Don Leppert, the Toronto Blue Jays' first bullpen coach, died on Thursday at his home in Delaware, Ohio at the age of 91.
Original Toronto Blue Jays coach Don Leppert dies at age 91
But What Do I Know? . . . Russell Martin, James Paxton, Jack Graney
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: • Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin (Montreal, Que.) continues to showcase his tremendous throwing abilities. He has now nabbed 31 of 70 runners that have attempted to steal off of him this season. This gives him a major league-best 44 per cent caught-stealing percentage.... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? … R.A. Dickey, Tim Raines, Alan Ashby
My weekly observations about some Canadian baseball stories (Please follow me on Twitter: @kevinglewsports): With the acquisition of knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos has acquired the 2012 National League Cy Young Award winner (Dickey), the player with the NL’s highest batting average in 2012 (Melky Cabrera, .346) and the 2011... Continue Reading →