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Toronto Blue Jays Reach Out To Bloggers
2012-02-02 17:15:00 The Toronto Blue Jays communications department reaches out to the blogging community.
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Toronto Blue Jays State of the Franchise ? 2012
2012-01-31 22:19:00 Video highlights and analysis from the Toronto Blue Jays’ State of the Franchise event. On a snowy Monday in January, Matthias and I were invited to attend the Blue Jays? ?State of the Franchise? event. The State of the Franchise allows season-ticket holders a chance to grill the Blue Jays …
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Jays 2012 SOTF Notes and Thoughts
2012-01-31 12:30:00 Live notes and thoughts from this years State of the Franchise address.
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Jays 2012 Promo Schedule: More Bobbles, Better Opponents
2012-01-30 17:47:00 Taking a look at the Jays 2012 Promo Schedule.
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Fantasy Projections: Colby Rasmus & Adam Lind
2012-01-20 18:57:00 Where do fantasy experts rank Adam Lind and Colby Rasmus?
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Calm Before The Storm
2012-01-16 17:49:00 A few photos of the Jays spring home pre-spring training 2012.
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Darvish: Yu Gotta Have Endurance
2011-12-16 18:08:00 Does Yu Darvish maintain his velocity during his crazy 130+ pitch starts?
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Arguing Against The Mathis Trade
2011-12-07 15:44:00 Making a case against the Jays acquisition of Jeff Mathias
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Will Kelly Johnson Be A Blue Jay In 2012?
2011-11-03 17:35:00 So long, Kelly Is it set in stone that the Blue Jays will offer Kelly Johnson arbitration for 2012? I don’t think so. Here’s why: This morning I was on Twitter, spitballing about who would be Yunel Escobar’s double play partner in 2012. Thinking out loud, I suggested that the …
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Will Kelly Johnson Be A Blue Jay In 2012?
2011-11-03 17:35:00 So long, Kelly Is it set in stone that the Blue Jays will offer Kelly Johnson arbitration for 2012? I don’t think so. Here’s why: This morning I was on Twitter, spitballing about who would be Yunel Escobar’s double play partner in 2012. Thinking out loud, I suggested that the …
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Reviewing Game 6 of the 1993 World Series
2011-10-27 11:00:00 A review of A&E’s Baseball’s Greatest Games: 1993 World Series Game 6 DVD. A&E was kind enough to send Mop-Up Duty a stack of inspection copies of their 1993 World Series Game 6 DVD. A&E describes it as: THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS WIN THIS ALL-TIME FALL CLASSIC FEATURING JOE CARTER?S …
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Reviewing Game 6 of the 1993 World Series
2011-10-27 11:00:00 A review of A&E’s Baseball’s Greatest Games: 1993 World Series Game 6 DVD. A&E was kind enough to send Mop-Up Duty a stack of inspection copies of their 1993 World Series Game 6 DVD. A&E describes it as: THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS WIN THIS ALL-TIME FALL CLASSIC FEATURING JOE CARTER?S …
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Yu Darvish Final 2011 Pitch Count
2011-10-18 14:16:00 Taking a look at Yu Darvish’s final 2011 pitch count, in-season velocity and MLB teams that have scouted recent starts. Yu Darvish’s 2011 NPB regular season Date ERA IP Pitches Hits HR K BB + HBP 04/12/11 9 7 119 7 1 9 3 04/19/11 4.8 8 119 4 0 …
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Yu Darvish Final 2011 Pitch Count
2011-10-18 14:16:00 Taking a look at Yu Darvish’s final 2011 pitch count, in-season velocity and MLB teams that have scouted recent starts. Yu Darvish’s 2011 NPB regular season Date ERA IP Pitches Hits HR K BB + HBP 04/12/11 9 7 119 7 1 9 3 04/19/11 4.8 8 119 4 0 …
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What To Do With Brett Cecil?
2011-10-04 11:00:00 Brett Cecil. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here (in the rotation). After leading the team in wins last season with 15, Brett Cecil’s performance regressed in 2011. Struggling to find respectable fastball velocity, Cecil was demoted to AAA during the season to try to fix his many mechanical …
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500 level seats cheaper than they were 10+ years ago
2010-10-28 11:00:00 The seating chart taken above was scanned from a 1996 issue of “SCOREBOOK” – the official magazine of the Toronto Blue Jays. It clearly defines the ticket prices for all sections. Below is the seating chart taken today, with clearly defined ticket prices for all sections: As you can see, if you wanted to sit in the 500 level behind home plate ...
