The Rays Tank: Jennings Stays Aggressive; Escobar extension incoming?
Desmond Jennings went 1-4 with an RBI double and a walk in the Rays 7-2 victory over the Blue Jays. Joe Maddon wants the Rays to stay aggressive on the bases this year and Desmond Jennings seems to be...
View ArticleGame #5 Home Opener Preview: Blue Jays vs. Yankees
The big day is finally here as the Blue Jays open their home campaign tonight against the New York Yankees. A great pitching matchup sees Dustin McGowan making his first start since 2011 against...
View ArticleStreamer Report: Saturday's Streaming Pitcher Options
Ray highlights some starting pitcher options that you should consider streaming on Saturday. The Streamer Report provides you with daily startng pitcher streaming selections for owners who prefer to...
View ArticleFriday Open Thread: Daily Predictions, Our First Winner and Poutine Dreams
The Yankees won a game last night and one member of Pinstripe Alley was victorious with the Daily Predictions. All that and a trip to the magical land of poutine coming up.It might seem crazy what I'm...
View ArticleWere the Blue Jays players willing to finance the signing of Ervin Santana?
Ken Rosenthal kicked the ant hill that is the Jays writers and bloggers by telling us that Jays players considered deferring their own contracts to raise enough money to allow the team to sign Ervin...
View ArticleHow to get to the Rogers Centre on the TTC this weekend with no Yonge subway
Let me get this out of the way: I am a big fan of public transportation and of the Toronto Transit Commission. I think that, at least from what I can see as a frequent customer, the TTC has undergone...
View ArticleYankees lineup vs. Blue Jays- Nationals not interested in Cervelli, Murphy,...
The Yankees finally won a game, you guys. Maybe the season isn't over just yet. Tonight Masahiro Tanaka will make his much anticipated debut in America Canada against the Blue Jays. This should be...
View ArticleMark Teixeira leaves game with hamstring injury
Mark Teixeira left tonight's game against the Blue Jays in the second inning with a right hamstring injury. The injury occurred while he was chasing after a ball in foul territory. On the plus side,...
View ArticleYankees 7, Blue Jays 3: Masahiro Tanaka, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Yangervis...
Tanaka picks up a victory in his MLB debut with a little offensive help from Jacoby Ellsbury, Yangervis Solarte, and friends.Masahiro Tanaka went seven innings in his MLB debut Friday night against the...
View ArticleBlue Jays lose home opener
Yankees 7 Blue Jays 3Dustin McGowan's first start didn't go the way we would have liked. He seemed a little over amped or something. Maybe he got into Brett Lawrie's Red Bull. Or maybe he was just...
View ArticleBlue Jays call up Chad Jenkins, DFA Jeremy Jeffress
Well, that didn't take long, the Blue Jays have called up Chad Jenkins from the Buffalo Bisons, and DFA Jeremy Jeffress.Jenkins looked pretty impressive during spring training. He pitched 6.2 alling 5...
View ArticleMasahiro Tanaka's debut provides optimism for Yankees rotation
With Tanaka in the fold, the Yankees' rotation has a chance to be better than most observers expect in 2014.With baseball season underway, the Yankees' rotation faces a number of question marks in the...
View ArticleBlue Jays Purchase Contract of Marcus Walden
After last night's game Jeremy Jeffress was designated for assignment and it was reported that Chad Jenkins would be coming to Toronto to take his place...but apparently that isn't the case....
View ArticleYankees 0, Blue Jays 4: Pineda excellent in debut, Yankees waste it
Michael Pineda was good. The offense was not.Two years after being acquired, Michael Pineda finally took the mound in a Yankees' uniform in a regular season game. He did not disappoint. After two tough...
View ArticleGreat start for R.A. Dickey, Jays beat Yankees
Yankees 0 Blue Jays 4I loved that game.R.A. Dickey was great. If he could pitch like that every start....oh well, just enjoy this, it was great. 6.2 shutout innings, 5 hits, 1 walk and 6 strikeouts....
View ArticleYankees' middle-of-the-order bats slumping in the (very) early going
Of course it's extremely early in the season, but the middle of the Yankees' order has underwhelmed thus far.After seeing the early portion of the Yankees' 2014 schedule, I got kind of excited. New...
View ArticleA Frustrating Loss
Yankees 6 Blue Jays 4Rarely has an umpire's strike zone frustrated me more. Everything low was a strike, if CC threw it. It was hard to take, I almost walked away from the game in the middle...
View ArticleDerek Jeter passes Paul Molitor for 8th on all-time hit list
Jeter climbed the first of what could be a few rungs on the all-time hits ladder in 2014.There are myriad storylines for Derek Jeter's final season with the Yankees and in the majors, and one of those...
View ArticleMiami Marlins' Adeiny Hechavarria benefiting from offseason adjustments
Marlins shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria struggled offensively in 2013, but is off to a hot offensive start this year. Hitting coach Frank Menechino worked on Hechavarria's approach during Spring Training....
View ArticleIt's Already Time To Challenge Instant Replay
Last summer when Bud Selig and his friends announced the expanded replay system, most baseball fans celebrated the fact that the league finally took a step towards utilizing the tools at their disposal...
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