My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Jared Young, Cal Quantrill, Otto Lopez, Roy Halladay and Willie Upshaw.
But What Do I Know? . . . Jared Young, Cal Quantrill, Otto Lopez, Jason Bay, Roy Halladay, Willie Upshaw
These Blue Jays legends and current stars were originally drafted by who?
Jimmy Key was originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox. Tom Henke was first selected by the Seattle Mariners. These are just two things I learned when doing some draft research. It's true.
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.
These Blue Jays legends and current stars were originally drafted by who?
Jimmy Key was originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox. Tom Henke was first selected by the Seattle Mariners. These are just two things I learned when doing some draft research. It's true.
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.
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.
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.
These Blue Jays stars were originally drafted by who?
Jimmy Key was originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox. Tom Henke was first selected by the Seattle Mariners. These are just two things I learned when doing some draft research. It's true.
These Blue Jays stars were originally drafted by who?
Did you know Jimmy Key was originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox? Or that Tom Henke was first selected by the Seattle Mariners? It's true.
Five things you might not know about Willie Upshaw
September 30, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada He was Pat Gillick’s favourite player. At least that’s how Willie Upshaw was described in some newspaper articles in the 1980s. And the description seems appropriate. After all, it was Gillick who drafted and signed Upshaw for the New York Yankees in 1975 and then again,... Continue Reading →