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The Blue Jays Rap
2010-10-26 11:00:00 Back in 1991 the Blue Jays released an album in conjunction with the Variety Club to raise funds. We have come across the full album and will be releasing these tantalizing tracks here for your listening pleasure. The first song is called “Blue Jays Rap,” by the Variety Club Rap Gang. No relation to the Wu-Tang Clan. At all.
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The Blue Jays first ever home opener: as told by Doug Ault
2010-10-22 14:36:00 The first Blue Jays player to ever hit a home run, the late Doug Ault discusses the fickleness of Toronto fans and the pitfalls of having a loaner car to drive around the city. The full story on the first home opener:
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2010 Jays Draft Pick Baseball Cards
2010-10-14 19:02:00 The ink is barely dry on the MLB contracts, yet a number of the Jays 2010 Draft Picks already have baseball cards! Admittedly, there isn’t too much going on in the Jays universe this week. Below is a collection of 2010 Toronto Blue Jays draft pick baseball cards. These images are taken from 2010 Donruss Elite Edition & 2010 Topps Pro ...
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Scott Rolen Signs Extension, Milton Bradley to M?s
2009-12-20 20:45:00 Former Toronto Blue Jays Scott Rolen signed an extension with the Reds today. In the final year of his current contract Rolen was due $11 million. The new contract changes the structure up a bit, calling for a 2010 salary of $6 and 2011 & 2012 salaries of $6.5 million, along with a $5 million ...
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Rance Mulliniks Speaks the Truth
2009-09-20 00:13:00 Rance Mulliniks Speaks the Truth The #1 reason to like to Rance Mulliniks? He doesn’t put up with Jamie Campbell’s shit. The usually response to Campbell’s stupid questions are either silence or “excuse me Jamie, but right now this player needs to…” Rance loves to go over pitch selection. His MLB career was decent (career 107 ...
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Blue Jays Baserunning? Not So Bad, Actually
2009-09-16 13:42:00 Last night I got to see Vernon Wells picked off (allegedly) first base and then thrown out of the game for arguing his case. Due to the sheer number of flubs, misplays and screw-ups this season I didn’t think anything of it. In fact I expected to see it. But then I thought for a ...
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The Paradoxical Scott Richmond
2009-09-09 13:53:00 The Paradoxical Scott Richmond I went on the record at the start of the season stating that Scott Richmond wasn’t a major league starter. I took some heat but I defended my position. Now as the season winds to a close I have to admit that his up and down campaign leaves more questions than it ...
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The Dirt on Cecil
2009-09-07 17:49:00 *Editor?s Note: The expressed opinions of Mr. X are those of Mr. X alone and do not necessarily reflect those of Mop Up Duty. Mr. X chooses to remain anonymous for the reason that should he be identified, it will compromise his ability to provide Mop Up Duty readers with the most intimate and cutting ...
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The Weekend Blue Jays Dichotomy
2009-09-06 18:18:00 The comic above pretty much sums up my experience at the Jays games this labour day weekend. I wouldn’t go into the nitty gritty details in a game review but it went down like this: Friday I rolled into the dome and was treated to a Roy Halladay one-hitter. (Roy became just the 5th pitcher in ...
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2009 Zaun/Barajas Platoon would rule the earth
2009-09-04 19:27:00 2009 Zaun|Barajas Platoon would rule the earth While I was livebloggin’ last nights tilt between the Rays and the Red Sox (which Boston won 6-3) fellow MUD writer Callum dropped by and started expounding the virtues of one Gregory Zaun. Thinking back on the recent implosion in the T-Dot, I wondered if the Jays would have ...
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Josh Roenicke?s Nubian Princess
2009-09-03 19:02:00 Hi everyone, Mr. X here and it has been a posting rennaissance for me over the last week and a half. Thanks to Baseball’s Hottest Wives, Blue Jays Wives & Girlfriends & Mr X’s Leftovers much interest has been generated in the significant others of Major League Ballplayers. Thank you for visiting everyone, it gives ...
