Blue Jays second baseman Kelly Johnson shared a few thoughts on not only baseball but the NFL playoffs on Sportsnet 590 The Fan Friday afternoon.
Kelly Johnson looks like he's lining up to a kick a field goal with Mike McCoy serving as the holder September 11.The audio to the interview is right here. His football-related thoughts...even though he's a big Montana fan and has a signed jersey of his, he would take Tom Brady at QB to face the '85 Bearspredicts the Patriots to beat the Ravens and the 49ers over the Giants even though New York has more talent and has been to the Super Bowl recentlythinks the 49ers have the momentumKelly Johnson congratulates Brett Lawrie for driving in a run against the Orioles September 11. Johnson avoided arbitration by signing a one-year deal with the Jays worth $6.375 million.On baseball-related issues...when asked about momentum as it pertains to his career, Johnson recalls his rookie season with Atlanta in 2005 when the Braves won ...
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January 20, 2012
Blue Jays web site now lists 23 Non-Roster Invitees for 2012 Spring training. The list includes 13 Pitchers and 10 Position players.
Pitchers - Andrew Carpenter, Jesse Chavez, Robert Coello, Nelson Figueroa, Jerry Gil, Jim Hoey, Drew Hutchison, Chad Jenkins, Aaron Laffey, Deck McGuire, Garrett Mock, Scott Richmond, Ryan Tepera.Catchers - Yan Gomes, Brian Jeroloman, A.J. Jimenez...
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January 21, 2012
Tampa just signed slugging first baseman Carlos Pena to a one-year contract for $7.25 million. In the eyes of Jays fans, this is another transaction that will make people ask, “why not Toronto?”
Alex Anthopoulos has been running the club for approximately 2.5 years and for the first time is beginning to hear the rumblings of impatient fans.
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January 21, 2012
Three members who began the season with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011 ended the year with World Series rings. Today's POTD focuses on the lucky trio.
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January 20, 2012
For those of us with mlb.tv and a hankering to watch some baseball on a cold winter night Bill James has published his top 100 pitcher duels of last year at Grantland. No. 16 is Ricky Romero against James Shields on April 16 and there are three other Jays games featured including Henderson Alvarez beating Josh Beckett on Sept 5th - my favourite game of last year.
If anyone else...
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