Forty years ago today, the Toronto Blue Jays played their first postseason game. They defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-1 in Game 1 of the 1985 ALCS.
October 8, 1985: Toronto Blue Jays play their first postseason game
July 29, 1985 – Tom Henke made Toronto Blue Jays debut
On July 29, 1985, a hard-throwing, 6-foot-5, bespectacled right-hander named Tom Henke emerged from the Blue Jays’ bullpen for the first time.
Former Toronto Blue Jay Hosken Powell dies at 70
Former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Hosken Powell died on Friday at the age of 70.
The Rance Mulliniks appreciation post
Rance Mulliniks looked more like an accountant than a professional baseball player. But when you crunch the numbers on his 11 seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays, you can understand why the bespectacled infielder was named to the Blue Jays’ all-time team in 2001
The Ernie Whitt appreciation post
This is my appreciation post for longtime Toronto Blue Jays catcher and current Canadian Senior National Team manager Ernie Whitt.
Cito Gaston turns 81, deserves plaque in Cooperstown
If I could give legendary Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston one thing for his 81st birthday, it would be a plaque in Cooperstown.
The Willie Upshaw appreciation post
If you talk to a Toronto Blue Jays fan who’s old enough to have gone to games at Exhibition Stadium, one of the first things they are bound to do is break into an imitation of the way P.A. announcer Murray Eldon used to introduce Willie Upshaw.
Why Mark Bomback started on Opening Day for the Blue Jays in 1982
Kevin Glew examines why, with Dave Stieb and Jim Clancy in their rotation, the Toronto Blue Jays started Mark Bomback on Opening Day in 1982.
Humble Henke should be on Blue Jays’ Level of Excellence
Tom Henke is the best relief pitcher in Toronto Blue Jays history. He should be on the Blue Jays Level of Excellence at Rogers Centre.
Mulliniks’ skills and smarts helped transform Blue Jays into contenders
Kevin Glew catches up with Rance Mulliniks whose skills and smarts helped transform the Blue Jays into contenders in the 80s and early 90s.