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Lazy Links
2009-08-28 16:48:00 Lazy Links Tangled Up in Powder Blue creeps on Scott Richmond’s brother having a catch. The Blue Jay Hunter finds out what Kevin Millar has been doing with all his free time, since he isn’t playing and all. The newest tumbleblog, Retro Jays Fans brings you old school Jays pictures. The Tao of Stieb makes the case for the ...
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Blue Jays Wives & Girlfriends
2009-08-27 13:45:00 Blue Jays Wives & Girlfriends *Editor’s Note: Spurred on by the success of the “Baseball’s Hottest Wives“ and “Top 10 Derek Jeter Bimbos” posts, our resident sleuth Mr. X (more of Mr. X’s work can be found here) went into deep cover to find out what kind of wives and girlfriends your favourite Jays are pulling ...
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Top 20 Ed Sprague Factoids
2009-08-26 13:38:00 Top 20 Ed Sprague Factoids Father Ed Sr. was an MLB pitcher from 1986 - 1976 Won a 1988 ‘demonstrative’ gold medal for the US olympic team Won two College World Series championships with Stanford Voted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002 1st round draft pick in 1988 Won two World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays Played for ...
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Zach Stewart Update
2009-08-16 20:32:00 Zach Stewart Update What’s going on with Zach Stewart? The key prospect acquired in the Scott Rolen trade is currently pitching in AAA Las Vegas. To this point he’s been used exclusively out of the bullpen. His role has been short relief and his longest outing has been one inning. I’m not going to read too ...
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My Favourite Tweets
2009-08-14 16:01:00 My Favourite Tweets It’s good to be back. I have been in Europe for 3 weeks with little to no information pertaining to my beloved Blue Jays. So Halladay stays, Rolen is gone and my boy Randy Ruiz is up. However, the boys in blue are scuffling dreadfully. The little information I did receive was from ...
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Blue Jays and Pirates Parallels
2009-08-11 19:15:00 Alex Rios and his future millions are headed to Chicago. The Jays failed to receive even the proverbial “bag of balls”. The Toronto Blue Jays have now shed millions in payroll during the season. Virtually nothing was spent in the off-season… The upcoming 2010 playoff run may be out the window unless millions are spent in ...
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Breaking down the Scott Rolen Trade
2009-07-31 23:12:00 Scott Rolen Trade Analysis The news just came across the wire via Sports Illustrated writer Jon Heyman. Scott Rolen has been dealt to the Cincinnati Reds for Edwin Encarnacion, Josh and Zack Stewart. Let’s look at this deal purely by the numbers for the MLB players and with some forward looking assumptions for the prospects. Scott ...
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What about Marco Scutaro?
2009-07-22 20:48:00 What about Marco Scutaro? With all eyes firmly set on Roy Halladay, many in the mainstream media and even some in the ‘Jays Nation’ are seemingly forgetting about the upcoming free agency of Marco Scutaro. Scutaro, who is eligible for free agency in the off-season, will qualify as either a Type A or Type B free agent. ...
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Random Roy Halladay to Philly Thoughts
2009-07-20 19:39:00 Random Roy Halladay to Philly Thoughts Before we get going you might want to check out the fresh ESPN video from 11am this morning: Quote for Insider If the Jays know they won’t be able to re-sign Halladay after the 2010 season — and the guess here is that Halladay already has indicated to the Jays, respectfully and ...
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End the Dellucci Experiment Already
2009-07-13 01:28:00 At this time Dellucci is 1 for 20 At the plate he looks over-powered, with a questionable batting eye and a slow bat. I’m not going to crack out a bunch of his zone-swing, ld%, etc after a 20ish PA sample. Still, its clear via anyone’s eyes and basic numbers that Dellucci is not the answer ...
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Toronto Blue Jays Release BJ Ryan. JP is an idiot
2009-07-09 02:21:00 Jays Release BJ Ryan. JP is an idiot God damn it J.P., you love pissing away money, don’t you? The Jays released BJ Ryan a few hours ago. From Bastian: Ryan is still on the books for roughly $5 million more this season and another $10 million in 2010 — paychecks that will continue to head his ...
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Romanticised Vacation-Inspired Thoughts
2009-07-06 13:30:00 Romanticised Vacation-Inspired Thoughts “There is really no drinking half as enjoyable as daytime drinking, when the sun is out, the bars are empty of dilettantes, and the afternoon stretches ahead of you like summer vacation. The gleeful complicity you and your drinking buddies share in the excellent decision to have one more ill-advised round, knowing full ...
