Shame Shame A-Rod
Recently I compared Ellsbury to Pete Rose by saying that maybe we are in the era of the new and improved "Charlie Hustle". Well, leave it to a jackamo yankee, I mean THE jackamo yankee, to try and one up us. It now looks as if the MLB may suspend alex rodriguez for his participation in illegal gambling. Wow! Sometimes those idiots to the south make it waaay to easy to be...
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August 03, 2011
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August 03, 2011
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A-Rod Proves He’s Still Lord of the Douche
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Welcome back to the top of Mount Douchebag Alex Rodriguez…the place hasn’t been the same since you left.
Just when you thought some of that douchiness that seemed to envelope A-Rod might just be wearing off, he goes and does something to remind us all that a leopard can’t change its spots.
In the sixth inning of their loss to the A’s, Rodriguez went from...
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April 22, 2010
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April 22, 2010
Jays Sign Townsend & Catch Last Train To Clarksville
Baseball America reports that former Orioles and Rays first round pick Wade "Pete" Townsend has agreed to a minor league contract with Toronto and so has organizational soldier Howie Clark.
Wade Townsend, flanked by Jeff Niemann to his left and Phillip Humber to his right.Townsend, a 6-foot-4, 230-pound righty from Rice, was taken by Baltimore with the eighth pick in the 2004...
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February 03, 2010
Makin' Bacon As A Ham Fighter
The 500th player to don the Blue Jays jersey in franchise history gets the spotlight in today's POTD.
Brian Wolfe sits in the bullpen prior to a September 10th game at Rogers Centre.Wolfe looks up in the stands during pre-game warm ups at the Rogers Centre for the home finale September 27th.Wolfe relieves Brian Tallet in the eighth inning and later gives up a solo homer to Seattle...
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January 11, 2010
The Backstop Boys
Four wins out of five = a really nice night for the farm teams. The offense was especially impressive - as were the performances from two catchers.
Las Vegas 7 Portland 2The offense was working again Friday night and JP Arencibia led the way with two homers and six RBI. The catcher has had a disappointing season, but he's ending the year strong with a .302 average in the last...
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September 05, 2009
The A&M Way
As the season winds down in the minors the affiliates won two of five games last night. Las Vegas won on the strength of a one hit-around inning while some of Auburn?s bats came to life, at least temporarily. Meanwhile, Lansing and Dunedin both lost by two and the Fisher Cats lost a tough game. Players with the initials A and M turned in the two best performances on the farm.
Fresno...
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September 04, 2009
32-14
That is the combined score of the games last night (not in the Jays' affiliates' favour), as they combined to go an opposite of perfect 0-5.
Fresno 10 at Las Vegas 4When your bullpen pitches 5 shutout innings, that's a good sign. But it's also a bad sign, because it means your starter only managed 4 innings, and in this case they were 4 pretty terrible innings: Randy Boone allowed...
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September 03, 2009
Another Forgettable Day
Four losses and two games were postponed or cancelled. Ho hum.
Reno 6 @ Las Vegas 4 ? BoxscoreFabio Castro started and nearly got the quality start, going 5.2 innings and allowing three runs. He struggled with his control, walking five against five strikeouts. Bill Murphy entered in relief and took the loss to fall to 0-6. Murphy surrendered two runs on two hits and two walks in...
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August 27, 2009
A Really Bad Day for the Blue Jays' Front Office
I couldn't help but follow up on the whole Unsigned Three issue having had time not only to digest a lot of fan conversation but also to hear more discussion by commentators and team officials.
Of course, it must be said that all of us outside the team have insufficient data to state anything definitively. One of the most frustrating things about all this discussion is the absolutist...
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August 20, 2009
Schimpf Steps Upf
Three wins in four tries. Ryan Schimpf went 4-4 with a home run to lead Auburn to victory. TJ Beam pitched well as Las Vegas won. And the GCL Jays won a slugfest 12-11, Michael Crouse is heating up and he added four more hits in this game. New Hampshire took the only loss for the affiliates as a two out error in the ninth proved costly. Brad Emaus however hit a home run...
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August 20, 2009
The Farm Takes an 0-Fer
The Jays' affiliates need help! Too bad they won't be getting it from three of their top 4 picks, as James Paxton, Jake Eliopolous, and Jake Barrett failed to sign on draft deadline day.Albuquerque 4 at Las Vegas 3Fabio Castro pitched well, allowing 2 runs in 7 innings. Unfortunately, the bullpen couldn't hold Albuquerque at bay, and the 51s lost a squeaker, 4-3. Kevin Howard singled...
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August 17, 2009
Andrew Liebel is Unfamiliar With the Term 'Run Support'
A 3-2 night for the affiliates featured a pair of excellent starts and another nice performance by a Double-A speed demon.
Albuquerque 2 Las Vegas 5A pretty tidy game for the 51s. Buck Coats and Howie Clark each had a pair of hits while Brian Dopirak doubled and Travis Snider singled in a run. It was also a true outcome night for J.P. Arencibia who went 1-for-4 with three...
