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.
Help support my nephew Kalin and Easter Seals London in their Holiday Silent Auction
You can help support my nephew Kalin and Easter Seals London by bidding on some baseball items in their Holiday Silent Auction.
The Jesse Barfield appreciation post on his 65th birthday
Happy 65th Birthday to Jesse Barfield! Here's my Jesse Barfield appreciation post in his honour.
September 20, 1983 – Willie Upshaw becomes the first Blue Jay to record 100 RBIs in a season
Forty-one years ago today, Willie Upshaw became the first player in Toronto Blue Jays' history to amass 100 RBIs in a season.
Remembering Tom Goffena, Blue Jays’ first-ever draft pick on what would be his 65th birthday
It was four years ago today that Tom Goffena, the Toronto Blue Jays first-ever draft passed away at the age of 61 after a long battle with colon cancer. Goffena died on his birthday.
Moseby still considers himself Canadian
Lloyd Moseby is Canadian. Maybe not on his birth certificate, but in his heart. That’s what the charismatic Californian and Toronto Blue Jays legend told me in a recent phone interview. And it would be difficult to argue with him.
Former Blue Jays manager Jimy Williams dies at 80
Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Jimy Williams has died at the age of 80.
Gaston worthy of plaque in Cooperstown, will find out Hall of Fame fate on Sunday
Legendary Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston should be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday. But his fate is in the voters' hands.
But What Do I Know? . . . Michael Soroka, James Paxton, Joey Votto, Rene Tosoni
My weekly Canadian baseball news "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Michael Soroka, James Paxton and Joey Votto.
But What Do I Know? . . . Father’s Day/Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame edition
My annual Father's Day edition of "But What Do I Know?" It includes John Olerud and Rich Harden talking about their dads.
