Cardinals World Championship odds improve
Back in April, the folks at Bovada.lv provided a set of odds on a number of Major League Baseball-related races. Recently, they provided a refresh so I thought it would be interesting to compare and contrast then versus now.
In this installment, we look at the odds to win the six divisions, then the two league championships and finally, the World Series. The first manager to be fired...
Collins, Johnson picked as NL All-Star coaches
Current Mets manager Terry Collins and former skipper Davey Johnson have been selected as coaches for next month's All-Star game at Citi Field.
Johnson, currently Washington's skipper, managed the Mets to their last World Series title in 1986. They were picked Thursday by San Francisco's Bruce Bochy, the NL's manager
Detroit's Jim Leyland, the AL manager, also...
Mets' ties define All-Star coaches
Current Mets manager Terry Collins and former skipper Davey Johnson have been selected as coaches for next month's All-Star game at Citi Field.
Johnson, currently Washington's skipper, managed the Mets to their last World Series title in 1986. They were picked Thursday by San Francisco's Bruce Bochy, the NL's manager.
Detroit's Jim Leyland, the AL manager, also...
Some lights go out at US Cellular Field
Play has been briefly delayed at U.S. Cellular Field after a handful of bulbs in the light standards above the infield at U.S. Cellular Field went out during the 10th inning of Tuesday's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox.
A small number of lights went out as Ramon Troncoso prepared to throw his 2-1 pitch to Adam Lind with the game tied at 5. The umpires...
Toronto Blue Jays had a wild weekend
The Toronto Blue Jays experienced a rather wild weekend when you know what the team went through. Toronto played in an 18 inning marathon on Saturday and then had their best player thrown out in the ninth inning of Sunday’s game.
Saturday’s game against the Texas Rangers made headlines in the world of sports. In fact, when I went to MLB.com on Sunday, there where two articles...
Blue Jays-White Sox Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays could really use a lengthy outing from R.A. Dickey on Monday night.
Coming off his best start of the season, Dickey will try to give the Blue Jays' overworked bullpen a breather in the opener of a three-game road set against the Chicago White Sox.
Toronto (27-35) saw its relievers work 20 innings while winning two of three at home over Texas this weekend...
Re-checking the St. Louis Cardinals odds
Back in mid-April, I shared the then-current odds for the various Major League Baseball clubs to win their division, take the league pennant and win the World Series.
I thought it would be a good time to check on them again, along with the first manager to be fired odds. The information is courtesy of Bovada.
The tables below are ordered by the current odds (at the right), with the...
The Mets’ Hardscrabble History Of Drafting Outfielders
The Mets have drafted 72 outfielders in the first 5 rounds (top 100 picks) during the 48 year history of the MLB draft. Of those 72, 18 made it to the majors.
Of those 18, six of them enjoyed what can only be described as cups of coffee with a variety of teams. They were, John Gibbons (24th overall 1980), John Christensen (38th overall 1981), Terry Blocker (4th overall 1981), Stan...
Toronto Blue Jays Continue Losing Ways Against Padres
The Toronto Blue Jays fell to a new low Saturday night when they dropped the second game of their three-game set with the San Diego Padres. In the last three weeks they had started to improve their play and actually win games on a regular basis, but the Blue Jays will finish this week with at least four losses and drop back to ten games under .500 with a 23-33 record. The team now...
The Best Thing From the 2013 MLB Season Thus Far Was Munenori Kawasaki’s Post-Game Interview on Sunday
“Saki Time!” That was John Gibbons’ reaction to the Blue Jays’ incredible walk-off 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles after trailing by three runs in the ninth inning Sunday, and he wasn’t referring to the popular Japanese drink. He was referring to popular Japanese shortstop Munenori Kawasaki, Toronto’s newest sports hero, having delivered a game-winning two-run double...
Blue Jays 3B Lawrie, manager Gibbons ejected
Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie and manager John Gibbons were ejected after the third inning of Friday's game against Baltimore.
Lawrie flipped his bat and tossed his helmet and gloves on the ground after being called out on strikes to end the third, and was ejected by home plate umpire Dan Bellino. Gibbons was ejected by Bellino after he came out to argue.
All three Blue...
Jays' Happ moved to 60-day DL
The Toronto Blue Jays moved pitcher J.A. Happ to the 60-day disabled list Friday as the left-hander recovers from injuries after being hit in the head by a line drive earlier in this month.
Happ suffered a skull fracture and a sprained right knee when he fell to the ground in pain after being struck behind the left ear by a liner off the bat of Tampa Bay's Desmond Jennings on...
