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Flashback Friday: The Blue Jays ‘Hustle and Heart’ Commercials

May 5, 2017July 15, 2017 Ian Hunter 0 Comments Adam Lind, Blue Jays commercials, Flashback Friday, Vernon Wells

Before there was “Let’s Rise”, “Come Together” or “Love This Team”, there was “Hustle and Heart” – the mantra of the 2010 and 2011 Toronto Blue Jays.

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Contract Talks 

Seven Years Later: The Vernon Wells Contract

January 2, 2014January 20, 2021 Ian Hunter 1 Comment contract extension, J.P. Ricciardi, Vernon Wells

It’s hard to believe, but 2014 marks the final year of Vernon Wells’ 7-year/$126 million contract.

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

September 20, 2013April 2, 2020 Ian Hunter 2 Comments 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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Flashback Friday: Vernon Wells Attacks Aaron Hill with a Dart Gun

August 19, 2011February 9, 2016 Ian Hunter 2 Comments Aaron Hill, Acid Flashback Friday, Flashback Friday, Vernon Wells

My apologies for the lateness and briefness of this week’s Flashback Friday post, but on the heels of Wells’ return to Toronto last week, I thought I would share one of my favourite Vernon Wells memories.

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Will Vernon Wells Receive a Warm Welcome?

August 12, 2011February 9, 2016 Ian Hunter 12 Comments Los Angeles Angels, Vernon Wells
Image courtesy of The Star

Will he receive a warm welcome home, or will he be booed to no end?

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Vernon Wells Sends Me Mixed Signals

April 8, 2011February 9, 2016 Ian Hunter 9 Comments Los Angeles Angels, Vernon Wells

So I was perusing through Wal-Mart on my lunch this afternoon and did a double take as I passed the sporting goods section.

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Did Wells make the money, or did the money make Wells?

January 27, 2011February 9, 2016 Ian Hunter 10 Comments trade, Vernon Wells

It’s been nearly a week since the trade that stunned virtually everyone in the baseball world.

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Roster Ramifications of the Vernon Wells Deal

January 24, 2011February 9, 2016 Ian Hunter 28 Comments Juan Rivera, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Napoli, trade, Vernon Wells

It might feel like we all woke up from a Charlie Sheen-sized three day bender, but what transpired on Friday evening did in fact happen … the Blue Jays managed to free themselves from one of baseball’s most immovable contracts.

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