Anyway, here's a new one for your AA venerating pleasure.
Anyway, here's a new one for your AA venerating pleasure.
The deal appears to be Napoli and Juan Rivera for Vernon Wells, as reported by Rosenthal and confirmed by Mike Wilner. We still don't know how much cash the Jays are sending over.
Mike Napoli steps to the plate against the Jays at the Dome August 21, 2009. He would homer later in the game against Casey Janssen but the Jays would prevail over the Angels 5-4. Interestingly enough, Vernon Wells also went deep in the same contest.
Several times through the past few years, dating back to Batter’s Box Year 1 (!) we have played around with the idea of anagramatics … word-play using people's names to find full anagrams that describe them (or, more commonly, don't describe them, but in a funny way). For example, my personal anagramatic is Michael Doherty = Hey, I'm a Tech Lord. (Not!) You can see from that example that we can add in punctuation – apostrophes, whatever – wherever necessary.
Given all that, let’s meet some of the newest Blue Jays … several have many options!
For example, Octavio Dotel splits nicely into the unfortunate anagramatic …
The first manager in Toronto Blue Jays history has passed away at his Atlanta-area home. He was 85.
Roy Hartsfield's 1978 baseball card capturing his time as a Boston Braves player and Blue Jays manager.
Okay, first a challenge -- first Bauxite to correctly name the pop culture icon referenced in the above headline wins a coveted No-Prize!
Now, the actual story ... former Dodger Russell Martin, a Canadian, signed a one-year, $4 million dollar contract to move across the country and play in the Bronx recently. Even more recently, Martin joined the Fan 590 in Toronto with Greg Brady to discuss the excitement of signing with the Yankees, being signed as the everyday catcher for the Yankees while they still have Jorge Posada, how many teams actually pursued him this off-season, and much more. (And. oh by the way, the catching Canuck has some kind words for the Jays, his new divisional rivals ...)
Read a transcript of the audio -- or access the actual audio link -- here.
Overbay gets ready for action against the Orioles on 80's Night at the Dome July 26th.
I'm rolling thunder, pouring rain
I'm coming on like a hurricane
My lightning's flashing across the sky
You're only young but you're gonna die
I won't take no prisoners won't spare no lives
Nobody's putting up a fight
I got my bell I'm gonna take you to hell
Fred Lewis takes off his gloves as he prepares to take to the field against the Los Angeles Angels at the Dome April 18th.
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 ...
You know. Something to do, while we stare out the window and wait for spring.