Kevin Glew takes a deep dive in Ruben Sierra's career and Sierra's mostly forgotten 14-game tenure with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1997.
He played for the Blue Jays? . . . Ruben Sierra
Book Excerpt: If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Toronto Blue Jays Dugout, Locker Room and Press Box, by Bob Elliott
This excerpt from If These Walls Could Talk: Toronto Blue Jays is printed with the permission of Triumph Books. For more information and to order a copy, please visit Indigo, McNally Robinson, Amazon.ca, or http://www.triumphbooks.com/WallsBlueJays. 1999 - The Shawn Green trade: A behind-the-scenes timeline By Bob Elliott A month after the 1999 season ended,... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Mike Soroka, Russell Martin, Dalton Pompey, Phillippe Aumont
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · We’ll find out tomorrow at 6 p.m. E.T. if right-hander Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) will become the second Canadian to win the National League Rookie of the Year award. Back in 2004, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Jason Bay... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Chris Colabello, Raul Mondesi, Eric Gagne, Adam Loewen, Mark Teahen
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: It was 40 years ago yesterday that the Toronto Blue Jays played their first-ever spring training game. They beat the New York Mets 3-1 in front of a capacity crowd of 1,988 in Dunedin, Fla. Veteran right-hander Bill Singer, who also started the regular season... Continue Reading →
Beloved Blue Jays coach, Mel Queen, passes away
Former big league pitcher and longtime Blue Jays coach, Mel Queen, passed away this morning at the age of 69. The Blue Jays made the announcement on their website just after noon today. The cause of death was not released. “Our organization would not be what it is today without the contributions of Mel Queen,”... Continue Reading →