by tbrooks | Mar 26, 2013 | Adam Lind, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Casey Janssen, Colby Rasmus, Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, R.A. Dickey, Sergio Santos, Tony LaRussa, Toronto Blue Jays
Is it ok to admit to loving the early 90’s Blue Jays? In particular, I loved to play with their team on Ken Griffey, Jr Major League Baseball on the Super Nintendo. Rickey Henderson, Roberto Alomar, John Olerud, Joe Carter, Duane Ward, Pat Hentgen, etc. (or at least...
by jkeller | Feb 28, 2013 | 2004 World Series, Alfredo Aceves, Allen Webster, Andrew Bailey, Ben Cherington, Boston Red Sox, Brett Lawrie, Clay Buchholz, Craig Breslow, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Daniel Nava, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, David Ross, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Felix Doubront, J.D. Drew, J.P. Arencibia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Joel Hanrahan, John Farrell, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Jose Bautista, Juan Nieves, Junichi Tazawa, Kevin Millar, Kevin Youkilis, Koji Uehara, Lyle Overbay, Mike Carp, Mike Napoli, Pedro Ciriaco, Pedro Martinez, Rubby de la Rosa, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Sweeney, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Will Middlebrooks, World Baseball Classic, Xander Bogaerts
Alfredo Aceves — Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) As a general rule of thumb, anyone who chooses their number as a tribute to Dennis Rodman has a screw, or two, lose. Aceves is certainly not an exception. Andrew Bailey — Everybody Hurts (REM) Every player gets hurt...
by jkeller | Feb 7, 2013 | Albert Pujols, Andrew McCutchen, Angel Pagan, Atlanta Braves, B.J. Upton, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Crawford, Brandon Morrow, Buck Showalter, Buster Posey, Chris Carpenter, Clay Buchholz, Dan Haren, David Price, Denard Span, Detroit Tigers, Edwin Encarnacion, Edwin Jackson, Evan Longoria, Felix Hernandez, James Shields, Jared Weaver, Jason Vargas, Joe Blanton, John Farrell, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Josh Hamilton, Josh Johnson, Jurickson Profar, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, Kansas City Royals, Keith Law, Lance Lynn, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Buehrle, Michael Young, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Olt, Mike Trout, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, R.A. Dickey, Rafael Soriano, Ricky Romero, Robinson Cano, San Francisco Giants, Shelby Miller, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Strasburg, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Wade Davis, Washington Nationals, Wil Myers, Zack Greinke
Part 1: The Pitchers Part 2: The Batters Part 3: The League Once again, the same disclaimers apply: 1) Please feel free to bookmark them and come back later in September/October to see how I did — you know that if I hit on a few you’re going to hear about it. 2)...
by dpoarch | Jan 20, 2013 | Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Brian Matusz, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Edwin Encarnacion, Emilio Bonifacio, Jake Arrieta, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Kyle Lohse, Manny Machado, Mark Buehrle, Mark Reynolds, Matt Wieters, Melky Cabrera, Mike Gonzalez, Nick Markakis, R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays, Wei-Yin Chen, Zach Britton
Baseball’s offseason sucks. Well, alright, every sports offseason sucks. But baseball’s feels worse, somehow. Maybe it’s just how slowly it moves. There’s no real free agent blitz like there is in football; it can be months before free agents...
by scandage | Sep 14, 2012 | Aaron Laffey, Adam Lind, Alfredo Aceves, Andrew Miller, Anthony Gose, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Lyon, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Carlos Villanueva, Casey Janssen, Chris Carpenter, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Colby Rasmus, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, Darren Oliver, David Cooper, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Ivan De Jesus, J.A. Happ, J.P. Arencibia, James Loney, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jesse Litsch, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Jose Iglesias, Junichi Tazawa, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Mauro Gomez, Mike Aviles, New York Yankees, Pedro Ciriaco, Rajai Davis, Rich Hill, Robert Coello, Ryan Kalish, Ryan Lavarnway, Scott Podsednik, Sergio Santos, Steve Delabar, Toronto Blue Jays, Yunel Escobar
After taking only one game from the Yankees, the last place Boston Red Sox (64-80, 17.5 games back in the AL East) hit the road for a three-game skein against the Toronto Blue Jays (65-77, 15.5 games back in the AL East) at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays are 5-5 in...
