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Derek Jeter on the Beach with Minka
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What a douche.
“I love how some dudes hate me for dating their fantasy girl, as if they were going to if I hadn’t” - John Mayer
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One More Day
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One more day. Yep, I keep telling myself that. Free Agency opens up on the 20th. Will the Jays be active? I don’t think so.
AA quote via Bastain regarding the Jays & Free Agency
I don’t think it’ll happen all in one offseason. There definitely is a plan. We...
What Can Be Gleaned From This AFL Season?
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If you are a Jays fan, not too much. Adam Loewen, who struggled at single-A this season, struggled here. Brad Emaus improved upon his AA production - albeit against inconsistent competition. Reidier Gonzalez is good but how good? We don’t know, he pitched only a handfull...
Dock Ellis Addendum
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3 years ago Earl wrote a post on the infamous Dock Ellis. It is an interesting and fun read but now we have video to go along with the story which is an absolute treat.
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G-Money For Gold Glove?
10 days ago by
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For once, I am not talking about Gregg Zaun. In this case I am referring to Detroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird.
Today the American League Gold Glove awards were announced and at the Catcher position, Joe Mauer of the Twins was awarded the…. award.
Let’s be clear: offensively...
Jays Acquire Mike McCoy | Possible 2010 Starting SS
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Toronto Blue Jays Mike McCoy
On November 9th the Toronto Blue Jays acquired infielder Mike McCoy off of waivers from the Colorado Rockies and added him to the 40 man roster. Who is Mike McCoy and could he be the Jays new starting shortstop?
At 28 years old Mike McCoy has played 12...
Sugar
11 days ago by
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As a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays, I took a particular interest in watching “Sugar” because of the Jays’ history of Dominican players and GM Alex Anthopoulos’s desire to focus on latin american scouting for the franchise.
Sugar debuted to much fanfare at Sundance...
JJ Hardy to Twins, AA sits on Sidelines
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JJ Hardy to Twins for Bag of Balls
Via ESPN
The Minnesota Twins completed a trade Friday to acquire shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for centerfielder Carlos Gomez.
I’ve never been as high on Hardy as fellow Jays bloggers over at Ghostrunner on First...
Former Jays Prospect in the AFL - Yet Again
17 days ago by
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Remember Sergio Santos? If you don’t, here is a refresher:
Santos was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. Between 2002 and 2005, Santos steadily worked his way up through the Diamondbacks’ farm system all the...
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
October 21, 2009 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?
October 19, 2009 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
October 16, 2009 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
October 15, 2009 by
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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
October 09, 2009 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? ********
October 05, 2009 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
October 05, 2009 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...
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