Magpie suggested Tony Castillo (as well as Jesse Barfield, Tom Henke, and Paul Molitor). He also thought this might be a worthy thread.
I agree.
The Star today has a feature on the greatest Blue Jay in light of Roberto Alomar's election to the Hall of Fame. Dave Perkins and Richard Griffin, as well as four nameless fans, pick their greatest Blue Jay. The six Jays mentioned in the story are Dave Steib; Carlos Delgado; Roberto Alomar; Roy Halladay; John Olerud and Cito Gaston.
Not mentioned are Tony Fernandez; George Bell; Jesse Barfield or Jimmy Key.
Not only CAN we, but it's really an outstanding team overall ...
Did you know there are still 91 free agents available on the MLB winter market? Sure, some of these guys are going to either retire by choice (Andy Pettitte?) or "retire" through lack of interest.
ABut amost 100? Really? Yes, it's true. And while it's also true that most of the big names and stars (not always the same thing!) have been snapped up, we could build two pretty decent 25-man rosters (divided by league, of course) with careful attention to that list. Let's take a look at one version of what's possible, then we'll have a few quick questions for you to consider and answer.
Question of the Day ...
What baseball-related "New Year's resolutions" should various members -- players, management, front office -- of Team Blue Jay carry into 2011? Be as creative and inventive as you like (but let's stay away from the snarky and rude, hey?)
Sidebar question of the day ...
What baseball-related resolutions do YOU have in 2011? (Note, as long as you're writing about yourself, snarky and rude are just fine!)
Originally published Dec. 31, 2004. This story has been slightly modified and re-edited for today's encore presentation here.
It's New Year's Eve, from Toronto to here in D/FW, out toward Cali, and by the time most of you read this, it will be the new year in places like Seattle, Vancouver and Honolulu. In that spirit, see if you can't find a minute or two today to offer New Year's wishes to your fellow Bauxites, using the below format (yes, that's still the challenge!), made possible by the miracle workers at Baseball-Reference.com:
First, some advice ... if you need a little pick-me-up in order to find your bliss on New Year's day ...
In what could be categorized as Alex Anthopoulos' most controversial move since taking over the team's general manager, righty Shaun Marcum was dealt to Milwaukee in exchange for the Brewers top prospect, Canadian infielder Brett Lawrie. Here's a look back on number 28 in his final season with Toronto.
Shaun Marcum shown on JaysVision prior to his June 20th start versus the San Francisco Giants.