Mar 03
Something from the 2010 season stuck in my head. Cito was being asked about Jose Bautista and a city and he said something to the effect of: ‘He likes it there, that’s where his tailor is.’ I can’t remember much more than that. But fuck you. It’s kinda amazing I remember anything. If you recall, …
Aug 12
According to unnamed sources from an opposing team (who threw the world series in 1919) in a far-fetched ESPN article that holds up to neither statistical scrutiny nor commonsense, the Blue Jays have been using a mysterious man in white to steal signs then relay them to their batters. It sounds insane. It is insane. But then we see the photographs …
May 20
I said on the twitter that I’d given up Edwin. But like most things relayed in 140 characters, that’s not the full story. I haven’t given up on him as a player. I’ve given up on defending him as a player. He just makes it too hard. Like, fuck’s sake Edwin, break me off something. …
May 08
pic nicked from here In baseball, safety is separated by ninety feet of danger. Touching the base, you are safe. The moment you lose contact with it, you are in peril. To score a run, you must navigate these ninety foot sections four times. If unsuccessful, you either get out or are stranded. If successful, you arrive back where you started. Home. …
Apr 04
Bases loaded, two out, bottom of the ninth. Blue Jays behind by one run and the clean-up hitter, Adam Lind, at the plate. He hits the first pitch he sees. Softly. To the first baseman. Game over. Blue Jays lose. Final score 4-3. This sets the blogosphere, twitterverse and talk-radio to sudden debate. Should he …
Jul 18
It’s the ninth inning and your team has a lead so slim it’s anorexic. The bad guys have the bases loaded and their best hitter at the plate. He’s been tearing the cover off the ball all night and looks ready to do it again. This is exactly the sort of situation he thrives in. …
Jun 07
It’s a subject I’ve often gone on about here: That access is used as bludgeon and bait to control media opinion. It happens with big subjects, it happens with little ones but I was surprised to see it happen in baseball. Mike Wilner, who hosts the Fan 590′s post-game, baseball call in show was suspended …
Jun 05
I know we beat the Yankees today but FUCK YOU ARIZONA!!! There’s no way that you should have the All Star game. If MLB had any balls at all, you wouldn’t. Races that play together win together. So you can take all that white supremacist shit and shove it up your ass. Cheers.
Jun 02
In life there’s two sorts of people: Those who think there’s two sorts of people and those who don’t. I’ve never thought there’s only two sorts of people. I’m not even sure that people can be put into “sorts.” There’s people and there’s the positions they play. When I’m in one of those “two sorts …
Apr 16
There are few things in life as rare and beautiful as a no hitter. In the whole history of Blue Jays baseball, only one has been thrown by a Blue Jay. It’s not something you see everyday. As a matter of fact, I’ve never seen one. It’s a magical moment. The only fellow who ever …
