Toronto Blue Jays
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Things are downright depressing in Jays town. Last in the American League East, we've lost 6 in a row and only 2 of our past 10 games. It's officially code blue, and you know what that means... It's time for the Shaker Mo. Shaker's Rap, a 12" single from 1986
The Toronto Blue Jays have released Frank Thomas. The future Hall of Famer was hitless in his last 13 at-bats and only 4-for-34 since homering in three straight games April 5-8. Buffalo Boy thinks we should sign Barry Bonds to replace The Big Hurt. Last month I wrote that Bonds
One of my favourite memories is of an October 5th Saturday afternoon in 1985. I've written about this day in great detail. The Blue Jays clinched their first divisional pennant when my favourite Jay George Bell caught a Ron Hassey fly ball and immediately dropped to his knees in celebration.
Frank Thomas is on the verge of history. Thomas will become the man with the most plate appearances without having a single stinking sacrifice hit if he gets to the plate four times tonight in Baltimore. George Bell was another Jay who simply didn't bunt, as was Carlos Delgado. Still,
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. If you don't remember Blue Jays righty Joe Johnson, you're forgiven. His MLB career was pretty short. He's awfully lucky he got a 1988 Topps card. We actually traded Jim Acker to
Former Toronto Blue Jay Ed Sprague, the game-winning home run in game 2 of the 1992 World Series against the Atlanta Braves hitter Ed Sprague, the monster season in 1996 Ed Sprague, has admitted to taking steroids and using a corked bat to help inflate his statistics. I took Andro
I wrote earlier in the week about Rick Leach, a Toronto Blue Jay from 1985 to 1988. I had no idea Rick Leach was best known in the USA as the stellar quarterback from the University of Michigan. I just found a 1978 clip that compares Rick Leach to Joe
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. I remember Rick Leach as the backup outfielder who disappeared. I can't remember the specifics, I just remember it was a big deal at the time. They couldn't find Rick Leach for
The Jays look awesome tonight. It's too early to tell if we'll take out the Red Sox in our home opener, but win or lose, we'll look good doing it. They're donning the old powder blue uniforms and I'm wondering why we ever ditched these beauties. At least somebody at
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. I never felt comfortable with Jimy Williams at the helm. I liked Bobby Cox and I liked Cito Gaston, but I never believed Jimy Williams had what it took to lead my
When Alex Rios hit an RBI single in the first inning tonight against the Yankees, his hitting streak against the Yankees was extended to 22 games. That's the longest such streak since 1956, surpassing 21 game streaks by Nomar Garciaparra, Paul Molitor and Harold Baines. It's a useless piece of
I'm watching the Jays opener against the Yankees. It's the last opening day in Yankee Stadium history. I remember skipping school to attend the last opening day in Exhibition Stadium history. There were 46,028 of us on hand that April 14th, 1989 afternoon. Jimmy Key pitched a two-hit complete
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. I once put Tony Fernandez at #4 on my favourite Blue Jays position players of all time list but he's #2 on my favourite Murray Eldon announcements list (to be read in
I enjoyed last year's Blue Jays ads. You might remember the controversial spot with Frank Thomas decking that kid with a pillow. Click on over and watch that one again, it's great. Here are this year's batch of TV commercials promoting Blue Jays baseball. These are pretty good, too. Roy
The Toronto Blue Jays might be the first team in urgent need of a really good manicurist. A.J. Burnett lost most of the nail on his index finger after closing a car door on it. As a result, he was unable to throw his curveball until a fake nail
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. We already covered Rance Mulliniks, so now it's Garth Iorg's turn. You simply can't discuss one without the other. They platooned at third for much of the 80s and with a great
There are two Mookies of note in this neck of the woods. One, Derrell "Mookie" Mitchell, was released today by the Toronto Argonauts. Hearing that news got me thinking about the other Mookie. When Mookie Wilson came to town, he was best known as the New York Met who hit
Vegas Geoff alerted me to this Yahoo! blog entry about some more vintage Blue Jay cheese. On the heels of The Blue Jays Rap, I'm starting to wonder if all my 80s and early 90s Blue Jays memories are pure cheese in retrospect. This report for City TV was filed
It's that wonderful time of year. Baseball's back. It's a clean slate and hopes are high we'll return to the post season for the first time in 15 years. I can't believe it's been that long. WARNING!!! The Jays song I'm sharing today is awful. It's so bad, it's actually
My favourite Toronto Blue Jays songs OK Blue JaysAlong Came JoeThe Ballad of Tom HenkeHelp Us MookieJays to the Top
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. Jeff Musselman was a nice little lefty out of the pen back in 1987. That season he went 12-5, which earned him this lovely Topps All-Star Rookie card. He would play his
I wrote about Tom Henke yesterday and Stephanie suggested I insert "The Ballad of Tom Henke". I didn't want to bury such a great song in the comments, so this entry is all about "The Ballad of Tom Henke". "The Ballad of Tom Henke" appeared on the same Blue Jays
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. When B.J. Ryan went down about a year ago, I wrote a little tribute to Tom Henke. He is, after all, my favourite Toronto Blue Jays pitcher of all time. When
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. In the years before the trade that brought Roberto Alomar to town, second base was occupied by Neson Liriano and Manny Lee. Liriano and Lee platooned at the position after Damaso Garcia
I'm featuring 1988 Topps Cards featuring members of my beloved Blue Jays that are featured on this blog. This is a tough one, because John Cerutti left us far too soon. As a Jays pitcher, I remember him as a serviceable, steady arm, but nothing spectacular. He's probably best known
