before, and Cecil Fielder got the short end of the stick here in Toronto as a result.  Fred McGriff had the everyday job so

Boy, am I ever glad we cut Reed Johnson.  That Reeder was no Shannon Stewart.  All Reeder did was play awesome defense, hit for average and play his heart out. If you haven't heard, the Blue Jays just released Shannon Stewart. Stewart hit .240 with one homer and 14 RBIs

I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. I've told this story before, but I'm going to share it again.  As kids, my brothers and I "owned" Blue Jays.  We each had a primary player and a secondary player.  When

Roy "Doc" Halladay allowed only four hits over eight innings last night and earned his 13th win of the season.  He's already pitched seven complete games in an era when that just doesn't happen. The man has been here for ten years and I once saw him pitch a no-hitter

I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. We called Lloyd Moseby The Shaker, and he was part of "the best outfield in baseball" playing center field between George Bell and Jesse Barfield.  The Shaker Mo is still the all-time

The Toronto Blue Jays just recalled Canadian pitcher Scott Richmond from triple-A Syracuse.  Richmond, 28, of North Vancouver, B.C., has made five starts for the Syracuse Chiefs, posting a 0-2 record with a 2.53 ERA. He has limited opponents to a .210 batting average, while walking only six

I visited the merchandise tent at Edgefest 2008 and one tee shirt in particular caught my eye.  The Flatliners, a punk rock band from Richmond Hill and Brampton that I featured here, sell a shirt modelled after the original Blue Jays logo so near and dear to our heart. It's

Cito Gaston is back, baby! Our Toronto Blue Jays have fired manager John Gibbons, coaches Marty Pevey, Ernie Whitt and Gary Denbo.  Cito Gaston has returned as the manager for the remainder of the season. Nick Leyva will coach at third base and Gene Tenace returns as the hitting coach.

I remember when everyone was calling for Gord Ash's head.  Gord had the misfortune of following a very successful and beloved GM in Pat Gillick. The clock just ran out on Ash and we all knew it was time for a change.  We demanded more from our ball team. For

Yesterday, on our way to the ballpark formerly known as SkyDome, I referred to our dome as SkyDome.  My six-year old corrected me, letting me know it's called the Rogers Centre now.  I told him he can call it what he wants, but it will always be SkyDome to me.

Mick Doherty thinks the greatest single franchise position in baseball history is left field for the Boston Red Sox.  "Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski you know about. Before them came Duffy Lewis -- who would have made a bushel of All-Star Games had there been such a thing back then

I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Fred McGriff was a fantastic first basemen for the Jays who led the American League in homers back in 1989, but he's best known around here as a key part of The

I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Last week, I wrote about Toronto-born Joe Votto and called him "the best Toronto-born ballplayer since Rob Ducey".  Right on cue, here's Robert Thomas Ducey. Ducey was a utility outfielder who played