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Anthopoulos Speaking Out of Both Sides of His Mouth?
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“He throws 94-95 m.p.h. and his slider has depth. He’s never been able to put it all together. In all likelihood he might not be a guy in our bullpen, but our coaches have had success with reclamation projects,” Alex Anthopoulos said, referencing Scott Downs, Shawn Camp...
2009 Playoff Bullpen Suckage
13 days ago by
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At this point of the 2009 post-season playoffs (Oct 21st), 21 games have been played. Obviously 21 games have been won and lost. Of these losses, 9 have been charged to bullpens.
This is more than the entire 2008 playoff cycle, which witnessed 8 bullpen losses.
There have been a...
Jays to re-sign Marco Scutaro?
15 days ago by
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Bob Elliot’s most recent column featured a few quotes from new GM Alex Anthopoulos regarding Scutaro and Barajas.
“We like both players,”
“We’d like to bring them both back.”
Can the Jays afford to bring them both back?
Antopoulous won’t know...
Loewen Shines Under AFL Sun
19 days ago by
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Toronto Blue Jays OF prospect Adam Loewen (who we have looked at previously) has started off red hot in the Arizona Fall League, building on the success & experience as a member of team Canada in the World Cup. In Loewen’s first game as a Phoenix Desert Dog he was 0...
George Bell’s Biggest Fan is Manny Ramirez
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Manny Ramirez grew up near Yankee Stadium and was recently asked who his favourite player was. The answer might surprise you. Well not really if you read the title of this post. Or saw the picture of George Bell above. Anyway…
George Bell, that MVP year he had (1987) we...
Anthopolous Shakes Up Front Office
25 days ago by
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New Jays’ GM made some moves in the front office today, effectively putting his print on the scouting department. Long time JP Ricciardi loyalist Dick Scott was given the pink slip and has been replaced by Tona LaCava as director of player development. Las Vegas 51s Manager...
Jays Better Off After JP than Before? ********
29 days ago by
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Here’s a comment that our blog received after JP was fired:
The Jays are in much better shape than they were in when J.P. took over.”
JP took over in November of 2001. He inherited the following:
2001 Club with a 78 - 84 Record
Offense
A 29 year old Carlos Delgado that...
Twins & Tigers Support AL East Argument
29 days ago by
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Over the course of the last week I’ve had the opportunity to Liveblog a couple of Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins games for The Score.
Each club has positives and negatives. I’m not here to debate those. What I am here to debate (maybe not debate, let’s say point...
A Sad Day At Mop Up Duty
October 03, 2009 by
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Because…. this is likely the last time we will be able to use this image:
However, it is a small price to pay. Good riddance JP.
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Last Night’s Retaliatory Plunk In Pictures
October 01, 2009 by
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Top 10 Posts.. So Far
October 01, 2009 by
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Between 2 and a half writers at Mop Up Duty (more or less) we have almost reached the 1000 post plateau in a fairly short period of time. In honour of that occasion which has yet to occur, I present to you the Top 10 Mop Up Duty Posts of All Time. (You will notice [...]
Brian Tallet is Worth $8.2 Million
September 28, 2009 by
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Don’t get me wrong. I like what Mr. Tallet brings to the club. Well, mostly the porn star moustache. In my mind he did a decent job in his injury replacement starter duty and mid-inning relief.
Yet Fan Graphs estimate his ’salary’ value to the Jays to be worth $8...
Brain Tallet is Worth $8.2 Million
September 28, 2009 by
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Don’t get me wrong. I like what Mr. Tallet brings to the club. Well, mostly the porn star moustache. In my mind he did a decent job in his injury replacement starter duty and mid-inning relief.
Yet Fan Graphs estimate his ’salary’ value to the Jays to be worth $8...
Canada Wins Bronze at World Cup
September 27, 2009 by
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Canada bounced back from a disappointing World Baseball Classic to clinch the Bronze Medal in the 38th World Cup of Baseball. This was Team Canada’s first medal in the bi-annual tournament’s history. (View Team Canada’s roster here)
To do it, Canada had to beat...
Advice For Lamenting Jays Fans
September 25, 2009 by
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So, it begins. The Jays final homestand of the season. The Jays nation, if you can call it that, are whining and slipping into a deep depression because of the miserable season behind us and the reality of no Blue Jays baseball in front of us for a few months, anyway.
This season...
Yu Darvish CNN Feature
September 24, 2009 by
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Today CNN Talk Asia put up a three part video series on Yu Darvish, titled “Pitching for baseball greatness”
Darvish is a long-time Mopupduty fav. Callum has produced a full Yu Darvish Bio. He also wrote a very interesting and timely article, Yu Darvish to Toronto? Now...
2009 AFL Toronto Blue Jays Part 2
September 24, 2009 by
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2009 Arizona Fall League Jays P2
(Part One covers the Toronto Blue Jays AFL Positional Players)
Robert Ray
There’s not much of a point in showing Ray’s minor league stats this season. He threw only 13 IP. During his short Toronto stint he allowed less than a hit per inning...
2009 AFL Toronto Blue Jays Part 1
September 23, 2009 by
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2009 Arizona Fall League Jays P1
The Arizona Fall League is the place for prospects to move up organizational depth charts. Take last season for instance;
Tommy Hanson went from a mid-tier prospect to multiple top 10 lists and the possible 2009 NL ROY. Fellow Braves prospect Tyler...
2009 World Series
September 22, 2009 by
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2009 World Series
Welcome to the 2009 World Series and playoff page on mopupduty.com . This page will be updated throughout the post-season with all of our coverage leading up to and including the 2009 World Series.
2009 World Series Tidbits
This years fall classic is scheduled...
Rance Mulliniks Speaks the Truth
September 19, 2009 by
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Rance Mulliniks Speaks the Truth
The #1 reason to like to Rance Mulliniks? He doesn’t put up with Jamie Campbell’s ****. The usually response to Campbell’s stupid questions are either silence or “excuse me Jamie, but right now this player needs to…&...
Sorry Mr.Snider, Travis Snider’s D still sucks
September 17, 2009 by
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It was back in 2006. One of the first ever articles on Mopupduty.com was a prospect bio on Travis Snider. In the comments section myself and others were going back and forth on Snider’s defensive ceiling. I said the following
I think he has no chance in playing RF in the majors...
Blue Jays Baserunning… Not So Bad, Actually
September 16, 2009 by
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Last night I got to see Vernon Wells picked off (allegedly) first base and then thrown out of the game for arguing his case. Due to the sheer number of flubs, misplays and screw-ups this season I didn’t think anything of it. In fact I expected to see it. But then I thought for a [...]
Bat Travis Snider Second for the Remainder of 2009
September 15, 2009 by
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Travis Snider Batting Second
Am I grasping at straws? Why the hell not? The Toronto Blue Jays were officially eliminated from the playoffs last night. No Playoffs!!!1 this season. With that said I’d like to see the Jays go the extra mile in developing Travis Snider.
I grabbed...
Stat nerds overestimated Alex Rios’ value
September 11, 2009 by
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Good ole’ lazy friday. Here’s an article I prepared after Rios was dealt to Chicago. I went on vacation shortly thereafter and never got around to posting. The majority of this article was written right after the deal (and before Alex **** the bed in Chicago).
The dust...
The Paradoxical Scott Richmond
September 09, 2009 by
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The Paradoxical Scott Richmond
I went on the record at the start of the season stating that Scott Richmond wasn’t a major league starter. I took some heat but I defended my position. Now as the season winds to a close I have to admit that his up and down campaign leaves more...
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