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Clearly this was created by a Blue Jays fan

January 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Well you’ve got to love this. Creator of this video is most assuredly from Canada and needs to be reminded that the Blue Jays are where 2nd or 3rd place baseball happens. While one may quickly forget that the Blue Jays went out last season and won 86 ballgames, they never achieved significance because of the Devil Rays, Yankees, and Red Sox. So while Cito Gaston might be a nice story that you never hear about because they’re buried far north; the Jays need to win the AL East before someone can declare that “amazing has happened.”

*Hat tip to Big League Stew

Filed Under: Diamond Hoggers Video Select, Toronto Blue Jays

Someone Remind the Blue Jays their season is over

September 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment

The Toronto Blue Jays have won 10 ballgames in a row now with last night’s victory over the Chicago White Sox, and tonight will go for a franchise 11th straight win with ace Roy Halladay on the hill.

The winning streak helped prompt the most people ever to tune into TSN to watch the Blue Jays game on television.

A total of 650,000 viewers tuned in to the 8-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox, a 10th straight win for the Blue Jays.

The last time TSN drew a larger audience for a Blue Jays game was in 2000, when 660,000 people tuned in for a Sept. 14 game against the New York Yankees.

That said, we bet big on the White Sox tonight. And they’re going to win. Ozzie Guillen has a way of cutting people’s hearts out and using them as shit rags. You watch. The White Sox will piss on the Jays little parade tonight.

Filed Under: playing out the string, Toronto Blue Jays, winning streaks

Grady Sizemore fleece blanket night wakes up the bats

May 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
[Box Score]

For the 13th time in his career, Grady Sizemore led off the game in a home run. Sizemore went 3 for 5 and drove in 5 runs. The Indians and Aaron Laffey routed the Toronto Blue Jays 12-0. Laffey’s ERA is now pretty spotless under 2.

With the win the Indians even their record at 18-18 and are now just a half game out of the American League Central chase.

After taking 2 of 3 from the Yankees in New York and now taking the first two from the Blue Jays the Indians are starting to look like a team that can catch fire and take the AL central by storm.

Filed Under: Sizemore, Toronto Blue Jays, Tribe

Could we have just witnessed the end of the Big Hurt?

April 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Naga, Naga, Nagunna work here anymore.

Frank Thomas was released by the Toronto Blue Jays today, leaving the 500 Home Run club member without a team.

And he wasn’t happy about it.


“They do that after 16 games, after 60 at-bats. That’s bulls—. We all know what’s behind this. What else could be behind this but the money?”

“What the f— is that, with my track record, they know what I can do,” Thomas said. “I tried to be the nice guy, the gentleman. I’ve kept my mouth shut.

“But I know I can hit. One good week and I’d be back on top. I know I haven’t hit the ball that well but I’m not the only f—ing player. Look at (Gary) Sheffield with Detroit, (David) Ortiz with Boston. I know I can hit, that I can get on fire.”



For as great of an offensive weapon as Thomas has been in his career, he’s also gotten quite surly with his old age. He might be more trouble to a team than good with his tempermental state. At this point in his career, he can’t play anything but designated hitter, so that cuts the league in half in terms of where Thomas could catch on. Then you start thinking about American League teams, and most have pretty solid DH options. They’re certainly not going to dial Thomas up to be a role player who gets a few at-bats per week; that was his gripe in the first place.

It might not be official, but in my mind; this is the end of one of the greatest hitters of our era.

Filed Under: Legends, Toronto Blue Jays

Glaus tabbed for steroids usage

September 8, 2007 By Leave a Comment

This is one we really should have seen coming a long time ago. I can’t believe that this never made a Steroid Witchhunt, how could we have been so stupid? Troy Glaus is a dirty steroid user. He is not alleged, he is dirty. He obviously doesn’t even care about getting caught. He signed his own name for the shipments of steroids and had them delivered to his house.

Once again, when I heard this news I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t speculated Glaus before. He’s one of the few guys that has been mentioned that I have not. Just look at his power numbers from the heightened era of when steroids were in the game, back in 2000 and 2001 and even 2002. His power numbers were out of the sky.
Not without the help of a pipeline pharmacy. When will it all end for these guys?
Filed Under: Fuckin' Degenerates, Steroids, Toronto Blue Jays

Tempers flare; Yankees keep winning

August 8, 2007 By Leave a Comment

The benches cleared twice, and when the game was over Roger Clemens was ejected after throwing 6 shutout innings and picking up his 4th victory of the season. On Clemens’ 90th pitch of the ballgame, he resorted to retaliation to plunk Alex Rios in the back with a 92 mph fastball.

This was in response to Alex Rodriguez getting nailed in the knee by Toronto pitcher Josh Towers (who wears #7 awkwardly on his back??). This nailing was in response to A-Rod making a play last time the two teams met months ago on the basepaths.

The Yankees won their 5th game in a row, paced on offense by Bobby Abreu’s 4 RBI, and Jorge Posada’s 3 hits, along with the efforts of Clemens. The Yankees are now just 5 games out of the AL East lead behind Boston, and are 63-50 on the season.

Rodriguez is hit, Clemens retaliates (New York Times)

Box Score

Filed Under: A-Rod, Clemens, Toronto Blue Jays, Yankees

Big Frank bags #500

June 29, 2007 By Leave a Comment

Frank Thomas reached baseball immortality tonight hitting his 500th career homerun in the Minneapolis Metrodome, the stadium in which he hit his first career homerun. Thomas was given a standing ovation as he rounded the bases.

In an era where the longball has been defined by steroids, Frank Thomas is a big man whose name has never came into the picture. I remember Thomas as a kid (when he and I both were), and he was the same size and stature as he is now.

The thing about Thomas’ timeless and seemingly ageless hitting of homeruns is that he has withstood the test of time. With a frame that you would think traditionally would not age well, Thomas has kept on crankin. Another measure of Thomas’ timeline in the game? If you were playing the baseball association game, Thomas connects Carlton Fisk (1990 White Sox-age 42) with Jesse Litsch (2007 Blue Jays-age 21).

My personal association with Thomas? When I was a kid I loved him 2nd most next to Kenny Griffey Jr. I got one of my coveted Thomas upper deck baseball cards, wrote a nice little letter in what I’m sure looked like fist writing (still does), and shipped it off to the offices of the Chicago White Sox at a certain Comiskey Park in the Chi’. What did I get back? A photo-copied, black and white photo complete with photo copied autograph. I didn’t even get my card back. It’s a damn good thing that I only sent out cards I had doubles of, just in case. Thanks a lot Frank and company, dicksnatches. I forgive you now anyhow, and we’re really happy you reached the mark. Have fun in the Hall of Fame Frank!

Filed Under: 500 Homerun club, History, Toronto Blue Jays
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