November 11, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

The 2009 Major League Baseball season was filled with many notable moments. Colorado's turnaround. Manny Ramirez's suspension. Mark Buehrle's perfect game. Like any year, there were the highs, the lows, the surprises and the disappointments. We expressed sorrow for Nick Adenhart - a life that passed on way too soon. We...

October 15, 2009 by Kirby Barber

The Toronto Blue Jays entered the 2009 campaign with a bang, but finished with a near mutiny. Through the first 41 games of the season, the Jays owned the best record in the American League (27-14), while showcasing some brilliant young talent in Travis Snider, Adam Lind and Ricky Romero...

October 9, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

The Bucs are one of the oldest teams in Major League Baseball. But what ever happened to them? This is a franchise that has produced stars Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Bill Mazeroski and Jason Bay and on top of that they play in (arguably) one of the best ballparks in...

September 29, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

Your time with the Blue Jays will always remain a mystery. How on Earth did you convince JP Riccardi that you were worth all that money? 55 million over five years. Better question: How did you convince New York you were worth even more? 82.5 million over five years. I...

September 18, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

Blue Jay fans love John McDonald. It's a surprising form of loyalty since the veteran shortstop spends the majority of the season in the dugout. However, there's something about "Johnny Mac" that has captured Toronto's collective heart, despite his career .238 average (as of Sept. 14). Maybe it's his highlight...

September 2, 2009 by Mark Milner

Throughout most of the summer, the hottest baseball trade rumors focused on Roy Halladay, then (and still) a starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. With the Jays having by that point sunk from leading the AL East to fourth in their division, their season all but lost, it appeared...

August 26, 2009 by Rob Boudreau

Francisco Cabrera killed the Pittsburgh Pirates. This is how he did it. With a 2-0 ninth-inning lead in Game 7 of the 1992 National League Championship Series, the Pirates were on the brink of eliminating the Atlanta Braves and heading off to Toronto to face the powerful Blue Jays in...

August 25, 2009 by Austin Kent

Life in the American League East is as miserable as it gets. It's as depressing and pointless as anything has ever been or ever will be. The inevitable presence of doom that plagues its five-team membership repeatedly swallows the soul of hard-working, baseball-playing men, drowning their hopes in futility and...

August 13, 2009 by Rob Boudreau

With 26 World Series championships, the New York Yankees are by far the most successful franchise in professional sports, and certainly the "most winningest" in baseball. With a 24.07 Championship Winning Percentage, the Yankees have proven themselves time and time again. If you name some of the greatest players in...

July 27, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

Life has been good for the San Francisco Giants. At the All-Star break, the Giants led the National League Wild Card standings by two games with a record of 49-39. Right-hander Tim Lincecum was the NL starter at the All-Star Game and is the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner....

July 21, 2009 by Dave Byrne

At a press conference last week, Bob Costas introduced the starting pitcher the American League All-Star team as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. In doing so, he touched on a topic that has been on the minds of Toronto fans for some time now; how long will Roy Halladay...

July 15, 2009 by Dave Byrne

In just his second at bat as a New York Yankee, Eric Hinske took a fifth inning offering from the Toronto Blue Jays' Ricky Romero and sent it into the right field foul pole at new Yankee Stadium. Having been recently acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates with cash for minor...

July 7, 2009 by Dave Byrne

When it comes to the all-star voting, American fans often forget about the Toronto Blue Jays. So, when the starters for this year's American League All-Star team were announced on Sunday, it was a pleasant surprise to see Aaron Hill's name, even though he is the league's most deserving second...

July 1, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

Although they are prone to a variety of injuries, there is one particular injury that pitchers desperately try to avoid. It involves three words that strike fear in the heart of any hurler: Tommy John surgery. The infamous procedure is considered to be very serious as it involves a long...

June 16, 2009 by Rob Boudreau

A year ago at this time, the Toronto Blue Jays boasted the best starting pitchers in baseball, statistically speaking of course. On Opening Day 2008, the starting rotation for the Jays was established as ace Roy Halladay, A.J. Burnett, Dustin McGowan, Shaun Marcum and Jesse Litsch. Of these five, all...

