Toronto Blue Jays
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So far, so good for our Blue Jays. The newbies came through and Roy Halladay pitched another gem as we beat the Twinkies 6-3 in front of 50,449 at the ballpark fomerly known as SkyDome. All was perfect, but something was missing. For the first time in the history
The Blue Jays open their 2006 season on Tuesday when the Twins come to town. For the first time in a while, there are very real expectations for this club. We're all thinking about the playoffs again. Here's our starting rotation, better than it's been in years. Roy HalladayA. J.
Back in May of 2003 I put together a list of those who played for our 1993 World Series winning team and were still active at the time. Not counting youngsters who didn't play in the playoffs, there were seven names on that list. Yesterday, Al Leiter retired, ending his
Reading about South Korea's victory over the United States at the 2006 World Baseball Classic, I came across a quote from USA manager Buck Martinez regarding Hee-Seop Choi's three-run homer. It was only then that I realized our two catchers for much of the 80s were well represented in this
With the signing of free-agent catcher Bengie Molina to a one-year deal worth $4.5 million US with a mutual option for 2007 worth $7.5 million or a $500,000 buyout, Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi has now made five significant upgrades to the roster. Right-handed
The Jays have been busy beavers lately, making quite the off season splash. The sports headlines around these parts are full of letters. There's J.P., B.J., A.J. and O.K. Earlier this week, we traded outfielder Gabe Gross and pitchers Dave Bush and Zach Jackson to Milwaukee
Another key member of our back-to-back World Series championships has retired from baseball. John Olerud calls it quits as a .295 career hitter with 255 home runs and 1,230 RBIs in 2,234 games. Johnny O's best season was 1993 when he won the AL batting title with a
If you believe what the Globe and Mail is claiming today, our Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a deal with free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett that will pay the righthander $55-million US over five-years. This significant free agent signing comes only ten days after the Jays landed B.J.
Depending upon who you believe, B.J. Ryan and the Toronto Blue Jays may have reached a preliminary agreement on a $47 million, five-year contract. If this is true, and I'll bet it is, it's the largest deal for a reliever in the history of baseball. Rogers takes some of
When Chris Carpenter was named the National League Cy Young Award winner yesterday, I started thinking of what might have been. Carpenter and Roy Halladay were once the bright future of our Toronto Blue Jays, until Carpenter suffered a serious shoulder injury and flew the coop after the 2002 season.
There was a period of time when Toronto Blue Jays were a lock to win Gold Gloves in centre field and second base. From 1991 through 1995 Devon White and Roberto Alomar accomplished the feat every year, translating strong play up the middle into a couple of sweet World Series
The Ford C. Frick Award is an award bestowed annually by the Baseball Hall of Fame to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball." This year, our very own Tom Cheek is on the ballot. Visit the 2006 Ford C. Frick Award Nominee Voting page between now and November 30
Al Widmar was 80. He was the Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach from 1980 to 1989 and helped in the development of Dave Stieb, Jim Clancy, Jimmy Key and David Wells under managers Bobby Cox, Jimy Williams and Cito Gaston. Just yesterday I paid tribute to The Drive of '85.
I don't want to let the 2005 baseball season end without paying tribute to The Drive of '85. Twenty 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 years ago? In 1983, my first full
Checking my referral log I see many of you are here with the same heavy heart I carry. Tom Cheek has passed on and we're all looking to relive those glorious memories he provided. There's no debate as to which call was his definitive masterpiece. It was the bottom of
Tom Cheek was 66. He was the beloved broadcaster who became the voice of baseball in Canada and called an incredible 4,306 consecutive Blue Jays games from Bill Singer's first pitch on April 7, 1977 until last June 3, when he skipped a game in Oakland because of his
The excitement surrounding the pennant races in Major League Baseball this season has me thinking back to the good ol' days when our Toronto Blue Jays were perrenial contenders. For two October's in the early 90s they ruled these parts stealing our hearts with back-to-back World Series Championships. I lived
My favourite moments during Blue Jays games I attended James' first game, my first game ball (read more) (2004)Roy Halladay goes 26 outs with a no-hitter (1998)Skipping school to attend the final opening day at Exhibition stadium and witnessing a Jimmy Key 3-0 victory (1989)Being part of
I'd like to thank Damaso Garcia. As a young boy attending my first ever game at Exhibition Stadium, the greatest thing in my mind was the grand slam. One swing, four runs on the board. At the time, I also felt the grand slam was a great deal rarer than
Roger Clemens is an arrogant SOB but he's the best damn pitcher I've ever seen. In 1997 and 1998 Toronto Blue Jays fans like myself saw first hand how good he really is. All he did was go out and lead the American League in wins, strike outs and ERA
For Father's Day, James and I are heading to the ballpark formerly known as SkyDome to watch our Toronto Blue Jays take on the National League's Milwaukee Brewers. Josh Towers will take the hill for the Jays, trying to win his first decision since beating Minnesota on May 17. He
If the early-90s Jays were trailing heading into their at bat in the 9th inning, I always felt confident we'd pull it out if Devon White, Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter or Paul Molitor were due up. These were clutch guys, Alomar and Molitor particularly. Certain players always seemed to
The Toronto Blue Jays have the best record in baseball. They're in first place in the AL East and have won all three of their series so far. Eric Hinske has an AL-leading 13 RBIs and is batting .407. The miracle season of 2005 continues...
It was like a scene out of a movie, only it was very, very real. I was listening to the radio call of the Blue Jays opener against the Devil Rays when the Rays came to bat in the third. Joining Jerry Howarth and the rookie in the booth was
It's a time of optimism. At this moment, the Blue Jays trail the New York Yankees by a mere .5 games for the American League East pennant. We're tied for the wild card position and dreaming of our first post season appearance since 1993. Today at 16:15 EST the
