Random Athlete Of The Day- Shannon Stewart
Shannon Stewart was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 25th 1974…but you probably already knew that. Stewart was drafted out of high school in the first round (19th pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1992 draft. Three years later Shannon made his debut for the Jays. For his first three seasons he didn’t get very many at bats, but in 1998 he started to become a solid...
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September 03, 2011
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September 03, 2011
Discuss
What If?
On the occasion of my all time favorite Blue Jay (and all time favorite baseball player) being inducted into the Hall of Fame (a year late) and inspired by a train of thought that I've been musing over for at least half a year, I present for your consideration a bit of speculative fiction. Consider if you will an alternate universe, very much like our own, except in that a couple...
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July 24, 2011
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July 24, 2011
Who is on pace for Blue Jay records?
Now that we are at the '1/2 way point' (actually a bit past) I got to wondering if anyone is on pace for new records for a Blue Jay.
Checking good ol' Baseball Reference we can see what the records are. 100 games at a position (counting full outfield as one for this) for position records.For SS - WAR record is 5.5 (Scutaro 2009). Escobar is at 2.9 thus on pace for a...
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July 11, 2011
Silver anniversary of the Corrales-Stewart karate fight
Twenty-five years ago today, baseball witnessed one of its stranger and most unlikely on-field fights. It was an odd one because (1) it pitted a manager against a player, and (2) it involved martial arts. Either one would make it a memorable fight, but combined—okay, this is worth looking into.
It came in a game between the A’s and Indians on July 1, 1986. The visiting...
Via The Hardball Times
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July 01, 2011
Cuddyer: Versatility helps on the field and in life
As a kid, there was only one thing I wanted to do: I wanted to be a major league baseball player.I didnt care how I was going to get there or what position I would play if I were fortunate enough to get there. The only thing that I wanted was to play in the major leagues. That mentality has helped me adapt to the different roles Gardy has asked me to play. Getting to the major leagues...
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May 04, 2011
Cuddyer: Versatility helps on field and in life
As a kid, there was only one thing I wanted to do: I wanted to be a major-league baseball player.
I didnt care how I was going to get there or what position I would play if I were fortunate enough to get there. The only thing that I wanted was to play in the major leagues. That mentality has helped me adapt to the different roles Gardy has asked me to play. Getting to the major...
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May 04, 2011
Shannon Stewart…UH YUMP!!!
OMG! OMG! OMG! Shannon Stewart, Uh YUMP!!
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April 25, 2011
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April 25, 2011
Comparing Carl Crawford to Shannon Stewart
While looking for a player this morning, the name Shannon Stewart, came into focus. Shannon Stewart? Remember him? Stewart was a good young player for the Toronto Blue Jays who, after playing five full seasons with that team, was traded to the Twins in 2003. His contribution to the Twins that season helped Minnesota to the playoffs. Stewart then had injury trouble to his feet and...
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March 09, 2011
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March 09, 2011
Morning Dump — Tuesday, March 1st
2-0. World Series. That’s all I have to say this morning. Story-time:
Fangraphs released their Rockies season preview. They had some really interesting stuff to say about Dexter Fowler, comparing his career to Bernie Williams’s and Torii Hunter’s when they were the same age as Dexter. Basically, the time is now for Fowler. He will either take the next step...
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March 01, 2011
2003: Twins and Phillies Make a Deal
December 3, 2003
After winning their second consecutive AL Central title, the offseason priority for the Twins was, by many accounts, to make salary room in order to keep closer Eddie Guardado and left fielder Shannon Stewart. Among the players that became expendable was AJ Pierzynski, who was traded to San Francisco in what became Terry Ryan’s most famous trade.
A few weeks...
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December 03, 2010
Going Down Ballot: The AL MVP
Just a reminder: you can participate in the Site5 and Fansided Holiday Season Charity Drive by clicking the link here. It’s for the Boys and Girls Club of America, so it’s not like your money is going to the Human Fund or something.
I had so much fun doing research for the AL Cy Young post that I decided to do a similar post for the AL MVP. I’m not going to...
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November 27, 2010
This Day In Red Sox History: June 7, 2007
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning at Network Associates Coliseum, Curt Schilling shook off the pitch called by catcher Jason Varitek and subsequently surrendered a line drive single to A’s outfielder Shannon Stewart on the newly-selected pitch… the base hit broke up Schilling’s no-hitter.
Thanks to a first inning home run by David Ortiz, the Red Sox...
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June 07, 2010
Week 8: Batters in Scoring Position
Base runners? Base runners?We don't need no stinking base runners....
Like I always say, if chicks dig the long ball that's definitely good enough for me.The team record for homers in a season is the 244 hit by Jim Fregosi's 2000 team. Let's see how those guys did it...Catcher: Darren Fletcher (20). I doubt John Buck will match that, but he could come within a few...