John Gibbons Says Blue Jays Need A Walk-off Win, Jays Respond With Walk-off Win
Talked to John Gibbons before game. Asked what team needed most. “A walk-off win,” he said. “Everybody seems to have one. We need a charge.”
— Jeff Blair (@GloBlair) May 22, 2013
Toronto Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons told Jeff Blair of The Globe and Mail before today’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays that the Jays needed a walk-off win to give them a jolt.
Gibbons’...
Blue Jays and Yankees Rained Out
The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees got rained out Sunday afternoon, in what was supposed to be the final game of a three-game series. No make-up day has been announced as of yet, but with the Blue Jays returning to Yankee stadium August 20-22, a double header should not be too hard to schedule. With the Blue Jays’ catastrophic woes against the Yanks this season, we all...
Blue Jays-Yankees finale scrubbed by rain
Sunday's game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees has been postponed due to rain.
No makeup date was set for the AL East rivals, who are not scheduled to meet again in the Bronx until August.
Toronto manager John Gibbons said before the game that right-hander R.A. Dickey would pitch Monday at home against Tampa Bay if the game were rained out. Yankees left-hander...
The Toronto Blue Jays Are Coming
All the offseason-acquired talent may just be finally starting to come around. Currently in the midst of a four-game winning streak and a 7-3 record in their last ten games, the Toronto Blue Jays are starting to become the feared team everyone thought they would be at the start of April. Off to a slow start, the Blue Jays could not sustain decent pitching and hitting for more than...
Blue Jays-Yankees Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays were expected to be a serious contender in the AL East, and now they're finally playing like one.
The next 10 games could actually make them one.
As they open a potentially vital stretch, the Blue Jays look to extend their longest winning streak of the season and end a seven-game skid to the New York Yankees in the Bronx on Friday night.
A series of offseason...
Toronto Blue Jays Take Huge Step On Road To Recovery
The Toronto Blue Jays took a huge step on the road to their recovery Sunday afternoon, with a 12-4 drubbing of division rival the Boston Red Sox. John Gibbons’ team slugged five home runs to snatch just their second series win of the season, which capped off a successful 4-3 road trip after a split four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays.
It was a giant leap for the Blue Jays...
Who Is To Blame For Blue Jays Struggles?
Lately I’ve been finding fanatical claims from some Jays fans or general MLB followers rather ill-informed because they make grandiose statements like “the Blue Jays were going to be bad because the Marlins were bad with these same players.” Or else they blame Manager John Gibbons for what has occurred on the field as if he can swing the bat or pitch the ball for his players...
Blue Jays Still Battling Injuries, Inconsistency Heading Into Series Against Red Sox
About a month after Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos “traded” manager John Farrell to Boston last winter, Anthopoulos surprised many by hiring John Gibbons as Farrell’s replacement. Gibbons had managed Toronto from 2004-08 and had a 305-305 record, when Anthopoulos was the team’s assistant GM.
Gibbons was the third-winningest manager in team history but never led...
Toronto Blue Jays’ Ricky Romero Optioned To Triple A Buffalo
The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned starting pitcher Ricky Romero to their triple A affiliate Buffalo Bisons, after the shortest start of his career. In his second start of the season, Romero was unable to make it out of the 1st inning against the Tampa Bay Rays only retiring on Rays batter. Romero surrendered 3 runs and had the bases juiced when Jays manager John Gibbons gave Romero...
Happ hit in head, leaves on stretcher
Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was hit in the head by a line drive and taken off the field on a stretcher during Toronto's game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
In a frightening scene at Tropicana Field, Desmond Jennings' second-inning liner caromed squarely off the left side of Happ's head in a loud ''thwack!'' The ball went all the way into...
Jays' Happ hit in head by line drive, carted off
Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was hit in the head by a line drive and taken off the field on a stretcher during Toronto's game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
In a frightening scene at Tropicana Field, Desmond Jennings' second-inning liner caromed squarely off the left side of Happ's head in a loud ''thwack!'' The ball went all the way into...
Happ hit in head by line drive, Jays beat Rays 6-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was hit in the head by a line drive and taken off the field on a stretcher during Toronto's 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.
In a frightening scene at Tropicana Field, Desmond Jennings' second-inning liner caromed squarely off the left side of Happ's head with a loud "thwack!" that could...
Toronto Blue Jays: Will the misery ever end?
Will the misery ever end for the Toronto Blue Jays? Sure, they hammered Seattle 10-2 in the final game of the series, but they lost four prior to that. I’m amazed that the Jays didn’t get swept by the Mariners this past weekend, considering how bad they’re playing right now.
“The game of baseball is cruel,” said manager, John Gibbons as he discussed his team’s troubles...
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