What Should Alex Anthopoulos' #1 Priority Be?
On Tuesday I asked how many players the Blue Jays need to add to have a competitive team in the upcoming season. Today the focus is more on what the first priority of the team's front office should be...
View ArticleThe Blue Jays are kidding about using Goins and Izturis at second, right?
Every now and then there is a line in a story that make you say 'you've got to be kidding me'. A couple of days ago (this was to go up the other day but the network was down), our pal Shi Davidi wrote...
View ArticleToday in Blue Jays History: Brandon Morrow Trade
Four years ago today, the Blue Jays trade Brandon League and Johermyn Chavez to the Mariners for Brandon Morrow. Hugo posted this:Ken Rosenthal reported last night that the Jays traded...
View ArticleYankees Top Moments Tournament: (#2) David Wells' perfect game vs. (#3) Jim...
Which moment holds a bigger place in Yankees' lore: a perfect game or a game-tying home run in the World Series?The Pinstripe Alley Top Moments Tournament enters the second round of the 1980-1999...
View ArticleApologies to Dr Seuss: The Grinch Who Stole The Jays 2013 Season
Every Fan Down in Jaysland Liked the 2012 offseason a lot... But the Grinch,Who lived to the south and east of Jaysland, Did NOT! The Grinch hated the offseason! The whole dang offseason! Now, please...
View ArticleThe Blue Jays should go for it, not rebuild in 2014
After a huge offseason, the Blue Jays were expected to contend in 2013, but they fell far short of expectations. The current offseason has been much quieter for the northern birds, but it looks like...
View ArticleWhite Sox claim Eric Surkamp, Jays claim Brent Morel
Left-handed pitcher from Giants adds pitching depthThe White Sox have claimed LHP Eric Surkamp off of waivers from the San Francisco Giants. Surkamp figures to be another possible candidate for the...
View ArticleBlue Jays Claim 3B Brent Morel Off Waivers From The White Sox
The first Blue Jays news in a while just broke and it doesn't exactly blow your (white) socks off. The Blue Jays claimed third baseman Brent Morel off waivers this afternoon from the Chicago White Sox....
View ArticleTwins Outright OF Darin Mastroianni To Triple-A Rochester
The Twins ultimately decided to remove Mastroianni from the roster to open a 40-man roster spot for the newly signed Kurt Suzuki after Chris Colabello refused to move to Korea.Needing a 40-man roster...
View ArticleMunenori Kawasaki signs minor league deal with Blue Jays: Merry Christmas,...
Fan-favourite Munenori Kawasaki has re-signed with the Blue Jays to a minor league contract with an invitation to big league spring training camp, according to an official Blue Jays tweet.The @BlueJays...
View ArticleSanta's List
Dear Santa, I'm sure you don't need help but I figured I'd offer anyway. First of all, if you can remember where I hid that one gift for my son.....I'd be thrilled.Brandon Morrow: The season we've been...
View ArticleMasahiro Tanaka will be posted
So who will get him?This saga changes every few days, but now it looks like the Golden Eagles will post Masahiro Tanaka, even though they can only get $20 million for him. If I was them I'd have likely...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Rickey Henderson
Hall of Famer and former Blue Jay (if only for three months), Rickey Henderson, turns 55 today.It might have only been 3 months, but then it was long enough to earn one of his two World Series rings...
View ArticleOff Topic Thread: Favorite Christmas Movies
Tell us your which is your favorite Christmas movie.I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas time. Or, if you don't celebrate the season, enjoying a good movie. When I was younger I always...
View ArticleBlue Jays' Public Enemy Number One
It's Boxing Day in Canada. For me, public enemy number one is anyone getting in my way at the parking lot and the mall.The Sporting News came out with a slideshow profiling who they thought was "Public...
View ArticleMasahiro Tanaka: The Pitcher
With the news that Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is going to be posted by the Rakuten Golden Eagles, there's no better time to actually look at the type of pitcher he is. Too often in sports it...
View ArticleSummer Baseball Trips
With snow and ice coating every surface outside my windows, and Tom being in the Dominican, it's perfect time to dream about the summer, baseball, and of course, baseball trips. I am a relative...
View ArticleDirk Hayhurst leaving Sportsnet?
Hi from a beautiful resort in the Dominican Republic, apparently I missed seeing Melky Cabrera by a day.Bob Elliott has posted his list of most influential Canadians in baseball.And once again he...
View ArticleIs this season Alex Anthopoulos' last chance?
Richard Griffin figures that Alex Anthopoulos time with the Jay's might come to an end without a winning season this year. His story is here.Richard also tells us that other GMs have figured him out,...
View Article2014 Hall of Fame profile: Frank Thomas
One of the all-time great Chicago White Sox players has the numbers and lengthy period of dominance that voters eat up. Unfortunately, like most of the other players on this year's ballot, the era in...
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