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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. More About: Calman , Gloria Estefan
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. More About: Calman
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. More About: Season , Calman
Outfield of Screams
2008-07-24 18:53:00 Outfield of Screams Blue Jays search for help in the outfield. Here is a look at what farm hands are doing and if Wilkerson and Mench should be on the Jays and if Inglett and Suctaro should stay in the infield. More About: Outfield
Marlins Future In Limbo Again
2008-07-24 03:45:00 Marlins Future in Limbo Again More About: Commentary , Marlins , Orange Bowl
Top 10 & Bottom 10 SO/HR for 2008
2008-07-23 14:49:00 Top 10 & Bottom 10 SO/HR for 2008 More About: Season , Stats
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. More About: Commentary , Early , Spice
Travis Snider Wins Home Run Derby
2008-07-22 13:15:00 Travis Snider Wins Home Run Derby New Hampshire Fisher Cats’ own Travis Snider, a budding star at age 20, defeated Bowie’s Luis Montanez in the Eastern League Irving Oil Home Run Derby , and the Northern Division won, 5-3, before a record 8,762 fans along the Merrimack River. More About: Travis
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 ... More About: Fantasy , Fantasy Baseball , Season
No More ?ICE COLD BEER? at Rogers Centre/SkyDome
2008-07-18 19:33:00 Wayne McMahon, Veteran Beer Vendor, Fired More About: Cold , Centre , Rogers
JP?s Hands are Tied
2008-07-18 18:25:00 JP Ricciardi has Lost the Confidence of Jays Front Office More About: Commentary , Season , Hands , Early
Goody Rosen Bio
2008-07-15 11:32:00 Goody Rosen Bio Today is All-Star Tuesday, the traditional Mid-Summer Classic. While three Canadians are suiting up for this years Classic, mud.com will look at one of the first Canadian All-Stars. More About: Goody , Early
Toronto Blue Jays Statue of Liberty
2008-07-14 09:06:00 Toronto Blue Jays Statue of Liberty Spot anything wrong with this photo? More About: Toronto
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!?!?!?! More About: Season , David Hasselhoff , Calman , Knight Rider
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. More About: Madonna , Blue Jays , Season , Blue
Matt LaPorta Bio
2008-07-07 15:28:00 Matt LaPorta Bio Matt LaPorta is the key player in the package for Cy Young winner CC Sabathia. Who is he? What does he bring to the table offensively? And will he get a shot to play in Cleveland in 2008? More About: Commentary , Season , Trade , Matt
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 ... More About: Commentary , Mexican League , Calman , Toronto Blue Jays , Highway
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. More About: Calman , Things
Top 10 Derek Jeter Bimbos
2008-07-02 14:32:00 Top 10 Derek Jeter Bimbos In the tradition of our popular baseball’s hottest wives series we present Derek Jeter’s Top 10 Bimbos. The man is truly a legend on and off the field… More About: Jessica Biel , Commentary , Adriana Lima , Jessica Alba , Vida Guerra
Canada`s Minor League Legacy
2008-07-01 19:51:00 Canada`s Minor League Legacy It is Canada Day and I usually do a update on the Golden League early each week but this week I want to comment on the state of Minor League ball in Canada. More About: Canada
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. More About: Season , Calman , Toronto Blue Jays , Sabermetrics
Mets Prospect Brad Holt throws 5 IP of no-hit ball
2008-06-28 17:55:00 Mets Prospect Brad Holt Taken 33rd overall just a month ago, Mets pitching prospect Brad Holt threw five innings of no-hit ball second professional start on thursday. More About: Mets , Ball
Carlin on Baseball
2008-06-27 08:53:00 Carlin on Baseball The passing of controversial comedian George Carlin this pass week has led to much talk about “The Seven Words You Can’t Say on Television.” Carlin also did a famous piece on the differences of baseball and football.
What?s Wrong with the Cleveland Indians: Part 2 Pitching
2008-06-26 08:41:00 What?s Wrong in Cleveland? Part 2: Pitching Part two looks at the stats of the pitching staff, the rotation and bullpen and whether the Indians should send Eric Wedge packing. More About: Commentary , Season , Cleveland Indians
Fete Nationale - A Brief History of Pro Ball
2008-06-25 15:27:00 Fete Nationale - A Brief History of Quebec Pro Ball June 24 is a holiday in Quebec and I have very recently moved to Quebec but amongst the barbeque and ‘biere’ I managed to do a little research. More About: Early
What?s Wrong with the Cleveland Indians: Part 1 Hitting
2008-06-24 09:50:00 What’s Wrong in Cleveland? Part 1: Hitting After coming with a game of the World Series in 2007, the Cleveland Indians have been stuck in a rut all season long and at this point are five games under .500. Here is what I think is wrong in Cleveland and how it can be fixed. More About: Commentary , Season , Cleveland Indians
Ballpark Review - PNC Park
2008-06-23 21:21:00 Ballpark Review with Tight PP - PNC Park Wow, Pittsburgh was a nice change. After road trips to Detroit and Cleveland, Pittsburgh was a breath of fresh air?and if you have been near the lake in Cleveland you will appreciate some fresh air. More About: Ballpark
This Week in the Golden League - June 23
2008-06-23 17:55:00 This Week in the Golden League - June 23
Toronto Blue Jays Team Batting Analysis
2008-06-21 09:28:00 Toronto Blue Jays Team Batting Analysis June 20th Lets go ahead and make this a monthly update, shall we? I delve into team and individual batting numbers. More About: Toronto , Season
Gaston Back with the Jays
More articles from this author:2008-06-20 18:57:00 Gaston Back with the Blue Birds Gaston Back with the Jays More About: Commentary , Season , Early , Toronto Blue Jays 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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