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Flashback Friday: Vernon Wells’ Walk-Off Home Run Against Mariano Rivera

September 20, 2013January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Flashback Friday, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees, Vernon Wells

Mariano Rivera will wrap up his career at season’s end as the greatest closer of all time.

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Green with Playoff Envy

September 16, 2013January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Playoffs
Courtesy of National Post

It seems to happen every year right about this time; as other teams around baseball are playing meaningful games in September, the Blue Jays are left on the outside looking in.

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Flashback Friday: Paul Quantrill – The Ultimate Workhorse

September 13, 2013January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Acid Flashback Friday, Flashback Friday, Paul Quantrill
Courtesy of CBC

A rubber arm. A workhorse. Paul Quantrill was the proverbial rubber arm pitcher.

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Should the Blue Jays Sign Masahiro Tanaka?

September 11, 2013January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Masahiro Tanaka, Yu Darvish

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before; the Toronto Blue Jays should make a play for a young Japanese phenom pitcher that will likely be posted in the offseason.

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Flashback Friday: Kelly Gruber and Cecil Fielder Switch Places 18 Times

September 6, 2013January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Cecil Fielder, Flashback Friday, Jimy Williams, Kelly Gruber, Pat Borders

18 times. Yes, 18 times.

It almost seems like a comical arbitrary amount someone would casually throw out there.

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In Appreciation of Mark Buehrle

September 5, 2013January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Mark Buehrle
Courtesy of Yahoo

“Staff ace Mark Buehrle” – it’s a phrase one could throw around facetiously with the way the Blue Jays starting rotation has underperformed this year, but there’s actually quite a bit of truth to it. 

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Flashback Friday: Earl Weaver and the Orioles Forfeit to the Blue Jays

August 30, 2013January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Acid Flashback Friday, Baltimore Orioles, Earl Weaver, Flashback Friday
Courtesy of Baltimore Sun

Back in 1977, two things were very apparent in Major League Baseball: the Toronto Blue Jays were a very raw team, and Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver was as surly as ever.

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Who is to Blame for the Blue Jays Demise?

August 29, 2013January 29, 2023 Ian Hunter Alex Anthopoulos, John Gibbons

Sometimes, the best laid plans go awry. For a number of reasons, on paper things should go one particular way, and yet they turn out a completely different way.

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