Toronto Blue Jays
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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
Pictures of Skydome's Facelift - This is a gallery of pictures taken at Skydome recently. They show some of the changes like the new scoreboard and turf. The turf looks really good, I only wish it was actual grass. Still, this is much better than that rug we used to
I bought a bunch of Blue Jays tickets online earlier today. During the check-out portion of the transaction, I had to select the method by which I'd like the tickets. I could have them mailed to me, I could pick them up at the box office or I could print
Where are our 1993 Jays now? Of those who played for us in the '93 playoffs, only five remain in the major leagues. Woody Williams - Starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres Mike Timlin - Relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox Al Leiter - Starting pitcher for the
Who's the best Blue Jay ever? In my mind, there's no doubt it was Roberto Alomar who announced his retirement earlier today. In the winter of 1990, Alomar and Joe Carter came to Toronto from San Diego in exchange for Fred McGriff and Tony Fernandez. It was a monster deal
I've got my Freeplay Ranger tuned to The Fan 590 right now. It's something I've done hundreds and hundreds of times in my life. I'm listening to Blue Jays baseball on the radio. There's a gaping, unfillable hole in this broadcast. The voice of Tom Cheek is noticeably absent. Sadly,
Top home run hitters in Blue Jays history Carlos DelgadoJoe CarterGeorge BellJesse BarfieldLloyd Moseby
I'm pissed. I just learned that Paul Godfrey fired long time public address announcer Murray Eldon. I've never attended a Blue Jays game without hearing Eldon's sweet voice announcing the batters. If I close my eyes I can still hear his signature deliveries for Damaso Garcia, Willie Upshaw, Alfredo Griffin,
Have you seen the cover of Sports Illustrated this week? It features Frank Catalanotto, Vernon Wells and Reed Johnson of your Toronto Blue Jays. Great, that's just what we needed. The Sports Illustrated cover jinx is legendary. As if having the Red Sox and Yankees in our division wasn't enough.
Inhale deeply, close your eyes and listen closely. Can you hear it? I hear wind rustling between long blades of grass while the crack of the bat echoes in the background. There's the sound of ball on leather and a crowd erupting in cheer following a two-bagger for the home
The new name of SkyDome is.... Rogers Centre. That's horrible! What an awful, awful name. I knew they'd throw the name "Rogers" in there but I was hoping they might simply call it Rogers SkyDome. Roger Centre?!?! Sorry Ted, I ain't playing your game. You will never, ever hear me
This morning may be the last time we can rightfully call SkyDome, SkyDome. At some point this morning, the Rogers Empire will unveil a new name for the chunk of concrete our Jays lovingly call home. This is all part of their wily scheme to attract fans to the stadium,
Carlos Delgado has agreed to a $52-million US, four-year contract with the Florida Marlins. We've known for months that Delgado would be signing with another team for the 2005 season, but this announcement makes it final. Delgado spent 11 years with the Jays and leaves as the all-time club leader
While the New York Yankees were introducing their latest acquisition Randy Johnson to the media and the New York Mets were introducing their free agent aquisition Carlos Beltran, the Toronto Blue Jays were busy making a big announcement of their own. The Jays have landed Scott Schoeneweis. Schoeneweis owns a
Ryne Sandberg was voted into the baseball Hall of Fame this afternoon. He appeared on 76.2 per cent of ballots, just above the 75 per cent cutoff. Personally, I don't think Sandberg belongs in the Hall of Fame. He was a fantastic second baseman for the Cubs with some
Rogers Sportsnet's play-by-play and analyst tandem took a sad hit last October when John Cerutti passed away and yesterday they announced Rob Foulds won't be back either. That means we'll have an entirely new duo calling Jay games on the television next year. To me, the ideal team is rather
The Toronto Blue Jays are expected to announce the signing of Canadian third-baseman Corey Koskie later today. Koskie, 31, was born in Anola, Manitoba. I'm always happy when a Canadian player comes home to play, and Koskie is a pretty good hitter, but he's no Carlos Delgado and he can't
The Elias Sports Bureau released their rankings yesterday, and a couple of Blue Jays led the pack. Carlos Delgado was named the top player and Roy Halladay the top pitcher. That's right, according the the well respected Elias Sports Bureau, the Blue Jays had the top-ranked pitcher and position player
It was great watching John Olerud hit another important home run in October. His two run shot was the difference in the Yankees win over the Red Sox last night. Johnny O was a key contributor during our two World Series Championship seasons batting a Blue Jays record .363 in