by scandage | Sep 7, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adam Lind, Adeiny Hechavarria, Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Lyon, Brett Lawrie, Carlos Villanueva, Casey Janssen, Chris Carpenter, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Cody Ross, Colby Rasmus, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Bard, Darren Oliver, David Cooper, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Felix Doubront, Henderson Alvarez, J.A. Happ, J.P. Arencibia, Jeff Mathis, Jesse Litsch, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Jose Iglesias, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Mark Melancon, Moises Sierra, Pedro Ciriaco, Rajai Davis, Rich Hill, Robert Coello, Ryan Lavarnway, Scott Podsednik, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Yunel Escobar
After returning home from a 1-8 West Coast trip, the Boston Red Sox (63-75, 14.5 games back in the AL East) return to Fenway Park to host the Toronto Blue Jays (61-75, 15.5 games back in the AL East). The Blue Jays are 5-5 in their last 10 games and won their last...
by scandage | Jul 20, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Aaron Laffey, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Andrew Miller, Anthony Gose, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Lyon, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Carl Crawford, Carlos Villanueva, Casey Janssen, Chicago White Sox, Clay Buchholz, Cody Ross, Colby Rasmus, Daniel Nava, Darren Oliver, David Ortiz, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Edwin Encarnacion, Henderson Alvarez, Houston Astros, J.A. Happ, J.P. Arencibia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jerry Remy, Jesse Litsch, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Josh Beckett, Kelly Johnson, Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez, Mark Melancon, Matt Albers, Pedro Ciriaco, Ryan Sweeney, Scott Atchison, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Travis Snider, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks, Yunel Escobar
After taking three of four from the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Red Sox (48-45, 9.5 GB) welcome the struggling Toronto Blue Jays (45-47, 12 GB) to Fenway Park for a three-game set. The Blue Jays are 3-7 in their last 10 while the Red Sox are 6-4 in their last 10....
by scandage | Jun 25, 2012 | Aaron Laffey, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Atlanta Braves, Bill Mueller, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Casey Janssen, Clay Buchholz, Clayton Mortensen, Cody Ross, Colby Rasmus, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Daniel Nava, Darren Oliver, Drew Hutchison, Dustin McGowan, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Felix Doubront, Francisco Cordero, Franklin Morales, Henderson Alvarez, J.P. Arencibia, Jesse Litsch, Jon Lester, Jose Bautista, Kelly Johnson, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Drabek, Rajai Davis, Ricky Romero, Ryan Kalish, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Vicente Padilla, Will Middlebrooks, Yunel Escobar
After taking two of three from the Atlanta Braves and closing out the interleague portion of the season schedule, the Boston Red Sox (38-34) welcome the Toronto Blue Jays (37-35) to Fenway Park for a three-game skein. Toronto’s starting pitching has been...
by scandage | Apr 9, 2012 | Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Alan Farina, Alfredo Aceves, Ben Francisco, Boston Red Sox, Brett Lawrie, Cody Ross, Colby Rasmus, Daniel Bard, David Ortiz, Dustin McGowan, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Thames, Felix Doubront, Henderson Alvarez, J.P. Arencibia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jesse Litsch, Jose Bautista, Kelly Johnson, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Drabek, Mark Melancon, Ricky Romero, Ryan Sweeney, Toronto Blue Jays, Yunel Escobar
The Advanced Scout grabs a cup of Tim Horton’s coffee and analyzes the first AL East opponent of the year – the Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox will have to do well against the Blue Jays this year if they have any chance of making the playoffs. Will the...
by aconvery | Mar 27, 2012 | Adam Lind, Brandon Morrow, Brett Cecil, Brett Lawrie, Carlos Villanueva, Casey Jansen, Colby Rasmus, Darren Oliver, Dustin McGowan, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Thames, Francisco Cordero, Henderson Alvarez, J.P. Arencibia, Jason Frasor, Jose Bautista, Kelly Johnson, Ricky Romero, Sergio Santos, Toronto Blue Jays, Yunel Escobar
“The Tampa Bay Rays certainly have enough young talent, but they’re in the toughest division in baseball, and it’s going to be hard to win anything with the Red Sox and Yankees looming above them.” This quote comes from no one in particular, but it was the general...
