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Flashback Friday

Flashback Friday

Venture down the rabbit hole and discover all kinds of weird, bizarre and fascinating historical figures, statistics and mascots from Blue Jays past.

This is where you’ll find everything from BJ Birdy, Domer and Diamond, to the birth of Edwin Encarnacion’s “walk the parrot”, to old Blue Jays commercials, videos and former players.
 

Flashback Friday 

Flashback Friday: John McDonald’s Dazzling Defensive Plays

June 12, 2015January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Flashback Friday, John McDonald, video

Earlier this year, John McDonald announced his retirement after 16 years in the big leagues.

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Flashback Friday: John Olerud Gets Tricked By a Fake Intentional Walk

June 5, 2015January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Flashback Friday, John Olerud, video

Just when you think you’ve seen about every possible scenario in a baseball game, something like this comes up every once in a blue moon; a bizarre way for a batter to either reach base or an unusual tactic a pitcher uses to retire a hitter.

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Flashback Friday: Carlos Delgado Dyes His Hair Blonde

May 29, 2015January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Carlos Delgado, Flashback Friday, Roger Clemens

Baseball is a funny sport … and baseball players can tend to be an odd bunch.

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Flashback Friday: Charlie O’Brien

May 22, 2015January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Charlie O'Brien, Flashback Friday, Pat Hentgen

A great catcher can make all the difference.

That’s what the Toronto Blue Jays are finding with Russell Martin.

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Flashback Friday: Dave Stieb Appears in Tesla’s "The Way It Is"

May 15, 2015January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Dave Stieb, Flashback Friday, video

When most people think of the 80’s and early 90’s, they think hair bands.

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Flashback Friday Injuries 

Flashback Friday: The Most Bizarre Blue Jays Injuries

May 8, 2015January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Glenallen Hill, injuries, Michael Saunders, Rickey Henderson

Over the years, it seems like the Baseball Gods have been overly cruel to the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Flashback Friday: Joe Carter’s “Milk’s a Hit” Commercial

May 1, 2015January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Blue Jays commercials, Flashback Friday, Joe Carter, videos

Everyone knows that milk does a body good. And if you want to grow up to be big and strong and become a baseball player just like Joe Carter, you need to get your daily glass of milk.

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Flashback Friday: A Blue Jays Cameo in the Beetlejuice Cartoon

April 24, 2015January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Flashback Friday

Baseball and weekend cartoons – for many young kids like myself, these two things brought a lot of joy.

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