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August 17, 2009
Tepera Tosses a No-No
The big boys were 0-3 on the night but the short-season teams picked up the slack with three wins. Dunedin's game was postponed due to rain.Albuquerque 12 Las Vegas 6The Dodgers affiliate peppered the 51s pitchers with 20 hits and scored 12 runs. TJ Beam allowed six runs on 12 hits and one walk over six innings. Brian Wolfe worked two scoreless innings with three Ks, but then Richie...
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August 15, 2009
The Cooper Nails It
David Cooper had a big night, three hits including a two run game winning home run in the ninth inning. Lansing won in extra innings, or rather South Bend loast it as the Lugnuts last five runs were unearned. The GCL Jays won behind a three hitter. Las Vegas, Dunedin and Auburn each lost.
Las Vegas 4 Iowa 5Las Vegas jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning. Howie...
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August 12, 2009
Starting Pitching Better Than Clutch Hitting
The affiliates could easily have gone 6-0 but they had to settle for a split as two games got away in extra innings and another was lost in the late going. The hitting with runners in scoring position was abysmal but there were a number of good performances turned in on the hill.
Iowa 4 Las Vegas 2Des Moines, IA - Lefty Fabio Castro only gave up a double over the first...
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August 12, 2009
Lucky Sevens for Angel Sanchez
Las Vegas had 19 hits in their win. Angel Sanchez had three of them and 7 RBI's including a grand slam. Sanchez has been hot recently with the bat, hot streak or new level of performance? Time will tell. Dunedin as a team had three hits but still won on a Jesus Gonzalez home run. Lansing and the GCL Jays both lost in extra innings.
Las Vegas 4 Omaha 8Las Vegas jumped...
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August 10, 2009
Extra Inning Wins and Nine Inning Losses
The affiliates won both games that went into extra innings but lost every game that didn?t. Fabio Castro and Scott Gracey turned in strong starts while Henderson Alvarez did not. Andrew Liebel took another loss despite not pitching too badly. Brian Dopirak had a forgettable night while two fast-rising relievers pitched scoreless innings. However, the biggest story may have been in...
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August 07, 2009
51s' 3-4-5 know the 411
Las Vegas split a double-header with Salt Lake, and the 3-4-5 hitters (Randy Ruiz, Travis Snider, Brian Dopirak) continued to mash.
Salt Lake 7 at Las Vegas 5 (game 1)This was a heart-breaker for Vegas. They built a comfortable 5-2 lead going into the 7th (and last) inning, thanks to a balanced attack - every 51 had a hit (14 in total), and only Buck Coats and J.P. Arencibia didn...
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August 03, 2009
A Day of Liberation
Sorry for the delay. I'm actually on vacation in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Of all the things I've hoped to do in this small artists town about a three hour drive north of Mexico City, sounding off on another disappointing day for the affiliates isn't one of them. I haven't looked at the boxscores yet so this had better be worth it.EDIT: It was
Salt Lake 6 Las Vegas 18Alright...
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August 03, 2009
Some Ups and Some Downs
Sure the big-league club stunk it up last night and the club lost aGold Glove third baseman at the trade deadline, but Halladay is stillhere and the triple-A affiliate had a big night with the bats... So,baseball life goes on.
Las Vegas 14 Portland 1Adrian Martin had a nice return to Las Vegas after opening the season with the club before getting demoted to double-A. The right-hander...
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August 01, 2009
Nobody Cares About the Lower Minors Anyway
As a Batter's Box Official Minor League Guy or something, that is an extremely un-PC thing to say. But Vegas, New Hampshire and Dunedin all won, while the rest of the affiliates lost. I'm allowed to be a fair-weather minor league updater, right? No? Okay, fine, here are all 6 recaps.Las Vegas 8 at Portland 4Holy RBI, Batman! Brian Dopirak had a huge game, going 2-4 with 2 HRs and...
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July 29, 2009
Four Shutouts, a Meltdown and a Blowout
The six minor league contests yesterday included four shutouts, a bullpen and fielding meltdown and an outburst at the plate for a struggling affiliate. Two Toronto affiliates threw shutouts while two others were held off the scoresheet, as the Fisher Cats were on the wrong end of a one hitter. Dunedin held Sarasota off the scoreboard through 7 innings but ended up losing 5-3 in...
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July 24, 2009
Randy, Randy, Randy
Randy Ruiz hit a three run walk-off home run to lead Vegas to victory. Auburn won a doubleheader 6-5, that was the score in both games. Henderson Alvarez retired the first 13 hitters he faced as Lansing won. Carlos Perez led the GCL Jays to a win. Dunedin scored eight on their way to a win, only New Hampshire spoiled the organizational sweep.
Colorado...
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July 23, 2009
Unwelcome Free Baseball
There was lots of free baseball on the farm yesterday, but given how things are currently going I?m not sure how much people really wanted more ball. Of the seven games, four went into extra innings and there was a total of thirteen free innings. It didn?t make much difference to the bottom line and the affiliates only won two of the seven games in an unremarkable day on the farm...
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July 10, 2009
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