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Toronto Blue Jays

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Mariano Rivera: Oh, How We Miss Thee

    If, like me, you're going through a severe case of Mariano withdrawal, take a little time off and go to YouTube. Or trust my own selection of The Best of Mo. This is how I spent my Thursday night, pulling up my favorite Rivera videos so you didn't have to. But if you think you have some as good or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Joe Girardi and the JV Squad Somehow Get Love from the Daily News

    ​Apparently there were two baseball games between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays played Sunday afternoon - the one I saw and the one written about by John Harper in the Daily News. In the game I saw, Joe Girardi, with his ace C.C. Sabathia on the hill, had an inexplicable attack of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Jockbeat: Mets Shut Out in Halladay Contest For Distance in Florida?

    ​Curiouser and curiouser. The story of how NYC's two teams -- with the most potential revenue in baseball -- could have been shut out of deals involving the three best free agent pitchers in baseball seems as baffling today as it did yesterday. For now, let's focus on the Mets. According to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Jockbeat: Roy Halladay to Philly, Cliff Lee to Seattle -- Let the Mets/Yankees Carping Begin!

    ​By now you may have heard about the huge three-team swap involving the Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, and Seattle Mariners. All the details aren't in -- and until they are, the whole thing seems a bit mysterious. The big news is that the Phillies obtained Roy Halladay from the Blue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    Jorge Posada, Carlson Suspended After Brawl

    The Yankees-Blue Jays brawl Tuesday night has gotten Yankee catcher Jorge Posada and Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Carlson suspended for three games, effective immediately. Both players were also fined. The Yankees' Shelley Duncan was also suspended for a related incident, but is appealing the decision. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    The Baseball Strike, 15 Years Later: What Was That About?

    We all know what Lord Acton said about being doomed to repeat history, so while the fifteenth anniversary of the 1994 MLB Strike (August 12) is still fresh in everyone's mind, let's do some reviewing: Looking back, the casualty list seems staggering: nearly 950 major league games and more than $ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Jockbeat: Baseball's Striking Anniversary

    ​Do you remember where you were 15 years ago today?  Wherever you were, you probably woke up, like me, to the startling revelation that "There's no baseball today!"In fact, as we'll never forget, there was no baseball for the rest of the year -- none in fact until April of 1995.   A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Mets Keep Manuel, Minaya; Said to Refuse Halladay

    Mets general manager Omar Minaya (pictured) confirms that both he and manager Jerry Manuel have been told they'll keep their jobs next year. Maybe that big win over the mighty Nationals last night clinched the deal. Or maybe no one else wants their jobs. Faith and Fear in Flushing calls this good ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Jockbeat: Can the Yanks Get Halladay? Of Course They Can

    Can the Yankees get Roy Halladay? Of course they can.  Toronto GM J.P. Ricciardi says, "We're not inclined to move him, but we're going to see what's out there." That means: "Yes, we're willing to trade him." Do the Blue Jays want too much for him? Of course they do. No matter what they wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    Jockbeat: A Look at Yankees Pitching for 2009

    For all the funk the Yankees engendered by not making the playoffs last year after 13 straight seasons, it's important to note that Chien-Ming Wang missed 15-19 starts because of that June 15 foot injury against Houston, and that if that hadn't happened, the Yankees likely would have been in the pos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    A-Rod Quiets Crowd with Homer, Hangs with Drug Buddy

    This is so A-Rod: Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez, who recently admitted to using steroids back in the "loosey-goosey" early '00s without knowing what they were, endured boos and taunts at the team's spring training opener in Dunedin, Florida -- then hit a home run. The crowd turned in A-Rod's favor, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2008

    Yank Crankers: "Worst Loss of the Season"

    This is so A-Rod: Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez, who recently admitted to using steroids back in the "loosey-goosey" early '00s without knowing what they were, endured boos and taunts at the team's spring training opener in Dunedin, Florida -- then hit a home run. The crowd turned in A-Rod's favor, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    Late Edition: Crown Heights Sex Assault, NY-13 Nods; Yankees, Mets Suck

    This is so A-Rod: Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez, who recently admitted to using steroids back in the "loosey-goosey" early '00s without knowing what they were, endured boos and taunts at the team's spring training opener in Dunedin, Florida -- then hit a home run. The crowd turned in A-Rod's favor, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2008

    Yup, We're Still Talking About A-Rod: The Toronto "Summit"

