JEREMY ACCARDO NEWS
Strong Starts, Late Blow-ups
September 01, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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The theme of the evening was... well, I sort of already told you in the title, so I really don't need to elaborate here. But I have to write something, or else it won't let me post the story. So... blah blah blah, watermelon watermelon. Is that enough? Okay.
Fresno 8 at Las...
Little bits of Jay News
August 12, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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Looks like the Jays have spent a bit of the Alex Rios money, Jim Callis at Baseball America says that we are signing our first round draft choice Chad Jenkins for $1.359 million. That is some above slot.
A righthander from Kennesaw State, Jenkins combines a tremendous...
If You Didn't Like That, You Don't Like Baseball
June 18, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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by H. Rumph Jr - AP
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Toronto Blue Jays' Scott Rolen (33) tags out Philadelphia Phillies Jimmy Rollins as he attempts to steal third base during the first inning of an interleague baseball...
Lamentation
October 04, 2009 by
Sports And The City
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I've had 40-odd hours to mourn. I'm ready to talk about it. The loud music you heard Saturday night? Yep, party at Richard Griffin's house.J.P. Ricciardi had to go. It was clear he'd run his course in Toronto. But not without one final public relations nightmare to...
Mighty Moises
September 07, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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I've been waiting all season for a perfect 5-0 day from the affiliates. Could the final Sunday of the season be the one?
Las Vegas 3 Portland 2 (10 innings)Not even a homer by Russ Adams could beat the 51s on this night. Poor ol' Russ isn...
"Something, perhaps, from above ..."
July 06, 2009 by
Sports And The City
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The baseball Gods were most definitely in the house that dirty Yankee money built on Monday afternoon. How else to explain John McDonald's home run? And three missed calls by the umpires in favour of the Blue Jays?It was the baseball Gods' way of making up for some their recent...
Catching up with the Pitching
June 18, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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So... where exactly does the Blue Jays pitching stand at the moment? Why don't we investigate.
Well the Blue Jays injury parade continues. Doc left his last start with a groin injury and will be put on the 15-day DL, Casey Janssen just got put on the 15 day disabled list with inflamation...
GCL Jays Ruin the Pattern
August 25, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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If it wasn't for the second game in a GCL double-header, the affiliates would have scored progressively fewer runs as you descend the minor league ladder. So what I'm saying is, stop reading after Dunedin.
Las Vegas 9 at Salt Lake 8The 51s did a pretty good job of scoring throughout...
Nice Start for Brian Tallet, Jays Beat Tigers
September 11, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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by Duane Burleson - AP
Detroit Tigers left fielder Ryan Raburn missed it, Rod got the homer. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
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Blue Jays 6 Tigers 4
Great to see Brian Tallet...
Let the Second Guessing Begin
September 08, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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Jeff Blair gets things going in the Globe and Mail today with a column questioning Cito Gaston. "Cito should have done better" is the headline. JP Riccardi has been the target of the scribes up to now but Blair is the first one to take on Gaston. Blair does...
Jays Lose But Then the Interesting Stuff is Happening Off the Field
October 04, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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by Gail Burton - AP
Cito is wondering if someone can take these knives out of his back. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Blue Jays 3 Orioles 6
For the second day in a row...
They Try To Kick It; Their Feet Fall Asleep: 6/24 Game Preview and Thread, Reds at Jays
June 24, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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Today's post title comes from another song by the band Metric ("Combat Baby," one of their best). Maybe this doesn't interest many others on the site, but I picked it because I spent a good part of the afternoon watching the U.S. beat on #1 ranked Spain...
Cito Gaston Makes Huge Blunder Costing the Jays a Victory over Yankees
August 12, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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On Tuesday night's (8/11/09) MY 9 telecast of the New York Yankees-Toronto Blue Jays game, My 9 announcer/analyst/Yankee legend Paul O'Neill finally spoke about a costly decision made by many of today's managers.
Managers today like to play not just the relief pitcher...
Toronto Blue Jays: Full House
September 10, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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It wasn't exactly the 9,000 that I anticipated, but you could practically hear a pin dropat the Rogers Centre earlier this afternoon. There were times when I was talking to myfriend and I was afraid that I was going to be "shushed" because it was so damn quiet.
Luckily...
Andrew Liebel is Unfamiliar With the Term 'Run Support'
August 17, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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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...
Time for the Jays to Jump on J.J. Hardy
September 02, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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As we near the end of the 2009 campaign, one of the big holes that the Blue Jays need to address in the offseason is who's going to play shortstop. Cito Gaston has said that he'd love to have Marco Scutaro back patrolling the middle infield, but unfortunately that's up...
Cheer Down: Seattle 5, Jays 4
September 24, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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by Darren Calabrese - AP
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Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Thursday, Sept...
How Has J.P. Ricciardi Kept His Job for So Long?
September 02, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Joe Posnanski, in a Sports Illustrated article, questioned, “Here’s my thing about J.P. Ricciardi, the thing that really baffles the heck out of me: How can someone keep giving out contracts THIS BAD and keep his job and reputation? How? I’m serious. How?”
The...
Why The San Francisco Giants Fan Base Is at Odds With GM Brian Sabean
July 27, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Throughout the Brian Sabean era in San Francisco, two successful trades come to mind. The Matt Williams for Jeff Kent deal (I believe there were other players involved but those were the big two) and the Jason Schmidt for Armando Rios trade.
However, as good as those moves were, there...
Goodbye, Sky Harbor: 7/31 Game Thread, Jays (sans Scott Rolen) at Oakland
July 31, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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So surely you've heard the news about Scott Rolen being traded for Edwin Encarnacion, Josh Roenicke, and Zach Stewart. Roenicke apparently is jumping right into Toronto's bullpen, at Jeremy Accardo's expense.
Encarnacion won't start today, so we'll be...
Things I don't understand
September 02, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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Sometimes I really don't understand our organization. It is September, and we are out of the race. One would think it would be time to look at guys. And we call up three players? So many things we are doing make no sense in any way. What could we do?
Kevin Millar amazes me...
A Wild, Wild, Wild Walk-Off
August 28, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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The GCL Blue Jays won in extras thanks to a wild eleventh inning. Meanwhile, Las Vegas won a rare 1-0 game with a four-man shutout. New Hampshire lost and Dunedin split their doubleheader because of a Tampa grand slam in the first game, but won the second on a three-run triple by Eric...
Where in the World Was Randy Ruiz?
September 20, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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So what exactly did Randy Ruiz do to get in the dog house? Aside from a pinch-running assignment and a late game substitution, Ruiz spent six straight games on the bench prior to today. This makes me think that maybe Randy picked up the Jeremy Accardo Book of Misbehavior to find himself...
When all around him people are losing their heads, Richard Griffin makes sense.
July 08, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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We are often pretty critical of Richard Griffin, but this morning, if you can keep your head when all about you are losing their's, you are Richard Griffin. He says much what we've been saying for months now.
JP....told the CBS website he is looking to improve...
Lethal Lansing
August 21, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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Two wins in seven games. It seems relatively typical for the way things are going right now with this organization. One of the wins came in Las Vegas behind David Purcey and the other came behind a big night at the plate for Lansing. Tim Collins took a rare loss in New Hampshire and...
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