Toronto Blue Jays
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I was lucky. I was 19 years old when Joe Carter touched 'em all. That means I grew up with a solid decade of competitive Blue Jays teams, always a threat to win the division. Almost 20 years have gone by since that glorious '93 season. At some point in
It's early in the Blue Jays game, we're trailing 4-1, but this entry isn't about Arencibia's passed balls or Dickey's hittable knuckleball. This entry is about the Sportsnet telecast. Rogers owns Sportsnet and the Jays and the dome, for that matter. It seems to have created this over-commercialized collection of
The last Blue Jays home opener I attended was their final home opener at Exhibition Stadium in 1989. Jimmy Key pitched a shut out and it was well worth skipping school. It was a lot of fun being there, but that wasn't my best Blue Jays opening day memory. My
I like Mike Wilner. I follow him on Twitter and always enjoy his appearances on The FAN 590. He knows his baseball, particularly Blue Jays baseball, and I appreciate his lack of tolerance for ignorance and nonsense. Some people find this attitude disrespectful and rude. I had some Twitter conversations
I'm not sure how I missed this news, but they've torn down the windows at the Windows restaurant at the diamond formerly known as Skydome. This season, it will be an open porch that all fans can walk through. Here's a pic I found on Reddit of how it looks
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Toronto Sports fans, I have good news. It seems we bounced off the bottom in August and things are looking up. At that time, the Jays, Leafs, Raptors, TFC and Argos were all in pretty dire straits. You'll have to click back for details. I called it a "brand new
The big story line with the Ravens ~ 49ers Super Bowl is the coaching matchup. Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is brother to San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh. That's never happened before, but I remember well an AL Championship Series that pitted Blue Jay Garth Iorg against his
The great Rickey Henderson was a Blue Jay for exactly 44 regular season games and 12 playoff games. He was the first run scored when Joe Carter touched 'em all, don'tcha know! During that brief stint in Toronto, he filmed an ad with Bob McCown for his morning show on
I've already used the title "Blue Jays Going For Broke" when they signed Melky, but I could have used it again here. The Blue Jays are clearly going for it in 2013 and that's all good with me. The Blue Jays and New York Mets have agreed on a seven-player
On April 4, 2005, I wrote about Tom Cheek calling the fourth inning of the Jays opener in Tampa Bay. I wrote about it because it was surreal... almost as if it was out of a movie. I had no idea at the time that it would be the last
Tom Cheek has won the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award. The Ford C. Frick Award is the highest honour for baseball broadcasters. I've been rallying fans to vote Cheek in for eight years so I'm incredibly pleased he's finally won. Tom Cheek called Blue Jays games since day one, calling
I'm still riding the high from Tuesday's trade with the Miami "Don't Call Us Florida" Marlins. In that deal, we added Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes, John Buck and Emilio Bonifacio. Now there's word Alex Anthopoulos has signed free agent Melky Cabrera. Yes, Melky Cabrera was suspended by MLB
I unplugged for a couple of hours to record a couple of podcasts this afternoon, and when I finally checked my phone I had messages from family and friends about the Toronto Blue Jays. Jays excitement in November? What the hell did I miss? Plenty, it seems. Coming to Toronto
I don't know about you, but I only have one home team in Major League Baseball. That is to say I only have a passionate interest in one team winning it all, and that's my Toronto Blue Jays. When the Jays are out of the playoffs, and that's been every
If you're my age, the only Blue Jays theme song you know and love is "OK Blue Jays (Let’s Play Ball!)". What if I told you there was another Toronto Blue Jays theme song from their inaugural season in 1977? This disco number is by Paul's People and I
There is one Thanksgiving I will never forget. It was twenty years ago today and my beloved Blue Jays were battling the Oakland Athletics for the American League crown. We were up in the series 2-1 with game four taking place at Oakland Coliseum. Jack Morris started and stunk up
For the 9th year in a row, I implore you to vote for Tom Cheek to be placed on the 2013 Ford C. Frick Award ballot. Here's how you do it: Go to the baseball Hall of Fame's Facebook app: http://baseballhall.pgtb.me/p8v3tZLike thier pageEnter your email and
I think we're about to hit a new bottom... at least a new bottom for Toronto sports teams. With the Euro Cup and Olympic distractions behind us, and summer winding down, I've decided to do a quick State of the Union analysis of Toronto professional sports teams. Toronto Blue Jays
Last night, while I watched the Penguins and Flyers, the Blue Jays turned their first triple play since 1979. At least it was the first triple play called properly by an umpire, but more on that later. With the runners moving in the third inning, Eric Hosmer hit a sinking
A streaker ran on the Ballpark-Formerly-Known-As-SkyDome field during yesterday's game. Here's a pic: In my day, streakers stripped bare before running on the field. Just saying...
As a young Blue Jays fan, I remember BJ Birdy entertaining the crowd at Exhibition Stadium. He was the official Blue Jays mascot until getting the boot after the 1999 season. How much did I enjoy BJ Birdy's antics? They used to publish a BJ Birdy cartoon in the Toronto
We're minutes away from first pitch and another Blue Jays season. I've loved this team for as long as I can remember, and we Jays fans were spoiled for a solid decade from 1983-1993. Who's your favourite Blue Jay player of all time? We've had some good ones, from Dave
