Roto Roundup: Jason Heyward, Paul Goldschmidt, Clayton Kershaw and others
Fake Teams Podcast, Episode 26: Angels on the podcastZack and Andrew hosted episode 26 of the Fake Teams podcast on Thursday night, discussing Kris Medlen, Alfonso Soriano, Oscar Taveras and others,...
View ArticleJose Lobaton hits walkoff homer, Blue Jays waste Todd Redmond's solid start
With his family watching from the stands, Blue Jays starter Todd Redmond threw a great game in an attempt to secure a series win for this team against the Rays. Redmond, a native St. Petersburgian,...
View ArticleYankees 9, Red Sox 6: That was wild
The Yankees won 9-6. Alex Rodriguez hit a home run. Brett Gardner hit a three run triple in the sixth inning to give the Yankees the lead for good. CC Sabathia had another disappointing night. I...
View ArticleThe Smallest Sample Size 8/19/13: Errors Everywhere!
Sunday featured a ton of starters getting shelled but it seems that they weren't helped too much by the defense behind them. The Dodgers could directly see that their game was lost on two errors by...
View ArticleThe Rays Tank: Ice Cream Time!
Jose Lobaton was a hero once again on Sunday afternoon, walking it off for the Rays for the second time this weekend. The Rays defeated the Blue Jays 2-1 and Gareth’s recap explained exactly how close...
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad, The Ugly and the uh, Miscellaneous: A look at performances...
The Good:First I'll start with likely the Jays top overall prospect Aaron Sanchez. Sanchez had been dealing with a blister issue the past couple of starts and had been pulled in the first inning of his...
View ArticleMonday (Mid-)Morning Media Mashup: Off Day Before Doubleheader Edition
Please accept my apologies for the lateness of this week's MMMM, as well as my inclusion of an entire section on A-Rod. I think you can at least forgive me for one of the sins?Just quickly, I drove...
View ArticleAppreciating platoons and the teams that do it well
Teams with limited financial flexibility often have to find alternate ways to be successful. While the large- and medium-market teams can spend to contend, small-market teams such as the Tampa Bay...
View ArticleMunenori Kawasaki activated from paternity list, Thad Weber optioned until...
Since three days is more than enough time for a father to spend with his newborn son, Munenori Kawasaki has been re-activated from the paternity list and will be re-joining his team in New York...
View ArticleYankees off night open thread: AL East scoreboard watching and more Alex...
The Yankees are off tonight before taking on the Toronto Blue Jays in a doubleheader tomorrow afternoon. The Jays are a prime example of a team the Yankees must beat to keep their streak of...
View ArticleYankees lineup vs. Blue Jays in doubleheader game one, Jeter and Nunez injury...
The Yankees have a day/night doubleheader today against the Toronto Blue Jays, and if they hope to scramble back into the Wild Card race, they pretty much have to sweep the four-game series. There are...
View ArticleWho Are Ya: Ivan Nova (Now An Ace)
Ivan Nova and Esmil Rogers face off today in the first part of a doubleheader. The second preview will come later on in the afternoon. Nova faced the Blue Jays twice in August with the previews here...
View ArticleJose Bautista leaves game with 'left hip soreness'
Jose Bautista came out of the first game of today's double header with the Yankees in the bottom of the 4th inning. He apparently has 'left hip soreness'. I hope it isn't serious but it seems like all...
View ArticleBlue Jays 4 Yankees 8: the grey jerseys strike again
Blue Jays 4 Yankees 8Let's blame it on the Jerseys. Can't win in grey.The game started well enough. We scored 4 runs in the second inning, batting around, from 4 hits, a walk and a hit batter. The rest...
View ArticleWho Are Ya: Phil Hughes (Not An Ace)
Phil Hughes goes against Mark Buehrle in the second part of this depressing doubleheader with the Yankees. Like Nova this afternoon, Hughes faced the Blue Jays earlier in April (preview here), but...
View ArticleYankees 8, Blue Jays 4: Stewart home run boosts offense in Game 1
You're not drunk or seeing things. You are indeed reading this recap's title correctly. Chris Stewart, the very same Chris Stewart who can frame pitches like the Greek Gods of old, hit a three-run home...
View ArticleYankees 3, Blue Jays 2: Be Nixed, Blue Jays
At 6:30 tonight, AMC Network aired perhaps the greatest film of all time: Sylvester Stallone's opus, Demolition Man. Nothing in this world hurts more than a missed opportunity to watch that movie, but...
View ArticleBlue Jays place Jose Bautista on the disabled list, option Thad Weber, recall...
After leaving game one of the doubleheader against the New York Yankees in the fourth inning, Jose Bautista lands on the disabled list with a bruised left hip, according to a Barry Davis tweet....
View ArticleBlue Jays 2 Yankees 3: Jays walked off, yet again
Blue Jays 2 Yankees 3The good news, there is a really nice, quiet bar, right beside where the condo we are renting in Montreal is, and they have very nice beer and good food. And they put the baseball...
View ArticleJose Bautista injury: Blue Jays star placed on 15-day DL
The Toronto Blue Jays have placed outfielder Jose Bautista on the disabled list with a bruise on his hip bone, reports Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.More Blue Jays coverage: Blue Bird BanterThe injury...
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