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Micah Hoffpauir the Next Jack Cust?
2008-08-26 21:48:00 Micah Hoffpauir the Next Jack Cust? Micah Hoffpauir is a mashing 1B in the Cubs system, currently at AAA and blocked by Derrek Lee. For a team looking for a lefthanded masher, Hoffpauir just might be 2008’s version of Jack Cust in Oakland.
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The Fernando Tatis Story
2008-08-25 18:44:00 The Fernando Tatis Story If you are a regular reader here at Mop Up Duty then you know I am a sucker for a comeback story. The New York Sun has an article detailing the story behind Tatis’ rise, fall and bounce-back.
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Burnett Lives and Dies By His Deuce
2008-08-07 18:25:00 Burnett Lives and Dies By His Deuce If AJ wants to get these fans out of their seats tonight vs. Oakland, he is going to have to have that dirty deuce working.
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The Perfect Game Trailer
2008-07-26 16:30:00 The Perfect Game Trailer Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non US baseball team to win the Little League World Series in 1957.
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Sandlot Ball Headed For Extinction
2008-07-25 18:49:00 Sandlot Ball Headed For Extinction The Globe and Mail has a rare baseball feature on Sandlot baseball, a slice of American life enjoyed for decades by boys from coast to coast that appears on the verge of extinction.
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Alfredo Aceves
2008-07-25 13:36:00 Alfredo Aceves Signed out of the Mexican League, Aceves is rapidly rising through the Yankees’ farm system, and it is no coincidence that general manager Brian Cashman drove to Scranton to watch him pitch Tuesday night.
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Cito needs to Introduce some Spice to the Clubhouse
2008-07-23 02:13:00 Spicing Up the Jays Clubhouse Calman and I were chatting about how there are no real “characters” on the 2008 Jays.
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Fantasy Baseball in the Post-Steroid Era
2008-07-21 20:53:00 Fantasy Baseball in the Post-Steroid Era By the turn of the 21st century, it had become routine for Major League Baseball players to remain productive deep into their 30s and into their 40s. Players who are in their mid-30s suddenly look ? well, kind of like they did before the Steroid Era. What does this mean ...
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Kit Pellow Bio
2008-07-14 08:18:00 Kit Pellow Bio Kit Pellow is a former MLB ballplayer who is currently making a MOCKERY of Mexican League pitching. Who is this guy!?!?!?!
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Blue Jays Fans FTW
2008-07-13 10:28:00 Blue Jays Fans FTW I know we like to rag on Jays fans from time to time but this time they actually did something cool.
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Highway 60? 6? Revisted
2008-07-03 11:22:00 Highway 60′ 6″ Revisted Recently I have noticed Jays fans bemoaning the current bullpen with BJ blowing 3 saves in a row and Brian Tallet turning a 6-1 ballgame in the 8th into a 6-5 ballgame. Jays fans, you don’t know how good you’ve got it. Let me take you on a trip to JP Ricciardi’s ...
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Things Are A Little Intense In The Japanese League
2008-07-02 22:21:00 Things Are A Little Intense In The Japanese League Watch here as an ump gets leveled.
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Who Has The Best Hook In MLB?
2008-06-30 11:23:00 Who Has The Best Hook In MLB? Instead of doing what I usually do, which is tell you who has the best curve by me looking at it on SportsCentre highlights, I am going to look at the top MLB curveball-tossers and use stats to back up my argument.
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These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things
2008-05-22 19:12:00 These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things Aside from Gregg Zaun touching my hind quarters, my favourite things in life are anything associated with Gordon Ramsay and baseball. This week Drunk Jays Fans nailed them both.
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Ankiel?s Spectacular Assists
2008-05-09 20:23:00 Ankiel’s Spectacular Assists Most outfielders with extraordinary arms get converted into pitchers. This is what happens when pitchers get converted into outfielders. Funny how a guy can’t throw a strike from 60 feet but can throw one from 200 feet. BallHype - Ankiel Throws Strikes From Centre Field ballhype_story_widget_280311(fa-lse);
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Feliz Cinco De Mayo!
