by josh lacey | Mar 31, 2009 | Aaron Hill, Alex Rios, B.J. Ryan, Brandon League, Brian Tallet, David Purcey, Dustin McGowan, Jason Frasor, Jeremy Accardo, Jesse Litsch, John McDonald, Know Thy Enemy, Lyle Overbay, Marco Scutaro, Rod Barajas, Roy Halladay, Scott Downs, Scott Rolen, Shaun Marcum, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells
It wasn’t long ago that the Toronto Blue Jays were expected to be in the position now occupied by the Tampa Bay Rays as the third wheel atop the American League East. While there is some strong young talent in Toronto, J.P. Riccardi’s five year plan is...
by shawn medeiros | Mar 20, 2008 | A.J. Burnett, Aaron Hill, Alex Rios, Armando Benitez, B.J. Ryan, Brandon League, Brian Tallet, Brian Wolfe, Casey Jannsen, David Eckstein, Dustin McGowan, Frank Thomas, Gregg Zaun, J.P. Ricciardi, Jason Frasor, Jeremy Accardo, Jesse Litsch, John Gibbons, John McDonald, Lyle Overbay, Marco Scutaro, Matt Stairs, Reed Johnson, Rod Barajas, Roy Halladay, Scott Downs, Scott Rolen, Shaun Marcum, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells
The Toronto Blue Jays are being picked as the team to upset the Red Sox and the Yankees. At least Bob Ryan thinks so. I think otherwise and here is why. Vernon Wells is not the same player of old and the pitching has to stay healthy which I do not think it will. Most...
by evan brunell | Feb 15, 2008 | Al Reyes, Alan Embree, B.J. Ryan, Billy Wagner, Bob Wickman, Bobby Jenks, Brad Hennessey, Brett Myers, Brian Fuentes, Chad Cordero, Chris Ray, David Weathers, Eric Gagne, Francisco Cordero, Francisco Rodriguez, J.J. Putz, Jason Isringhausen, Jeremy Accardo, Joakim Soria, Joe Borowski, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jose Valverde, Kevin Gregg, Mariano Rivera, Matt Capps, Ryan Dempster, Takashi Saito, Todd Jones, Trevor Hoffman, Troy Percival
Every year, I run a feature here at Fire Brand called Saves per Inning Pitched (SIP). It’s a little statistic I made up that in the general scheme of things, probably means nothing. But I like doing it because it tells me what teams utilize their closer as a...
by evan brunell | Apr 17, 2007 | B.J. Ryan, Carl Pavano, Chien-Ming Wang, Hideki Matsui, Humberto Sanchez, Jeff Karstens, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees, Reed Johnson, Toronto Blue Jays, Troy Glaus
After the thrilling sweep of the Angels that announced that the Red Sox’s pitching staff is indeed legit and that the offense was just slumbering before, the Sox now have a great opportunity in front of them to do some serious damage to the hopes of the other AL...
by zach hayes | Mar 28, 2007 | A.J. Burnett, Aaron Hill, Alex Rios, B.J. Ryan, Casey Jannsen, Davis Romero, Frank Thomas, Gregg Zaun, Gustavo Chacin, J.P. Ricciardi, Jason Frasor, Jason Phillips, Jason Smith, Jeremy Accardo, John Gibbons, John McDonald, Josh Towers, Know Thy Enemy, Lyle Overbay, Matt Stairs, Reed Johnson, Roy Halladay, Royce Clayton, Sal Fasano, Scott Downs, Shaun Marcum, Tomo Ohka, Toronto Blue Jays, Troy Glaus, Vernon Wells
The Toronto Blue Jays are looking to take the next step. The team that leapfrogged the Red Sox for second place at the deep end of last season is now focusing their attention on a first place crown and a much awaited playoff appearance. Life for Toronto...
