Toronto Blue Jays

By Administrator According to published reports, the Red Sox will be competing with their AL East rivals in New York and Toronto in the upcoming weeks in a spirited competition for the services of free agent pitcher A. J. Burnett. ——————————– Here’s hoping the Yankees get saddled with Burnett and the Sox get L...

By Administrator Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox” Jimy Williams was named new manager of the Red Sox, replacing the fired Kevin Kennedy. The former Blue Jays skipper was somewhat of an unknown to the players… Mo Vaughn said: “I’m not reall...

By Administrator The Yankees winter shopping spree is underway. As for Lowe, the Yankees are expected to be in competition with its two chief rivals — AL East rival Boston Red Sox and cross-town headline rival NY Mets. Lowe was 14-11, 3.24, for the Dodgers last season.

By Administrator In 2005, Alex Rodriguez was named the American League MVP for the second time in three seasons. The Yankees’ third baseman edged out Boston DH David Ortiz, fueling the contrversy as to whether a designated hitter is considered an all round player by many of the baseball writers who vote for...

By Administrator Last season, he missed spring training because of a strained abdominal muscle. He scuffled when he came back… but after a four-game losing streak in July he was sent to Class AAA Buffalo. When he returned to the major leagues in September, he was put in the ‘pen and didn’t make the postseason r...

By Administrator In 1976, the Mariners and Blue Jays each selected thirty players in the expansion draft… Seattle picked Royals’ outfielder Ruppert Jones and Toronto selected Orioles’ shortstop Bob Bailor as their team’s respective first picks.

By Administrator In 2007, Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia became only the second player, and first rookie, to hit a leadoff home run in a World Series opener… he joined Baltimore outfielder Don Buford in accomplishing the feat (Game 1, 1969, leadoff batter against NY Mets pitcher Tom Seaver).

By Administrator In 1972, Oakland took the AL pennant with a 2-1 win over Baltimore in Game Five of the ALCS… A’s OF Reggie Jackson stole home plate, but pulled a hamstring in the process — sidelining him for the World Series. In 1993, the Toronto Blue Jays, behind the pitching of Dave Stewart, beat the Chicago...

By Administrator Blue Jays third baseman Scott Rolen went deep in the bottom half of the inning against righty Justin Masterson to finish the scoring. —————————- —————————- Halladay improved to 3-2, 2.56, in five starts against Boston this season… he has pitched a major league-leading 237 innings this ye...

By Administrator Third baseman Jed Lowrie hit an eleventh inning home run at The Rogers Centre to lift the Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the Blue Jays this afternoon, giving the Sox a victory in the rubber game of the three game set in Toronto. Toronto took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Vernon Wells’ thirteenth hom...

By Administrator Alex Rios had five hits to lead Toronto’s TWENTY-TWO hit attack… while four other players had three hits apiece. Adam Lind was one of the players with three hits, which included a home run, and drove in four runs. Jays starter Shaun Marcum gave up one run and five hits in five innings… he’s won h...

By Administrator The St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays have reached a tentative agreement on a trade that will see the teams swap third baseman… under the terms of the deal, the Cards would send Scott Rolen to the Blue Jays in exchange for Troy Glaus. The deal is contingent upon the two players passing p...

By Administrator News flash: based on last year’s results (and his 2007 minor league outings), Roger Clemens is NOT going to save the wear and tear that has been placed on the arms in the Yankees bullpen. Yankees players held a team meeting when they arrived in Toronto this afternoon… and then they laid an egg...

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By Administrator In a bizarre series of events, former Red Sox 3B Shea Hillenbrand was cut by the Toronto Blue Jays tonight… shortly after he was chastised during a team meeting and subsequently refused to sit in the dugout with his teammates. The saga began last Friday when Hillenbrand left the team last Fr...