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January 15th, 2008

Cardinals, Blue Jays Swap Third Basemen

Once again I’m a little late delivering the goods because I wanted to make sure there were actual goods to deliver. In this case, it turns out there are.
The St. Louis Cardinals have traded third baseman Scott Rolen to the Toronto Blue Jays for third baseman Troy Glaus. Fun trade. Rolen is 33 and has […]

By Geoff Young -- 1 comment

October 5th, 2007

Best Interest of Baseball?

Wait, what are we talking about?! We decided?! My best interest?! How can you know, how can you say what my best interest is? What are you trying to say? I’m crazy?
I’m pretty certain that Suicidal Tendencies didn’t have Major League Baseball in mind, but if the shoe fits…
A reader passed along an article (thanks!) […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

July 6th, 2007

Drama in Toronto

Seems Toronto Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi isn’t happy with right-hander A.J. Burnett. You know, the guy Ricciardi signed to a huge contract not long ago despite a significant and known injury history?
Love this quote from Ricciardi:
When he takes the ball he’s good, we’ve got no complaints every times he’s been on the mound… we […]

By Geoff Young -- 5 comments

June 28th, 2007

Thomas Puts the Big Hurt on #500

Toronto Blue Jays DH Frank Thomas knocked his 500th career home run on Thursday at Minnesota against the Twins’ Jose Silva. I’ve long admired Thomas, who truly was a force through most of the ’90s, and I’m glad to see him reach this milestone. Even now, when injuries and age have eroded his skills, he’s […]

By Geoff Young -- 2 comments

June 12th, 2007

Bonds Homers, Giants Edge Closer to Fourth Place

Barry Bonds hit the 747th home run of his career on Monday night to help the San Francisco Giants defeat the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3. Bonds’ two-run shot off Josh Towers came in the fourth inning and landed beyond the fence in right-center, some 438 feet from home plate.
The Giants, meanwhile, improved their record to […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

April 5th, 2007

Is This What ‘Big Hurt’ Means?

File under “S” for stupid: the Television Bureau of Canada has forced the Toronto Blue Jays to modify a television commercial that originally showed Frank Thomas engaged in a pillow fight with kids. Quoth Laurel Lindsay, the Blue Jays’ vice-president of marketing:
They said the child landing on the floor may have left the impression that […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments