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Shortstop for 2010 - what to do?
October 23, 2009 by
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Short is a big issue for 2010. Scutaro cannot be counted on we'd haveto assume (the Jays would do full medicals to know a lot better than usI hope) so what do they do?
A strong #1 or #2 shortstop is needed. With this staff it has to be aleague average or better defensive...
Howie Roll!
October 19, 2009 by
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The man who saved the Los Angeles Angels from a sweep and maybe their season gets today's POTD!
Howie Kendrick (or Howard if you go by the Angels official website) was 3-for-5 in the Halos 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the ALCS Monday afternoon...
Blue Jay Catch-All
October 19, 2009 by
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Things are quiet in Blue Jay land. Alex Anthopoulos continues to work on his plans for league domination. There have been a few news items recently with AA saying the Jays would like to bring back Marco Scutaro and Rod Barajas and last week AA was on the road inspiring...
Yankees/Angels
October 16, 2009 by
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This is NOT a repeat. You know the drill ...First pitch is in a few hours. You know the players and all that's involved. So take a shot here -- who wins? Who stars? Who wears goat horns? What happens?Wildest and most outlandish prediction (that doesn't involve a cuttlefish...
Halo A Hit!
October 15, 2009 by
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The man who'll give Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon plenty of nightmares this off-season gets top billing in our POTD.
Vladimir Guerrero drove in the tying and winning runs in the ninth inning Sunday as the Los Angeles Angels came from behind to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 to...
Dodgers/Phillies ...
October 15, 2009 by
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First pitch is in a few hours. You know the players and all that's involved. So take a shot here -- who wins? Who stars? Who wears goat horns? What happens?Wildest and most outlandish prediction (that doesn't involve a cuttlefish) wins a home edition of the coveted Batter...
Ram Tough?
October 14, 2009 by
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If the Los Angeles Dodgers are going to go to the World Series for the first time since 1988, they need this man to be the man and he is featured in our latest installment of POTD.
Manny Ramirez collected three hits and drove in a pair of runs in the Dodgers 5-1 victory over St...
Jaramillo splits Texas
October 14, 2009 by
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According to Friend of Batter's Box (FOBB) Jamey Newberg, the Texas Rangers "have announced that hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo has declined a contract offer and will not return to the coaching staff next year. The remainder of the big league coaching staff has been invited...
Jays vs Twins
October 11, 2009 by
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Should the Jays be more like the Twins?I think they're already way too much like them. In 2009, anyway.
vs AL East vs AL Central ...
Off the scorecard ... initially speaking
October 10, 2009 by
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If you've been reading Da Box over the past four or five years, you know one of the sidelight features in Baseball's Hall of Names deals with players who share(d) certain initials. We've assembled teams for every possible double-initial, as well as many other obvious ones...
Looney Tunes In La La Land
October 09, 2009 by
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The man who helped Matt Holliday wear the goat horns for the St. Louis Cardinals appears in today's episode of POTD!
James Loney started the wild finish that allowed the Dodgers to steal a 3-2 victory in Game 2 against the Cards yesterday at Dodgers Stadium. His sinking liner...
Alex Anthopoulos Fires His First Shots
October 09, 2009 by
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Alex Anthopoulos is moving quickly to put his stamp on the organization. Today the Jays announced a number of changes which included relieving Dick Scott and Jon Lalonde of their present duties. Scott leaves the organization while Lalonde takes on new responsibilities...
Top 30 Wrap-up
October 09, 2009 by
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To complete the minor league week here on Batters Box let's look at the movement in the top 30 lists from 2008 to 2009. Five players graduated to the major leagues, replaced by five players who are new to the organization since last season. Thirteen players dropped...
10/09 Blue Jays Library in a Box: Striking Out
October 08, 2009 by
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It's Alison Gordon time again! Seems like it comes earlier every year.
Title: Striking OutPublished: McClelland & Stewart 1995# Pages: 271Availability: Out of print, but available used. For some reason the Chapters/Indigo entry for this book credits it to "Gail Bowen"...
Be Weave It!
October 08, 2009 by
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It's 2006 again for our subject in today's POTD.
Jeff Weaver picked up the victory in relief against his former club as the Dodgers beat the Cardinals 5-3 in Game 1 last night. Congrats to anyone who stayed up for that nearly four month, er, hour long game! He relieved...
An Interview with Dick Scott - 2009 Edition
October 08, 2009 by
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To complement our top 30 prospects list Dick Scott answered questions for Batters Box, as he does each year at this time. Here is a link to last year's interview.
BB: Let's start with one of the newest players in the organization, Zach Stewart. Can you give me a...
Unfinished Business: Snakes, Ladders, Desert Sages
October 07, 2009 by
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Now that the regular season is finally in the books... there was some wild stuff going on. It is my custom, as ever, to subject that stuff to an Intense Scrute. Thereby resulting in... intense scrutiny, what else?
First of all, let me introduce a new Wacky Phrase: the Pythagorean Swing...
See Ya, Wouldn't Want To Be Ya!
October 07, 2009 by
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I wouldn't want to be the Detroit Tigers today. The hero of the American League Central Division one game playoff captures the highly coveted Batter's Box POTD honours..
The beauty of baseball is anyone can be a hero, especially in the post-season. Casilla...
2009: Top 30 Prospects: #10 - #1
October 07, 2009 by
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Here is the final installment of the top thirty prospects.
Root, Root, Root for... hang on a sec
October 07, 2009 by
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The post-season is now upon us, and I have to figure out who I'm going to cheer for....I suppose there are reasons to cheerfor or against everybody, no? I wonder if I can think of them...
It's also a certainty that actually watching the games will determine who I end up cheering...
Your 2009 Blue Jays
October 06, 2009 by
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We're agreed, are we not, that the first 41 games of the season didn't count - that the team (and the players) rolled up some impressive numbers against the inferior competition in the Al Central and West...
So how did everybody do in the last 121 games? Let's have a look...
The Candlestick Maker
October 06, 2009 by
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The Minnesota Twins hope this man can light the way to the postseason as they take on the Detroit Tigers in a winner-take-all for the American League Central Division title. He's the subject of our POTD.
Scott Baker gets the ball for the Twins against the Tigers Rick Porcello...
2009: Top 30 Prospects: #20 - #11
October 06, 2009 by
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Today we look at the prospects rated at 20 though 11.
20. Eric Thames, OFBorn November 10, 1986. Selected in the 7th round of the 2008 draft.YearAgeLevelAB2B3BHRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLG200720NCAA200950163652.320.381.415200821NCAA182118133530111.407.513.769200922RK213003500.286.360.429200922A...
Aaron Hill Named AL Comeback Player of the Year
October 05, 2009 by
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Congratulations to Aaron Hill who won the Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year award. Chris Carpenter was honoured with the NL award.
Hill, who had his 2008 season cut short by a concussion, led major league second basemen with 35 homers and 108 RBI. Hill put up a line...
2009: Top 30 Prospects #30 - #21
October 05, 2009 by
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Welcome to the annual installment of Batter's Box's Top 30 Blue Jay prospects. 2009 was a mixed year for the farm system. The system as a whole had a losing record and was one of the worst farm systems in baseball in terms of wins. The winning was not helped by...
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