Happy 66th Birthday to Jesse Barfield! Here's my Jesse Barfield appreciation post in his honour.
October 8, 1985: Toronto Blue Jays play their first postseason game
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.
Former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Randy Moffitt dies at 76
Former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Randy Moffitt died on Thursday at the age of 76 after an extended illness.
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.
Remembering the last game at Exhibition Stadium 36 years ago today
It was a dramatic and fitting end for the Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium. Thirty-six years ago today, on an 0-and-1 count in the bottom of the 10th inning, George Bell belted a fastball from Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Thigpen into the left field bleachers for a two-run home run to give the Blue Jays a 7-5 walk-off victory.
But What Do I Know? . . . Nick Pivetta, Cade Smith, Michael Soroka, Jacob Robson, Willie Upshaw
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Nick Pivetta, Matt Brash, Cade Smith, Nolan Ryan and Willie Upshaw.
Remembering Phil Niekro on what would be his 86th birthday
Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro would've turned 86 today. Do you remember when he made three starts for the Blue Jays in 1987?
Most Opening Day starts by a Toronto Blue Jays player by position
So, who has the most Opening Day starts at each position in Toronto Blue Jays' history? I did the research.
Inspirational Clapp honoured on Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence
Stubby Clapp didn’t do a back flip on stage at the Baseball Canada Awards Banquet on Saturday night. But you get the feeling that if the 51-year-old baseball legend could still do one, he would have. That’s the kind of joy and pride Clapp felt being at being inducted onto Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence.
The George Bell appreciation post
I express my appreciation for the Toronto Blue Jays' first American League MVP and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, George Bell.
