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Blue Jays Announce Spring Training Schedule

The Toronto Blue Jays have announced their spring training schedule for the Grapefruit League season. The preseason starts on February 26th in Clearwater, Florida against the Philadelphia Phillies.  The Blue Jays Grapefruit League home opener is the next day, February … Continue reading

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20th Anniversary of ‘Touch ‘Em All Joe’

Today, October 23rd 2013, is the 20th anniversary of the most important homerun in Toronto Blue Jays history:  Joe Carter’s walk-off homerun to win the 1993 World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays.  This also happens to be the day … Continue reading

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2013 World Series

Well, we now ready for the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. The series will begin on Wednesday in Boston, thanks to the A.L. winning the All Star Game back in July.  This is … Continue reading

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Baseball Divisional Series

The wild card games are in the bag for 2013.  Now we can move onto the divisional series (first round) of the Major League Baseball (M.L.B.) playoffs. American League Divisional Series (A.L.D.S.) In the A.L., the Eastern Division Champion Boston … Continue reading

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M.L.B. Wild Card Match-ups

Now that the Tampa Bay Rays have defeated the Texas Rangers to secure the second wild card in the American League (A.L.), let’s look at the wild card match-ups: In the National League (N.L.), the Cincinnati Reds visit the Pittsburgh … Continue reading

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Bud Selig to Retire as MLB Commissioner

Bud Selig announced yesterday that he would be retiring as the Commissioner of Major League Baseball (M.L.B.) after the 2014 season after more than 20 years as Commissioner.  This is not the first time he has announced his plans to … Continue reading

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Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame?

The title of this post says it all: ‘Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame?’  I think he should.  And here’s why: Peter Rose holds several Major League Baseball (M.L.B.) records, including most hits at 4,256, at bats … Continue reading

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The Blues Jays after One Month

Now that April has come to an end, I’d like to examine how the Blue Jays are performing compared to the 2012 Season.  This season was taunted as being a breakout year for the Toronto Blue Jays after the acquisition … Continue reading

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Toronto Blue Jays’ 2013 Opening Day Roster (Updated)

The Toronto Blue Jays open the 2013 MLB season at home against the Cleveland Indians on April 2nd.  R.A. Dickey, the 2012 NL Cy Young award winner, will be the starting pitcher. The Blue Jays 25 man roster is as … Continue reading

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