    This is so A-Rod: Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez, who recently admitted to using steroids back in the "loosey-goosey" early '00s without knowing what they were, endured boos and taunts at the team's spring training opener in Dunedin, Florida -- then hit a home run. The crowd turned in A-Rod's favor, ... More >>

  • News

    August 7, 2007

    Staining Names

    The A-Rod rumor mill: When steroids come innuendo, logic flies out the door

  • News

    October 28, 2003

    A Very Hard Fall

    Battered by the Marlins, the Yanks Face Spankings by You-Know-Who

  • News

    September 2, 2003

    Sports

    Battered by the Marlins, the Yanks Face Spankings by You-Know-Who

  • News

    April 29, 2003

    Sports

    Battered by the Marlins, the Yanks Face Spankings by You-Know-Who

  • News

    March 25, 2003

    Men in Uniform

    Fifth Annual Major League Baseball Roundup

  • News

    July 16, 2002

    Sports

    Fifth Annual Major League Baseball Roundup

  • News

    April 30, 2002

    Colorful Histories

    Fifth Annual Major League Baseball Roundup

  • News

    March 19, 2002

    The Stat-Head Revolution

    Geeks Infiltrate Baseball's Front Offices; Conventional Wisdom Flees

  • News

    January 29, 2002

    Mo' Better Mets?

    A Heavy Whiff of Uncertainty After Phillips’s Frenetic Deals

  • News

    December 4, 2001

    Sports

    A Heavy Whiff of Uncertainty After Phillips’s Frenetic Deals

  • News

    September 25, 2001

    Flag-Waving

    A Heavy Whiff of Uncertainty After Phillips’s Frenetic Deals

  • News

    July 31, 2001

    Adding Some Zip

    A Heavy Whiff of Uncertainty After Phillips’s Frenetic Deals

  • News

    May 15, 2001

    New York Exchange Rates

    Grading Brian Cashman’s Work on the Trading Floor

  • News

    April 3, 2001

    Kickin' It Old School

    Grading Brian Cashman’s Work on the Trading Floor

  • News

    April 3, 2001

    Sports

    Grading Brian Cashman’s Work on the Trading Floor

  • News

    April 3, 2001

    Back on Track?

    Yanks: Wait Till Next Year

  • News

    January 9, 2001

    Sports

    Yanks: Wait Till Next Year

  • News

    January 2, 2001

    Our Year in Sports

    Yanks: Wait Till Next Year

  • News

    November 28, 2000

    Sports

    Yanks: Wait Till Next Year

  • News

    October 24, 2000

    Sports

    Yanks: Wait Till Next Year

  • News

    August 15, 2000

    Sports

    Yanks: Wait Till Next Year

  • News

    July 11, 2000

    Yanks: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

    Yanks: Wait Till Next Year

  • News

    July 4, 2000

    Sports

    Yanks: Wait Till Next Year

  • News

    June 27, 2000

    Beating the Bushes

    Minor-League Ball Flourishes in the Shadow of the Mets and Yanks

  • News

    April 11, 2000

    Sports

    Minor-League Ball Flourishes in the Shadow of the Mets and Yanks

  • News

    April 4, 2000

    Yanks: Three-peat or De-feat?

    Baseball in the Big Apple: Two Teams, One Ticket-Tape Parade

  • News

    February 22, 2000

    Sports

    Baseball in the Big Apple: Two Teams, One Ticket-Tape Parade

  • News

    October 19, 1999

    Pedro's Masterpiece Burns the Rocket

    Baseball in the Big Apple: Two Teams, One Ticket-Tape Parade

  • News

    October 12, 1999

    The New Whitey Ford

    But Is It the End of the Line for David Cone, the New Chairman of the Board?

  • News

    August 10, 1999

    Madison Queer Garden

    But Is It the End of the Line for David Cone, the New Chairman of the Board?

  • News

    August 3, 1999

    Sports

    But Is It the End of the Line for David Cone, the New Chairman of the Board?

  • News

    July 6, 1999

    Nothing Up My Sleeve

    But Is It the End of the Line for David Cone, the New Chairman of the Board?

  • News

    June 1, 1999

    The Mets Hit Parade

    Olerud and Ordóñez: from the Sublime to the Ridiculous

  • News

    February 23, 1999

    Rocket Science

    The FAQs about the Yankees' big deal

  • News

    November 3, 1998

    Wait Till Next Year!

    Will The Yankee Juggernaut Crash In '99?

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