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Jays vs Yankees 4th of July Weekend Series
2009-07-04 17:44:00 Positives from yesterday’s game Tallet manning up after a none out, bases loaded jam Rios’ linedrive, up the middle RBI single Vernon taking AJ deep on an 0-2 pitch Scutaro’s nice ranging CF fly catch in the 7th Chavez’s work behind the plate (unfortunately not in the batters box) The construction of the lineup itself Things I didn’t like I’m always of the ...
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Brandon League Best AL Reliever at?
2009-07-02 14:49:00 Brandon League Best AL Reliever at… Brandon League is one of those guys that always irks me. He has some nasty, nasty, stuff, yet at times he can be inconsistent. That’s why I was pleasantly surprised to see that he’s tied as the AL’s best in Inherited Runners Scored Percentage This season Brandon has inherited 14 base runners. ...
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Jason Frasor, Two Months, One Run
2009-06-30 16:05:00 Jason Frasor 2009 Stud We all know how awesome Jason Frasor has been this season. But I didn’t realize that he’s been this good. While I was nerding it up inside Jays split stats I came across Jason’s month-to-month stats. April: 0 ER May: 5 ER June: 1 ER Two whole months with only one earned run allowed! Domination. May wasn’t ...
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Barajas on DL. Offensivley who cares? Team ERA is the issue
2009-06-27 18:46:00 Barajas on DL. Offensivley who cares? Team ERA is the issue Rod Barajas landed on the DL after injuring his hammy friday night. (Note, Barajas actually isn’t on the DL yet. Many stories went out to that effect but the Jays are taking it day by day for now. Effectively he isn’t available for the time ...
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Toronto Blue Jays vs Phillies Series Stat Preview
2009-06-26 23:48:00 We’re livebloggin the first two games on the Phillies vs Jays series for The Score. Come on by! Friday Night Liveblog Link: http://liveblogs.thescore.com/E-vent/MLB_-_Phillies_vs_Blue_Jay-s Here’s a bunch of interesting Philly stats I’ve collected before game 1 of the Series: Last night the Phillies gave up 10 consecutive runs to lose to the Tampa Rays 10-4. For the month ...
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Eight pitchers = one win and other random thoughts
2009-06-19 18:25:00 Eight pitchers = one win Can’t beat that. I’m usually against the Jays carrying this much organizational bullpen depth (trade for a bat is my logic) but it certainly came in handy yesterday. HR City A grand total of 11 combined HR by both teams in the past two games. That was fun Back on track I’ll admit, I ...
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How about Buck Coats?
2009-06-11 18:39:00 How about Buck Coats? We’re up north anyways, let’s try a Coats on. Yeah!!! Awful joke aside, why the hell not? Dellucci is a bum, 35 years old, carrying a slow bat with no upside, the Jays seem to have no interest in Harper, Snider is still struggling, Cooper is struggling, so on and so forth. I’m a ...
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I?m Sorry but Dellucci is a Bum
2009-06-11 06:02:00 I’m Sorry but Dellucci is a Bum While we do cover the Jays I’m a long time Cleveland Indians fan. Every since my first live Cleveland game back in 1991 (Canadian at par won my father over) I’ve been following the Tribe. From 2007 to the present I’ve had an MLB.TV account. This has allowed me ...
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Rios Really Is Cursed
2009-06-06 16:10:00 Rios Really Is Cursed © Callum for Mop Up Duty | Baseball News Sabermetric | Baseball History Bio, 2009. | Permalink | | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: alex rios, Curse, Douchey Behaviour, toronto blue jays $25+ of Free Baseball Media Files
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Liveblogging the Jays This Weekend
2009-05-30 18:37:00 Liveblogging the Jays This Weekend I’ll be liveblogging both Jays games this weekend, beginning with today’s game at 1pm and tomorrow’s matchup between Ricky Romero and Jon Lester. Follow us on Twitter to get the link for tomorrow’s game or hit up The Score Live Blogs. Go Jays. © Callum for Mop Up Duty | Baseball News Sabermetric | ...
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Latino Exhibit Unveiled at the HOF
2009-05-29 13:30:00 Latino Exhibit Unveiled at the HOF Last August I took a trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. We at Mop Up Duty (okay, maybe just me) have a great affinity for Latino baseball (especially the way it influenced the Toronto Blue Jays teams of the 80’s). Above, you can see I ...
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