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What’s Taking so Long Jays

What’s Taking so Long Jays

DUNEDIN, FLA. –The Toronto Blue Jays minor league players dormitory construction enters its second year with a second floor finally being built over the site’s eastern half.  This while the western half in some places has yet to have concrete flooring poured.  Construction started on the site of a former car wash prior to December […]

Construction Moving on Jays Dorms

DUNEDIN, FLA. –Construction continues at the Toronto Blue Jays new players dormitory on Causeway Blvd. in Dunedin.  It appears that extra footings and larger foundations are being constructed because of the weak soil on the site and its closeness to the Gulf of Mexico.  The site was previously occupied by a car wash.

Storage Development?

Storage Development?

DUNEDIN, FLA.–The Toronto Blue Jays have found a new place to park the Jet Ski’s at their player development complex in Dunedin, in their car storage area outside field one at the complex.  The complex owned by the City of Dunedin, Florida and under a 25-year lease to the Toronto Blue Jays appears to being […]

Free Parking and More!!!

DUNEDIN, FLA.–Even though the property is owned by the City of Dunedin, Florida it’s leased to the Toronto Blue Jays as their Player Development Complex, but the Jays appear to use it for other purposes.  A few months ago, a jet ski on a trailer and an unlicensed trailer were parked on the leased property […]

Little League Baseball in a Positive Way

OSWEGO, N.Y.–This past Memorial Day Weekend I happened to be in Oswego, N.Y. doing a favor for some little league parents I met taking photos of their sons playing in the U 10 Stars and Strikes Tournament.  Now photo one is of a player hitting a double with two RBI’s and the second is of […]

Jet Ski Season

This jet ski was seen parked behind the center field fence of Field 6 at the Toronto Blue Jays Player Development Complex in Dunedin, Florida. With a temporary Florida plate 89FPU on its trailer it is on City of Dunedin property leased by the Blue Jays as a baseball facility.  The question is, is a […]

Come On Blue!

Come On Blue!

CLEARWATER, FLA.–During a co-ed slow pitch softball game on Thursday April 20th at Eddie Moore Complex in Clearwater, Fl. this ump was working (?) the bases during a game and is shown about as far as he got all game from the first baseline.  Both teams complained about him to the home plate umpire who […]

Brown Brings the Heat

Facing Polk State College Canadian RHP Matt Brown (4-6) of Oakville, Ontario dropped his second game in seven days with a number of scouts present.  Pitching at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida for St. Petersburg College Brown went seven innings, allowing four runs, two earned while walking three and striking out six.  The […]

State College Blanks St. Pete

CLEARWATER, FLA.–Canadian Matt Brown’s record dropped to 4-5 on Friday as he took the St. Pete College’s loss to State College of Florida 8-0 at Jack Russell Stadium.  Brown went six innings allowing eight runs, six earned on 11-hits while walking two and striking out seven.  With a group of professional and college scouts present […]

Sandoval has Rough Start in Slug-fest

CLEARWATER, FLA.–Pitching for the A3 Academy RHP Daniel Sandoval of Toronto, Ontario lasted just an inning on Saturday against St. Pete College.  Sandavol allowed four runs on five hits while walking one and striking out one in a game that sported a final score of 21-15 with St. Pete as the winner.  Son of former […]