2008-05-05 15:58:00 Feliz Cinco De Mayo! In honour of Cinco de Mayo, I thought I would take a look at two of the big stories of last year in the Mexican League - Karim Garcia and Jose Lima. What are they up to now?
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Philips Stein? unos relojes que calman el stress
2008-04-30 08:11:00 Según Philips, sus nuevos relojes Stein utiliza tecnología de radio frecuencia, también conocida como “Tecnología Teslar” que se supone convierte la energía negativa obtenida con el estrés de cada día y la polución electrónica en una sensación de más calma así como una mejora de la salud en general…. por lo que nosotros solo ...
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Calman?s Dad on the Big Hurt Situation
2008-04-20 19:17:00 Calman’s Dad on the Big Hurt Situation Who is the American League Player of the Week? John Gibbons. Why?
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Sprague Admits Steroid Use
2008-04-11 15:35:00 Sprague Admits Steroid Use Former Jays third sacker Ed Sprague has admitted steroid use.
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Live Game Notes: 2008 Home Opener
2008-04-05 18:30:00 Live Game Notes: 2008 Home Opener Highlights of the home opener included the return of the baby blues, the addition of Roberto Alomar and a ~surprise member~ to the level of excellence, streakers and a Blue Jays win. Here is my detailed account.
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Julio Franco: Back In Mexican League
2008-04-01 13:10:00 Julio Franco: Back In Mexican League It looks like Julio Franco has been forced out of MLB yet again. Franco has always dreamed of playing in the Majors at age 50. Currently at age 49, Franco has returned to the Mexican League to try to keep the dream alive.
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MUD.com?s 2008 Predictions
2008-03-26 12:41:00 MUD.com’s 2008 Predictions Last year the writers at Mop Up Duty had uncanny success with their 2007 predictions. This year’s predictions include Tampa Bay finishing ahead of New York in the AL East, Chase Headley as NL Rookie of the Year and Grady Sizemore as AL MVP. Check them out and see where you think they ...
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Live Blog: Jays vs. Tigers
2008-03-21 15:49:00 Live Blog: Jays vs. Tigers Keep refreshing this page for live updates between the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers Grapefruit League Game, beginning at 1:05pm.
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Rogers Applies for 24 Hour Baseball Channel
2008-03-21 15:22:00 Rogers Applies for 24 Hour Baseball Channel Rogers Communications Inc., owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, has applied for a 24-hour channel that it hopes will launch next spring, coinciding with the arrival of Major League Baseball’s Baseball Channel in the U.S.
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CJ Wilson Throws Gyro Ball
2008-03-19 17:37:00 CJ Wilson Throws Gyro Ball Texas Rangers reliever/closer CJ Wilson has learned to throw a Gyro Ball and is vowing to throw it in a game before the Spring is over. According to the evidence above, he already has thrown one.
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Baseball Bucket List
2008-03-17 12:58:00 Baseball Bucket List I saw the movie “The Bucket List” the other day. Not a bad flick, and it got me to thinking… what would my Baseball-related Bucket List be?
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1920?s Baseball Advice Column
2008-03-14 14:38:00 1920’s Baseball Advice Column Got a problem in your life? Need advice? Ask a 1920’s baseball fan.
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Canada Qualifies For Olympics
2008-03-13 17:54:00 Canada Qualifies For Olympics “Here we go again Canada, come on with me!” cried veteran infielder Stubby Clapp of Windsor, Ontario.
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Stubby A Hero
2008-03-11 00:08:00 Stubby A Hero Canada’s Olympic Baseball Team rallies in the bottom of the ninth and overcomes a near riot from the fans to beat the Chinese Taipei 6-5.
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Canada Improves To 2-1 In Olympic Qualifier
2008-03-10 12:32:00 Canada Improves To 2-1 In Olympic Qualifier Canada is competing to qualify for their third Olympics, second since becoming an official Olympic sport and second in a row in Taiwan from March 7-15. Canada is competing with six other countries for three berths at the Beijing Games.