June 10, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

The ninth inning is about to commence at the Rogers Centre. The hometown Blue Jays are ahead by one run. Coming out of the left field bullpen is Toronto's closer, Scott Downs. As he runs to the mound, the wind picks up Downs' long dark hair, tucked so neatly under...

June 8, 2009 by Rob Boudreau

The 2005 Major League Baseball Draft is recognized as one of the better drafts in recent years, with players like Justin Upton, Ryan Braun, and Troy Tulowitzki all being drafted. With their first pick in the draft, and 21st overall, the Oakland Athletics selected middle infielder Cliff Pennington from Texas...

May 29, 2009 by Dave Byrne

Tuesday night David Ortiz was moved to the sixth spot in the batting order for the first time in five years. This was a result of weeks of poor play and an alarming absence of power from the previously Ruthian slugger. Major League Baseball is roughly two months into their...

May 25, 2009 by Dave Byrne

The first six games of the Blue Jays' current nine game road trip seem to have confirmed what many journalists, fans and even team officials themselves believed at the beginning of the season; that this Toronto club is a team that will struggle all season long. Blessed with an underwhelming...

May 20, 2009 by Rob Boudreau

Most of us have never spent $243 million dollars on anything, and in all reality never will. How many of us could feasibly dream of spending $243 million dollars? Probably about as many of us who will ever be in the position to. But that's exactly what the New York...

May 19, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

Major League Baseball has gone through many changes since Bud Selig became commissioner in 1992. Selig's tenure has featured the initiation of the current playoff format, interleague play and the World Baseball Classic. There have also been dark moments such as the steroids scandal and the 1994 players strike. In...

May 15, 2009 by Rob Boudreau

A closer is generally considered to be the best relief pitcher on the team - the ace of the bullpen, if you will - but if you look around the league, you'll find more than a handful of teams who have secondary relievers that are just as good, if not better than...

May 13, 2009 by Austin Kent

Just when you thought deadpan comedy and the sexification of advanced baseball research would never join forces, Demetri Martin landed an acting gig playing alongside Brad Pitt in the film adaptation of Moneyball. Alright, background information. Over six years ago, best-selling author Michael Lewis told the tale of Oakland Athletics...

April 9, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

Last week, various sports websites and magazines gave their 2009 Major League Baseball predictions. These publications listed who would make the playoffs and who would pick up individual hardware. One could follow in the footsteps of these acclaimed journals; but where's the fun in that? So instead of listing the...

April 1, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

September 29, 2004, was a somber day in Montreal. The Expos, a summer fixture for over 30 years, were playing their final game. The mood changed several times inside the Olympic Stadium that night. There was a sense of celebration as a banner was unfurled and acknowledged the Expos as...

March 27, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

A professional baseball team in Washington D.C. seems like a natural fit. It only makes sense for "America's pastime" to have representation in the U.S. capital. But ironically, there has been very little success for baseball fans in Washington to enjoy; and as the Washington Nationals prepare for their fifth...

March 12, 2009 by Eric Rosenhek

Last year at this time, anyone who suggested that the Tampa Bay Rays would win the American League pennant would've probably been laughed at. Experts knew the Rays were improving, but no one expected the improvements to occur so quickly. After finishing last in the AL East for the majority...

March 9, 2009 by Rob Boudreau

Greg Allen Harris (not to be confused with Greg Wade Harris of the same era) was a pitcher who played in the major leagues from 1981-1995 with eight different ball clubs. Harris faced 6,293 batters in his career. He threw left-handed to two of them. That's right, Harris was ambidextrous...

January 26, 2009 by Rob Boudreau

Last week, Mark Attanasio, owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, said in an e-mail interview with Bloomberg News that baseball "might need a salary cap". As expected, a flurry of rumours and speculation popped up on most sports news sites from every corner of the internet. The comment stemmed from the...