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May 31, 2010
All-Decade Team: Outfield
The infield side of the All-Decade Team was rather simple considering the results; each selection was unanimous. Now it's time to see who the best outfielders and utility man of the past ten years were. Seth from SethSpeaks.net, John from TwinsGeek, Nick from Nick's Twins Blog, and Michael from RandBall, were again the participants who helped choose the players on the All...
Via Twins Territory
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January 01, 2010
The Top 40 List
Overblown? Yup.Excessive? Sure.Unnecessary? Weeeeeeelllll....What's more necessary to this winter of austerity then overdosing ourselves on prospect porn....even if they maybe aren't all actual prospects?Let me be perfectly clear - no team EVER had 40 legitimate prospects in their system. What this really is could be more accurately described as about 20 "prospects"...
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December 12, 2009
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December 12, 2009
Breaking News: Orlando Cabrera Acquired by Twins
For the first time since the Bobby Kielty-Shannon Stewart swap in 2003, the Twins have made a deadline deal in order to improve the team for this year.
They added Orlando Cabrera in exchange for Low-A shortstop Tyler Ladendorf. Ladendorf was the highest-ranked SS in the system, but that speaks to the shallowness of the system as it stands right now rather than to an extreme amount...
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July 31, 2009
A Tale of Three GMs; Part II: J.P. Ricciardi
You know that whole "maintain an even keel during the incredibly long baseball season" thing? Yeah, it didn't really work out for me. I kind of, very slightly, got caught up in the Blue Jays' 27-14 start. I seem to recall throwing around words like "pennant!1" and "playoffs!1" with frighteningly regularity. (Not that there's anything wrong...
Via Sports And The City
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July 18, 2009
Outfield gone?
Recently the Twins put three of their outfielders on the DL. Torii Hunter has a fracture in his left foot, Shannon Stewart has a flair up of his plantar fascitis and Lew Ford has a strained oblique muscle. With these three out of commission for a while (or maybe the rest of the season in Stewart's ...
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January 15, 2008
Mariners need an extended Ichiro streak for now and forever
Not going to waste any more time discussing this Mariners offense today. Ichiro is about the only guy worth talking about this morning and so that's what I'll do. Ichiro has now tied his own franchise record with a 25-game hitting streak and that's a pretty fantastic accomplishment. As of right now in major lerague history, no other player currently sits tied with himself...
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June 02, 2009
Game 1: Blue Jays at Yankees
Happy Opening Day!Roy Halladay vs. Chien-Ming WangBlue Jays:David Eckstein-SSShannon Stewart-LFAlex Rios-RFVernon Wells-CFFrank Thomas-DHLyle Overbay-1BAaron Hill-2BMarco Scutaro-3BGr...
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April 10, 2008
Opening Day Lineups
If Matt Stairs can't play [hip], Shannon Stewart is expected to play leftfield. Hat tip to Ed Price: TORONTODavid Eckstein SS NEW YORKJohnny Damon LF Matt Stairs OR Derek Jeter SS Alex Rios RFBobby Abreu RF Vernon Wells CFAlex Rodriguez 3B Frank Thomas DHJason Giambi 1B Lyle Over...
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April 03, 2008
Hideki Irabu arrested after assaulting a bartender
Ex-MLB pitcher Hideki Irabu was arrested in Osaka, Japan for assaulting a bartender after drinking 20 mugs of beer.
"Irabu, 39, became angered after his credit card was rejected. He allegedly pushed the bartender against the wall, pulled his hair and smashed at least nine liquor bottles."
Was it really necessary to break 9 bottles?
I love Hideki. He was big and...
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August 20, 2008
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August 20, 2008
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY CAN BE LEARNED FROM REED JOHNSON
The Tao has a good post up about Reed Johnson and his, let's be kind, seemingly diminishing utility to the Blue Jays and how it ties in with signing of Shannon Stewart as outfield insurance.It's as good a time as any to 'fess up to maybe getting the numbers upside-down and backwards with Johnson last...
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March 01, 2008
Stewart Signs With Blue Jays
According to Jeff Blair of the Globe and Mail, Shannon Stewart has signed a minor league deal with the Blue Jays. It seems that Stewart's agent switch helped facilitate the contract, as the Jays made an offer earlier in the winter. My guess is that this is around a million bucks, and you real...
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March 22, 2008
Game 1: Blue Jays at Yankees
Let’s try this again:
YANKEES
18 Johnny Damon LF
2 Derek Jeter SS
53 Bobby Abreu RF
13 Alex Rodriguez 3B
25 Jason Giambi 1B
24 Robinson Cano 2B
20 Jorge Posada C
55 Hideki Matsui DH
28 Melky Cabrera CF
40 Chien-Ming Wang RHP
BLUE JAYS
11 David Eckstein SS
4 Shannon Stewart LF
15 Alex Rios RF
10...
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April 03, 2008
THE BLUE JAYS HOT 25
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