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Jays Grapefruit League Coverage
2008-02-29 22:37:00 Jays Grapefruit League Coverage Hit up MopUpDuty.com this Sunday for live coverage of the game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds at 12:35 EST by yours truly. I can’t promise any of my thoughts will be all that insightful or that entertaining, but it will be something……
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Heartwarming Story of the Day
2008-02-27 15:14:00 Heartwarming Story of the Day Cathal Kelly from the Toronto Star (one of the most underrated baseball writers in my opinion) brings us a piece on Roy Halladay and a boy from the make a wish foundation.
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Zaun Takes Arencibia Under His ?Wing?
2008-02-22 16:30:00 Zaun Takes Arencibia Under His “Wing” Get it? Since Zaun is a Jay and Blue Jays have wings? Yeah I think it is clever too.
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Rays? ?Sail? Stadium
2008-02-21 16:45:00 Rays’ “Sail” Stadium A while ago we wrote about a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. Pictured above is an artist’s rendtion of what it might look like with its roof made of sails.
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Toronto May Host World Baseball Classic
2008-02-21 00:05:00 Toronto May Host World Baseball Classic Canada was among the final eight countries invited Tuesday to round out the 16-team field for the 2009 World Baseball Classic, with rumblings that opening round games may be played at the Rogers Centre.
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Mac Alex visits Mop Up Duty
2008-02-17 15:49:00 Mac Alex visits Mop Up Duty How’s this for the laze?
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Keith Law Makes My Valentine?s Day
2008-02-15 02:14:00 Keith Law Makes My Valentine’s Day In today’s chat, the benefactor of my secret admirations, Keith Law, Choo-Choo-Chose my question to answer today which sent me over the moon. I only wish I had asked a better one, but as I do with the ladies, I will take what I can get.
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Caribbean Series Concludes
2008-02-09 04:30:00 Caribbean Series Concludes The 2008 Caribbean Series has concluded, with Licey of the Dominican Republic winning its 10th title. This year?s version, in my opinion, should be remembered as a farce for two reasons.
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George (Jorge) Bell Honoured
2008-02-08 17:26:00 George (Jorge) Bell Honoured Former Jays LF and MVP George Bell was honoured at the Caribbean Series this week for being such a god damned stud.
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Proof Clemens Used HGH
2008-02-07 03:42:00 Proof Clemens Used HGH Mop Up Duty has recently employed the services of legendary detective Dick Tracy to get to the bottom of the Roger Clemens PED scandal.
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Caribbean Series 2008
2008-02-03 18:53:00 Caribbean Series 2008 The 2008 Caribbean Series, which began Feb. 2 in the Dominican Republic, will have a couple of interesting differences this year.
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The Wonder Years
2008-01-29 17:45:00 The Wonder Years …when hope sprang eternal. I saw this over at Tao of Stieb and had to throw it down. Best run-on baseball ad ever!
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Winds of Change Blowing in Cuba
2008-01-28 13:34:00 Winds of Change Blowing in Cuba In an unprecedented step, Cuba’s state-run television broadcast a sports documentary that included interviews with baseball players who defected to play in the U.S. major leagues and are considered traitors by Cuba’s communist authorities.
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Baby Jays
2008-01-26 16:18:00 Baby Jays No, this post isn’t about checking up on the progress of players in the Toronto Blue Jays’ shallow farm system. This time I will be checking in on the sons of former Jays.
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?Rolen? Out of Town
2008-01-17 17:10:00 “Rolen” Out of Town Thanks to some scouring of the fine print of the Rolen/Glaus trade by the intrepid reporters at STLtoday, there is a possibility that Rolen’s stay in Toronto may be more brief than expected.
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Help Needed
2008-01-03 23:21:00 Help Needed Pictured here is a championship baseball medal from 1921. What we are looking for is someone who might recognize the significance of it.
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Obligatory Jays Uniform Post
2007-12-06 02:11:00 Obligatory Jays Uniform Post On Monday the Toronto Blue Jays announced changes to their uniform. The first being an alternate jersey to be worn on Friday home games (pictured above) aka Flashback Fridays. The second is a change to the away unform.
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